The engine dies to idle speed and the car stops or slows down. The dealership says this is because of a 4 cylinder engine connected to a 6 speed transmission. There have been several times when I went to accelerate to get on the expressway and the car slows down. The people behind start backing up and are mad. I have to pull to side and let them by. My children are instructed to sue Toyota if my wife and I die in a car accident. This has to be a computer glitch. Its very dangerous.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

From a dead stop when accelerating the vehicle will not speed up it acts like its in 6th gear. To gain control I need to push the accelerator to the floor & then it speeds up almost uncontrollably. This happen at 12 times. See my comment below that I sent to Toyota corporate office. I have want I consider a severe safety issue with my 2018 Rav4 ([xxx]). upon accelerating from a stop the vehicle will not speedup it acts like it is in 6th gear to get it going I have put the gas pedal to the floor an then it sometime shoots ahead almost hitting a vehicle in front of me. Recently it happened 3 times in a row twice I got it to recover but the third time I needed to pull of the highway & restart the engine. This has happen at least 10 times. Phillips Toyota service said it is a fly by wire problem (computer controlled). My first visit phillips did not even write a service request on the second visit they did, but on 12/04/2017 they did not again. This going to cause either a rear end or front accident. When accidents happen litigation usually follows. Lets get this fixed. Phillip Toyota said other owners have had this same concern. 12/04/201 [xxx] cc: Consumer protection Agency national safety consul information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Leesburg, FL, USA