2006 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGES OR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THIS PRETTY MUCH HAPPENS ON A REGUALR BASIS.*AK

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA LURCHING FORWARD AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A BIT. VERY STRANGE FOR A NEW TRUCK. *JB

YESTERDAY GOING HOME, I TOOK THE INTERSTATE. TRYING THE LOWER SPEED (FOR BETTER MILEAGE), I WAS GOING 60 MPH WITH THE CC SET. TRAFFIC CAME UP ON ME AND I FELT MY TRUCK WAS IN DANGER, SO I USED MY FOOT TO INCREASE TO 70 MPH. WHEN I REACHED 70 MPH, I PRESSED SET ON THE CC SWITCH FOR IT TO SET THE CRUISE AT 70 MPH. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND MY TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO 60 MPH, THEN DOWN SHIFTED AND SCREAMED LIKE CRAZY UNTIL IT HAD PASSED 70 MPH, THEN SLOWED BACK DOWN TO 70 MPH. I WAS ABOUT TO REPRODUCE IT 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE. I'M SURE IT WOULD DO THE SAME AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK IT. *NM

ME AND MY FAMILY WAS OUT ON 2/13/07 AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. THE GAS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WOULD NOT LET OFF. I APPLIED BRAKES, THIS WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE GAS. A CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TURN INTO A SIDE ROAD BEFORE HITTING CAR. WHILE IN NEUTRAL RPM'S WERE HIGH CAUSING THE REV LIMITER TO KICK IN. CUT IGNITION SWITCH OFF. RESTARTED TRUCK AND WAS OKAY. TOOK THIS TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP ON 2-14-07 THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA. ON 2-15-07 TOYOTA HAD NOT CONTACTED THEM BACK. I CALLED TOYOTA MYSELF AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER ON 2-15-07. THIS IS 2-20-07 AND TOYOTA HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CALLED THEM BACK AND E-MAILED WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THEN. *NM

ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL. WILL NOT SET CONSISTENTLY. SHIFTS AND ACCELERATES VIOLENTLY. *NM

THE 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CRUISE CONTROL IS VERY ERRATIC IN OPERATION, SOMETIMES SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTING 2 GEARS AND ACCELERATING QUITE VIOLENTLY WHEN CLIMBING A GRADE. VERY STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND COULD REALLY BE DANGEROUS IF THE ROAD IS WET & SLICK WITH RAIN OR SNOW. I'VE OWNED PROBABLY 20 CARS AND TRUCKS IN MY 43 YEARS OF DRIVING AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT. THIS IS A WELL DISCUSSED TOPIC ON FORUMS DEDICATED TO TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCKS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL VERY ERRATIC, WILL ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE VIOLENTLY AT TIMES. ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN TERRAIN. *JB

SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THIS VEHICLE. DRIVING ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD ABOUT 30 MPH. TRUCK MOVED TO THE SIDE GOING UP AN INCLINE FOR MY HUSBAND TO PASS HIM. HE ACCELERATED AND THE GAS PEDAL "STUCK". APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO DISENGAGING OF THE GAS PEDAL. TURNED THE KEY OFF AND ON SO AS NOT TO LOSE THE POWER STEERING. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN WE WERE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, HE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND FINALLY THE GAS PEDAL DISENGAGED. TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS NOT A CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE. THIS IS A GAS PEDAL ISSUE. I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY THE MAT WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS HARDLY THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN RED HOT WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AGAIN THIS A.M. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO BE PUT DOWN! *NM SEE ALSO ODI 10158925 AND 10149327 *DSY

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 67 MPH, TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF HIGHWAY. CAR IN FRONT SLOWED DOWN AND I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AS ANOTHER CAR WAS TAILGATING ME. STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN THE CAR I WAS TRYING TO GET BY ACCELERATED. TRUCK ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO 75-90 MPH, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL BUT TRUCK CONTINUED ACCELERATION. IN FRONT OF TRUCK WAS SEMI, I HIT THE BRAKES TO CONTROL SPEED, BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS AUTOMATIC BRAKES BUT LIKE OLD BRAKES, PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKES BUT TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED AT 55 TO 65 MPH. WENT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, PUT ON FLASHERS. BRAKES WERE SMELLING AT THIS POINT. PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND TRUCK CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO EXIT RAMP WHICH WAS VERY LONG. FINALLY GOT OFF HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. TRUCK SMELLED BADLY FROM THE BRAKES. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES, CALLED SON WHO CALLED TOYOTA. I CAREFULLY PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND CRUISED INTO A GAS STATION, TURNED TRUCK OFF, EXITED VEHICLE. SON CALLED BACK AND SAID TOYOTA SAID "DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK". THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP. SON AND PARTNER GOT TO VEHICLE AND THE HUB CAPS WERE BURNING HOT FROM BRAKES BEING APPLIED. TOYOTA DROVE VEHICLE FOR 111 MILES AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND FOUND NOTHING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND HAVE STARTED ARBITRATION FOR THEM TO BUY BACK MY BRAND NEW TRUCK. *JB