One problem related to speed control cable has been reported for the 2008 Toyota Tundra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2008 Tundra.
I have had an accelerator problem with my 2008 Toyota Tundra. Last summer my accelerator stuck in full throttle position and almost caused an accident. I was able to put the vehicle in neutral, the engine over-revved, and the pedal finally returned to the normal position. When I contacted the dealer I was told that it must have stuck on the floormat, but this was not possible. The floormat was no where near the pedal. I complained about this happening and the fact the pedal felt like it had pulled itself down more than what I was pushing on it. I also complained of the pedal being hard to push at take off and always jolting forward at take off due to the pressure needed to push the accelerator. The dealer again stated it had to be the floormat and only documented the problem of the pedal being hard to push. When they returned the vehicle they said the pedal was fine and that it was normal to have to push hard on it due to the fact it did not operate with a cable anymore. I contacted Toyota several times via email since the latest recall and finally received a call today from them. The woman who called said to take it to the dealer to be repaired. When I asked her if the incident with the stuck accelerator would be investigated by Toyota , she stated that there only action would be the recall fix and to contact the dealer. I feel Toyota or an independent agency should check the vehicle before Toyota is allowed to touch it, because I don't feel that there shim will fix this problem. I believe it is a problem other than the pedal just being stuck. My vehicle only had approx. 8,000 miles at the time.