2010 Toyota Rav4

WAS AT A STANDSTILL WHEN I WAS HIT BY A 1999 DODGE NEON ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE...THE NEON SHRED THE FRONT OF MY CAR FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO DRIVER SIDE, TRAVELING DEEPER INTO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AS IT WENT ACROSS MY CAR FROM RIGHT FRONT TO LEFT FRONT. THE AIRBAG DID OPEN, HOWEVER, BETWEEN 8 AND 9 O'CLOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE BAG CAUGHT FIRE AND WHEN UP IN FLAMES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BAG WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE AND MY LEFT HAND WAS BURNED. WHEN I SAW THE CAR AT THE COLLISION SHOP THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN REMOVED...UPDATED 12/17/14 *BF UPDATED 11/10/2015*JS

Impact on Right front end at 60 mph and air bags did not deploy

DECEMBER 8, 2017, IN 2010 RAV4, ABOUT 27 MPH HEADING FORWARD, HIT HEAD-ON, (CITY STREET) 12TH ST. NW, ALBUQUERQUE. OTHER DRIVER DUI (BLEW 2.6 ABOUT 1 HR LATER), WRONG-WAY IN MY LANE, DROVE SILVERADO, SEEMED TO SPEED UP UPON IMPACT, ATTEMPTED TO KEEP GOING BUT SILVERADO HOOKED INTO BRAKED RAV. MY CAR WAS PUSHED BACKWARD ABOUT 40 FT., ACCORDING TO POLICE OFFICERS. SHOCKING SOUND AND FEELING UPON IMPACT. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT DEFLATE--INSTEAD, IT EXPLODED. HAVE HAD BREATHING PROBLEMS SINCE, EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA, BURNING FEELING IN EARS, OTHER SYMPTOMS. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS SUPPOSED TO DEFLATE. ADJUSTER AGREES IT EXPLODED, BUT DOES NOT KNOW IF HE HAS A PHOTO OF THE EXPLODED AIR BAG. HE WILL LOOK THROUGH HIS PHOTOS.

TAKATA RECALL, MY REAR SWERVED AS I MOVED RIGHT TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION, MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT I BROKE 6 RIBS INCLUDING MY STERNUM BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE IMPACT , I ALSO SAW ANOTHER RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED 2 OR 3 DAYS AFTER MY ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS WHICH WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT I REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER10937800, PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED THIS IS HORRIBLE THAT THESE PEOPLE KNOWINGLY PUT FAULTY PARTS ON A VEHICLE, I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE I FELT MY CAR SHAKING AND BLAMED IT ON THE ROADS, THE WIND, ANYTHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE SOMEONE WOULD SELL A VEHICLE KNOWING IT WAS NOT SAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 30 MPH, THE REAR SWERVED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO FRACTURE SEVERAL RIBS. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V383000 WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY RAV4 PULLED TO OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE A TREE CAUSING 7 BROKEN RIBS AND IT TOTALED MY CAR .I SAW A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER THAT THE REAR TIRE RODS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL CAUSING A CRASH RECENTLY AND I KNOW THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THIS CRASH I DRIVE THIS ROAD FREQUENTLY AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL AUGUST 11TH MY BOTH ARMS WERE INJURED AND MY CHEST AND SHOULDER HAD SCRAPES AND CUTS TO WHICH I BLAME ON THE MANUFACTURER, I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM MY INJURY AND ALSO BELIEVE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN TIME BECAUSE OUT OF THE 7 BROKEN RIBS MY STERNUM BONE WAS BROKEN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL!!

WE HIT A DEER WHILE DOING 45 TO 50 MPH ON A LOCAL 2 LANE HIGHWAY. DAMAGE WAS MAJOR AND WAS MOSTLY TO THE PASSENGER FRONT BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME (ABOUT A MILE). AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED AND DID NOT PREVENT PASSENGER FROM HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW TRIM. PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HEAD ABRASION AND NECK PAIN. SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. AS A NOTE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STAYING LIT AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. WE ARE AWAITING A VISIT FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE AT STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A THIRD VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT UNHOOKED INDEPENDENTLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MOUTH INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL, AS WELL AS NECK, BACK, AND WRIST INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WERE BLOCKS OF ICE ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,522.

WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED I WAS REAR ENDED AT ABOUT 15 MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT ALL BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

LETTER FOR DIRECT REPLY- REQUESTING LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS FAULTY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. TOYOTA CLAIMED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. *JB....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 04/13/15 *BF UPDATED 04/16/15*JB UPDATED 11/4/2015 *JS

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED ON MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV-4 TODAY ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE RESULTING CRASH ALMOST KILLED ME. I'M 53 YEARS OLD, MY RAV-4 HAS ALWAYS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION, NOT ABUSED AND ALWAYS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WITHOUT WARNING TODAY WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND SHARPLY TURNING LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS WITH A GRINDING AND SHAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I USED ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE CAR POINTED STRAIGHT WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEN THE CAR SHARPLY VEERED LEFT AND HIT (HARD) A 5-FOOT CONCRETE BARRIER WALL SEPARATING THE INTERSTATE LANES. AS THIS WAS OCCURRING A RED TRIANGLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LOOKED IN THE TOYOTA RAV-4 OWNERS MANUAL, AND IT INDICATED AN "EPS MALFUNCTION". THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE (INSURANCE ESTIMATE STILL PENDING, PROBABLY ABOUT $8,000). MORE IMPORTANTLY HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IF THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL HADN'T BEEN THERE MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TURNED LEFT, ROLLED OVER INTO APPROACHING ON-COMING TRAFFIC FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSED MUCH GREATER SAFETY RISK TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND DAMAGE. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE WALL WAS THERE. I SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. THERE WAS ALSO A WITNESS IN BACK OF ME WHO SAW THE ENTIRE THING WITH THE ERRATIC STEERING AND RESULTING ACCIDENT; HE STOPPED TO ENSURE WAS OK AND HE CALLED 911 AND MADE A STATEMENT TO THE POLICE. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO TIRES (THEY ARE NEW), OR POOR ROAD CONDITIONS (THIS PART OF THE INTERSTATE WAS NEWLY REFINISHED AND SMOOTH). IT WAS CLEARLY A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE TOYOTA EPS. MAILOUT CUSTOMER REQUEST 11/05/14*LJ....UPDATED 11/18/14 *BF UPDATED 8/12/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEFT BREAST. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE ALSO PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000. .UPDATED 02/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE LEASE WAS ENDING. UPDATED 05/23/13 UPDATED 04/23/14. *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THEN INTO A BUILDING. AFTER CRASHING IN TO THE BUILDING, THE CONTACT COULD STILL HEAR THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE BODY. THE ACCELERATION FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING OVER A CURB AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOTICE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 1105090968 AND STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGERS RIGHT ARM WAS INJURED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE NUMBER 20119885 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER ARM AND LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE FENDER AT AN ANGLE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,110.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WALL OF CONCRETE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WILL REPAIR THE BODY WORK ONLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS BRUISED AND SLIGHTLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 01/14/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. WHILE MOVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT 4 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A STONE POOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V017000, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

I WAS LEAVING MY HOME IN MY 2010 TOYOTA RAV4. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT INSTANTLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD. HOWEVER NOTHING OCCURRED THE CAR CONTINUED TO REVERSE RAPIDLY. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT WAS A SMALL SPACE AND BY THEN I WAS NEAR THE STONE FIXTURE WHICH THE VEHICLE HIT. THE FIXTURE WHICH WAS SOLID STONE WAS IN THE GROUND, IT WAS UPROOTED BY THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER FOR AN OBJECT LIKE THIS TO BE UPROOTED A GREAT DEAL OF SPEED WOULD NEED TO BE INVOLVED. MY DRIVEWAY IS ON AN INCLINE AND I NEVER PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE REVERSING AS THE VEHICLE WILL REVERSE ON ITS OWN DUE TO THE INCLINATION. *TR