2005 Toyota Tundra VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION: MY HUSBAND'S 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED WHILE HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. HE HAD HIS BACK PUSHED UP AGAINST THE SEAT AND PUSHED AS HARD AS HE COULD ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE TRUCK TOOK OFF ANYWAYS AND HE WAS FORCED TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY HE WASN'T HIT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS TRUCK. IN JANUARY OF 2015 HE WAS BACKING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN HIS TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE TIRES KEPT SPINNING. HE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS THE TIRES STOPPED SPINNING. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA AFTER BOTH OCCURRENCES, BUT THEY WON'T HELP US AT ALL. THEY SAY THAT THE TRUCK ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER BECAUSE THE PLASTIC FAN IN THE SECONDARY INJECTION SYSTEM BROKE AND THE PIECES BLEW INTO THE EXHAUST PORTS AND MELT, STICKING UP THE EXHAUST PORTS. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RUN RIGHT AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM. TOYOTA ACCEPTS THE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTIES FOR THE 2007-2010 MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR. REPAIR HAS COST ME OVER $3,000 FOR THEIR MISTAKE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PUMP ASSEMBLY AIR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,700.

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2010 AT ABOUT 6:20AM WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005 ,V8 ENGINE,ON HIGHWAY 101 WEST BOUND WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ME. I WAS ON LANE ONE BETWEEN BARHAM AVE. & VINELAND AVE WHEN IT ALL HAPPEN, MAKING ME CHANGE LANES AT AN UNSAFE SPEED TRYING IT TO CONTROL IT. I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT KEEP GOING AT ABOUT 75-80 MPH. THERE WAS NO CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I WAS SHOCKED ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE FROM VINELAND AVE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS ACCELERATED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SEEMS THAT WHEN I HIT A MAJOR BUMP THAT'S RISING ACROSS THE LANE I'M IN AND GO ACROSS IT, MY TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE MOMENTARILY WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I CANNOT ALWAYS DUPLICATE THIS ACTION AND WHEN I GO TO THE DEALER IT COMES BACK AS PROBLEM NOT FOUND. AS I MENTIONED IT'S ONLY OCCURRED MAYBE A DOZEN TIMES SINCE 2005 BUT IT IS A CONCERN AFTER ALL THE RECALLS THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD. I RECENTLY COMPLETED 95,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH IT'S PERFORMANCE WITH THIS EXCEPTION. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, MY HUSBAND WAS PUTTING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT ACCELERATED INTO THE NEIGHBORS FENCE AND DROVE OVER A FOUR WHEELER IF HE HADN'T PUT IT INTO PARK HE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED QUITE A FEW MORE TIMES THOUGH NOT TO THIS EXTENT, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO FIX OR EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRUCK, SAYING IT ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST SO IT ISN'T THEIR FAULT. THE TOYOTA PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN THEY ARE ADMITTING TO AND SOME INVESTIGATING IS NECESSARY, THIS TRUCK IS A DANGER AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL HAS REPEATEDLY CONTINUED TO STICK IN MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS COMPLETELY OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA V8 TUNDRA. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. WHEN GOING UP HILL/INCLINE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY ACCELERATES CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION ON WET OR LOOSE SURFACES. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I NO LONGER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ON MY TUNDRA. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2000 TUNDRA AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THAT VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR/DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND BEGINNING TO CLIMB A GENTLE HILL, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT FULL THROTTLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TWO GEARS. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON SNOWY, OR RAIN SLICK ROADWAYS. IF FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT SLOWS ON HILL, SUCH AS A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER, THERE IS EMINENT DANGER OF A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THREE CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. 2. VEHICLE DRIVES UP INCLINE OR HILL. 3. HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DOWN SHIFTS TWO GEARS ON SLIGHT UPGRADES. EVEN ELEVATION CHANGES OF LESS THAN FIFTY FEET ON THE HIGHWAY CAN TRIGGER THIS. THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED APPLICATION OF FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION IS ALARMING AND DANGEROUS. THIS SURGE OR POWER ALWAYS RESULT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SURGING PAST THE SET SPEED USUALLY BY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. DEPENDING ON TERRAIN THIS CAN HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS EVERY TWENTY SECONDS! *NM

WE OWN "TWO" 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CABS THAT ARE EQUIPPED THE SAME. BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME SAFTEY ISSUE. THE ISSUE: WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL "ON" AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, ON SLIGHTLY UPHILL TRACK, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL COMMAND THE VEHICLE TO MAXIMUM THROTTLE, SHIFING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PASSING GEAR. THIS ACTION ON THE 287 HORSEPOWER VEHICLE, CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO BREAK LOOSE ON WET ROADS AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SENDING IT OFF THE ROAD OR INTO A SPIN. BOTH VEHICLES WE OWN EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA CASE # 200510040775. *NM