NHTSA Complaint #10375286 — 2010 TOYOTA RAV4

ON DECEMBER 24, 2010 MY FATHER EXPERIENCED A THIRD INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN HIS 2010 TOYOTA RAV. DESPITE HAVING ALREADY PERFORMED ALL THE NECESSARY RECALL FIXES, EXTENSIVE TESTING BY 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND EVEN HAVING THE ENTIRE GAS PEDAL REPLACED, THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AT A HIGH RATE AS HE SLOWED FOR A 4-WAY STOP. HIS FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL AS TOYOTA LIKES TO CONTEND. THE BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY RESPONSIVE AND HE HAD TO LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND DEPRESS IT A SECOND TIME TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. HIS FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. HE WAS FORTUNATE TO BE DRIVING AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPEED AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME SO HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TESTED THE CAR (AGAIN) AND STILL CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM (AGAIN). NOW THEY SAID THEY NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 4 MORE WEEKS TILL A REP ARRIVES IN THE AREA FOR MORE TESTING. *TR