NHTSA Complaint #11054484 — 2018 TOYOTA RAV4

FROM A DEAD STOP WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEED UP IT ACTS LIKE ITS IN 6TH GEAR. TO GAIN CONTROL I NEED TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR & THEN IT SPEEDS UP ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAPPEN AT 12 TIMES. SEE MY COMMENT BELOW THAT I SENT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. I HAVE WANT I CONSIDER A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2018 RAV4 ([XXX]). UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SPEEDUP IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN 6TH GEAR TO GET IT GOING I HAVE PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AN THEN IT SOMETIME SHOOTS AHEAD ALMOST HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. RECENTLY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A ROW TWICE I GOT IT TO RECOVER BUT THE THIRD TIME I NEEDED TO PULL OF THE HIGHWAY & RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES. PHILLIPS TOYOTA SERVICE SAID IT IS A FLY BY WIRE PROBLEM (COMPUTER CONTROLLED). MY FIRST VISIT PHILLIPS DID NOT EVEN WRITE A SERVICE REQUEST ON THE SECOND VISIT THEY DID, BUT ON 12/04/2017 THEY DID NOT AGAIN. THIS GOING TO CAUSE EITHER A REAR END OR FRONT ACCIDENT. WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN LITIGATION USUALLY FOLLOWS. LETS GET THIS FIXED. PHILLIP TOYOTA SAID OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME CONCERN. 12/04/201 [XXX] CC: CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY NATIONAL SAFETY CONSUL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR