2007 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 6, 2010, A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS BEING DRIVEN IN LOS ANGELES, CA WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DIED FROM THE INJURIES. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF *TR UPDATE 9/28/11*CW ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED DUE TO THE WET ROAD CONDITIONS. UPDATED IVOQ 08/23/10

TOYOTA 2007 TACOMA. REG CAB 4X4. VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR STAYS AT CURRENT SPEED WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. THIS IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN NOW. IT IS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS CRUISE CONTROL! THAT WAS THAT IS TURNED ON. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 10-15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE THROTTLE ECU CONTROL SEEMS TO BE CORRUPT. THIS TRUCK CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN ANYWHERE. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS. THE TRUCK IS UN-USABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHICH IS A 4 CYLINDER STANDARD SHIFT MODEL, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO MAXIMUM RPM. I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IMMEDIATELY AND LOOKED AT THE ACCELERATOR WHICH WAS ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN NORMALLY. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE PLACE WHERE THIS HAPPENED REVEALED A UTILITY POLE WITH 3 TRANSFORMERS ON IT. THE STATIC FROM THESE TRANSFORMER WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT DROWNED OUT THE RADIO. THIS INCIDENT WOULD APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THEORY THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE IS A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. NO PREVIOUS OR SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED. *TR

IN MY TACOMA TRUCK, AFTER STOPPING AT AN URBAN INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A SAFE SPEED NORMALLY. I THEN REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PETAL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REACHING A VERY UNSAFE SPEED. I BEGAN TO BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH AND FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AT SOME AWESOME RPM. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND AFTER WAITING 5-10 MIN. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND IT RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN PROBABLY BECAUSE I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY, NEVER ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW WITH ONLY 250 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER THREE YEARS I HAVE ONLY 2,500 MI. ON THE ODOMETER SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH I TRUST THIS TOYOTA ! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GROUND WAS WET SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,429.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED EXTREMELY CLOSE TOGETHER, 2 INCHES APART WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INTERFERENCE DURING APPLICATION WITH A LARGE FOOT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I FREAKED OUT, THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO THE LEFT A LITTLE, WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT CHANGED NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP LIKE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED EVEN AFTER THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED. THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE WAS TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. *TR

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. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND THE ENGINE REVS UP. THIS CAN BE REPEATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. INQUIRED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. I HAVE HAD ONE EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS GOING LIKE 80 MPH, ENGINE SCREAMING - THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AT ALL. I WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL (I NEVER USE THAT) AND I HAVE JUST FACTORY INSTALLED MATS, WHICH WERE NOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THANK GOD THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF. IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN SO I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL ALL THIS NEWS ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD FOR 34 YEARS, I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA SAYS TACOMA NOT INVOLVED I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND. THEY ARE LYING. NOW I HAVE TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER THE PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA. THANK YOU. *TR

PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED BRAKE. ENGINE ACCELERATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURB AND STRIKE A TREE WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING. IN A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME, I CONCLUDED THAT I HAD CAUGHT THE EDGE OF MY SHOE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HOWEVER, THIS TIME, BEFORE RELEASING THE BRAKE, I LOOKED AT MY FOOT AND IT WAS CLEAR OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I KNOW THERE IS A MAJOR TOYOTA RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM. AFTER THESE TWO INCIDENTS, I'M CONCERNED THAT PROBLEMS ALSO EXIST WITH THIS MODEL TOYOTA AND IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A FENCE AS SHE WAS DRIVING 20 MPH ON A WINDING ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO WAIT UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN SO THEY COULD CHECK HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANAGER WAS VERY RUDE AND ADVISED HER NOT TO CALL THE OFFICE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 3/30/10 *CN UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROLLER ON MY 07 TOYOTA TACOMA DOES NOT RELEASE THE THROTTLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS LIFTED. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV EXCESSIVELY. THIS IS TRUE AT STARTUP, BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO SLOW OR STOP. ALSO, OF GREATER CONCERN IS THAT THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS THE ENGINE INITIALLY SLOWS BUT THEN ABRUPTLY THE ENGINE RPMS SURGE PROPELLING THE VEHICLE AHEAD. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CONDITION TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AT THE 5,000 AND 10,000 MILE SERVICES. BOTH TIMES THEY ALLEGED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING SATISFACTORILY. THE SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SUGGEST THE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MAT BUT THE MECHANIC DISMISSED THAT CAUSE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT THIS COMPLAINT WAS NOT UNCOMMON AND THAT A FIX COULD BE MADE BY PURCHASING AN AFTER-MARKET CHIP TO BE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE CONTROLLER. TOYOTA IS TOTALLY IN DENIAL THAT THE ELECTRONICS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ENGINE REVS AND SURGES. THE GAS PEDAL FIX IS A FARCE. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO EASE FORWARD. THE ACCELERATOR DREW AWAY FROM MY FOOT AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING ME AND BREAKING MY LEFT HAND. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SEVERAL TIMES A SURGING FORWARD EVEN WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE? OR EVEN ACCELLERATES FOR NO REASON? HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG? WHAT ARE WE TO DO? *TR

THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED TWICE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2010. ON MARCH 1, 2010, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN OXNARD, CA. *TR

ACCELERATOR MOVING TO WIDE OPEN POSITION AND STICKING. INTERMITTENTLY OCCURS. TOYOTA MOTORS SENT RECALL NOTICE FOR MATS ONLY AND THE MATS AREN'T WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE DEALER INSTALLED MATS IN MY VEHICLE. THE NOTICE FOR THE MATS WAS SENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE YET HEARD FROM TOYOTA BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING TACOMA'S IN THE RECALL AND MY TACOMA DID NOT ACCELERATE ON IT OWN BECAUSE OF THE MAT. IT MOVED WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE FORCE AND IT HAS ALSO STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

ON 1 DEC 2009 I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A LEBANON RIII DISTRICT SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM ON WASHINGTON AVE IN LEBANON MO. I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN THE SCHOOL BUS BEGAN TO SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEHIND THE BUS AND LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO COAST MY TRUCK AND THEN BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN THE BUS STOPPED TO MAKE ITS TURN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW, INSTEAD IT KEPT AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED DESPITE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AND PUSHED HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE PEDAL WHEN I IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE BUS. THE CRASH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUS, BUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TACOMA ($8K). THERE WERE NO INJURED CHILDREN ON THE BUS, HOWEVER, SOME PARENTS TOOK THEIR CHILD TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECK-UP. EYE WITNESSES OF THE ACCIDENT VERIFIED THAT I TRIED TO STOP THE TACOMA AND COULD NOT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF FRESH TIRE SKID MARK BEHIND THE TRUCK WHICH INDICATED THE BRAKES WORKED AS INTENDED. THE CRASH OCCURRED AFTER BOTH VEHICLES HAD CROSSED A SERIES OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT A TRAIN CROSSING. I CALLED TOYOTA LATER ON IN THE DAY TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND FOLLOWED UP BY MAILING A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT, POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER'S ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK ON 15 DEC 09. TOYOTA ALSO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE TRUCK WHO INTURN FILED A REPORT WITH TOYOTA HQ. I RECEIVED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ON 20 JAN 10 AND THEIR REPORT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE TACOMA WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN ERROR AND BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE ECU OR ACCELERATOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RADIO SIGNALS OR ELECTRON SIGNALS BY THE TRAIN CROSSING.*TR

I WAS TRAVELING TO A TRAINING OP ON HWY 301 SOUTH WITH 2 CO-WORKERS IN MY VEHICLE. I EASED OUT TO PASS A VEHICLE AND PUNCHED TO GAS TO GET ON AROUND HIM. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION (OR FELT LIKE WIDE OPEN). IT ACELERATED FROM ABOUT 50 MPH TO 100 MPG IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, IT SEEMED LIKE SECONDS. I HAD HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY BE THE ISSUE, SO..WHILE ACCELERATING AT AN ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE SPEED, I ATTEMPTED TO RE ARRANGE MY FLOOR MAT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, BENT OVER, TRAVELING AT OVER 100 MPH. OMG. FINALLY SOMETHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE PEDAL LET GO. I WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN AS WERE MY PASSENGERS. IT SCARED MY TO DEATH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO QUEEN CREEK ON HIGHWAY 79. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO 65 AND ENJOYED THE RIDE. I CAME AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS A PICKUP PULLING A TRAILER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AHEAD GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN 65. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND SLOWED DOWN TO ~ 50 BEFORE I COULD PASS DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE THE ROAD WAS CLEAR, I ACCELERATED BY PUSHING THE RESUME FEATURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED, AND I WAS WAITING TO FEEL THE OVERDRIVE GEAR KICK IN BUT IT DID NOT. THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING PAST 90 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN TO THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS BLOCKED OR OBSTRUCTED AND IT WAS NOT BUT I COULD FEEL GAS PEDAL WAS FLAT AGAINST THE FLOOR. I FIRST TAPPED ON THE BREAK AGAIN BUT THE TRUCK KEPT SPEEDING UP. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT SPEEDING UP. AT CLOSE TO 100 MPH I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GET THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED BY PLACING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ~6000 RPM SO I LOOKED AT THINGS I THOUGHT MIGHT BE OBVIOUS SUCH AS AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WAS CLEAR AND UN OBSTRUCTED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING LEAKING OR BROKEN AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, LET THE TRUCK SIT A MINUTE, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I DROVE MY WIFE HOME, AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WHEN I REALIZED THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T DISENGAGING THE ENGINE. I CHECKED IT AGAIN ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP. IF I HAD SEEN THE PEDAL WAS OBSTRUCTED, I WOULDN'T BE FILLING OUT THE COMPLAINT FORM AND CHALKED IT UP TO CHECKING THE FLOOR MAT BEFORE DRIVING. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST SITUATION I HAVE EVER HAD BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ANY VEHICLE. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009, MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HOME AFTER ATTENDING A FOOTBALL GAME AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND AS HE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SEMI, MY TACOMA'S ACCELERATOR SUCKED TO THE FLOOR, PUSHING MY VEHICLE TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING US TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP USING THE BRAKE AND WAS UNABLE TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR UP WITH THE TOE OF HIS SHOE. HE RESORTED TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING IT OFF. WE WERE TERRIFIED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN A VEHICLE WE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN. AS WE WERE SPEEDING UP AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED PULLING THE ACCELERATOR AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND'S FOOT TO THE FLOOR. HE RESORTED, AGAIN, TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT. WE TOOK THE TACOMA TO TOYOTA OF DOTHAN THE NEXT MORNING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE NEARLY A WEEK TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. I KNOW FOR A FACT THE MAT WAS NOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD READ REPORTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHERE MISPLACED FLOOR MATS WERE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG AND I HAD PULLED THE MAT IN MY VEHICLE BACK INTO A SECURE LOCATION. I TALKED TO MY BOYFRIEND; HE REPORTED THAT THE MAT WAS IN ITS PROPER PLACE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TACOMA, MORE THEN ONCE WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, IT HAPPENED AT A STOP JUST BEFORE MY ACCIDENT AND A SCHOOL BUS WAS GOING THOUGH THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AT A PUBLIC STORAGE GATE A MINUTE LATTER AND GOT BACK IN AND WAITED FOR THE GATE TO OPEN I SUDDENLY HAD A UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHEN I HIT THE BREAK IT WENT FASTER, I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TO STOP THE BACK WHEELS FROM SPINNING, THE GATE WAS TOTALED FROM MY TRUCK. I WAS NOT EVEN DRIVING AND IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN! I HAD TOYOTA INSPECT IT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS FOR 20 YEARS, NOW MY INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGH, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, IT IS NOT A WRONG PEDDLE PROBLEM. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE AND I HAD LESS THEN 5000 MILES ON THE TACOMA, BUT THE ROAD WAS WET SO I WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE ROAD. IT WAS LESS THEN A YEAR OLD WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I WAS GONE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER I ALMOST HIT THE SCHOOL BUS, BUT DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE. I HAD TO STOP AT THE STORAGE PLACE AND THAT WAS WHERE I RAN INTO THE GATE. I SINCE HAD A VOLUNTARY REPO AND GAVE IT BACK, I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT AND FEEL SAFE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND THEN INTO A TREE. THE FRONT FENDER AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED BADLY. THE POLICE CAME BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT BECAUSE NO-ONE WAS INJURED. A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH .THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR HOME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TWO INCIDENTS: 7/9/09 HEADING DOWN TO THE KEYS ON US 27 ABOUT 6PM. CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 FOR SEVERAL MILES (HAD BEEN RAINING. SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH). BACK END STARTS TO PASS ME ON RIGHT. I AM NOW SLIDING SOUTH BOUND FACING EAST. I CUT WHEELS TO RIGHT. THIS WORKS GREAT. IN NO TIME AT ALL, I AM SKIDDING SOUTHBOUND FACING WEST. I NOTICE I AM NOT SLOWING DOWN EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON GAS (CRUISE CONTROL). I CUT MY WHEELS TO THE LEFT AND SPUN BACK AROUND AGAIN SLIDING SOUTHBOUND FACING EAST. I WENT OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. I COULD SEE MUD AND GRASS IN PASSENGER WINDOW UNTIL I HIT THE GUARDRAIL WITH R SIDE OF BUMPER. THIS IMPACT APPARENTLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL (?) AND LAUNCHED ME ACROSS BOTH SOUTH BOUND LANES OF US 27 WHERE I BEGAN TO COME TO A STOP. I STOMPED THE GAS TO GET OUT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND AGAIN SPUN TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN AS 2 CARS PASSED ME. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT STRANGE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE WHEELS STARTED SPINNING ON THE WET ROAD. NONE THE LESS, I WROTE THIS OFF AS ME BEING A '!@#$% FOR USING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD WAS TOO WET. NOW, IN LIGHT OF THE 7-22-09 ACCIDENT, I AM NOT SO SURE IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL, OR THAT I AM SUCH A '!@#$%. 7/22/09 ABOUT 7:15AM AS I COMPLETED THE TURN, THE TRUCK (I NOW CALL MY TRUCK CHRISTINE) ACCELERATED. WHEN I REACHED THE DESIRED SPEED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS BUT CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO FISHTAIL TO THE RIGHT SO I LET UP ON THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL AND I WAS STILL ACCELERATING! AS I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I HIT (PULLED THE KNOB TOWARD ME) THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH I HAD NOT ENGAGED PREVIOUSLY) THINKING I MIGHT BE HAVING A REPEAT OF 2 WEEKS AGO, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER AND I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUT GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL (I THOUGHT) BUT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I OVERTURNED IN A ... *TR