2007 Toyota Tundra VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN SHORTENED AFTER AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED IT PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR AND INSTEAD REQUESTED A NEW PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED PEDAL AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER; YET, THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE PART DID NOT EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NEW PEDAL WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ONLY REMEDY AT THE TIME WAS TO SHORTEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE PEDAL COULD BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,998. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA [XXX] SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN NOV 2009, BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALER TOLD FLOORMATS PROBLEM, CHECKED BY DEALER AND OK SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN DEC 2009, BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALER TOLD FLOORMATS PROBLEM, CHECKED BY DEALER AND OK IN EARLY JAN 2010 SUDDEN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND SIDE PANEL. *TR

ON OCTOBER 31ST 2008 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 7:30AM ON I-20 JUST WEST OF ATLANTA. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND TOTALED MY TRUCK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I FELT LIKE MY TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING EVEN WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE. UNTIL THE REPORTS STARTING APPEARING ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE I REALLY DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT MY ACCIDENT. I FEEL LIKE A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSED MY ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION IN DELAWARE WHERE A 4 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS KILLED. INVESTIGATING OFFICER HAS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GET TOYOTA TO COME OUT AND INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE GAS PEDAL WAS AN ISSUE AS THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND DRIVER DOESN'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED. *TR 9/19/2011*CW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT ON MAY 5, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE HAD TO SWERVE TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TESTED BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

NO OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF PEDAL FAILURE ON MY AFFECTIVE 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I THOUGHT THAT COMPANIES WERE REQUIRED BY LAW TO SUPPLY OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION SENT TO YOU FOR A SAFETY RECALL. I ALSO HAD ANOTHER RECALL FOR DRIVESHAFT SEPARATION THAT THIS VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED, BUT WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER THAT IT WASN'T. *TR

I WAS BEHIND A CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH THE LEFT BLINKER CLEARLY ON, I HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 OR 15 MPH AND WAS ABOUT 1 OR 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE CAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WENT TO A FULL THROTTLE CONDITION... I GLANCED DOWN TO SEE IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS??? IT WAS FULLY ON THE BRAKE I THEN STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WITH THE FULL THROTTLE IT CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL I HIT THE CAR AND PUSHED IT LIKE A BULLDOZER. MY TRUCK CONTINUED ABOUT 20 BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING. ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHILE ON A DOWN RAMP WITH A CAR AT LEAST 20 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT TOOK OFF??? I QUESTIONED MYSELF AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED? IT ACTS LIKE THE RESUME BUTTON IS PRESSED FOR CRUISE CONTROL BUT I DID NOT HAVE CRUISE ON EITHER TIME. IN READING TOYOTAS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM THEY SAY... STICKING AND OR HARD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS.IN TALKING WITH TOYOTA I WAS ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND I SAID I THINK THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE INVOLVED. IT HAS AN INPUT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, AN INPUT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND AN OUTPUT TO THE THROTTLE POSITIONER. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS THAN JUST A GAS PEDAL ISSUE. *TR

THE PHYSICAL PEDAL SEEMS TO STICK WHEN PRESSURE IS REDUCED (SLOWING OR DECELERATING) BUT POPS FREE ONCE MOST OF THE PRESSURE HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I DID NOT RETURN IT TO THE DEALER, INSTEAD I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND APPLY SEVERAL DROPS OF WD40 TO THE PIVOT SHAFT AND BUSHING. AFTER WORKING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND RE-INSTALLING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY FOR UP TO 4 TO 5 MONTHS BEFORE STARTING TO STICK ONCE MORE. NOTE: THE VEHICLE NEVER ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN NOR DID THE PEDAL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. *TR

CHRISTMAS EVE 2008 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA FROM BEL AIR MARYLAND TO LADSON, SC. JUST OUTSIDE OF COLONIAL HTS, VA., I TOOK THE TUNDRA OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE I WAS APPROACHING A TRACTOR TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME BUT THE TUNDRA KEPT ACCELERATING TOWARD THE SEMI. I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET TO SLOW THE TUNDRA DOWN SO I COULD MOVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY STOP IT ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF I95. I TRIED TO CALL AAA BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DIAL MY CELL PHONE AS I WAS STILL TOO EXCITED DUE TO THE RUSH OF ADRENALINE I HAD EXPERIENCED. MY WIFE AND I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SO ONCE I CALMED DOWN WE CONTINUED OUR DRIVE TO SC. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE LADSON OR SUMMERVILLE TOYATA DEALER WHO KEPT IT THAT DAY AND FINALLY CALLED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. AT THE TIME I STILL THOUGHT IT WAS A CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE BUT NOW I BELIEVE IT WAS PART OF THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE TRUCK AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT SINCE THE ONE IN DECEMBER 2008*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2007. IN JUNE OF 2007 WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND DRIVING ON THE SIDE WALK TO AVOID A CRASH IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS WHO STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; YET, THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. HE ADVISED THE DEALERS THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE FLOOR MAT IN HIS VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER FAILURE. HE ALSO ASKED THE DEALER IF HE COULD TRADE THE VEHICLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/26/10*JB

HAVE NOTED INTERMITTENT INSTANCES OF SURGING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNDER LOAD. OCCURS 5-10 TIMES A WEEK. STARTED AT ABOUT 8K MILES. DEALER "SAYS" UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FREQUENCY INCREASING AS MILEAGE INCREASES. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL LAST WEEK. WENT OVER 36,000 MILES TWO WEEKS AGO. RECALL PLUS SURGING MAKES ONE QUESTION SAFETY OF TUNDRA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. AFTER REPEATED APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A SANDY ROAD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGGRESSIVELY AND FORCEFULLY AT 70 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,800.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 55MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BELOW MY RIGHT FOOT. MY TRUCK ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AT A RAPID PACE AND NEARLY RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON THE ROADWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES, THEN THE ACCELERATOR AND TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OFF EVEN THOUGH THE CRUISE WAS ALREADY OFF. NOTHING RESPONDED AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO A DANGEROUS SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS "FLOORED" AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND SEVERAL THAT PASSED GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION QUICKLY. THE TRUCK WAS GAINING SPEED AT AN INCREDIBLY RAPID PACE. I CONTINUED TO BRAKE THE TRUCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT LOOSING CONTROL. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO DOWN-SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SAME HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE KEY. THE RPM'S WERE REVVING SO HIGH THAT I FEARED THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW UP. I PULLED MY TRUCK INTO A BOAT PARKING AREA ON THE ROADSIDE AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHILE PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE ENGINE KEY TO OFF. THE ENGINE, BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION WERE ALL SMOKING FROM THE STRESS AND HIGH RPM'S. I HAD EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ABOUT SIX MONTHS PRIOR (JAN. 2008) TO THIS ONE BUT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER QUICKLY BY HITTING THE BRAKES AND PRESUMED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. TOYOTA REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR ASSY BUT WOULD NOT SAY WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS THAT I PURCHASED AT THE DEALERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PEDAL DROPPED FROM UNDER MY FOOT WITHOUT MY INTERVENTION. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY CALLS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 80-100 MPH, CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL ABOUT THE AFTERMARKET ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS BECOMING STUCK AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 06/17/10*JB UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW

PLEASE SEE MY WRITE-UP ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA FORUM WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRATALK.NET/FORUMS/TUNDRA-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/30988-WARNING-ACCELERATOR-STUCK.HTML. *JB THE WEB FORUM ENTRY DESCRIBES AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION INCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY AN UNSECURED AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT ENTRAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER APPLICATION. *DSY