2009 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that she received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V388000 (Vehicle Speed Control). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the floor mats were replaced; however, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and after the accelerator pedal was released, the brake pedal was depressed, and the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty and no further assistance provided. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

I HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT IT GOES ON AND OFF AS IT PLEASES. TOYOTA HAS RESPONDED THAT THAT ISSUE IS NOT COVERED WITH THE CURRENT SPIRAL CABLE CLOCK SPRING RECALL. MY TRUCK VIN IS A FEW DIGITS AWAY FROM THE CURRENT LIST. I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE SPIRAL CABLE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS THE CRUISE CONTROL JUST LIKE DOES CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG AND/OR THE VEHICLE'S HORN AND OTHER DEVICES AND THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS QUIT/STOPPED WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE OTHER VEHICLES. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CUT DOWN AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPDATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ *CN

AT OR AROUND 1330HRS LOCAL TIME ON APRIL11TH I WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT ON E.MAIN STREET AT FRANKLIN AVE IN ROCKAWAY BOROUGH IN DRY DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS WHEN MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED FULL ACCELERATION IN AN INSTANT PROPELLING ME FORWARD UNTIL I IMPACTED THE VEHICLE 3 FT IN FRONT OF ME ALSO STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT INSTANTLY LOWERED THE ENGINE SPEED TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TRY TO HIDE UNDER THE FLOOR MATS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2013 THE DEALER CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT. TOYOTA HAD AN INDEPENDENT LAB TO LOOK AT THE EVENTS RECORDER AND REPORTED EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP IN A RAPID MANNER AT A COMPLETE STOP GIVING THE OPERATOR JUST MILLI-SECONDS TO TRY TO REACT. A CRASH IS THE RESULT. I'M LUCKY TODAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN PEDESTRIANS RUN OVER AND KILLED.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, I WON'T DRIVE THE TOYOTA ANYMORE IT'S AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO A PARALLEL PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, WITH SO MUCH FORCE, HE HAD TO USE ALL OF HIS STRENGTH IN HIS LEGS TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, UNTIL HE COULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE DECELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE JANUARY, THE ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A HALF DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *JB

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I/S 95 IN ATTLEBORO, MA AT ABOUT 2:45 PM ON 6/6/13 IN A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE ONLY OTHER PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO TAKE EXIT 2 ONTO RT 1A SOUTHBOUND. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND ENGAGED. WHEN I FLIPPED THE LEVER TO DISENGAGE (CANCEL) THE CRUISE CONTROL THE TRUCK DID NOT START TO SLOW DOWN (MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL). IF ANYTHING, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY, WITH LITTLE, IF ANY AFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. BY THIS TIME, I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE EXIT RAMP. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE WAS PUSHING ME TO THE LEFT. IT PUSHED THE TRUCK OVER THE CURB AND GRASS AND INTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP FROM 1A SOUTH ONTO I/S 95 SOUTH. AT THIS TIME, I SAW A VEHICLE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP HEADED TOWARD ME. HAD I TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT THE TRUCK WOULD MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SKIDDED AND BLOCKED THE RAMP ENTIRELY, SO I TURNED TO THE LEFT, TURNING INTO THE SKID, HOPING THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ROOM ENOUGH TO PASS TO MY RIGHT. MY TRUCK CONTINUED SKIDDING TO MY LEFT AND I BELIEVE HIT THE CURB ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. IT THEN FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE, SKIDDED ALONG THE PAVEMENT, HIT SOMETHING ELSE MOST LIKELY THE GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BECAME OF THE PREVIOUSLY ON-COMING AUTO. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE CONTACT BETWEEN CONTACT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH OF US HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ATTACHED. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN, THE ROOF SEVERELY DENTED, SCRAPES ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND GLASS THROUGHOUT THE CAB. THE RESCUE ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED US TO THE HOSPITAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGNAL. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (SPEED CONTROL) WAS NOT RELATED OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AN ENGINEER WAS REFERRED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE DEFECT, AND GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE DATA RECORDER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE ROMS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL ACCELERATION WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION FAILURE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE SENDING FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,322.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(09V388000-VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE SHE WAS UNSATISFIED BECAUSE THE FLOOR MATS DO NOT FIT COMFORTABLE AND HER FOOT SLIPS OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE ALSO STATES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO REVERSE THE REMEDY DUE TO THE PROBLEM THAT SHE EXPERIENCED AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO REVERSE THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SHE HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED BOTH PEDALS CAUSING THE ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

TL*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 *CN UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO HIS GARAGE , DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE VEHICLES BRAKES TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6000.

USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 61MPH, CLIMBING A SMALL HILL, THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, REVVING THE ENGINE TO OVER 5000 RPM. IT STARTLED ME. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, BUT I KNEW THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVER REV. I LIFTED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SHUT IT OFF, AND THE ENGINE SPEED DROPPED. I DROVE A WHILE WITH THE CRUISE OFF, THEN RETRIED IT. ON THE FIRST HILL THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AND I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE. I TRIED TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WHEN I DROVE WITH OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ENGINE WOULD DOWN SHIFT ONLY ONE TIME, THEN AT THE TOP OF THE HILL WOULD UPSHIFT, RESUMING THE NORMAL OPERATION. THROUGH OUT THE REST IF MY VISIT TO PA, I DROVE W/O CRUISE CONTROL, AND THERE WERE NO OVER SHIFTING INCIDENTS. ON THE RETURN TRIP TO NC ON THE 26TH, I RESET THE CRUISE, AND UPON CLIMBING A HILL, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL I GOT OUT OF THE HILLS, AND THEN THE OPERATION SEEMED NORMAL. I HAVE MADE THAT TRIP BEFORE IN THE TRUCK, AND HAD NOTHING LIKE THE EXPERIENCE I JUST MENTIONED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATOR POLICE REPORT ON FILE WITH SIOUX CITY IOWA POLICE DEPT. I REARENDED A MINIVAN AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SHE WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE VEHICLE LUNGING AND FAILING TO STOP DESPITE ME STANDING ON THE BREAKS.....TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT FIXING THE PEDAL AS RECALL IS ORDERING SINCE THEY SAY IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR ON A 3 YR LEASE. MY HUSBAND DRIVES IT AS I FEEL UNSAFE IN IT AND IT HAS "ACTED UP" FOR HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WE ARE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA IN FIXING THIS DEFECT OR LETTING US OUT OF THE LEASE. IN ORDER FOR US TO "TRADE" IT FOR A FORD F150 WE HAVE TO EAT $4000 OF NEGATIVE EQUITY... I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE WE BOTH HAVE A 30 MILE COMMUTE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. ITS NOT LIKE WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE INSTEAD. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, IT HAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN BILLION TOYOTA IN SIOUX FALLS SD RUNS THE VIN THEY CLAIM IT HAS NO RECALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

DEALER FAILS TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE COMPLAINS IN A ROAD TEST AND INSIST THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE RACES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AT TIMES. THEY ADJUSTED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW. I HAVE ALMOST GONE THROUGH A BUILDING BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. 4 OTHERS HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK AND COMPLAIN OF THE SAME DIFFICULTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT CONCERNING MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE OTHER WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THIS FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WAS DIFFERENT. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE, BUT INSTEAD THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH. THE RPM'S DROPPED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TOYOTA, BUT I MUST DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. THESE MALFUNCTIONING TOYOTA'S ARE SO DANGEROUS. THE MILEAGE ON THAT DATE WAS ABOUT 3800. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE TOYOTA RECALL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA 09 GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE GOLDEN STATE 5 FWY WHERE I MIRACULOUSLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY PULLING BACK THE PEDAL WITH THE TIP OF MY SHOE. *TR

TODAY I WAS ON RT 50 IN WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO CENTREVILLE RD. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TOYOTA TACOMA 09 SURGED FORWARD AND GENTLY HIT THE STOPPED FULL SIZE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE GENTLEMEN IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK GOT OUT AND SAW NO DAMAGE ON HIS TRUCK. I HAD SOME MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND ON THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE. NO ONE WAS HURT SO WE DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY TRUCK THAT CAUSES THIS SUDDEN SURGE. HAD SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN THE SURGE OCCURRED, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BODY WORK PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EXAMINED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. IN THIS LETTER THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE ACCELERATORS STICKING IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND OTHER PROBLEMS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. SHOULD I PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL I HEAR FROM THEM? THIS IS CRAZY. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A CASE OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT OCCURRED ON FEB 25, 2010. I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE NORMALLY. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. I LET IT IDLE FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL THE IDLE RATE WENT UNDER 1500 RPMS. I SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE AND THE IDLE SPEED WENT UNDER 1000 RPMS. FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I LET IT BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN ONTO THE STREET TURNING THE WHEEL PARTIALLY TO ALIGN MYSELF INTO THE STREET TO BEGIN TO DRIVE AWAY. FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE , BUT I REALIZE THAT THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP IT. I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK TURN TO AVOID RUNNING ONTO THE CURB/MAILBOX AND THEN I QUICKLY SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL TO BRING IT TO A STOP. IT CAME TO A STOP AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE TRANSMISSION AND I ACTUALLY SHIFTED IT THROUGH NEUTRAL INTO REVERSE. BUT, IT AT LEAST WAS STOPPED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN AMES, IA AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I TOOK IT IN ON MAR 4, 2010. THEY SAID THEY RAN ALL SORTS OF DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND OPENED UP A CASE NUMBER AND WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY KNEW SOMETHING MORE. MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, BUT THE SAME DEALER LOOKED AT IT LAST YEAR AND SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS FINE. IT WAS NOT ON THE FOOT PEDAL RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS TRYING TO HIDE WITH THESE OTHER RECALLS. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN AND BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. *TR

I LIVE IN CHARLESTON, SC AND I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ON MARCH 17, 2010 WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS EXCITED TO TAKE IT ON VACATION TO THE FLORIDA PAN HANDLE OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND. MY EXCITEMENT TURNED TO A NIGHTMARE ON SATURDAY APRIL 3RD WHEN WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL ROAD IN FLORIDA THE TACOMA GAS PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM ME AND THE CAR ENGINE WENT TO MAXIMUM RPM. I PUT THE TACOMA IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT MAX RPM, EVEN AFTER I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WHICH WAS LOCATED IN TALLAHASSEE FL. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT LEGACY IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE ACCELERATION. HE PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR FOR ME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND, AND TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT ON MONDAY MORNING. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK ON MONDAY AFTERNOON TELLING ME THAT TOYOTA WAS RELEASING THE CAR BACK TO ME, AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I FELT THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM, AND THAT I DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM CERTAINLY NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER OR A MECHANIC, HOWEVER I DO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND HAVE BEEN A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FOR 20 YEARS. I RENTED ANOTHER CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND DROVE 400 MILES BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA ON TUESDAY APRIL 6. MY 19 YEAR OLD SON WAS GRADUATING FROM MARINE BOOTCAMP AT PARRIS ISLAND ON THURSDAY APRIL 8TH. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT A CAR, AND MORE THAN 400 MILES AWAY FROM WHERE MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. *TR