2007 Toyota Rav4

OTHER VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN HIT MY CAR AT FRONT RIGHT BUMPER AND MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED EITHER. I THINK THERE IS SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MY CAR IT SHOULD NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN SUCH A SMALL ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH. PLEASE CONTACT GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR REPORTS. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 08092403046. PLEASE HELP ME. LUCKILY OTHER CAR PASSING BY SHOW MY CAR ON FIRE AND SHOUTED TO MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SHE IS BEING SAVED. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER SURVIVED THE CRASH WITH VERY LITTLE INJURY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2007 RVA 4 LIMITED WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF HER SUDDENLY STOPPED. SPEED WAS 25 TO 30 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHE BRAKED AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR AHEAD OF HER. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CATCH HERSELF AND WAS SITTING UP RIGHT WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE AIRBAGS BY SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE FRONT COLLISION. SOON AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THICK BLACK SMOKE CAME UP THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN. MY WIFE EVACUATED THE CAR AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE CAR WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I AM CONCERNED ON THE DELAY IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE FIRE AND SPEED AT WHICH IT SPREAD. WE LOVED OUR RAV BUT HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT BUYING ANY TOYOTA PRODUCT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE THERE WAS A POP SOUND IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LEAD TO THE RAV4 COMING TO A STOP AFTER IMPALING ON GUARDRAIL FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE AND WAS AT AN ANGLE INSTEAD OF BEING PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND LIKE THE REST OF THE WHEELS.

I WAS TURNING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 SOUTH ONTO INTERSTATE 182 TO HEAD EAST, THE CAR SUDDEN OUT OF MY CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER AT 5:49 PM AT 5/8/17. TWO PASSENGERS WERE HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, HIP, AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, AND HIP INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

ON AUGUST 29, 2011, 19 YEAR-OLD SUBJECT WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ACROSS AN INTERSECTION WHEN SUBJECT WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER SIDE BY A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. SUBJECT WAS STRUCK BY A MOTORIST THAT ACCORDING TO POLICE OFFICER REPORT, RAN A RED LIGHT. SUBJECT WAS PROCEEDING STRAIGHT WITH GREEN LIGHT WHILE DRIVING A WHITE 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH APPROXIMATELY 104,299 MILES. SUBJECT PURCHASED RAV4 VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA IN APRIL OF 2011. SUBJECT PURCHASED 2007 RAV4 ON ACCOUNT OF THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURES (HEAD, SIDE, FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS) TO PROTECT SUBJECT FROM INJURY. ON AUGUST 29, 2011, SUBJECT 2007 RAV4 SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM ROCKER PANEL TO ROOF AND FROM FRONT LEFT BUMPER TO DOORS. STRUCTURAL, SUSPENSION, WHEEL, AND STEERING COMPONENTS WERE ALSO DAMAGED AS PER THE APPRAISER'S DAMAGE ESTIMATE FOLLOWING THE AUGUST 29, 2011 ACCIDENT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. A LETTER WAS SENT TO TOYOTA. CALLS WERE MADE TO TOYOTA TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND TOYOTA DENIED CLAIMS OF ANY WRONGDOING OR DEFECT. SUBJECT WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA DECLINED TO INSPECT VEHICLE. RECENT NOTICES OF RECALLS RECEIVED ALONG WITH TOYOTA SENDING EMAILS TO SUBJECT TO TRY TO PURCHASE SUBJECT RAV4 LENDS CREDIBILITY TO SUBJECT ASSERTION THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND PROTECTED SUBJECT FROM INJURY DURING THE AUGUST 29, 2011 INCIDENT. THE AIRBAG FEATURES FAILED SUBJECT AND FAILED TO PROTECT SUBJECT FROM INJURY ON AUGUST 29, 2011. 2007 RAV4 WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY GEICO AND LIBERTY MUTUAL. THIS ACCIDENT TOTALED A RAV4 AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. GIVEN INADEQUATE ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO SUBJECT AND INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER BY TOYOTA, SUBJECT SEEKS INVESTIGATION AND REMEDY FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED. *TR

I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. MY AIRBAG FAILED EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH--DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. ALTHOUGH, AT FIRST I DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES, I RECEIVED SEVERAL FRACTURES AS REVEALED BY MRI AND OTHER SCANS AS FOLLOWS: 1. STERNUM FRACTURE 2. RIB FRACTURE 3. SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURES OVER TIME, CONDITION HAS DETERIORATED TO IMMOBILIZATION. JUST RECENTLY LOOKED UP DETAILS OF SPEED AT WHICH AIRBAG SHOULD ENGAGE (AFTER HEARING ABOUT RECALLS) AND NOW REALIZE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AT MUCH LOWER SPEED.

HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WRECK THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE RAV4 AND NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. AND MY INS COMPANY TOTAL THE RAV4 AND DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED BY A 2004 FORD F-150 ON THE FRONT/LEFT SIDE LIFTING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE CLOCKWISE HITTING 1ST A 2000 FORD MUSTANG WITH THE FRONT/RIGHT SIDE AND THEN HITTING THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR AGAINST A 2008 NISSAN QUEST. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ON THE TOYOTA RAV4 DEPLOYED. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN SUDDENLY AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV-4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND THEN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE STILL IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

ON JULY 20, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 WHEN I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME AND I HIT MY HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES AND A CAT SCAN. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A COLLISION CENTER WAITING TO BE EVALUATED. I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY INCIDENTS WHERE MY SEAT BELT HAD A REASON TO RESTRAIN ME, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR A POSSIBLE SEAT BELT DEFECT. *TR

MAY 5, 2010 ACCIDENT. TOYOTA RAV4 2007 ACCELERATED. AT TIME OF ACCELERATION I HAD ALREADY BEGUN BRAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ENGINE BEGAN LOUD RACING AND CAR ACCELERATED. WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM TO MANEUVER I TURNED CAR HARD RIGHT TO AVOID CARS AND RAN INTO A LARGE TREE WITH CAR STILL ACCELERATING STOPPING ONLY WHEN HITTING TREE AND BOUNCED OFF. WHEN CAR CAME TO A STOP ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND VERY LOUD. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY SO POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. WITNESS OBSERVED SLOW DOWN AND TURN SIGNALS AND THEN SEEING CAR BEGIN ACCELERATING VERY QUICKLY. 2ND WITNESS THAT HEARD THE NOISE OF THE CRASH CAME OUT OF HOUSE AND WAS ALARMED AT THE LOUD RACING STILL COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER CAR HAD COME TO A STOP. ENGINE RACING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER ACCELERATION BEGAN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE HANDS OFF OF WHEEL TO ATTEMPT PUTTING INTO NEUTRAL OR TURN ENGINE OFF. CAR ESTIMATE WAS $14,000 WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED SO IT WAS TOTALED. INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ME INCLUDE SEVERE BRUISING, SORENESS AND BURN LIKE ABRASIONS ACROSS NECK AND RIGHT ARM FROM SEAT BELT. A CONCUSSION DUE TO HEAD AND NECK BEING THROWN BACK WARD AND FORWARD ON IMPACT. REMAINING SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, HEADACHES, COGNITIVE ISSUES. THIS WAS 2ND EXPERIENCE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM. FIRST INCIDENT 2 WEEKS PRIOR, LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS WITH NO ACCIDENT AND CAR RESUMED PREVIOUS SPEED BEFORE ACCELERATION. CAR HAS HAD FULL MAINTENANCE WITH DEALER SINCE PURCHASE AS A NEW CAR. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. CAR HAS NEVER REQUIRED ANY REPAIR OTHER THAN A TIRE AND ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *TR

TL - THE DRIVER OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER HAD BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AS OF THE TIME OF THE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 36,250. VWB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED HOWEVER, THE POLICE DID NOT ARRIVE TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

MY TEENAGE SON LOST CONTROL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA RAV4 AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. I BELIEVE THE CAR HIT THE TREE AT AN ANGLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WERE IN THE CAR, ALL WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A SERIOUS CLOSED HEAD INJURY, BROKEN LEG AND ARM, AND A PUNCTURED LUNG. THE DRIVER HAD A BROKEN CLAVICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACKSEAT PASSENGER BROKE HIS PELVIS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH I SUSPECT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO BE MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CAR IS DEMOLISHED FROM THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AREA TO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED BEFORE AND NO AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED BEFORE. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS IN FT. WORTH, TX. WE LIVE IN CINCINNATI, OH. ON DEC 4,2008, MY HUSBAND IN HIS 2007 TOYOTA RAV 4, ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE INTO HIS HOTEL BUILDING. THIS WAS REPORTED BY TWO EYE WITNESSES (PER POLICE REPORT). MY HUSBAND HAS NO MEMORY OF THE EVENT. HE SPENT 7 DAYS IN THE ICU AND WAS DISCHARGED AFTER 10 DAYS FROM THE HOSPITAL. HE HAD ONE ADDITIONAL SURGERY AND SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CONSULTATIONS WITH SEVERAL DOCTORS SINCE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING WAS EVER DETERMINED. SINCE THE TOYOTA RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, IT MAY OFFER AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. HIS CAR WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND SHE COLLIDED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER TWICE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE, AND KNEE. SHE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEY HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE YET. NEWPORT NEWS POLICE REPORT NUMBER 1049316. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 30,000.