general problems of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma - part 1

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.

Truck unintentionally accelerates when braking.

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.

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.

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.

Speedometer does not work. Have also heard the same complaint from other owners.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sticking accelerator pedal.

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. Updated 11/19/10 updated 11/23/10.

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.

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?.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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? 2/22/10 2009 updated 02/24/10. Updated 03/01/10 updated 08/18/10.