# 2018 Toyota RAV4 EV - Unintended Accel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133 "2019-08-20T14:22:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Paul59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Paul59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Paul59)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/1 "2019-08-20T14:22:02Z")

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Car launched forward at a stop light causing it to bump the car in front of me. The brakes were ineffective and would not stop the vehicle.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/2 "2019-08-20T14:27:16Z")

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> [@Paul59](#):
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> brakes were ineffective and would not stop the vehicle

I have a hard time believing that.

What is your question?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/3 "2019-08-21T16:08:15Z")

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I have experienced this myself though I didn’t hit anything. In my case the cause was my left foot was under the edge of the brake pedal.

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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:** [August 21, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/4 "2019-08-21T18:47:53Z")

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99+% of the time it’s caused by accidental application of the gas pedal or a jammed floor mat.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/5 "2019-08-21T20:35:48Z")

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> [@texases](#):
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> 99+% of the time it’s caused by accidental application of the gas pedal or a jammed floor mat.

+1  
Back in 2008, I was a passenger in my friend’s Accord when we were T-boned by a woman driving a Lexus SUV. I heard her being questioned by the cops after the accident, and she stated “The harder I pressed on the brake, the faster it went”.

The cop softly muttered, “Yeah, that’s what happens when you get those two pedals confused”.  
🤔

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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:** [August 21, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-rav4-ev-unintended-accel/147133/6 "2019-08-21T21:26:31Z")

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@Paul59 - Toyota didn’t sell a Rav4 EV in 2018, so what is the model?