13 problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2008 Tacoma.
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. Kmj.
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.
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 updated 02/07/11.
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.
On 02/06/10 I experienced an unintended acceleration problem with my 2008 Toyota Tacoma x. I was in my drive way an putting my truck in the garage when it accelerated unexpectedly and struck the foundation of my home. A claim was initiated with my insurance company (nationwide) and with Toyota. I contacted Toyota and was given a claim number. On talkin to the Toyota representative a statement of events was given and I was told the case would be passed on to another department. Only once did Toyota return my call. As notified after my last contact (03/11/10) the claim is with the legal department and no one has picked up the claim in the 3 weeks. The truck has been repaired thru nationwide and the dealership, but no one can tell me if the vehicle is safe to drive. The dealership has stated that Toyota needs to inspect the truck and nationwide has also requested an inspection. A time frame of 30-45 days has been given.
Unintended acceleration in a 2008 Toyota Tacoma.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.