Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 02/24/2013 | 56340 | ||
| Was driving 2008 rav4 out of town with my wife. came to a stoplight and quickly applied brakes and engine started revving upward. had to press on brake with full force to keep the car from accelerating through the red light. shifted to park and the car bucked and engine almost red-lined at 6000 rpms. shifted to drive and went through red light and pulled off to the side. tried to replicate in neutral and could only get to 5000 rpms. thank goodness no one was in front of me and my wife wasn't driving as i don't think she would have known how to react to such an unexpected and dangerous situation. brought to dealership and they performed health check analysis and said all ok at this time. unhappy with the result of the check, called dealership back and was told to call 800-331-4331 (toyota headquarters in ca) to file a report. rep took down all of the information and put me on hold to check into the matter. created a case number and notified customer service manager at dealership to have a field tech rep look at the car. hoping they can rectify the situation (computer glitch?) as my wife is now afraid to drive the car for fear of possible damage, injury or death. since the 2008 wasn't part of the recent acceleration/floor mat recall, if you've had a similar scare with your 2008 rav4, please call the 800 number and report it for further investigation. | |||