Cruise Control problems of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner

I was driving east on I-66 just a few miles from I-495 in fairly heavy traffic around 8:55am on March 11, 2010. I wastraveling approximately 15 mph in the right lane when my 2005 Toyota 4runner limited suddenly surged forward as if someone had stomped on the gas pedal. I immediately applied both feet to the brake and the antilock brakes began to shudder. The shuddering lasted 2 to 3 seconds and then the vehicle finally reduced throttle. There was no accident or traffic incident, but the experience was quite unnerving. My vehicle is not part of any recall. I called the dealer and scheduled an appointment for the next day. I continued on to work drivng with my hand on the shifter and I even practiced shifting into nuetral. When the problem had occurred, I did not remember to shift into nuetral. Everything had happened so fast and the acceleration was so violent, my only instinct was to apply the brake decisively. I drove home very carefully that evening and then to the dealership the next morning. My original appointment was for 1pm, but I thought it wiser to drive there first thing in the morning. My main concern is that the dealership is insisting that sudden acceleration is not possible on my vehicle. The service manager told me my vehicle could not have done what I described. This is very alarming to me because it happened, which means he either doesn't know the vehicle that well or he's lying. He was not rude and seemed very professional, but he was insisitent that my vehicle could not suddenlt accelerate on its own. The put the vehicel through dignostic testing and found no problems. He also actually drove the vehicle and tested the cruise control and found no problem. The vehicle has never done this before and it has 79k miles on it. I have never had another vehicle do this. My concern is that if it happened to me, it could happen to my wife or someone else in this vehicle or perhaps another. I feel I have an obligation to report it.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4runner. While driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the accelerator became stuck. After repeated brake application, the vehicle would not stop. After deactivating the cruise control she was able to stop the vehicle. The dealer was notified, and a technician concluded that the floor-mat was the cause of the failure; however, she believed that the technicians have incorrectly identified the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,675.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4runner. While driving with the cruise control switch activated at 65 mph she applied pressure to the brake pedal to deactivate the cruise control. The cruise control would not deactivate. As a consequence the vehicle continued to accelerate past the intended speed. Upon further inspection she noticed that the accelerator pedal was sticking. She noticed that there was not a floor-mat interference. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technicians did not provide her with any assistance. No repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 48675.

: updated 10/25/2006 - the cruise control would not hold speed on uphill grades. The vehicle speed would drop 2-3 mph below the cruise control set speed then the passing gear engages abruptly until speed is 3-5 mph above the set speed. . The passing gear then decreases and the speed immediately begins to deteriorate.

Cruise control goes crazy on hills. It waits too long to accelerate and then it floors the gas and the auto transmission downshifts at least two gears and races the engine way past the speed you want and then it finally lets up and the speed drops too low and everything repeats. Dangerous and absolutely worthless! has been happening ever since I purchased the car new in 2005.