Vehicle: 2006 toyota rav 4 problem: stuck accelerator date of incident: december 24, 2009 my wife was leaving work on the 24th of december. Our car was parked facing uphill. As she was leaving her parking space, she depressed the accelerator slightly and the car "took off" on its own. She ended up hitting a car on the other side of the road, then going over to the other side, over a sidewalk, snow bank and then hitting a building. I have reported this incident to toyota who went to my local dealer to check it out. They claim that they could not find anything and sent a letter to my house stating that fact. The weather conditions that day were sloppy snow. As mentioned, the car was facing uphill so the slippery conditions actually acted in her favor. I wrote up a full report with photos that I sent to both toyota and state farm. I would be happy to e-mail this report to you as well. Our rav 4 had a little over 51,000 miles on it when the accident occurred. It is a 4 cylinder, automatic.
2006 Toyota RAV4 acceleration complaints
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I have a 2006 rav4 toyota SUV. My gas pedal has been sticking since 2007. I have had a accident because of it, where I had over $7000.00 worth of damage done to repair it. At a toyota dealership. I mention about the pedal, but no one believed me, so I just dropped it. It is still happening sometimes, where I have to turn the car off for a while, then turn it back on and then drive it. I telephoned toyota about it and they gave me a case# for it. Then after 3 days after they gave me a case number, they told me that I have to have another accident in the rav4, take it to a dealership and see if they can make it happen again. I could be died then!!. When I had the accident, not only did I have damage to my car, but I did damage to a building because my car when out of control and back in to the side of a building. A police report was done, but it was not mention in the police report. The damage to the building had to be more than a thousand dollars and compensation for the people inside it. It happen at a gas station in buford, georgia. It seems like toyota do not want anyone to know that their gas pedals has been sticking for more years than they own up to. I am leasing my rv4 and have one more year left in my lease. Please pray that I can control my gas pedal while I am trying to complete this lease without getting killed.
This is in regard to the toyota gas pedal recall. I have a 2006 rav4 and did in fact experience an acceleration problem once back in 2007 or 2008. It was very brief and the car recovered quickly. I was only going 35 or 40. I played with the gas pedal and it stopped. It did not happen again, but now am concerned because according to the VIN number and year of my car, it actually isn't included in the recall and maybe the recall needs to be expanded.
We have a 2006 toyota rav 4. On dec.18, my wife, pulled out of a parking lot and the vehicle started accelerating faster than she wanted to go. She pushed on the foot brake but could not slow or stop the vehicle. When she let up on the brake, it sped up more, and even applying the brake as hard as she could, it did not stop. She bumped into the back of another SUV and then a little further on jumped the curb and smashed into a concrete filled steel pole which did major damage to the right front. She then managed to turn into a parking lot and got it stopped using the hand brake. My insurance company opted to repair the vehicle. At my request, the body shop took it to the toyota dealer who checked it out mechanically and electrically and, of course, declared all systems within "factory specifications" in thinking back, my wife can recall other times when the rav 4 seemed to accelerate more than she expected, but she was able to control it. She has been driving over 50 years and is a cautious driver. During this wild ride she conscientiously checked to see that she was pressing on the brake pedal and not the accelerator. The floor mat is secured by little hooks so it cannot slide up under the accelerator or brake pedals. (in the idle position, the accelerator pedal is almost 2 inches above the floor).
My toyota rav4 (2006 model) seemed to accelerate on its own. A hard slam on the brakes slowed it down, but we almost hit another car. We were driving in the city of chicago. It was a one time event in jan/2010 .
Purchased rav4 in may 2006. Noticed soon after that car would surge forward, especially when you want to slow down and let your foot off the brake to coast. I have had it to the dealer numerous times and they can find nothing. It makes for a very rough ride, but even more importantly if concerns me that I will crash into something or somebody. I even took it to the dealer I purchased the car from and left it for a week while I went on vacation. Nothing found.
This is the second complaint I have had on my 2006 rav4 v6 2wd emission system causing my vehicle stability, traction control, and speed control systems to fail. The first event is odi number 10268422. The second event was due to a mile of driving slowly in light snow causing a fuel evaporation filter to break a tube fitting off. Water entered the broken tube and failed the fuel evap charcoal canister which in turn failed the vehicle stability, traction control, and speed control systems (odi number 10268424). I see no reason to tie emissions into safety systems such as these unless it is to "encourage" owners to bring their vehicles in for emissions service. After some wrangling, the dealer agreed to submit it to my extended warranty and it was covered in full. I was told the charcoal cannister would have cost me $700.
This is the third complaint I have had on my 2006 rav4 v6 2wd emission system causing my vehicle stability, traction control, and speed control systems to fail. The first event is odi number 10268422. The second event was submitted also, but I did not get an email- hopefully is submitted. This third event was due to a mile of driving slowly in light snow causing a fuel evaporation filter to break a tube fitting off (second event). Water entered the broken tube and failed the fuel evap charcoal canister which in turn failed the other systems listed in this third event. After some wrangling, the dealer agreed to submit it to my extended warranty and it was covered in full.
2/25/08 instance #1: I have had three instances of emissions components on my 2006 2wd rav4 v6 being damaged in the 65000 miles I have driven it. The first instance manifested itself when the vehicle stability control, traction control and cruise control systems shut-off and lights in the instrument cluster came on. A damaged "charcoal canister" was replaced at the dealer under my extended warranty on 2/25/08. (this occurred a second time on 3/19/09 after an evaporation filter was damaged on 3/3/09 after driving a mile in less than an inch of wet snow. Each event shut off the vehicle stability control, traction control and cruise control systems and the associated system lights in the instrument cluster came on. The dealer felt the damage was due to my operation of the vehicle and at first denied submitting it to my extended warranty. I insisted the part was defective to fail in these circumstances and they eventually covered all repairs.)
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. On march 17, 2008, while coasting into a parking space with her foot on the brake, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed and crashed into another vehicle. There were no warning signs prior to the failure. The vehicle had undergone regularly scheduled maintenance before the crash occurred. The weather was dry on the day of the crash. The vehicle was released back to the contact; however, it had to be taken back to the shop due to riding roughly when placed into overdrive. The dealer stated that the torque converter was locking everytime the transmission was placed into overdrive. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and the contact was not cited. The current mileage is 17,690 and failure mileage was 17,687. Updated 5/13/08 *cn the dealer determined there was a problem with the overdirve. Updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The vehicle automatically accelerated. The contact had to depress hard on the brakes and/or shift into neutral in order to keep the vehicle from entering into traffic. The failure occurred on march 2, 2008. The failure mileage was 12,125 and current mileage was 12,135. Updated 03/25/08.
Our 2006 toyota rav4 has had issues on several occasions of either hesitating when the gas pedal is pressed or lunging forward when trying to slow down for traffic or a stop light. We have made several complaints to our dealer, but they keep saying nothing is wrong. We feel this car is unsafe/ reliable at this point.
The engine on toyota rav 4 started to race at maximum rpms while I was parking the car. Fortunately it was in neutral. I pumped the accelerator but that did no good. I turned the key off and then restarted the car. The problem repeated. I did this several times before engine started to idle normally. I took the car to the dealer,but they could not find anything wrong with it. I' was concerne dthe problem would happen again while driving.
Hesitates to accelerate. It would not go over 20 MPH for over 2 miles. I live right off a major highway, and when I try to pull on highway, car does not want to go. I had it to the dealer about 4 times, but they could not get it to go. Once they claimed it was the floor mat jamming under the gas pedal. They kept it for a week and found nothing. Also, they looked on a website and found no other complaints. I am very unhappy. Not sure what to do.
I own a 2006 toyota rav4 4cyl, 4wd. I currently have just under 15k miles and I've had an issue with the car hesitating (or the throttle lagging). At times, usually one a week or so, if I push on the gas pedal when I need to speed up, it's as if nothing happens. I have to let the pedal go and push it again to speed up. It usually happens if I'm trying to merge into faster traffic, or at times when I'm taking a slow turn and then go to speed up afterwards.
Tl* - the contact stated that his 2006 toyota rav4 accelerated while his foot was on the brake. The contact took the vehicle to dealer and the computer was replaced. On 12/27/06 the contact stated he was involved in an accident. While his foot was on the brake and he was stopped at a light, the vehicle lurched forward and struck the vehicle in front of him. The contact heard a loud noise before the incident. The failure mileage on the vehicle was 94000. The contact was able to drive the vehicle. There was damage to the front of the vehicle. The dealer told the contact that the front end damage will need to be repaired before they can diagnose errors in the computer. The contact has a police report and a repair invoice from the first incident. *nm when making turns left or right the consumer indicated that the steering wheel felt hard. The dealer ordered a power steering computer. *nm updated 02/16/07.
The lag and/or sudden surging of the car upon light acceleration is very dangerous. While attempting to moderately accelerate the vehicle paused, then downshift accelerating much faster than conditions permitted. I nearly struck another vehicle because I was unprepared for the car to not function in a controlled manner.
I was driving my 2006 toyota rav4 when I applied the brakes from about 25 MPH to stop for traffic at a light. As I applied the brake the engine accelerated and I had to stand hard on the brake to keep from hitting the car in front of me. After a few seconds the engine speed came back to normal. At that time I double checked my foot position on the brake pedal and am confident that I was in no way contacting the accelerator pedal.
Tl* - the contact stated the he owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While driving his vehicle at 5 MPH and he was tried to come to a stop when the vehicle accelerated. The contact stated that this happened 3 times before he took the vehicle to dealership. The dealership did run a computer diagnostic and found no errors. The contact stated that the vehicle ran fine for a while and on 12/29/06 while driving the vehicle tried to make a turn and to stop when the vehicle accelerated again. He stated that this has happened 4 times that day. The contact stated that the second time the vehicle would not come to a stop and ran into stairs which damaged the guard that protects the bumper. The contact called toyota's regional office in chicago. The contact met an investigator at a dealership to run more diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the investigator found nothing wrong with the vehicle, but is waiting for the official test results. *jb the consumer stated the third time the incident happened, he ran into a deck and caused damage to the vehicle. Updated 03/07/07
We purchased a 2006 toyota rav4 4x4 limited in march 2006. Since the day we purchased the vehicle, we have had issues with the acceleration either not responding or lurching forward. When taking off from a stop, it occasionally takes the car several seconds to engage and accelerate. Other times, when slowing down to stop at a light or sign, the car continues to rev the RPM''s and lurches forward. In order to stop the car from lurching forward, we have to put the car in neutral and slam on the breaks. This is very scary if you are coming up to an active intersection. From reading other complaints, toyota needs to address this issue!
I purchased a 2006 toyota rav4 limited 4 cyl in january/february of 2006. I noticed a problem in acceleration/hesitation after driving the vehicle for about a week. I have experienced acceleration problems on a daily basis. Steady pressure on the accelerator yields no response, or a stutter as though the car is about to stall. When this occurs, the only way to get the car moving is to push the pedal all the way to the floor, at which point the engine races and the car speeds up. This hesitation happens throughout the day. The first time this occurred I was pulling onto a major highway from a side street and was nearly rear-ended because the car simply would not go (until I slammed the pedal to the floor). This is very unsafe for everyday driving. I reported the problem to the toyota dealer who stated that this problem was 'normal' for toyotas and something I needed to get used to. They did checkout the car and said no error codes were generated and they were unable to duplicate the problem.
Dt*: the contact stated when the vehicle was not warmed up, there was little power when accelerating, then the vehicle surged forward extremely fast. The last occurrence happened while driving 30 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer twice for the problem and the manufacturer was notified. Updated 12/1/2006 -
2006 toyota rav4 sport - inconsistent throttle, acceleration delay. From a coasting position there is a delay in response when engaging the accelerator, usually followed by a sudden high speed acceleration. At low speeds the accelerator is hypersensitive. Impossible to predict sudden high speed responses despite my best efforts to moderate and control pedal pressure.
I purchased a 2006 toyota rav4 in april and the vehicle seems to have an issue no one wants to address, we on the forums call it erratic acceleration. The car uses some type of electronic sensors to determine the change in gears when accelerating and it is very erratic. One time it goes smoothly and another it takes off, very dangerous and unstable. Toyota won't acknowledge this issue but 90% of the owners will testify to it. Toyota needs to come up with a fix before someone is seriously hurt. This happens every time I drive. * nm
My 2006 toytoa rav4 has displayed non responsive throttle on many occasions where you give it gas and it does nothing, then it takes off like a rocket. I have nearly been in accidents because I pull out from a stop and the throttle is unresponsive while traffic is bearing down on me.
There is a problem in acceleration delay/throttle lag in the 2006 toyota rav4. After taking delivery jan 06 and while driving 12k miles, we have experienced erratic acceleration problems. From complete stops or rolling starts, when turning corners in either direction, on uphill grades, or attempted passing, there is a significant delay in delivering forward speed regardless of how much pressure is put on the foot feed. After the delay, forward speed is delivered suddenly, causing the car to lurch forward and the engine to race. The forward speed lags continuously up hills, depending on the grade. Under these conditions, everyday driving is hazardous and I have had many close calls. The toyota dealer dismissed our initial complaints, stating that this problem was 'normal', and we put up with this for too long before insisting the vehicle be checked out. The dealer said no error codes were generated and no tsb's had been issued and that they would have to be able to duplicate the problem in order to fix it, as though we're the only people with this complaint. After some persistence on our part, they gave the impression that they're well aware of a problem, but seem to be stone walling while laying the blame on toyota to issue a fix. This is a very dangerous fault in the new rav4. My online research has now revealed that there are numerous complaints of this same problem on consumer websites such as toyota nation and edmunds. For toyota dealers to pretend this is an isolated, insignificant problem is, at the very least, deceptive and may prove to be criminal, as this acceleration problem could well lead to an accident. Toyota must fix this problem asap.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35mph on a city street, the vehicle lurched forward without warning into the right side of another vehicle. The contact stopped the sudden acceleration by turning off the ignition and engaging the emergency park brake. No injuries were sustained. There was moderate damage to each of the vehicles. The police were on the scene and a report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a body shop to await inspection. The manufacturer was alerted.
Acceleration stumbles & bogs down when gas pedal is applied. This scenario occurs all the time when after a normal acceleration is performed and a need arises to accelerate occurs. If you depress accelerator immediately upon taking off this does not occur but, it causes you to over correct stumbling by speeding quickly. If you need to accelerate, the engine will not respond to a normal depression of gas pedal. You need to depress it quickly to cause the engine to go into passing gear etc. My "auto wise" son has suggested that the gas pedal drive by wire sensors could be failing or be bad etc.
Vehicle speed control: the rav4 has some speed control problems. Sometimes, it does not down-shift properly. Then, suddenly it down shifts and accelerates extremely. There is no certain way of controlling the shift. It may create hazardous situations especially merging to the traffic.
Hesitation problem - '06 rav4 i4 sport model when trying to overtake, when pressing the pedal harder, engine didn't respond right away.
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