S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS FM OWNER OF A TOYOTA RAV4. *TGW THE CONSUMER WANTED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER REMOVED FROM HIS VEHICLE, BUT TOYOTA REFUSED TO REMOVE IT. TOYOTA CLAIMED THAT FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED IT. *JB UPDATED 04/27/10
2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AS IF HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THAT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AGAIN. THE DRIVER THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,786.