# 2007 Toyota RAV4 accelerates when brake is applied

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota\
**Created:** [May 19, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668 "2018-05-19T19:04:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sid30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Sid30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sid30)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668/1 "2018-05-19T19:04:32Z")

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While driving the car accelerates suddenly when brake applied

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668/2 "2018-05-21T16:38:17Z")

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Is this RAV4 equipped with a standard transmission?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668/3 "2018-05-22T01:51:24Z")

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Remove all floor mats, test it again. Is this repeatable?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-rav4-accelerates-when-brake-is-applied/117668/4 "2018-05-22T03:43:00Z")

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A faulty power brake booster might cause that. Ask you shop to test the ability of the brake booster to properly hold vacuum.