There are 4 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2014 Toyota RAV4 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE SLOW MOVING IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT. WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AND ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER CAR HAD COLLIDED WITH OTHER (PARKED) CARS, AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES. IT COLLIDED IN QUICK SUCCESSION WITH FOUR CARS UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED (CAR WAS TURNED OFF). LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, THERE WERE DOZENS OF PEDESTRIANS RETURNING TO THEIR VEHICLES AFTER A CLASSIC CONCERT. I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE CAR MAKER. INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED ON 6 JULY (CDR/EDR RECORD RECOVERED FROM SRS MODULE). IN SEPTEMBER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA SAYING NO MECHANICAL DEFECT WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL DEFECT BUT A SOFTWARE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION. I'VE OWNED TOYOTAS FOR OVER 15 YEARS - WHICH I HAD ALWAYS CONSIDERED A VERY RELIABLE COMPANY - HAVE BEEN A DRIVER FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A SINGLE ACCIDENT. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO TERRIFYING IN SPITE OF TOYOTA REASSURANCE I FELT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND TRANSFERRED THE LEASE TO A DEALER (BEARING SOME MONETARY LOSS, UNFORTUNATELY). I FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT FUTURE OWNERS CAN BE MADE AWARE, AND IN ORDER TO ASSIST ACCURACY OF STATISTICS AND STUDIES ON SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP THE SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATION CAUSING A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION, HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BACK TO DEALER TWICE WITH NO RESOLUTION, WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN , AFTER 6 TOYOTAS IF THIS CAN'T BE RESOLVED IT WILL BE TRADED FOR ANOTHER MFG. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA.
THERE IS A LAG IN THE ACCELERATOR WHEN MOVING FROM VERY SLOW OR FROM A STOP. WHEN MOVING INTO CROSS TRAFFIC IT IS HAZARDOUS AS YOU LOSE SIGNIFICANT SPEED OR ACCELERATION CREATING AN UNREASONABLE RISK THAT THE CROSS TRAFFIC WILL COLLIDE WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AS IT HAPPENS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE DEALER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND IS DUCKING THE ISSUE. I AM AFRAID IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY MAY BE SERIOUS INCIDENTS AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THING TO ME. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.