While exiting a parallel parking space, I lightly tapped the accelerator pedal and the car jerked forward and then started to go at a rapid speed. I pressed the brake pedal and the car stopped. I believe that this has happened in the past.
2004 Toyota RAV4 acceleration complaints
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2004 toyota rav4 accelerated while pressing the brake*cw updated 03/05/10
Have a 2004 toyota rav4. On occasion , when the cruise control is turned off by applying the brakes or to slow down. When resume is engaged on the cruise control the car will accelerate beyond the set speed . Have to turn cruise control off when this happens or the car would continue to speed up. Happens only occasionally, not all the time.
Toyota 2004 rav 4 SUV will surge when letting up on the gas pedal to turn a corner. Response of the pedal is erratic at times when backing up or when pulling away from a stop. We have a service tech. Reprogram the commuter that learns are driving habits and it has not corrected the problem. Hence, the 36 mo. Warranty expired and so we just live with the situation, but the current recalls got us to thinking that they include alot of the problems that we have been experiencing. Stopped complaining after the warranty.
2004 rav4. Accelerator has become erratic in the last 3 months. Car will leap ahead with virtually no pressure on pedal. Only does it occasionally. Pedal is mounted quite high, above the brake pedal, and cannot contact floor mats. While pulling into a right angle parking spot at low speed and with foot on brake, vehicle suddenly surged ahead. I was only 5 feet from a brick wall and could not respond quickly enough to brake the vehicle. Impact with wall plaster (about 1 foot wide) crushed the bumper, grill and buckled the hood. Apparently speed was not great and the airbags did not deploy but seatbelts caused chest injury to both my passenger and myself. Perhaps fortunate that the wall was so close or my passenger and myself might have been more seriously injured. Will be trading this car in as soon as it is repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota rav4. While driving 35 MPH his vehicle accelerated to a high speed, and would not decelerate. Consequently he crashed into a pole. She sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized .the police were still conducting an investigation, and a report will be available if necessary. The vehicle was towed to an impound. The toyota manufacturer was not called. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tire pressure light is always lit...even with full tire pressure. Now at 151k miles, the vsc trac, trac off and check engine light are on. Nothing seems to be wrong and bulletin boards show people spending a lot of money at dealership only to have it come on again. I will not go that route, and will try to turn it off as it seems that it is a glitch. Want to report in the hopes that toyota will fix/recall. I love my rav4 and want to buy another one when this one is too old to drive, but don't want to have electrical problems.
Check engine light and vehicle stability light are on, I have on and off smelled the sulfur smell. Also, have a problem with the cruise control going out of control, around sharp corners where I have to slam on brakes to disengage to control the vehicle as it will not stop acceleration, it increases acceleration.
The accelerator became stuck while the consumer was driving. The consumer went over a curb and flattened her tire. This is the second incident.
Sudden and rapid acceleration when auto was put in reverse. Brakes did not work. Car forced into park and continued to roll backwards while engaged in park.
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