2008 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 91
- 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 91 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- brake pedal · 25 records
- foot brake · 14 records
- accelerator pedal · 10 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- unintended acceleration · 9 records
- floor mats · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 44 |
| 30–60k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. The contact stated that her vehicle had unintended acceleration which occurred intermittently. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph. When the failure occurred, the contact had to put the vehicle in neutral in order to slow it down and the rpms increased rapidly. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer three times and they were unable to diagnose of duplicate the…
ODI 10316714
Vehicle Speed Control
Fax fwd ltr fm re sudden unintended acceleration in a 2008 toyota rav4, reply to utica, ny ofc. *tgw each time the consumer experienced sudden acceleration, she was approaching an intersection with several cars stopped at a red light. The consumer stated the only way to stop the vehicle, was by turning it off. *jb
ODI 10319747
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2008 toyota rav 4 which i purchased new. On several occasions i have had the accelerator pedal become stuck fully open when accelerating to merge onto an interstate highway. I was told several months ago that an aftermarket floor mat was slipping forward and trapping the pedal. Recently when this event happened i stopped and looked at the mat myself. It was at least 4 to 6 inches from contacting the…
ODI 10296767
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Hello, on jun 26, 2009 my wife and i purchase a certified toyota rav4. We have had nothing but problems. Electrical problems: abs light, brake, and egf light remain lite. Repairs are: brake switch replacement, igy relay replacment. In addition the cruise control would not function and sometimes the transmission would be stuck in reverse. Unable to shift out of this gear position. A local mechanic found the problem…
ODI 10313451
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2007 toyota rav 4 and i was stopped at a traffic light. When the light turned green, i turned left and the car started to race and accelerated to 40 mph and stuck there. I tried pressing on the brake pedal and nothing happened. I swerved to miss two cars and the car kept going. I tried putting it into neutral and nothing happened again. I then called my father who is familiar with cars and told him…
ODI 10323673
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
2008 toyota rav-4 surges. Since purchasing the vehicle in november 2008, my vehicle has sporadically surged when coming to a stop and also when driving with foot on accelerator. I will have my foot on the brake and the car will surge as if i am pressing on the accelerator. When i am driving, it surges as if i am pressing the gas pedal up and down, although my foot remains steady. I complained about this the first…
ODI 10319414
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
During normal driving, my wife and father-in-law have experienced multiple incidents of unintended acceleration or surging on our 2008 rav4 (awd, 6-cylinder). This is typically occurring at highway speeds or light acceleration above ~25mph. This has been occurring since right after we purchased the vehicle in october 2008. Dealer could not verify problem and no error codes were found. The anti-skid control comes on…
ODI 10312161
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Lost braking power and there was a crunching sound, had both feet on breaking pedal & truck wouldn't stop. It was still accelerating and abs/anti skid light came on. *tr
ODI 10288930
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. The contact started the ingition. The vehicle was positioned into the selected gear, followed by an unexpected increase of acceleration. The contact was able to stop the vehicle. The identical failure occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 6,963. The current mileage was 29,000.
ODI 10317174
Vehicle Speed Control
Was going through a drive through carwash, auto in neutral. Reached the end, put foot on brake, put auto into drive. The vehicle accelerated on it's own, going straight out of the end of the carwash. Had the brakes on but they didn't stop the vehicle. Turned the car to miss a telephone pole and went out into 4-lane hwy., crashing into another vehicle, stopping my vehicle finally. Vehicle would not stop at all. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10245542
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns 2008 toyota rav 4. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle came to a halt. Suddenly, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a preceding vehicle. The vehicle did not halt and proceeded to crash into the preceding vehicle 2 additional times. The brake pedal was depressed with such force in an attempt to stop the accelerating vehicle that the actual brake pedal fractured.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10318039
Vehicle Speed Control
I was attempting to pass a semi on an uphill in my new 2008 rav4 when the accelerator became stuck. I had floored the gas pedal since i was going uphill and passing, but when i eased my foot off the pedal remained pressed to the floor. I had entered a single lane construction zone and was accelerating rapidly. I stomped on the accelerator hoping to spring it loose and tried the brakes, to no avail. As i was reaching…
ODI 10321897
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. While driving 5 mph in reverse up a hill the vehicle began to idle excessively and the rpms increased between 1,500 to 2,000. When the cruise control was activated, the over drive engaged without warning or assistance. She took the vehicle to the dealer for the failures several times. The dealer was able to recreate the failure. The dealer told her not to use the cruise…
ODI 10318236
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2008 rav4 suv suddenly goes to full throttle on its own. I have to put both feet on brake pedal while trying to get the car out of gear. This has happened intermittently since purchasing this suv new. I have been back to the dealership several times and they can't find a problem. They said that they need to see the car while it is racing up, but i don't know when it will happen and i can't make it happen on will.…
ODI 10311457
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota rav4. Whenever he drove the vehicle at various speeds and removed his foot from the accelerator pedal, the speed and the rpm's would not decrease for 10 seconds. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 19,754.
ODI 10311451
Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased a new toyota rav4 (2008 ls) in the summer of 2008. I quickly realized that there seemed to be a problem with acceleration. I reported it then and the first several times it went in for scheduled maintenance. The response has been the same - that's just what toyotas do. The problem - when accelerating from a stop when the car has been idling, the car hesitates. There is a second or 2 during which there is…
ODI 10304544