tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota rav-4. the contact stated while driving at 40 mph and approaching an exit ramp off the highway, the contact stated they were depressing on the brake pedal but the vehicle did not slow down and continued to accelerate which caused the vehicle to hit a fence. the vehicle came to a stop and the contact shifted to park, the contact was able to restart, and continued to drive the vehicle to their residence. the air bags did not deploy and no warning light illuminated. there were no injured reported. no police report was filed. the contact had the vehicle towed to local dealer automax car sales (9541 nw 27th ave, miami, fl 33147 phone: (305) 835-2222) who stated they repaired and replaced the brakes and control arms on the vehicle however the failure persisted with screeching noise coming from the brakes. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 125,000.
On 7/3/20 at about 3 pm edt I was preparing to turn left and exit my neighborhood. I was stopped. I pressed on the accelerator and the vehicle suddenly accelerated straight ahead at a high rate of speed. I was unable to stop the vehicle. I travelled about 100 to 150 feet, climbed an enbankment and landed in a small wooded ravine. I was attempting to exit my neighborhood onto a paved road.
Air pressure seems wrong and the car shakes sometimes while driving. I hit potholes all over this town but it can't be helped.
Noticed a change in the suspension of my vehicle. I went to the sun Toyota dealership for a routine oil change and tire balancing, and also a wheel alignment. Dealer informed me that the right tire camber and caster out of specification. They adjusted right front camber from -. 9 to . -3 attempt to shift right front lower control arm, no change for caster. I was told that I will not notice the difference and that was the best adjustment they can do. I called the Toyota corporate number because I felt that this is a defect from Toyota and should be resolved.
While on highway or city street at times the radio and panel lights flicker and the sound system goes off and will not return till I stop the vehicle and turn it off then once I start the engine the sound system will come on once again. Also at times the high beams will take a while to come on. The rear diir will not open in automatic must be hand forced. The rear suspension is as it does not exist.
Takata recall I have Rav4 2012 fwd base with 41000 miles, and have a regular maintenance. - when driving at low speed (30-40 mpg) in city, the driving is not comfortable because I feel all of the vibration in wheels. Also, small oscillation does not disappear and maintain in long time. - when driving in a highway, it is very dangerous because a little bumpy road makes my Rav4 oscillated very very severely so that I should be very carefully in order to control my car for driving in straight direction, and not to being turned over. - when my car is in stationary, I can shake my car with my hand. I thought it was a characteristics of SUV because I had driven a sedan before Rav4. But, I asked to inspect my car in a Toyota service center, and a mechanic said that the rear struts and suspensions are worn out, and should be replaced. In addition, he said that the front shock absorbers would show a malfunctioning in a near future. The mechanic shook my car with his hand, and my car was shaken according to his hand. The mechanic said that cars should not be shaken by hands. It is very disappointed with Toyota auto. I should spend more than 2,000 dollars to fix the front and rear shock absorbers with after-market price. I heard that Toyota recalled for rear suspension problem 2006~2011 Rav4. But, I think this recall should be extended to 2012 Rav4.
When making a left turn from a stand still the back end of the vehicle feels very loose and wobbly as if a wheel was about to come off. In addition the vehicle is producing a vibrating or thumping that appears to be coming from the back end of the vehicle. This seems to be a progressing issue. The vibration/thumping has been going on for a couple of years and our mechanic states that the bearing and wheel balance are good.
The left rear toe arm bracket became detached from the rear subframe. This caused the vehicle to drive erratically. There is minimal to no rust on the vehicle. The failure happened without warning after hitting a small pothole.
Sudden onset intermittent hard shaking vibration and metal-like loud rattling coming from driver back wheel/axel region begins at 35-40mph (when driving straight on residential roads, especially when road is rough). Feels like something under that corner of the car is going to crack apart/cave in. Is this same rear suspension issue that the 2006-2011 Rav4 was recalled for?.
I purchased the rav-4 in mid-June. It pulled to the right, so I took it back into molle Toyota to have it aligned. I moved up to the chicago area the next day and noticed that the vehicle still pulled to the right. I made several attempts to have the problem looked at by lombard Toyota in lombard, IL. After three attempts and numerous calls to Toyota's customer service the car was aligned again. When I picked the car up, it still pulled to the right. I contacted lombard Toyota immediately and they were of no help. I have called customer service numerous times and it has taken 6 weeks for them to agree to look at the car again. I have taken it to an independent tire shop to be looked and they concluded that it was not the tires that were causing the pull.