2009 Toyota RAV4: brake failure

Filed Dec 26, 2021 · Brakes · VA · crash

My mother had the exact same issue reported in Toyota Manufacturer case 1707311582 and the federal safety agency report 11396355 from Feb 15, 2021. My mother had not reported to me, until it happened while I was driving her around Dec. 24, 2021, that her Rav. rev'd and accelerated when she applied the brake while leaving a parking spot. Here's what I've reported to my Toyota dealership where we bought the vehicle. Until last month (Nov. 21), the vehicle had an immaculate operation and maintenance record. To the repair shop "Twice in the past month, we've had brake failure, accelerator failure issues. The first time, my mother was pulling forward at less than 5 miles per hour in a parking lot. She pushed the brake pedal when pulling forward, but the car did not slow, the brakes did not engage, and instead, the RAV revved and accelerated forward. She crashed into the parked vehicle and incurred damages that already have been fixed by USAA at a service location in Richmond. The airbag did not deploy. Dec. 24, here in Churchland, I was driving with her. While coasting to a stop light at less than 10 miles per hour, I attempted to stop by pressing the brake. The car revved and accelerated to the light, I pressed both feet again, and the car continued to accelerate and I ended up running a red light and luckily we did not have an accident or cause the person behind us to rear end us. It was not until after my driving on Dec. 24 that my Mom told me she had an accident a month earlier and it was because she couldn't get the car to stop. She assumed it was her. The vehicle has almost 90k miles. Looking for recalls, because this is not normal for brakes to malfunction this way, I found a consumer article describing to my Mom's and my description to almost exact detail captured in Manufacturer case number provided above. That vehicle had approximately 77k miles. I will be contacting USAA to report the issue, this is clearly a safety issue."

Filed Feb 15, 2021 · Acceleration, Brakes · 113,000 miles · UT

While decelerating on a freeway off-ramp at approx. 25 MPH, the brakes failed to stop the car. Going no more than 5 MPH, I lifted off slightly then depressed them all the way to the floor; they didn't engage properly but finally slowed the car almost to a complete stop, but the engine revved and the car kept wanting to go forward. I threw the transmission into park and turned off the ignition.

Filed Jul 1, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 65,400 miles · NY · fire

While my wife was driving on the highway at 60 MPH the engine lost power. Moving to the right lane to pull over, flames began coming out of the top of the hood, hitting the windshield. She tried stopping but brake pedal went to the floor, requiring her to put the car in park and slide on grass. She jumped out of the vehicle and within 8 minutes the car was completely destroyed.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Airbags, Brakes · 57,000 miles · WV · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while applying the brakes at 45 MPH, the brakes failed to respond, causing him to crash into a telephone pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was thrown into the windshield and sustained numerous severe to moderate injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the front end would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that a field representative would be dispatched the following day to further inspect the vehicle. One month later, the representative still had not performed the inspection. The manufacturer stated that since the repairs had already begun, they would not be able to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 57,000. Updated 10/28/2014*lj updated 7/14/2015

Filed Jul 23, 2010 · Acceleration · 7,600 miles · CT · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving 3 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He crashed into a vehicle in front when the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would investigate the failure. The vehicle in the dealers possession when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 7,600.

Filed Apr 6, 2010 · Brakes · 2,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota rav4. The contact was driving at approximately 15 MPH when he noticed the brake pedal went to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership . The dealer test drove the vehicle but could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500. Updated 06/22/10. *lj the consumer stated the brakes went to the floor numerous times, before reaching the dealership. The dealership told the consumer it was normal for the brakes to go the floor when stopping. The consumer stated eventually, the dealership fixed the vehicle and there has been no problems since. Updated 07/14/10.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 5,000 miles · MA

Given the news about toyota accelerator pedal issues and now 2010 prius ABS issues, I feel it's important to report the following: in october 2009, my 2009 toyota rav4 experienced the following issue (this is taken directly from toyota dealer's service invoice): "customer states brake pedal goes to the floor and doesn't feel like the vehicle is stopping properly. Please advise. Depresses all the way happens intermittently. Tech verified customer concern poor brake pedal case # ta092880189. Replaced master cylinder/replace ABS actuator. Replace ABS actuator per tech assist rec opn # 44050-42330." in other words, we had observed that when applying the brake pedal, it often depressed quickly and nearly all the way to the floor before providing normal brake pedal resistance and braking action sufficient to slow and stop the car's forward progress, and at that point with very little brake pedal physical depression space left before reaching the pedal's limit. After I originally brought the issue to my local toyota dealership (lexington toyota, lexington, ma, 781.861.7400), they informed me they had not previously seen this issue and had to consult with toyota's u.s. Headquarters for troubleshooting aid. Then for several days the dealership provided me with ongoing updates, explaining that toyota was actively investigating the matter and did not have an immediate recommended solution. This went on for nearly a week, and so it seemed to me that this was a problem toyota hq had not prevously encountered. Finally the dealership reported that toyota hq had provided a resolultion, the repair work was done, and we got our rav4 back and have had no brake pedal problems since. According to our local dealer, our rav4 was manufactured in japan and therefore isn't subject to the current accelerator pedal recall but does require the floormat-related recall fix.