2012 Toyota RAV4 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 45
- 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 45 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 15 records
- foot brake · 11 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- without warning · 7 records
- accelerated without · 6 records
- failure recurred · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 26 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. On several occasions, while driving various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to ball toyota of charleston ([redacted] plaza, charleston, wv 25387, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the…
ODI 11289594
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
3 weeks after the 50,000 mile service, on october 22 2019, i was driving 35 mph on soquel avenue, when the car became unresponsive, i lost all power and control of the vehicle, and "check ev system" came onto the instrument cluster. I was able to coast to the side of the road into a bus stop, turned the car off, and had the car towed into the dealership. The dealership was unable to replicate the symptom and…
ODI 11283129
Vehicle Speed Control
I was coming to a stoplight and press the brakes the car came to stop then the engine revved up very fast. My foot was on the brakes but the engine was revving very fast that i had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle from moving forward. I put the car in park then the engine stop revving.
ODI 11174879
Vehicle Speed Control
I was coming to a stoplight and i put my foot in the brake pedal. The car slowed down, came to a stop but then with my foot on the brake pedal, the engine reved up to 3000 rpm. The brakes were barely able to keep the car stopped so i had to put the emergency brake on. I was in drive the whole time. Once the light changed, i took my foot off the brake pedal and onto to gas pedal and the rpm's dropped back to 1000. It…
ODI 11172974
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle experienced sudden unintended acceleration when exiting the highway and making a turn. Rpm went up to 7,000 until the vehicle was turned off. The accelerator pedal was depressed fully several times while the car was suspended and turned off and started back on with the brake pedal fully depressed to ensure proper safety measures in case the vehicle jolts forward. No accident or injuries occurred during the…
ODI 11141880
Vehicle Speed Control
I was in a parking area looking for a parking spot. I had just driven up a slight incline and crested the top when i spotted an open space on the left. I braked slightly to turn into the spot, lifted my foot off the brake but kept it covered and made the left turn intending to coast into the spot. In the middle of the turn the vehicle inexplicably accelerated at which point i slammed my foot on the brake ending up…
ODI 11113373
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While driving at a low speed and depressing the brake pedal to stop, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to central maine toyota ([redacted], waterville, me 04901, phone number: [redacted]) where the technician diagnosed that the failure was due to driver error. The failure recurred three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and…
ODI 11074050
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While attempting to park, the vehicle surged forward, went over the curb, and slammed into a brick wall. The front air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired and was under evaluation by the insurance company. The vin was…
Crash reported
ODI 10928212
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While at a completed stop, the vehicle accelerated independently. The emergency brake was engaged to stop the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on three occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
ODI 10936736
Vehicle Speed Control
While stopped in a left turn lane at a major city intersection behind a line of about 6 stopped cars, the engine suddenly began to race at high speed. The car moved forward and hit the rear of the car in front before i could depress the brake hard. I did that, put the car into neutral, applied the emergency brake, and turned the engine off at the ignition key before checking on the condition of the folks in the car…
Crash reported
ODI 10897029
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in heavy traffic at appx: 35-40mph. On us interstate #66. The weather was clear, and the road was relatively level. As the other cars slowed, i took my foot off the accelerator but the car surged forward. Updated 01/11/17*lj i --literally--had to stand on the brake as the engine surged. I managed to push the shifter into park. The engine continued to race but, when i pumped the accelerator several…
ODI 10876447
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While attempting to engage the brakes, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000. The consumer wrote in on behalf of her mother. The consumers mother experienced…
ODI 10874108
Vehicle Speed Control
12/21/15 - my vehicle was stationary. I just finished refueling and started the car. I had my right foot on the brake, and switched from park to drive. My left foot stayed on the floor, to the left of the brake pedal. Without removing my right foot from the brake, the engine revved and the car lurched forward. I pressed extremely hard on the brake to keep the car from moving forward, and could hear and feel the…
ODI 10811522
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by shutting it off. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,800.
ODI 10863610
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. While stopped at a red light or stop sign, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The failure recurred randomly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.
ODI 10936234
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while making a right turn, the vehicle accelerated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The vin was not available.
ODI 10817659
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
New rav4 purchased 2/2013;bought extended platnum warranty. 5 separate incidents of sudden acceleration 2/14/2015-5/25/2015-had passenger in car each time.1st- traveling s i-79 warrendale pa 60 mph speed drops to 50 mph car in front hit brakes to slow i applied my brakes to slow rav4 started to accelerate engine started to rev loudly passenger said shift to neutral then i hit brake again to slow. 2nd-local traffic…
ODI 10722299
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 toyota rav4. While driving at approximately 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to lose control and crash into a traffic light pole. During the crash, the vehicle shook and wobbled from side to side and could not be stopped when depressing the brake pedal. The driver sustained a fractured rib and upper torso contusions. A police report was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10682815
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On thursday 18 december, my wife and i left springfield, missouri to dallas, texas to visit our family for the christmas holiday. We were driving our recently purchased 2012 rav4 with approximately 33,000 miles which we purchased in late september 2014. We stopped several times during our trip to refuel and allow my wife, who is 6 month pregnant, a chance to stretch her legs. For much of the trip, i used cruise…
Crash reported
ODI 10669207
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling into a parking place at our church. When i turned into the parking place the car took off and it jumped an 8 inch curbing and ran into the parish center wall. It tried to climb the wall. I push the accelerator to turn into the parking space and the car took off! It was not driver error! *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10650934
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Rough engine, car speed up without feet on pedal,slow braking i took the car into dealer the next day(3/19/2014) this am and they told me they have to duplicate what i had experienced. They stated they did not see anything on the computer data, but will test on next morning of 3/20/[redacted] it.the complaints were that i was driving in a 70 mile zone and the car accelerated to 90 miles the car shifted out of d…
ODI 10573699
Vehicle Speed Control
Approaching stop light and slowing down to 35 mph. Stepped on brake with right foot and engine went from 2000 to 3000 rpm without anything against accelerator. Stepped on brake as hard as possible, but could not get vehicle to slow down until well past the stop light. This exact same thing happened again three days later on 2/14/14. Had walser toyota run a diagnostic check on this vehicle on 2/14/14, but it did not…
ODI 10564610
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. The contact indicated that while traveling at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. As a result, the contact had to apply force to the brake pedal in order to slow the vehicle down. The failure was progressing. The safety concern was reported to an authorized dealer and the manufacturer, and neither were able to replicate or diagnose the failure.…
ODI 10651686
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerating from a stop light, the car lost power. The electric motor stopped and the check ev system warning came on. There was no engine power, power steering or power brakes. The car was stopped in the middle of the street. *tr
ODI 10544585
Vehicle Speed Control
On three occasions during 2013, the car accelerated and jumped forward as the brake was being applied to stop the car. On september 5, 2013 the acceleration and movement forward was more pronounced and was accompanied by a noticeable sound of the engine. This occurred as the brake was being slowly applied during an approach to an intersection. There was no movement or involvement of the floor mat on the driver?s…
ODI 10546048