2006 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 68
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 68 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 10 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- accelerator pedal · 8 records
- speed control · 6 records
- several times · 5 records
- pedal depressed · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 32 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
When brakes are applied engine attempts to maintain speed, making it difficult to stop. After car has stopped, stepping on the gas pedal again may only allow car to move forward very slowly. This started happening within the last month and has occurred four times so far. It happens with the car in motion and either turning or going straight. So far all incidents were while driving on city streets. All safety recalls…
ODI 11058038
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While the vehicle was at a traffic light, it accelerated on its own and crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (prestige toyota located at 1096 nj 17 ramsey, nj 07446 [redacted]) where it was diagnosed, but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The contact…
Crash reported
ODI 11005177
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down road at 20-25 mph. Suddenly the right front wheel locked up (brake pedal was *not* being pressed) and began the abs shudder as if vehicle was braking on ice. Vehicle pulled hard to the right; this occurred several times over the next few minutes. After car warmed up it didn't happen again, but recurred the next morning after starting out. Searched internet and found other toyota drivers had experienced…
ODI 10670004
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav-4. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the brakes were applied and the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into objects in a residential garage. There were no injuries and the police were not called. The contact stated that the failure recurred three additional times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…
Crash reported
ODI 10586763
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened to me three times and to my wife once. As we begin to accelerate, either from a stop or as we are accelerating, we have a pause in acceleration. If feels like we are not pushing on the gas but that is not it. Once the gas pedal is released and we re-accelerate, the car moves forward normally. It has been very scary when someone is approaching and the gas does not move us forward. This has not…
ODI 10598651
Steering · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
1/30/14 recall part - rear lower suspension arm repaired by handy. Shortly after (1-3 months) i noticed swerve/sway during hard right turns. I suspected bad or underinflated tire on drivers side rear. Checked all tire inflation and lug nut tightness but the swerve/sway continued. On 10/16/14 i had (4) new snow tires installed at sumner tire in newport/derby, vt. I thought it would eliminate the problem but the…
ODI 10713575
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels
I had abs, vsc all the traction light came on my car around 6 months ago. I took it into the dealer and got the car fixed the culprit was the bad abs sensor. Now on new years night while driving home all the lights came on and i lost my traction abs suddenly. After parking the car for few hrs or so seems to cure it, but it kicked in while driving again and lost abs, traction etc. It is very unsafe and i am taking my…
ODI 10558121
Vehicle Speed Control
For the second time this year (i also documented the same problem 2/24/13), we experienced unexpected acceleration and the car bucking. We were backing out of a driveway. My husband backed up and realized he needed to straighten out on the curved driveway so put it in drive for a few feet and then when he put it in reverse, the engine started revving up to a maximum rpm's. He is 200 pounds and had to hold his foot…
ODI 10538253
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car at about 37,[redacted] to store and drop kids off to school. Car parked for 10 minutes while at store shopping. Came back, started the engine. The engine light, vsc and 4wd lights all lighted up. When to local toyota dealer, dealer said can't service it at this time need to make appointment. Dealer stated based on the lights, this might be the ignition coil.. It's known to have problem. Estimated cost to fix…
ODI 10501068
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving from maryland to maine for a vacation, i noticed my transmission was slipping and grinding gears frequently in the range of 20-35 mph. I noticed it happening more frequently during slowdown for making a turn and then acceleration to resume driving. I did not have any accidents, but this has been happening more frequently. I had previously reported the problem, when it happened less frequently, to my…
ODI 10548322
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
When backing the car out and turning the steering, there is a clunking noise that occurs. It mostly occurs from a cold start. There is a service bulletin out for this, but the dealer won't cover it. The car started making a popping sound. It was coming from underneath that car and made the exhaust sound really loud. Dealership said it was the centerpipe that was connected to the catalytic converter. The material of…
ODI 10561421
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact lost control of the vehicle and drove onto a dirt road. The vehicle continued to accelerate with the brake pedal depressed as the vehicle turned around several times. The contact was able to turn the vehicle off and the vehicle was towed to local body shop. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10445415
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I took my 2006 rav4 into the leith toyota dealership in raleigh, nc for the accelerator pedal recall. Service manager calls me and said that there is a banging vibration and noise coming from the steering column when the steering wheel is turned. (this did not exist before.) the manager said there is a technical service bulletin on the manufacturers defective design and that failure to correct the problem could…
ODI 10418008
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway at approximately 65 mph the car suddenly would not and behaved as if in neutral. The engine reved upon applying the gas. We pulled over to the shoulder and put on hazard lights and put the car in park. Then put the car back in drive and the car behaved normally.
ODI 10392465
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
2006 rav4 : speed control: sudden acceleration and sudden decrease in acceleration on highway. Starting in november 2010 our toyota rav4 would suddenly acceleration on highway,lunge forward while parking for no reason. In december 2010 all senor lights on the dashboard panel came on and the car actually decelerated while i while trying to change lanes on the highway. I quickly turned on my four ways and moved to the…
ODI 10383208
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact was waiting to enter a highway with the brakes depressed when the entire instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle then abnormally accelerated and swerved into traffic as another vehicle crashed into the driver side of her vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the hands and arms. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but not repaired. The failure and current…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10384478
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the driver owns a 2006 toyota rav4. After driving approximately 45 mph the driver came to a stop. Once the vehicle was stopped the engine began to rev very loudly and the driver had to apply heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. Numerous lights began illuminating on the dashboard. The contact was not the driver, so the specific light names were unavailable. Once the engine stopped…
ODI 10379391
Vehicle Speed Control
2006 toyota rav4 'full throttle stick', without recall - (second occurrence). Toyota will not repair/replace throttle unless they can replicate condition, due to the fact that this vehicle is not on recall list. *tr
ODI 10378017
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
When trying accelerate my toyota 2006 rav 4, at any speed car will hesitate for second and suddenly accelerate to much faster speed that is intended. I have checked, ignition system, found nothing, my personal experience. In heavy rain fall have water inside the car at front passenger side coming from air blower area. Dealer says they don't know anything about both issues. These issues are not a onetime issue and…
ODI 10358872
Vehicle Speed Control
2 unintended acceleration instances --- i have had two unintended acceleration instances in a 2006 toyota rav4. In both cases i was wearing boots and the boot hitting the brake overlapped and hit the accelerator at the same time. Neither case resulted in a collision. One of the problems here is that the brake pedal fully depressed position is well below the accelerator pedal position so overlap can apply the brake…
ODI 10381255
Vehicle Speed Control
2006 toyota rav4 suddenly accelerated uncontrollably in a residential district; driver applied standard brake which did nothing to slow acceleration, so the driver tried to break the vehicle's momentum by scaling a large chain-linked fence on the driver's side. The car was airborn a few seconds, driver pulled emergency brake, hit a stop sign, landed, the vehicle stopped, and smoke was coming from the left side of…
Crash reported
ODI 10326607
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated intermittently. The dealer stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle and bolted down the floor mats. The engine continued to rev and the contact had to shift into park while in the idle position to get the rpms to decrease. The contact stated that the problem did not occur when the vehicle was being driven. The…
ODI 10368339
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While sitting idle with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Within moments, the contact placed the vehicle into the neutral position and was able to stop the unintended acceleration. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. There were no repairs performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 84,650 and the current was 84,750. Updated…
ODI 10320481
Vehicle Speed Control
My wife and i have both experienced unintended acceleration while our 2006 toyota rav4 was operating with cruise control engaged or while re-engaging cruise control after slowing for traffic. In each case, the vehicle accelerated well beyond the cruise control set point (typically 55 mph). This acceleration occurred on flat roads, no ice or water on the road. The engine was fully warmed up,and the vehicle has been…
ODI 10314722
Vehicle Speed Control
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 . *tr
ODI 10301852