SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY RAV-4 IS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND ALL MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE ABS LIGHT THE TRACTION CONTROL, THE BRAKE LIKE. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS PRIOR TO LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT HAVE TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I AM SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT NOTHING IS GOING ON. *TR
2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DROVE UP TO USE THE ATM AT BANK. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND USED ATM. WHEN I FINISHED, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. CAR ENGINE ACCELERATED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. I PUSHED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE ATM AND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHO CAME AND DROVE THE CAR TO THEIR GARAGE. THE DEALER FOUND NO RECORD OF THE EVENT ON THE CARS COMPUTER AND HAS TWICE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME. ONLY AFTER I THREATENED TO GO ON A LOCAL RADIO TALK SHOW, DID THE AGREE TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT FROM THE BANK'S SECURITY CAMERAS AND HAVE SHARED THEM WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM WITH THE NHTSA. *TR UPDATED 07/26/10*JB UPDATED IVOQ 08/04/10*JB
