Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Toyota Tacoma - part 2

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated when the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle, the rpms increased excessively and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 67,724.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle wa not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. Updated 02/11/lj the consumer traded the vehicle on December 18, 2013. Updated 02/14/14.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma s45. The contact stated that while sitting idle and waiting with his foot on the brake pedal the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a pole. The driver did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and inspected by a manufacturers engineer who had not provided a response. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 71,900.

Drove about 12 miles from my home to my doctors office, and was attempting to pull into a parking space. I had to back up a few feet to get a better angle to enter the parking space. When shifting from reverse into drive, with my foot on the brake, the pickup suddenly accelerated to its maximum rpm. I hit a car in the parking space next to where I was attempting to park, and with my foot on the brake pushed the car out of the parking lot. I was able to finally get the gear shift into park, and the engine was still at maximum rpm. I turned the ignition switch off and called the police. The police noted that skid marks indicated the brake was applied throughout the event and declared the vehicle unsafe to drive and ordered it impounded. It was hauled to a body shop for about $1700 in bumper replacement cost and then hauled to a nearby Toyota dealer for inspection. They claimed to find nothing wrong. I complained to Toyota and they had an independent inspector to go over the vehicle and they sent me a letter saying that they could find nothing wrong with the accelerator or brakes. Further complaints to Toyota and our insurance company have yielded no results. My neck was injured in the accident and we have asked Toyota to buy the pickup back from us, and so far they have refused.

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I experienced sudden unintended acceleration in my 2005 Tacoma pickup while parking. I was turning left into a parking spot and applying the brake when the Tacoma suddenly accelerated jumping the parking curve. I stopped the vehicle by applying heavy pressure on the brake pedal and throwing the automatic drive into neutral and then park. I checked to see if I could have been stepping on the accelerator by mistake but the loud rubber screeching of the tires were a sure indication that my brakes were being applied as the car surged forward. Also I inspected the floor mat (which had already been inspected by Toyota) and saw that there was no interference with the accelerator. I immediately brought the car to the dealership but they just referred me to Toyota USA via a phone number. I have called Toyota USA and reported the incidence. I definitely believe there is a defect in this car and this needs to be address. This is dangerous. This is not the first time this has occurred. In 2006 I went to the dealership and asked if there was a recall or service bulletin regarding this problem. They said there was none at that time. I regret not pursuing it further because it appears that Toyota has done little to remedy the situation. Thank you.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 66 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact attempted to apply the brakes as well as the emergency brake but the vehicle continued to accelerate. She then shifted into neutral and park in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 7,000.

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Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while pulling in into a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was stopped when it impacted a house. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted who stated that they would send someone to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 54,000. Pm.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated several times that the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The dealer performed the modification to the accelerator pedal under NHTSA recall campaign id number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal), but the contact stated the failure continued to occur. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 21,500 and the current mileage was 26,000.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. He then crashed into a tree and the frontal air bags deployed. The contact was uninjured. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor was it repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 245,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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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.

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1. Stopping at red light. 2. Engine suddenly accelerated while my right foot was on the brake. I have felt it kind of jump in the past but this was the first time I can say with confidence that the engine revved on its on own beyond my control. 3. After trying to shift it to neutral and park, I cut off the engine and started it again; engine stilled revved beyond my control. I cut off the engine again, pumped the accelerator, and restarted. This time the engine started normal rpm. Plan to take it to local dealership to have diagnostics performed.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for repair for recall 09v388000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The dealer repaired the vehicle by shortening the pedal. After the contact picked the vehicle up, she was shifting from drive to park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated into the garage. The contact injured her back. There was no police report filed. The contact called the dealer in regards to the failure (what was discussed was unknown). The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was 64,703. Updated 1/25/11.

We were pulling into a covered carport, and there was a bbq grill and house addition in front of us. My husband applied the brakes to his 2007 Toyota Tacoma and the vehicle accelerated causing us to hit the grill/addition that was in front of us. He had both feet jammed on the brake pedal and the vehicle did not stop until after we hit the grill/addition. This is the last time it happened because the vehicle is still sitting at the scene of the accident, we are too scared to drive it. Toyota and the insurance company have been contacted. Toyota recorded the complaint, told me that someone would call back in one business day. . . That did not happen I had to call them back. After reaching a person in the second claim department, he then took my statement again and said that the case was being transferred yet again and that someone would contact me in 10-14 business days. After that contact they will set up an inspection of the vehicle and Toyota will issue a ruling 30 days after the inspection takes place. The gentleman said that he does not recommend that we fix the vehicle or drive it until the inspection takes place, but it is our choice. Well the dealership refuses to fix the vehicle until Toyota resolves the claim so our hands are tied. We are hoping that the vehicle gets repaired and that Toyota can guarantee that this will not happen again. But for now we are just waiting, and paying on a vehicle we cannot drive while they take their good old time to call us and set up an investigation. . . . Very frustrating. We received the recall floormat notice on or about the week of 8/30/2010 but were moving on 9/17 so decided to wait until after the move to schedule the appt. Needless to say that we didn't make it that far. I also feel it important to note that the floor mat is rubber has teeth on the back of it and was and is no where near the accelerator pedal. I do not believe that this is a floor mat issue I believe that this is a sudden acceleration issue.

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 2009 Toyota Tacoma. While driving 60 mph the vehicle accelerated without a warning. The contact was able to control the speed and stop the acceleration by depressing the brake pedal. On a separate occasion, while driving in reverse from a driveway with the brakes depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact had to use extreme force on the brake pedal to stop the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 8,400. Updated 9/1/10 updated 09/02/jb.

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The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact was braking from approximately 10 mph and the vehicle abnormally accelerated followed by an unusual increase in engine rpms. The contact shifted into neutral and was able to stop the unintended acceleration and the engine rpms resumed normal levels. The failure occurred four times within the same day. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer yet they were unable to diagnose the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,276 and current mileage was 3,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. While driving at a speed of 6 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the contact had her foot depressing the brakes. She was unable to stop the unattended acceleration and proceeded to crash into her home. The contact suffered minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs and a diagnosis of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 60,000. Updated 07/19/10. Updated 07/23/jb.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that when she attempted to stop the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle did not stop until it crashed into a wall. The vehicle was being inspected by the dealer when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 94,000.

As the vehicle was stopped in the parking spot it suddenly accelerated on its own. I applied as much pressure as possible but it continued to move forward. I proceeded 8 to 10 feet between a pine tree and satellite dish and additional 25 feet before the acceleration stopped. I believe in the course of the situation I slightly moved my foot to exert more pressure which in turn disengaged the malfunction. Deep ruts were visible at the scene of the accident.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and rear ended a vehicle in front. The vehicle continued to accelerate although the contact had his foot on the brake pedal. The contact called the dealership and was told that they would diagnose the problem and repair it. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 42,000.

Hi, I have owned my 2006 Tacoma 4x4 trd auto v6 for almost 5 yrs, problem free, and have been a big skeptic of the sudden acceleration thing in the news till this morning, I was going to the post office around ten as usual to mail some packages, turned into parking lot of post office, pulled into a space facing away from post office thankfully, as I pulled in, foot on brake only, coming up to curb about to put into park and turn off key, suddenly the vehicle floored itself spinning the rear wheels, jumping front of vehicle over tall curb, taking out a shrub in the median, vehicle was headed towards some new Mini mall buildings 25 ft away, all the while as this started I was pressing on brakes hard, the vehicle didn't stop until I threw shifter into park and turned ignition off, immediately I saw that I was ok and nothing damaged, I started the truck and put in reverse and backed off the median into the space and parked, did my business, came back out, started up and drove home with no further problems, I have not contacted Toyota yet about the incident.

2009 Toyota Tacoma truck. This is a second "failure" report due to rapid acceleration. First report was made on 12/03/09 or 12/04/09 to you for same problem. Your case # [xxx]. Nhtsa id # [xxx]. See also 10294490 and 10367974. On April 13, 2010 at 1:25 pm I was leaving a commercial parking lot in my Tacoma truck. I backed out of the parking space in reverse, came to a stop, and then moved the shift lever down towards drive. When the shift indicator reached neutral the engine immediately began to accelerate rapidly up to 4,500 rpm. This time I waited about 10 seconds and then the engine wound back down to normal idle. My foot was only on the brake, not the gas pedal, and there is no floor mat problem. During the Dec-09 incident I did not wait for the engine to slow down. I just turned off the ignition. My Tacoma's situation seems to be connected to the floor-mounted gear shifting mechanism in some way since this has happened twice. I did/will not take the truck to the dealer since they will find nothing wrong just like the last time. The truck mileage was at 14,102 miles on 4/13/10. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact came to a stop and when he took his foot off the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the rpms increased to 7000. The contact shifted into neutral, pulled over and shut off the engine. However, the engine continued to run. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the aftermarket floor mat was found to be the cause of the problem. The contact did not believe that the floor mat was the problem. The failure mileage was 112,714. The current mileage was 116,740.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on the rpms increased and the engine made a loud noise. The vehicle felt as if it was going to suddenly accelerate until the contact placed her foot on the brake pedal immediately in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. The vehicle was turned off. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer test drove and diagnosed the vehicle; the failure couldn't be duplicated and a diagnostic code wasn't located. The manufacturer sent an engineer to the dealership and was also unable locate a failure code. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 10,000. Updated 02/11/11.

Unintended acceleration in a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. While shifting from the 3rd to 4th gear, the engine stayed at high speed even though my foot was off accelerator pedal. I was able to get the truck off the road with the engine off. After getting out of traffic, I restarted the engine and it was still racing. I turned it off and restarted it about 1-2 minutes later and it was normal.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while in a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward. She pressed both of her feet on the brake pedal and the tires were spinning. She shifted into park, turned off the ignition and had the vehicle towed to a dealership. She was awaiting feedback at the time of the complaint. She had not experienced any acceleration problems prior to this failure. She called the manufacturer and reported the problem. The current and failure mileages were approximately 2065. Updated 06/08/10. Updated 02/01/lj the consumer stated the vehicle has since accelerated again for the second time. The vehicle accelerated as the consumer was pulling into a parking space. She held her foot on the brake, as the engine revved and the tires were spinning. She ended up going on curb into a snow bank. She put the vehicle in park and the engine continued to accelerate until she turned the ignition off. A modification was performed on the vehicle in June 2010 and the dealer assured the consumer it would rectify any uncontrolled acceleration. Updated 03/18/jb.

When I was coasting to park my truck at my parking space outside of my house parking garage, my p/u truck suddenly accelerated very fast and the truck hit the fence and stopped. I remember clearly my sense that I pushed the brake while the car accelerating for a split second but do not remember if the engine was stopped after hitting the fence with steel pole. I somehow reversed back about 8 feet from the fence and stopped the engine. I came out of the car and checked if the accelerating pedal was depressed. It was not. I had experienced the truck engine racing a little fast as I tried to park at work in the mornings also. I felt something unusual but ignored the feeling, since my car was running high rpm since new. I remember that I asked about the high rpm to the salesman. He mentioned some new design feature that I could not understand. After this incident within 30 minutes I went to Toyota of plano and reported my incident, and then I went to my car/home insurance company (state farm insurance CO. ) to report the incident. My car was towed to Toyota of plano. I hope some one checks the engine electronics, not just mechanical problem of my car. This is very odd and dangerous. I asked myself about the state of my own mind and attitude at the moment but I was very normal. I am an electrical engineer and have driven the cars for last 50 years and have lived and parked at the same parking space for last 17 years. I have heard about the Toyota problems but not about my truck model. Updated 03/30/10.

The contact owns 2005 Toyota Tacoma. While placing the vehicle in the park position, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into a wall causing moderate damage to the front end. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven away from the scene and it was taken to the dealer. The dealer attempted to duplicate the failure but to no avail. The manufacturer could not be contacted. The insurance company refused assistance since a claim was not filed. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was unknown.

I was skeptical about this brake override until the sudden acceleration actually happened to me on 3/5/2010. I was on the freeway traveling 50 mph in moderate traffic when a construction truck decided to turn into my lane. I gave it a quick punch to avoid a collision when I felt my rpm's kept climbing as I was no longer on the pedal. I panicked and tried to apply the brakes to no response, so I tapped the shifter into neutral. At this point my car is still accelerating in redline. Finally, the car snaps out of it and I have control again. I slow down, shift back into d and continue my commute to school. In the past, I have noticed a few times there have been a slight lunge in acceleration just after the transmission switches gears. I love my Tacoma. I have been in denial and have been hoping, wishing that there isn't a problem. But for the safety of myself and my passengers, I am going to make sure this problem is noted before anyone one gets hurt. I would hate for anything serious to happen and leave people wondering. I feel the need to report this complaint. Could this be something as simple as a stuck throttle body? I hope the resolution to this will be simple and rewarding, I would hate to give up this truck. Toyota Tacoma 2005 access cab 4. 0 v6 ~90,000 miles at time of incident owned current vehicle from August 2009 up to present date March 6, 2010.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While coasting at approximately 5 mph in a parking lot the vehicle suddenly exhibited an unusual increase in engine rpms. The contacts foot was neither on the accelerator or brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. He instinctively placed the vehicle in neutral and abruptly depressed the brake pedal. He did not remove his foot from the brake pedal until the vehicle came to a stop. The dealer could not duplicate the failure and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 19,200 and the current was 19,225.

2007 Toyota Tacoma - suddenly accelerated when approaching a traffic light. Would not stop when brakes were applied. After putting truck into neutral, brakes began to slow the truck enough to where the driver was able to put the truck into park and turn the truck off. Truck stopped before intersection; thankfully no accident or injuries occurred. Immediately called Toyota dealership where truck was purchased new in 2007. Since it was a Saturday afternoon (Feb 20, 2010, about 5pm), we were advised to bring truck to the service dept on Monday morning. Truck was inspected by service mechanics on mon, Feb 22, 2010. No problems were found. The mechanic "road tested the truck, could not duplicate any throttle problems. All scan tool data is normal. All throttle values are normal. Found nothing sticking or binding. No fault codes current or pending. No TSB found. Carpet mats are secure on their clips. Found no problems with the pedal. " we are still driving the vehicle because we have no other alternative. Toyota will not investigate further into the problem since there is no active recall notice on the Tacomas for sudden acceleration. This is the first time the problem occurred. It has not occurred again since Feb 20. Nothing was done to correct the problem.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. He purchased the vehicle on April 20, 2010. While driving the vehicle home on the date it was purchased while he approached a stop sign with his foot on the brake. The vehicle accelerated as he kept his foot on the brake until the vehicle slowed down. He took the vehicle to the dealer and he asked if the brake pedal was too close to the gas pedal. The dealer stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. On February 18, 2010 he took the vehicle back to the dealer for inspection and the dealer stated for the second time that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. Immediately after he left the dealer, he drove into a shopping center parking lot and the vehicle suddenly accelerated over a curb and collided into an empty store window. The saint george police department incident number is 10p004639 and the accident number was 239-10. The vehicle was replaced after the crash occurred. The failure mileage was 328 and the current mileage was 4,960. Updated 3/30/2010 updated 00/07/jb.

The vehicle surges unexpectedly. One or more times a day, depending on travel needs, I experience surges both at complete stops and when accelerating. Depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop or roll includes a "delay" in response from the vehicle, then the unexpected surge is noticed. Generally, a small amount of pressure on the pedal does not yield a desired acceleration effect, instead a "wait and go" effect is experienced. Several times, this delay has caused near misses in terms of accidents. Expecting the vehicle to respond to accelerator pressure but not getting acceleration is considered hazardous. Surging forward violently when at a complete stop is another concern. With the brakes completely depressed, the vehicle will surge forward at most traffic lights or during stop and go traffic. This vehicle was brought to the dealer a week after purchase with my concerning of shifting and sometime erratic behavior. The dealership did little more than take a short test drive with me (no diagnostics, no formal or mechanical evaluation), and tell me nothing was wrong with the truck. The truck had less than 1000 miles on it, now with 2600 miles, the problems persist.

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.