1998 Toyota RAV4 vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Toyota RAV4 — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On september 9, 2010 my wife was approaching a parking spot in a walgreens drug store lot in our 1998 toyota rav 4. She couldn't have been traveling at a speed of more than 5 to 10 mph. She experienced a sudden unintended acceleration about a few feet before the parking spot which caused her to…”
filed Sep 18, 2010
“1998 toyota rav4. Consumer states problems with accelerator pedal *tgw the consumer stated she has experienced problems with the vehicle for at least 7 of the 11 years she has owned it. When the consumer was at a full stop, and proceeded to step on the gas pedal, nothing happened. The vehicle would…”
filed Jun 2, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other RAV4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RAV4 | 6 | 8% |
| 2024 RAV4 | 12 | 7% |
| 2023 RAV4 | 6 | 4% |
| 2022 RAV4 | 6 | 4% |
| 2021 RAV4 | 6 | 2% |
| 2020 RAV4 | 14 | 2% |
| 2019 RAV4 | 30 | 3% |
| 2018 RAV4 | 20 | 6% |
| 2017 RAV4 | 12 | 4% |
| 2016 RAV4 | 12 | 5% |
| 2015 RAV4 | 21 | 7% |
| 2014 RAV4 | 7 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Toyota RAV4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.