2008 TOYOTA TACOMA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

RUNAWAY VEHICLE REPORTED FRIDAY, 04/24/2020. HAPPENED AGAIN FRIDAY 05/01/2020, AND TODAY 05/04/2020. SIX TIMES NOW I HAVE REPORTED. FRIDAY AND TODAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. STARTED UP, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT IN REVERSE, AND THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN. TURNED SWITCH OFF, PUT IN PARK, AND STARTED UP. ALL OK.THOUGHT A/C COMPRESSOR MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH ELECTRONICS, BUT A/C WAS OFF ON 05/01/20. I HAVE A ELECTRO / MECHANICS TECH DEGREE AND HAVE WORKED IN APPLIANCE SHOP OVER 15 YEARS. WORKED IN VEHICLE SHOPS OVER 25 YEARS. CURRENTLY SCHOOL BUS PARTS SPECIALIST FOR GWINNETT BOE. I KNOW FROM INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NOBODY WANTS TO FIX. I HAVE WRITTEN TO SENATOR, CONGRESSMAN, TOYOTA CORP AMERICA. THEY WANT TO BLAME PROBLEM ON FLOOR MATS. AT TIMES I DID NOT HAVE ANY MATS IN. LAST TWO TIME I HAD WEATHER TECH CUSTOM FIT HARD PLASTIC MATS IN VEHICLE. I CAN'T SELL AS-IS, AS I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO GET KILLED IN IT.SO AS A TAX PAYING AMERICAN, I AM STUCK WITH WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS KILLED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND NO ONE CARES. MY WIFE HAS INFO ON REPORT FROM ELECTRONIC ENGINEER FIRM THAT WON CASES IN COURT. I TOLD HER WHEN I DIE IN ACCIDENT, FILE LAW SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA AND US GOVERNMENT AS THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WENT THREE YEARS WITHOUT DOING THIS. NOW HAS RUN AWAY THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEK! I COULD UPLOAD THE REPORT IF NEEDED, BUT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL COPIES.

Mileage: 199,875

TRUCK UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING

Mileage: 104,000

MY TOYOTA TACOMA WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE SPED UP; I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, BACK WHEELS SPINNING. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. ANOTHER TIME I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND IT DID IT AGAIN, IN REVERSE! AGAIN, NEUTRAL STOPPED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE! NO, I DID NOT HAVE A FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE! THIS HAPPENS AFTER I'VE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THEN TURNED IT OFF. AND AGAIN, IT HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE A COMPLAINT NUMBER FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER DID DIAGNOSTICS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO MAKE PUBLIC WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH MY TACOMA IN CASE OF A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY SELL. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY TRUCK; THIS IS NOT DUE TO MY NEGLIGENCE. IT IS DUE TO TOYOTA'S. I NEED MY TRUCK FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BY IT.

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED 2 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES OF SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS ON FEBRUARY 25, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:50 P.M. I WAS SLOWING TO STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION BEHIND A VEHICLE. IN THE LAST SEVERAL FEET PRIOR TO STOPPING, I BEGAN BREAKING WITH MY FOOT UNTIL THE CAR WAS WITHIN ABOUT 10 FEET OF STOPPING. COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE, THE REAR WHEELS STARTED SPINNING WILDLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MY ENGINE RPM INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY. IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I STOMPED HARD ON THE BRAKE WITH TWO FEET. WHEN I REALIZED I WASN'T GOING TO STOP, I QUICKLY SHIFTED THE GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPM SETTLED DOWN AND THE TIRES STOPPED SQUEALING. I THEN SHIFTED TO PARK UNTIL I COMPOSED MYSELF. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE AND CONTINUED ON TO WORK WITHOUT FURTHER TROUBLE THAT DAY. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS ON FEBRUARY 26, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:10 P.M. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK THE TRUCK. AS I PULLED TOWARD THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY, I HAD SLOWLY ACCELERATED UP THE SLIGHTLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY, THEN SLOWLY STARTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. JUST AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. MY REAR WHEELS STARTED SPINNING WILDLY AND THE ENGINE RPM SHOT UP VERY HIGH. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM ENTERING THE BACK YARD, BUT THE TIRES WERE LAYING RUBBER ON THE DRIVEWAY. I QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN INTO PARK, AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. THE TRUCK HAS SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FOR MY SON TO DRIVE AFTER HE RECEIVED HIS LICENSE. FORTUNATELY, I HAD NOT YET TURNED THE KEYS OVER TO HIM, AS AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER, HE WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT, OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE.

Mileage: 103,000

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE. ENGINE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE, REAR TIRES SPINNING, JUMPED CURB. TURNED KEY OFF. ALL OK AFTER RE-STARTING. HAVE THREE WITNESSES. THIS IS SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. SEE 03/2015 COMPLAINT. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2015, AT STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. THEY KEPT SEVERAL DAYS, RAN TEST, AND TOOK PICTURES. THEY ADVISED PROBLEM IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF TOYOTA CORPORATION IN CALIFORNIA." IF THEY ARE WILLING TO CORRECT, I WILL HEAR FROM THEM." HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. THIS VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE DONE ALL I KNOW TO DO. TOYOTA SHOULD INSTALL BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM AS REQUESTED 03/2015 FROM DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, FOR THE THIRD TIME. UPDATED 08/30/16.*JB

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TWO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDIAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN *CN

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). IN 2015, THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION RECURRED. THE DEALER HAD AN INSPECTOR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN UPDATED 11/10/2015*JS

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE LEFT AND CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY TACOMA TRUCK EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION ISSUE AT AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK WENT ABOUT 8 FT PAST THE STOP SIGN AS I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE. WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CONTINUED TO SPIN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LEFT A BLACK SKID MARK IN THE ROAD. AS QUICK AS THE INCIDENT STARTED THE TRUCK RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE. THIS WAS THE LAST OF 3 INCIDENTS: 1) APRIL 20, 2013 2) NOV. 1 2014 3) AS STATED ABOVE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 95,300

WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK SURGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TRUCK SURGE TWO TO THREE TIMES AFTER THAT. TOYOTA FIX THE SURGE ISSUE AND AT THE SAME TIME CREATED ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM / DEFECT. NOW WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PETAL TO MUCH OR GIVE THE TRUCK TO MUCH GAS AT ONE TIME THE TRUCK THINKS IT IS SURGING AND THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN . IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTH I HAVE HAD THREE CLOSE CALL FROM THIS DEFECT / PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE TOYOTA DEALER SHIP (HILO HAWAII) TOLD ME NOT TO PUNCH THE GAS OR STEP ON THE GAS TO HARD OR THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN (HE WAS RIGHT). I EXPRESS MY CONCERN THIS WAS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE, HE REPLIED THIS WAS TOYOTA SOLUTION TO THE SURGE PROBLEM. I ONLY DRIVE MY TRUCK WHEN NEEDED AND DON'T ALLOW ANY PASSENGER IN FEAR OF HAVING ANOTHER ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

A CAR WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD OF ME. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION INCREASED. AS I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD, STRIKING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD. A POLICE REPORT HAS BEEN FILED. MOST DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT OF MY TACOMA WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE OFFICIAL CAR AHEAD. *TR

Mileage: 43,202

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY AND ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE WAY THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE CONFIGURED I FREQUENTLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS SOMETIMES CAUGHT BY THE EDGE OF MY SHOE WHILE BRAKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP AND MY BODY IS CONTORTED TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDSHIELD. BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS ALMOST RUNNING INTO CARS OR OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS REFERRED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHONE # 1-800-331-4331 AND HAD AN INVESTIGATION CASE OPEN, CASE NUMBER 1307222061. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I STILL FEEL THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER SIDE NOTE IS THAT WHENEVER I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER JUST ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE FOR THE INSPECTION OR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND SO NO PAPERWORK WAS WRITTEN UP OF MY COMPLAINTS WHICH HAS HAPPEN TWO OR THREE TIMES. SO YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE MUCH OF ANY HISTORY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS BY DESIGN TO NOT HAVE A PAPER RECORD TO AVOID RECALLS OR HAVING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED. I HAVE ALSO MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING ROUTINE SERVICE VISITS BUT IT WAS NEVER REALLY WRITTEN UP. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER TACOMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST INCIDENT THAT I HAD A MONTH AGO I ALMOST WENT OF A CLIFF BECAUSE MY FOOT CAUGHT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. IT'S A POOR DESIGN TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL GO BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL AT ANY TIME WHEN THEY ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

INITIALLY BEGAN OCCURRING ON HIGHWAY OFF-RAMPS THAT CURVED IN AN ARC. ACCELERATOR WOULD DIE AND NOT RESPOND TO BEING PUSHED DOWN. ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN REV. LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM WOULD LAST 5-9 SECONDS AND CAUSE TRAILING VEHICLES TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. ACCELERATOR WOULD THEN RETURN TO BEING RESPONSIVE, AND ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED, AND SPEED INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER A SPAN OF 25000 MILES; 3 TIMES WHEN TURNING TOWARDS LEFT ON A RAMP, AND THEN ONCE WHEN TURNING TOWARDS RIGHT ON A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. IN MID DEC 2012, ISSUE AGAIN OCCURRED WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. ACCELERATOR BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE, AND SPEED DROPPED, WHILE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE DURING PASSING MANEUVER. IN FEB 2013, ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT NINETY DEGREES, IN MID-TURN, FROM A FULL STOP AT A T-INTERSECTION. HAVE SPOKEN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHO CONTACTED TOYOTA USA REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANSFIELD MA, AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA "WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAD CHOSEN NOT TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AT THIS TIME". *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO A CURB TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD DISPATCH SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND RECALL REPAIRS BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN HAWAII. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN HAWAII. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH MAKE A DEADLY COMBINATION. WHEN I STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL REV AT A HIGH RPM WHILE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS. NOW THIS IS WHERE IT IS SCARY FOR ME. WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL GO DOWN AS YOU WOULD EXPECT BUT SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL STAY VERY HIGH EVEN AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AT THAT POINT I STEP ON THE BRAKE, TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN. THIS IS ALL TOO REMINISCENT OF THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CARS THAT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY, THE FIRST ISSUE I MENTIONED, WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING, IS STOPPING THIS CAR FROM ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED AND CAUSING INJURY TO ME AND ANYONE IN MY PATH. *TR

Mileage: 103,893

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD RACE ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR IN SUCCESSION AND THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING, THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,835.

Mileage: 28,835

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V388000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); SHE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD WHEN SHE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT OFFER HER ANY ASSISTANCE. A FEW MONTHS LATER SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V148000(TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE TIRES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT NOTICED SKID MARKS FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE THAT INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE GEARS THRUST INTO PARK BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE REVVING WHEN WE FIRST START IT UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" LAST WEEK WE TOOK IT IN DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS IS DUE TO FLOOR MATS. DEALER CUT DOWN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM, ROTATED THE TIRES. UPON PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED (SIDE TO SIDE) AND CAR BUCKED (FRONT TO BACK) THERE WERE LOUD GRINDING AND BANGING NOISES. CAR PULLED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR . INSTEAD OF SLOWING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP. DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF US, I FOCUSED ON STEERING US OUT OF TROUBLE BY KEEPING US IN OUR LANE. I DID NOT APPLY BRAKE. I HAD THOUGHT THAT WITHOUT GAS, THE CAR WOULD GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE ENGINE REVVED UP! TRUCK SUDDENLY LURCHED 90 DEGREES TO LEFT, JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUR OF MY HANDS VEHICLE LURCHED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, WHOLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF AND HEADED ONE WAY AND THE TRUCK WENT THE OTHER. WE WERE THROWN FORWARD, DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING UNTIL WE CRASHED INTO CONCRETE ENTRANCE/EXIT OF DEALERSHIP. I PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALER SAYS "SIMPLE HUMAN ERROR MECHANIC FORGOT TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON TIRE" I THINK THIS GOES WAY BEYOND A TIRE PROBLEM. THEY MESSED WITH COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I CAN'T SEE HOW TIRES CAUSE ENGINES TO REV UP. UPDATED 01/28/11 *BF UPDATED 02/07/11 *TR

Mileage: 8,360

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE GASOLINE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TWICE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 90 AND 50 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND MOVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WILL SEND A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,973 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,173.

Mileage: 20,973

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COST WAS $5,500. IN ADDITION, THE METAL SIDING OF THE BUILDING WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AFTER THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A SPECIALIST TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,121.

Mileage: 29,121

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BLACK FOOT REST PAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BROKE AND GOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH HE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,200.

Mileage: 58,200

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2007, I DROVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. JULY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55 A.M., I WAS STEPPING ON MY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I STARTED BRAKING SLOWLY AS USUAL. IT APPEARED THE BRAKES WERE WORKING BUT NOT CATCHING AS FAST AS USUAL SO I PUT EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. GETTING TOO CLOSE THAN I SHOULD BE FOR A STOP, I PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR & MY TRUCK DIPPED A BIT APPEARING TO COME TO A STOP BUT THEN KEPT ROLLING & HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR SEEMED TO MOVE FROWARD JUST BEFORE THE TAP AS IF IT WERE GOING TO MAKE THE TURN AT THE STOP SIGN SO THE IMPACT WAS LOW. THE CAR THEN STOPPED BUT SINCE MY TRUCK HADN'T, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL HAD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, I PUMPED MY BRAKE AND STOMPED IT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND MY TRUCK LAUNCHED OUT SLAMMING INTO THE CAR AGAIN. THIS WAS A LOW IMPACT COLLISION IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA COMING TO A STOP SIGN IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION ISSUE THAT FOLLOWED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY & TOYOTA CLAIM TOYOTA IS THE ONLY COMPANY ABLE TO RUN ANY TESTS ON THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT MY TRUCK. TOYOTA WRITES THAT IT IS THEIR UNDERSTANDING MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED WHEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED & REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THAT'S ONLY A PORTION OF MY CLAIM. THEY OVERLOOKED THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE BRAKE NOT CATCHING. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN SOME CASES PEOPLE PANIC & STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN IF THAT HAD HAPPENED CAUSING THE SECOND HIT, THE FIRST HIT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED ANY PANIC WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE LETTER REGARDING MY INSPECTION CLAIMS MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TOYOTA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE SAYS SAFETY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS, "HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED FOR YOUR VEHICLE" AND I'LL BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THERE'S A REMEDY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THAT VEHICLE. THE POLICE ON THE SCENE SAID I COULD BE HELD NEGLIGENT IF I CONTINUED DRIVING AFTER MY BRAKES FAILED. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 32,575

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LACK OF RETURN TO IDLE IN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT RANDOM TIMES. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACHIEVE A STEADY SPEED. HE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. HOWEVER, THE SPEED WENT TO 56 MPH INSTEAD. UPDATED 08/10/10. UPDATED 05/10/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RETURN TO IDLE AND CONTINUES TO GO AT THE SAME RPM WHEN TRYING TO STOP. UPDATED 08/23/11 .*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A NON-REINFORCED VACUUM TUBE. THE LINE FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE TO A SENSOR COLLAPSED. IT THEN LOCKED THE SENSOR WITH OBSOLETE INFORMATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH LINES WITH A SEMI-RIGID HIGH TEMP EMISSION VACUUM LINE. UPDATED 10/14/11

STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM AFTER OBTAINING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/10 *CN UPDATED 11/23/10

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE SURGING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BUT THEN, ON MAY 11, 2010, I WAS GOING TO PARK THE TRUCK BEHIND OUR MOTORHOME WHICH HAD A CAR CADDY ATTACHED TO IT. AS I TURN INTO THE SPACE, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND I RAN INTO THE CAR DOLLY. I IMMEDIATELY SHOVED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF. MY CAR DOLLY TOOK THE IMPACT. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS. I THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 12 AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 24,698

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 AND 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS WEDGED BENEATH THE FLOOR MAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY WITH HIS FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

I WANT TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT CAUSE MY HUSBANDS LIFE WAS TAKEN DO TO HIS TRUCK HAVING DEFECTS AND WAS JUST NOW RECALLED. I WILL NEVER SEE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE THAT I WAS ONLY MARRIED TO FOR 9 MONTHS. IT HURTS AND YOUR VEHICLES SHOULD BE MORE SAFE. MY SISTER HAS A HYBRID PRIUS AND I AM SCARED FOR HER SAFETY ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT TO NO AVAIL AFTER WAITING 2.5 HRS. AS THE DEALER HAS NO FIX ON THIS PROBLEM MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. WHEN YOU STOP YOU HAVE TO REALLY BOTTOM THE BREAKS DOWN. ONCE THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR ENGAGES. THE TRUCK MOVES AND HOPS. TO AVOID IT. I PRESS BRAKE HARD. ALSO WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES TO GO. YOU DONT HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS. IT ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. MOST CARS IT ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY. YOU NEED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE THAT FAST. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESETS ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THE DEALER WAS CALLED TO RETRIEVE IT. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, IN OCT 2008, DURING A COLD MORNING, SET CRUISE CONTROL, BUT NOT IN OVERDRIVE, HIT ACCELERATION PEDAL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. RESOLVED BY DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL. HAVE NOT DUPLICATED SITUATION, AND NO MORE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. I NOTIFIED CAPITSTRANO TOYOTA IN CA, BUT NOT ON LIST OF VEHICLES RECALLED. I TRIED TO EMAIL WITH ONLINE FORM, SYSTEM WON'T ALLOW ME TO SUBMIT ISSUE. I TRIED TO CALL TOYOTA, NOT TAKING ANY CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 500

I AM A MECHANIC FOR 5 YEARS. MY WIFE ALWAYS DRIVE THE TRUCK. NEVER ME. ON JAN 27 THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I START ENTERING THE FREEWAY OR SPEED UP. I HAVE TO STEP ON GAS TO THE METAL. I NOTICED THERE IS A ELECTRONIC OR SENSOR DELAY ON THE GAS PEDAL. CAUSING ME TO REALLY BOTTOM THE GAS PEDAL. BY THAT TIME I REACH IDEAL SPEED. I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL THEN THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY OR DECELERATE BECAUSE THE SENSOR HAS A DELAY. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALER FEW DAYS AGO.BUT TOLD ME MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. RIGHT NOW I TRIED TO PUT SOME LUBE ON THE JOINT OF THE PEDAL BUT IT IS ELECTRONIC-PROBLEM COMPARE TO CABLE AND SPRING. ONCE YOU RELEASE THE PEDAL IT WILL DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. PLS HELP ME AND HAVE THIS RECALLED. THE COMPUTER OR THE SPEED ON THE THROTTLE SENSOR SHOULD BE REAL TIME. FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEP IN THE GAS THE SENSOR SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND TO COMPUTER TO GO ACCELERATE. WHEN RELEASE IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND TO COMPUTER SPLIT SECOND DECELERATE. THAT DELAY IS CAUSING ISSUES OF SAFETY. NOW I HAVE TO TELL MY WIFE TO GIVE ENOUGH SPACE BECAUSE THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE VERY HEAVY FIGHTING THE DECELERATION DELAY PROCESS AND WEIGHT PLUS BRAKES. IN CALIFORNIA DRIVERS WILL CUT YOU OFF. *TR

Mileage: 34,121

WHILE MOVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS ON A CROWDED SURFACE STREET, A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED, AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, THE ENGINE OF MY TOYOTA TACOMA SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO A VERY HIGH RPM. I JAMMED THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND THE CAR AHEAD, I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE CAR, BUT MY REAR DRIVE TIRES WERE SQUEALING AND THE TRUCK WAS SHUDDERING. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, SUCCESSFULLY ENDING THE INCIDENT. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. MY TACOMA IS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. HAVE OTHER INCIDENTS BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS TRUCK? *TR

Mileage: 25,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT SURGED FORWARD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SHE CONTINUED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE. REPORT 1001136136 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER HER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 07/07/10.*JBB

Mileage: 9

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLES RPM LEVELS INCREASED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS 70 MPH AND THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH WITHOUT HIM PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO BACK TO IDLE IN BETWEEN GEARS; ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. AND A SLIGHT TO MODERATE DOWN HILL THE RPM'S DON'T GO TO IDLE. UPDATED 08/18/10

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF OVER 100 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO THE PARK POSITION, REVERSE AND NEUTRAL WHILE VIOLENTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE DECLINED IN SPEED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABNORMALLY FAST SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FLOOR MATS, BUT NOT THE RECALL FOR THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHICH THE CONTACT BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,227 AND THE CURRENT WAS 23,363.

Mileage: 10,227

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOYOTA'S WITH ACCELERATION ISSUES. I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. I MADE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE FELT, ON MANY OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED, A SUDDEN SURGE FORWARD. AT TIMES, IT FEELS AS THOUGH I WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR KICKING ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME, MY A/C WAS NOT ON. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THE ONLY TIMES I HAVE FELT THIS WAS WHILE STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS WITH MY VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS LISTED ON THEIR SERVICE RECORD OD MY VEHICLE. I WILL SIMPLY PUT THAT DATE OF INCIDENT AS TODAY'S DATE, AS THIS PARTICULAR SURGE HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE FLOOR MATS THAT DO NOT SLIDE FORWARD, MY PEDAL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND I DO NOT DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET. I FEEL THAT THE ISSUE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEIR FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN OCTOBER OF 2007. ONE MONTH LATER I HAD AN ACCELERATION ISSUE WHILE PICKING UP MY SON. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAUSING ME CRUSH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW GARAGE DOOR AND THE FRONT OF MY NEW PICKUP. IN ALL I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK WHILE HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND MY INSURANCE PREMIUM WENT UP FORCING ME TO FIND A BETTER RATE THROUGH ANOTHER INSURANCE COMPANY. MY MOTHER IN LAW HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS TO HER GARAGE AFTER BEING COMPENSATED FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD AND YET THE TRUCK CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. *TR

INCHING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE...THROTTLE SEEMED TO OPEN ALL THE WAY SUDDENLY AND WITH ONLY THREE FEET LEFT TO THE WALL THE TRUCK HIT AT FULL THROTTLE DOING 5,246.00 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. FRONT GRILL; HOOD; FRONT RT FENDER;FRONT RT DOOR; RADIATOR; HEADLIGHT ALL REPLACED. HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE AND TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO DEALER ORIGINALLY AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL ON TACOMAS. HAVE HAD TWO THROTTLE STICKS AFTER WHILE ON FREEWAY. BOTH ONLY LASTING 5 SECONDS OR SO. *TR

Mileage: 26,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PURCHASED BRAND NEW LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. SHE STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 20 MPH APPROACHING A PARKING GARAGE WHEN HE RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN REACHED DOWN AND FORCED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BACK INTO THE IDLE POSITION BY YANKING IT WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS IT WAS DESIGNED AND THAT ALTHOUGH THE FLOOR MATS WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY, THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THIS WOULD REMEDY THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE FROM THE FLOOR MATS. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATLEY 19,419. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 19,419

GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA WHEN PASSING. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 7/17/09 *TW

Mileage: 18,700

THIS IS A FOLLOW - UP COMPLAINT. STUCK ACCELERATOR - AGAIN. EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE FLOOR MAT. HAS HAPPENED ON AVERAGE 2- 3 TIMES A MONTH. CAR DEALER DOES NOT KNOW OF A FIX,, THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION THAT CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 5,050

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN SUMMER OF 2008. I HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAIL TO RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD SEVERAL FEET BEFORE STOPPING. I DID REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF A RESTAURANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT, CASE#2010-001110 WAS FILED BY THE MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,300.

Mileage: 49,300

I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY FRIEND'S 2008 TACOMA TRUCK ON 1/31/10. WE WERE TRAVELLING FROM CULPEPPER ,VA. TO CHARLOTTESVILLE WHEN WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND MCDONALDS. AS WE PULLED IN THE GAS STATION WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THEN A LEFT HAND TURN PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT AT NORMAL PARKING SPEED(~ 5MPH) . AS THE DRIVER PUT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT FELT LIKE THE ABS ADJUSTED TO THE SLICK SURFACE AND SLID A LITTLE. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE BACK TIRES STARTED TO SPIN VERY FAST. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK CLIMBED THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER, CROSSED THE SIDE WALK, REVVED FASTER WHILE THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. IT PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OVER A 2FT WALL, CROSSED THE BUSHES AND CRASHED INTO THE MCDONALDS STORE FRONT. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS STUCK AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE BACK TIRES WERE SPINNING AND PUSHING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THERE WERE 3 OF US IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSES IN THE MCDONALDS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON FEB. 30,2010 I AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE RIDING AROUND IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WE WERE OUT CHECKING OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, VISITED TWO RESTAURANTS LOOKING FOR MY BOAT MECHANIC. WHEN ARRIVING AT SECOND RESTAURANT, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TRAVELING APPROX. 5MPH WHEN I DISCOVERED THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING OR SLOWING, I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND IT KEPT PULLING! WE WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL OF THE RESTAURANT. I CUT TRUCK OFF, GATHERED MYSELF, CUT TRUCK ON AND BACKED OUT OF THE WALL. MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAID WOW, I SAW YOU PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD, BUT THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? I TOLD HIM I DID EVERYTHING I COULD, IT JUST KEPT PULLING LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN! SO I SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN, THE MANAGER OF THE RESTAURANT CAME OUT AND ASKED IF WE WERE ALL OK. I TOLD HIM WE WERE NOT INJURED AND I WAS SORRY FOR THE WALL. I WENT INSIDE AND CALLED THE POLICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I EXPLAINED IN BOTH REPORTS THAT THE ACCELERATOR KEPT GOING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, I AM WAITING TO GET IT BACK, BUT NO ONE HAS ADVISED ME ABOUT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT THIS TO OCCUR AGAIN, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR INJURED. I FEEL WRONGED BY THIS INCIDENT, I TAKE EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLES, AND THIS WAS MY RETIREMENT TRUCK. NOW IT HAS LOST MY TRUST, AS WELL AS LOST RESALE VALUE BECAUSE IT IS NOW A WRECKED VEHICLE, ALL THIS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN! TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE MY TRUCK WITH A NEW ONE WITHOUT DEFAULTS SUCH AS THIS, I PAID CASH FOR MY TRUCK, 28K AS WELL AS BUYING MY WIFE A TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE PLACED ALOT OF MONEY AND CONFIDENCE IN THIS COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

ON 08/24/08, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. ON 12/22/2008, HE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO ENGAGE AT FULL THROTTLE. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT SHOULD BE WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. STARTLED, HE PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERTAKE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE. THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH STOPPED THE MOMENTUM AND KILLED THE ENGINE. THE ACCELERATION AND POWER OF THE ENGINE WAS SO GREAT THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED IN ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE AS THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. HE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA AND ASKED THAT THE TRUCK BE CHECKED OUT. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AT HOOMAN TOYOTA, WHERE A FACTORY TECH CAME TO INSPECT IT, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FINE AND ACCELERATION SYSTEM (PEDAL LINKAGE) WAS FINE AS WELL. HE WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS UNHOOKED AND PROBABLY GOT STUCK ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT UNHOOKED WHEN WE DROPPED OFF THE TRUCK. MY HUSBAND TRIED THE FLOOR MAT ON TOP OF THE PEDAL WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE RPM DID NOT GO UP MUCH AT ALL, CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKING SYSTEM AS THE TECH SUGGESTED. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND NOT A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WHICH WAS THAT THE TECH CHECKED OUT. THE CASE MANAGER WAS INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE AND AFTER THE INSPECTION. AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE ON TV IN AUGUST, WE REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE TRUCK, A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 10/19/09 (WITH NO FLOOR MATS) WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE, AGAIN, BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER AND IT WAS, ONCE AGAIN, CLEARED TO DRIVE WITH NO ISSUES. THERE IS CLEARLY A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP! *JB

Mileage: 5,000

OUR 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ON 1/15/2008. WE FILED THE EVENT WITH NHTSA (REFER TO ODI 10248942, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP08001 FOR ALL DETAIL). THAT PETITION WAS DENIED. NOTE THAT, IN NHTSA'S RESPONSE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ERROR IN THE VEHICLE YEAR (THE VEHICLE IS 2008). THE PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED ON 11/15/2008 HAS NOT REPEATED AS OF THIS DATE, BUT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE STILL EXPOSED TO HIGH RISK OF RECURRENCE. IN VIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH TOYOTA (MULTIPLE RECALLS, ETC), WE REQUEST THAT NHTSA RECONSIDER OUR CASE, AND APPROVE THE PETITION, BECAUSE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM DOES IN FACT EXIST. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 12,266

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA WESTBOUND ON FM 1960 EAST OF HUFFMAN TEXAS WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER REACHING A SPEED OVER 90 MPH AND CLOSER TO 100MPH I BEGAN BRAKING AND MOVED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW. BEING A TWO WAY, 2 LANES (TOTAL) HIGHWAY I AM FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO WESTBOUND CARS OR CARS IM MY SAME DIRECTION. MY WIFE AND FAMILY FRIEND WERE VERY UPSET AS WELL BECAUSE FOR 15 SECONDS WE COULD NOT STOP. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT BELIEVING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TOYOTA TACOMA (2008) ACCELERATES WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING, REQUIRING TO CATCH THE VEHICLE WITH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS EXCUSED BY TOYOTA AS NORMAL. DATE INDICATED BELOW IS ESTIMATED FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 100

TOYOTA TACOMA 2008 PLEASE STUDY THIS ACCIDENT. IT MAY RELATE TO THE GAS PEDAL, SO LET TOYOTA KNOW TO RECALL THIS MODEL TOO SO TO PREVENT AN ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT LIKE MY BROTHER HAD. *TR UPADAT 9/19/2011*CW

Mileage: 25,000

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA UPON SLOWING AND APPLYING BRAKE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND BRAKE COULD NOT STOP IT. THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, TIRES WERE SMOKING. IT STOPPED RACING WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 33,500

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. *TR

Mileage: 1,425

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I FELT THE BRAKE "GIVE" AND THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING ON THE BRAKE WOULD STOP THE ENGINE. THE TIRES WERE SMOKING AND SQUEALING AND THE VEHICLE WAS LURCHING. ONLY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE STOPPED THE RACING ENGINE. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 30,700

DRIVING DOWNHILL @45MPH AND LET OFF THE GAS BUT IT ACCELERATED EVEN MORE, PUT BRAKE ON AND STILL DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, ONCE DOWN THE HILL IT FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR.. IT DOES THIS REGULARLY, ALMOST DAILY. SEEMS TO NOT KICK INTO GEAR, ESPECIALLY 3RD AND 4TH GEARS.*TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING N FROM DENVER ON I-25 ON 11-25-2009, SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATING SET AT A SPEED OF 75-77 MPH . THERE WAS NO FEET ON EITHER GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL. NOT UNTIL I FOUND THE TACOMA TRUCK CRUISING AT A SPEED ABOVE 90MPH DID I REALIZE SOMETHING WAS WRONG W/THE TRUCK. I USED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CAME UNDER MY CONTROL. AFTER RE-SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO 75 +/- MPH, TO TEST THE ISSUE, IT OCCURRED AGAIN. I CHOSE TO COMPLETE THE TRIP W/O CRUISE CONTROL W/ DILIGENT OVERSITE. *TR

Mileage: 16,037

ONGOING TOYOTA ACCELERATOR SURGE. THIS CANNOT BE A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM UNLESS THE FLOOR MATS ARE ALIVE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED PERIODIC SURGES AFTER I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD BUT SO FAR THE ACCELERATOR HASN'T STUCK CAUSING A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 100

MY ACCELERATOR STUCK TWO DIFFERENT TIMES DURING A RECENT DRIVE TO WORK. THOUGH I BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT PROBLEM THAT HAS PROMPTED THE RECENT RECALL, MY ATTEMPT TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PROMPTED A RESPONSE THAT TOYOTA HADN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT YET AND THEY WERE DRILLING HOLES IN THE BACK OF THE MAT AND USING ZIP TIES TO SECURE THE MAT TO THE FRONT OF THE SEAT FRAME. THAT WAS NOT HOW I WANTED IF FIXED. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA OF AMERICA RESULTED IN LOTS OF RECORDED MESSAGES AND NOTHING MORE. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE, BUT, HAVING HAD THE TWO FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCES, I FEEL THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MANUFACTURER. AND IT NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE THE MAT. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA . WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE AT 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION HE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AFTER TWO DAYS OF INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23000. UPDATED 12/9/09 *CN UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-90 (KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:40 AM ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2009, IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME EXITED, I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVENTUALLY REACHING 80 MPH. I STEERED THE TRUCK INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS NOW PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AT WHICH POINT I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK, WHERE THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT LASTED LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. WITHIN 15 MINUTES AN IDIOT TRUCK PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND TOWED ME A SHORT DISTANCE UP THE EXPRESSWAY TO A SAFETY AREA, WHERE I WAITED FOR THE AAA TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT LESS THAN 2 YEARS BEFORE. THE DEALER KEPT MY TRUCK UNTIL AUGUST 13, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WAS BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK UNDER THE HEAVY DUTY FLOOR MATS WHICH I HAD PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER AT THE TIME I BOUGHT MY TRUCK. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THE PEDAL HAD GOTTEN STUCK UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR MAT, BECAUSE THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT POSITIONED SO FAR FORWARD THAT THE PEDAL COULD HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY THEY GOT THE TRUCK TO REPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME WAS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT, BUT I LET HIM KNOW THAT I STRONGLY DISAGREED WITH WHAT HE WAS TELLING ME. I KNOW THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT IN THIS INCIDENT. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS, BECAUSE IF THIS EVER HAPPENED AGAIN I DID NOT WANT TOYOTA TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FLOOR MATS AS AN EXCUSE. *TR

Mileage: 36,168

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY HE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 16,900.

Mileage: 16,200

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD LARGE, SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM MOVING FORWARD BY APPLYING ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE. A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO CROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK HEARD THE NOISE AND JUMPED BACK ONTO THE CURB TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE TRUCK PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND APPROX. ANOTHER 100 FEET BEFORE THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. APPROX MILEAGE IS 10K. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 1 - MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL, AND I DO NOT DRIVE USING BOTH FEET, AND MY SHOE SIZE IS 8. 2 - THE FLOOR MAT WAS LYING FLAT ON THE FLOOR WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENED. 3 - I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN RPMS THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING CYCLES, AND THIS WAS SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE BEYOND THAT. THIS IS THE 5TH TOYOTA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 12 YEARS, AND THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THESES TRUCKS AND IT CAUSES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS. I WAS WELL AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM OTHERS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, LONG BEFORE EXPERIENCING IT MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE STILL REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRES SQUEALED. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,053 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

Mileage: 8,500

I HAD TO GO GET DOGFOOD SO DROVE TO STORE 2 MILES AWAY,UPON RETURNING HOME PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK IN FRONT OF GARAGE WERE I HAVE PARKED FOR 14 YEARS. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FORWARD HITTING THE GARAGE. IT HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD.TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG,SO IT WAS OFF TO THE TOYOTA BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS TO THE SUM OF $3300. THIS IS MY FORTH TOYOTA TACOMA AND I LOVE THESE TRUCKS BUT NOW I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 5,432

I WAS COMING UP TO A TWO WAY STOP MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT ABOUT 12 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT ENGINE WAS REVVING SO HIGH IT PUSHED MY TRUCK INTO THE PATH OF A SEMI BEFORE I GOT THE TRUCK PUT INTO NEUTRAL LUCKILY NO CAR WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SO THE SEMI DRIVER WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE AND AVOIDED A BAD ACCIDENT WHICH MIGHT HAVE KILLED ME. CALLED THE DEALER SAID BRING IT IN RIGHT A WAY,WILL UP DATE WITH RESULTS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 11,373

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE MANNER IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUSED THE SURGES AND INCREASED RPMS. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,515. UPDATED 4/6/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE ON ITS OWN. EVEN WHEN HE SHIFTED GEARS THE TRUCK WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE AS WELL. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB UPDATED 03/19/10.*JB

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF A GRAVEL ROAD AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO MAKE IT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008 AND THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE ACCELERATION, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,140. UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

Mileage: 12,140

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR (4 ) OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO ( 2 ) I WAS NOT SURE THAT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR, I AM NOW POSITIVE THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I HAVE REMOVED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. AS I GET CLOSER TO THE INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKE, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I WAS STOPPED AND MY REAR TIRES WERE SPINNING ( THE PAVEMENT LOOKED DAMP ) I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL .THE TACHOMETER WENT TO FOUR THOUSAND (4000). I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. I AM WAITING FOR MY DAY OFF TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ASSUMING THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM? *TR 2/22/10 2009 *DT UPDATED 02/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 03/01/10 UPDATED 08/18/10

Mileage: 2,995

I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN HILO GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE WAS A TRUCK AHEAD OF ME STARTING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. I ALSO STARTED TO BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE TACOMA STARTED TO SURGE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY MIGHT BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES IN DESPERATION. I HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME SLIGHTLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE A FEW MONTHS BACK BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER OWNERS OF THE TOYOTA TACOMA HAVE HAD THIS SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED ON SATURDAY, TODAY IS MONDAY AND I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT FROM READING WHAT OTHERS WROTE TOYOTA WILL NOT FIND OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD BOTHER. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT. CONTEMPLATING TRADING IT IN FOR A SUBARU, BUT THE NEXT OWNER WILL BE DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 4,980

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD 6CYL EXT CAB I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WAS PASSING A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE WHEN MY TRACK STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN IT TOOK ME FROM 60 MPH TO 78 AND WOULD HAVE CONTINUED IF I DIDN'T APPLY MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND PULL EVEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME BUT WAS NOT ENGAGED I GOT THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE KEY.I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VEHICLE HAD RIGHT AT 3000 MILES WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2008 I WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LOST CONTROL, CAUSING ME TO ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING AFTER THE ROLLOVER AND I HAD TO JERK THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK TO GET IT TO STOP. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WAS IN LINE AT"STARBUCKS" DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENTS 2 TIMES IN A ROW. ACCELERATION WAS AT HIGH RPM AND LEFT RUBBER BURN MARKS ON "STARBUCKS" DRIVEWAY. I STEPPED ON BRAKE FULLY FOR BOTH EVENTS. I STOPPED THE ENGINE WITH IGNITION KEY FOR BOTH ACCELERATION EVENTS. THE THIRD TIME I STARTED THE ENGINE IT RETURNED TO NORMAL SLOW RPM. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING. SAID THEY COULD LOOK AT THE TRUCK BUT IF IT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THEM I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THEIR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 5,100

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA HOME FROM WORK. I WAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM HOME WHEN MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 70-80 MPH (UNINTENTIONALLY!). I LIVE IN A VERY MOUNTAINOUS REGION; IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP MY TRUCK UNDER CONTROL IN THE CURVES. I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY IN, BUT IT WASN'T SLOWING MY TRUCK DOWN. I BEGAN GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN PRAYING THE WHOLE TIME...THERE IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH 2 GAS STATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE LIGHT WAS GREEN. I SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) DOWN ALL THE WAY TO 2ND. MY TRUCK WASN'T SLOWING. I WAS THINKING THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT I COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOT A GOOD FEELING TO SAY THE LEAST. I FINALLY GOT MY TRUCK STOPPED RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A LADY CAME RUNNING OUT FROM A BUILDING THAT WORKS FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION TO MAKE SURE I WAS OKAY. SHE SAID THAT SHE SAW SMOKE AND THOUGHT THAT MY TRUCK MIGHT BE ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY PARENTS. MY DAD STARTED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING BEHIND MY DAD AND IMMEDIATELY SAW MY DAD TAKE OFF IN MY TRUCK...WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON! I WAS TERRIFIED THAT MY DAD WAS GOING TO WRECK. MY DAD WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND GET IT OFF THE MAIN ROAD. WE CALLED MILTON MARTIN TOYOTA AND THEY HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK IT UP THE NEXT DAY. THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS AND GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THEY PUT 50 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED TO PICK MY TRUCK UP AND RETURN THE RENTAL CAR! THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD DRIVE IT AGAIN OR KNOWINGLY LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IT WHEN IT WILL DO THE SAME THING WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLES LIVES HERE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO LIVES AREN'T LOST! SO CURRENTLY I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND MY 2008 TACOMA THAT HAS 13, 400 MILES ON IT IS SITTING ON MILTON MARTIN TOYOTA'S LOT. *TR

Mileage: 13,391

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON MAY 28, 2008, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER SEVEN FEET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER SINCE MAY OF 2008, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL SEND AN ENGINEER TO THE DEALER IN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT MUST EITHER PAY FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE THE DEALER HAS PROVIDED OR DRIVE HIS OWN VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE WILL NOT DRIVE HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE HE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY WHEN THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 500.

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH THE WALL OF HER GARAGE AND INTO HER GUEST BATHROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,100.

Mileage: 7,100

ON 01/04/2008 I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC. I WAS STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHILE STOPPED MY VEHICLE, A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB BEGAN TO ACCELERATE VIOLENTLY. I PROCEEDED TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT RAMMED INTO THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. THE ACCELERATION WAS VIOLENT AND THE TRUCK WAS "FISHTAILING" FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS PUSHED UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF BUT NOT BEFORE I RAMMED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE I BENT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. I SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY CHEST, NECK AND SHOULDER. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT AN ISOLATED ONE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK, TOYOTA TACOMA. *TR

Mileage: 919