Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2008 Toyota Tundra

On 10-30-11 at approximately 4:35 pm I parked my 2008 Toyota tacoma in front of steve¿s small engine, a business located in monson MA. After placing the vehicle in park, the truck accelerator stuck open and the truck leaped ahead while I had my foot off the accelerator and was depressing the brake as hard as I could push it toward the floor. My vehicle struck a parked pickup truck in the tailgate. I immediately called the monson police dept. And reported the event. The monson police responded and a police report was filed.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck while the contact was driving 40 mph. The contact turned the vehicle off and then back on in order for it to reset itself and began to function normally. The dealers diagnosis indicated that there was no failure. The manufacturer was notified but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 29,800 and the current mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tundra. While approaching a traffic light at 10 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The accelerator pedal simultaneously fell onto the floorboard but was not depressed. The accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate. The contacts foot remained on the brake pedal the entire time. The vehicle proceeded through the red light. He was able to shift into neutral gear to stop the unintended acceleration. The contact confirmed that the vehicle would be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileages were 34,560.

I was at the walmart in bolivar, mo 6:30 pm on March 4th. Got in my Tundra put it in reverse, backed up and put it in drive. As I pushed on the accelerator to go forward slowly the truck accelerated on its own. I applied the brake and turned left to avoid hitting a car and hit a yellow concrete post while the truck continued to go forward about 20 feet. I then put it in neutral and finally got it to stop. I then tried to open my door and it would not open. I went ahead and drove home about 3 miles and parked the truck. I called my insurance company that night to report the accident and left a message. I called them again the morning of March 5th, 2010 and gave them the details. A claims adjuster has assessed the damage on the body of the truck but those repairs have not yet been completed. On March 11th, 2010 I received a recall notice in the mail from Toyota on the truck for a accelerator pedal reinforcement bar installation. I called the dealership that same day to schedule the recall and they said they could not get me in until April. When I told them about the accident they change my scheduled time to that same day, March 11th at 6:00 pm. I drove the truck to the dealership and they installed an accelerator pedal reinforcement bar. I have owned this truck for approximately 2 years and this is the first time the accelerator stuck. I have a flawless driving record and consider myself to be a very careful driver. I am confident this was not a driver error. I was in a busy walmart parking lot directly in front of the entrance of the store so I was naturally being cautious.

I was driving my 2008 Toyota Tundra on the evening of 1/24/2010. I approached a turn, and removed my foot from the accelerator and applied the brake, but the accelerator remain stuck down, the vehicle's speed exponentially increased and as a direct result I loss control of the truck and slammed into a tree going 65 miles + per hour. The result is that the truck is totaled, I will live with permanent injuries, including broken neck, ribs, hip and partial paralysis.

The contact owns 2008 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that when the weather was humid, the check engine light illuminated. The contact stated that he was driving 5 mph when the check engine light came on. The check engine light would come on for a week at a time, then it would go off for a couple days, then back on 3 more times throughout the day. The owner took the vehicle to the dealership for testing. The dealer said that the computer was not showing a code so there was nothing that could be done. The failure mileage was 5,000. The current mileage was 13,5000. The consumer stated the transmission would hesitate during take off as well as during cold temperatures and the engine made a rattle sound. The radio would come on and change stations by itself. The consumer stated the accelerator pedal became stuck even before a recall was issued. The blower motor did not always work properly, the re-circulator would shut off by itself even if the button was held down for 3 seconds. Updated 04/20/10.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated as he was driving 15 mph the vehicle and four wheeling the accelerator pedal got stuck. The contact stated as he was driving up the mountain the accelerator pedal got stuck and the vehicle went over the edge of the mountain almost killing him. There is a police report of the accident and the vehicle is still sitting on the side of the mountain because they unable to get the vehicle off the mountain. The contact stated he has to get a crane and a helicopter to get the vehicle from where it has been stuck since July 2009. The Toyota manufacture had not been call. The failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 3/8/10 upon ascending a hill in 4-wheel drive, the consumer flt the vehicle speed up as he reached the top of the hill. He applied the brake, but the vehicle did not stop. He jumped out of the vehicle and the vehicle continued to go over the side of the cliff. Updated 06/30/10.