Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V113000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 1363244 | 04/13/2011 | ODI | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/24/2011 | 02/24/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 lexus lx570, 2003 through 2009 toyota 4runner, and 2006 through 2010 rav4 vehicles. the accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The remedy plan is under development, but will involve modification or replacement of the accelerator pedal and replacement of any toyota all-weather floor mat. toyota has not provided a schedule for owner notification at this time. further information concerning the remedy and the owner notification schedule is expected from toyota. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or lexus at 1-800-255-3987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota's recall campaign numbers are 90l (toyota) and 90lg (lexus).customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.this recall is an expansion of safety recalls 09v-388 and 10v-023. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| TSB-0087-12 | 06/13/2012 | 10045140 | Toyota: accelerator pedal sensor assembly information regarding the inspection, removal, and installation, if lubrication or oil, is applied. *pe | 08/21/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | 03/01/2011 | Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration | 11V112000 | |
| On february 16, 2010, nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) opened rq10-003 to determine whether the scope of prior toyota recalls relating to potential unintended acceleration were sufficiently broad, including, among others, toyota recalls 07e-082, 09v-388, 10v-017, and 10v-023.nhtsa also requested information regarding potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota and lexus vehicles.i. pedal interference from floor mats, carpet covers and plastic pads in carpets.during the rq10-003 investigation, odi reviewed a large volume of documents to assess whether additional vehicles should be recalled.following the agency's analysis, nhtsa requested that toyota recall additional vehicles.toyota complied with the agency's request.the details of these recalls are set forth more fully in toyota's reports to nhtsa pursuant to 49 cfr part 573.these recalls are as follows:recall 11v-112: (1) model year (my) 2004-2006 toyota highlander and highlander hybrid; and, (2) my 2004-2007 lexus rx330,rx350, and rx400h (hybrid model). the total estimated population under this recall is 769,379 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by a loose floor carpet cover (trim panel). recall 11v-113: (1) my 2003-2009 through 2009 toyota 4runner; (2) my 2006-2010 toyota rav4; and, (3) my 2008-2011 lexus lx570.the total estimated population under this recall is 1,381,000 vehicles.this recall supplements recall 09v-388 and remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment by an unsecured floor mat.recall 11v-115: (1) my 2006-2007 lexus gs300 (all wheel drive vehicles); and, (2) my 2006-2007 lexus gs350 (all wheel drive vehicles). the total estimated population under this recall is 19,647 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by inadequate clearance between the pedal linkage and a plastic pad embedded in the vehicle's carpet.ii. potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration.after nhtsa opened rq10-003, nhtsa launched a ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.nhtsa launched the study in the spring of 2010 in light of concerns aired in congressional hearings.nhtsa enlisted engineers at the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to assess whether electronic systems or electromagnetic interference played a role in incidents of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.that study has concluded.two reports are associated with the study and are available on nhtsa's website.nasa's report is entitled technical support to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) on the reported toyota motor corporation (tmc) unintended acceleration (ua) investigation, nesc assessment no. ti-10-00618 (jan. 18, 2011).nhtsa's report is entitled technical assessment of toyota electronic throttle control (etc) systems (feb. 2011).both reports should be read in conjunction with each other. as stated in its report, nasa did not find an electronic cause of large throttle openings that can result in unintended acceleration incidents. nhtsa did not find a vehicle-based cause of unintended acceleration incidents other than the physical pedal interference causes that are being addressed by toyota's recalls. this rq is closed. | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | 03/01/2011 | Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration | 11V113000 | |
| On february 16, 2010, nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) opened rq10-003 to determine whether the scope of prior toyota recalls relating to potential unintended acceleration were sufficiently broad, including, among others, toyota recalls 07e-082, 09v-388, 10v-017, and 10v-023.nhtsa also requested information regarding potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota and lexus vehicles.i. pedal interference from floor mats, carpet covers and plastic pads in carpets.during the rq10-003 investigation, odi reviewed a large volume of documents to assess whether additional vehicles should be recalled.following the agency's analysis, nhtsa requested that toyota recall additional vehicles.toyota complied with the agency's request.the details of these recalls are set forth more fully in toyota's reports to nhtsa pursuant to 49 cfr part 573.these recalls are as follows:recall 11v-112: (1) model year (my) 2004-2006 toyota highlander and highlander hybrid; and, (2) my 2004-2007 lexus rx330,rx350, and rx400h (hybrid model). the total estimated population under this recall is 769,379 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by a loose floor carpet cover (trim panel). recall 11v-113: (1) my 2003-2009 through 2009 toyota 4runner; (2) my 2006-2010 toyota rav4; and, (3) my 2008-2011 lexus lx570.the total estimated population under this recall is 1,381,000 vehicles.this recall supplements recall 09v-388 and remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment by an unsecured floor mat.recall 11v-115: (1) my 2006-2007 lexus gs300 (all wheel drive vehicles); and, (2) my 2006-2007 lexus gs350 (all wheel drive vehicles). the total estimated population under this recall is 19,647 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by inadequate clearance between the pedal linkage and a plastic pad embedded in the vehicle's carpet.ii. potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration.after nhtsa opened rq10-003, nhtsa launched a ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.nhtsa launched the study in the spring of 2010 in light of concerns aired in congressional hearings.nhtsa enlisted engineers at the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to assess whether electronic systems or electromagnetic interference played a role in incidents of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.that study has concluded.two reports are associated with the study and are available on nhtsa's website.nasa's report is entitled technical support to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) on the reported toyota motor corporation (tmc) unintended acceleration (ua) investigation, nesc assessment no. ti-10-00618 (jan. 18, 2011).nhtsa's report is entitled technical assessment of toyota electronic throttle control (etc) systems (feb. 2011).both reports should be read in conjunction with each other. as stated in its report, nasa did not find an electronic cause of large throttle openings that can result in unintended acceleration incidents. nhtsa did not find a vehicle-based cause of unintended acceleration incidents other than the physical pedal interference causes that are being addressed by toyota's recalls. this rq is closed. | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | 03/01/2011 | Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration | 11V115000 | |
| On february 16, 2010, nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) opened rq10-003 to determine whether the scope of prior toyota recalls relating to potential unintended acceleration were sufficiently broad, including, among others, toyota recalls 07e-082, 09v-388, 10v-017, and 10v-023.nhtsa also requested information regarding potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota and lexus vehicles.i. pedal interference from floor mats, carpet covers and plastic pads in carpets.during the rq10-003 investigation, odi reviewed a large volume of documents to assess whether additional vehicles should be recalled.following the agency's analysis, nhtsa requested that toyota recall additional vehicles.toyota complied with the agency's request.the details of these recalls are set forth more fully in toyota's reports to nhtsa pursuant to 49 cfr part 573.these recalls are as follows:recall 11v-112: (1) model year (my) 2004-2006 toyota highlander and highlander hybrid; and, (2) my 2004-2007 lexus rx330,rx350, and rx400h (hybrid model). the total estimated population under this recall is 769,379 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by a loose floor carpet cover (trim panel). recall 11v-113: (1) my 2003-2009 through 2009 toyota 4runner; (2) my 2006-2010 toyota rav4; and, (3) my 2008-2011 lexus lx570.the total estimated population under this recall is 1,381,000 vehicles.this recall supplements recall 09v-388 and remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment by an unsecured floor mat.recall 11v-115: (1) my 2006-2007 lexus gs300 (all wheel drive vehicles); and, (2) my 2006-2007 lexus gs350 (all wheel drive vehicles). the total estimated population under this recall is 19,647 vehicles.this recall remedies potential accelerator pedal entrapment caused by inadequate clearance between the pedal linkage and a plastic pad embedded in the vehicle's carpet.ii. potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration.after nhtsa opened rq10-003, nhtsa launched a ten-month study of potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.nhtsa launched the study in the spring of 2010 in light of concerns aired in congressional hearings.nhtsa enlisted engineers at the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa) with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to assess whether electronic systems or electromagnetic interference played a role in incidents of unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles.that study has concluded.two reports are associated with the study and are available on nhtsa's website.nasa's report is entitled technical support to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) on the reported toyota motor corporation (tmc) unintended acceleration (ua) investigation, nesc assessment no. ti-10-00618 (jan. 18, 2011).nhtsa's report is entitled technical assessment of toyota electronic throttle control (etc) systems (feb. 2011).both reports should be read in conjunction with each other. as stated in its report, nasa did not find an electronic cause of large throttle openings that can result in unintended acceleration incidents. nhtsa did not find a vehicle-based cause of unintended acceleration incidents other than the physical pedal interference causes that are being addressed by toyota's recalls. this rq is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 79000 | ||
| I was driving east on i-66 just a few miles from i-495 in fairly heavy traffic around 8:55am on march 11, 2010. i wastraveling approximately 15 mph in the right lane when my 2005 toyota 4runner limited suddenly surged forward as if someone had stomped on the gas pedal. i immediately applied both feet to the brake and the antilock brakes began to shudder. the shuddering lasted 2 to 3 seconds and then the vehicle finally reduced throttle. there was no accident or traffic incident, but the experience was quite unnerving. my vehicle is not part of any recall. i called the dealer and scheduled an appointment for the next day. i continued on to work drivng with my hand on the shifter and i even practiced shifting into nuetral. when the problem had occurred, i did not remember to shift into nuetral. everything had happened so fast and the acceleration was so violent, my only instinct was to apply the brake decisively. i drove home very carefully that evening and then to the dealership the next morning. my original appointment was for 1pm, but i thought it wiser to drive there first thing in the morning. my main concern is that the dealership is insisting that sudden acceleration is not possible on my vehicle. the service manager told me my vehicle could not have done what i described. this is very alarming to me because it happened, which means he either doesn't know the vehicle that well or he's lying. he was not rude and seemed very professional, but he was insisitent that my vehicle could not suddenlt accelerate on its own. the put the vehicel through dignostic testing and found no problems. he also actually drove the vehicle and tested the cruise control and found no problem. the vehicle has never done this before and it has 79k miles on it. i have never had another vehicle do this. my concern is that if it happened to me, it could happen to my wife or someone else in this vehicle or perhaps another. i feel i have an obligation to report it. | |||
| 02/10/2010 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Parking car in shopping mall lot. spot is perpendicular to traffic lane. divider between my spot and opposite spot. divider consists of elevated planting with mature bushes, and steel post with handicap parking sign. i had my foot depressing the brake pedal. car had almost stopped when suddenly it accelerated and bucked forward onto the parking divider. i continued to press down hard on the brake. forward momentum stopped after i hit and knocked down the sign post and hit front of a toyota tacoma.that was parked facing me on otherside of divider. the divider with juniper bushes elevated my car and when i stopped the rear wheels were suspended off the pavement. i had my foot on brake during this time, put the gear into park and turned off the ignition. the air bags did not. deploy. i was trapped in the car by dense juniper bushes on both sides doors, and required assistance to get out of the car. i was not injured - just scared. i called my daughter and son-in-law to the scene, since he drives a toyota tundra, he looked at the floor mat on drivers side. it was in place, had not moved forward. because of the winter weather with snow, we had an after market floormat. my husband had cut off the right front corner to insure that if it did come loose, it could not interfere with the gas pedal. the mat was restrained by rear edge that protruded down and restrained by the two raised clips on the floor. because of the elevated rear wheels, we needed a tow truck to pull my car off the divider. we had the car towed to my dealer stevinson toyota. their inspection showed no damage to the underside of the car. front right corner damage estimate of $2,200. the mechanic did a computer diagnosis reported nothing abnormal. said he could not explain why the car suddenly accelerated. he road tested the car and told me it was safe to drive. i could not get immediate repairs, so drove it 120 miles to my home. it handled normal. *tr | |||
| 06/12/2005 | 5000 | ||
| Tl*the contact previously owned a 2005 toyota 4runner. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph on normal road conditions when the brakes were applied and the vehicle began to lunge forward, into the proceeding vehicle. the police was not notified. there were no injuries. the opposing vehicle sustained severe damages. the failure was intermittent during sudden braking occurrences. the contact was involved in three collisions as a result of the vehicle accelerating to include damages to the vehicle. the vehicle was damaged and repaired each time the crash occurred. the failure mileage was 5,000. the vin was unknown. the contact no longer owns the vehicle. | |||
| 07/25/2009 | 6 | ||
| My 2005 toyota 4 runner had 6 unintended acceleration incidents since purchased new in november 2005. i have maintained a log. the intensity of unintended acceleration varied, the tachometer reaching 4000 and above. duration was estimated from 3 seconds to over 5 seconds. ambient temperature varied from about 73of to 34of. all incidents occurred between early july to early december, and none during very high or very low ambient temperatures. in one case there were several consecutive acceleration surges. all instances were within 5 | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 83000 | 1 | |
| I am writing today to alert you to a potential accelerator problem with the 2005 toyota 4runner suv. in mid-december, my husband and i were driving on the highway when the car inexplicably accelerated, going from approximately 40 mph to about 60 mph within a matter of seconds. my husband, who has had professional driving instruction, put the car into neutral and was able to slow the car down, at which point the accelerator (which was moving towards the floor without a foot on it) popped back up and the brakes began working again. however, within this same journey, this same accelerator program occurred two additional times. we immediately took the suv to toyota of alexandria in virginia and explained what happened. they notified us that our car was not subject to a recall for accelerator problems but, based on our concerns, agreed to examine the suv. to their credit, they did call in a corporate inspector to examine the dissembled drive train who in turn determined that an accumulation of oil in the differentials caused the cars computer to misread acceleration and deceleration information. despite this diagnosis -- and subsequent replacement of the drive train and rear differentials -- toyota mechanics were never able to replicate the acceleration problem that we experienced. after talking to several toyota representatives, as well as a number of independent mechanics, we were advised to pursue arbitration with toyota and are currently entrenched in that process. in the interim, we are using the car only for local journeys our of concern that this accelerator problem could reoccur. i am writing today to inform you of the problem so that you have a record that toyota's accelerator problems may extend beyond the cars/suvs included in the recent recall. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 52300 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 toyota roadrunner. on three separate occasions, i had experience where the vehicle seemed to want to accelerate while i was 'braking' to a stop. on the 1st occurrence, i contacted toyota and they told me it was a 'floor mat' issue. i know for sure it was not!!. the other two occurrences happened on the same day, floor mats were not even close to pedal and the pedal was not sticking. i put the vehicle into neutral to stop, and it gave me back control. i believe this is an ecm (engine control module) computer problem or sensor problem. i am a retired electrical engineer , my background is into computers and small microprocessors. i worked over 37 years in the steel industry on control systems using processors similar to those used in automobiles. i am awaiting the problem to happen again, and when it does i'm going to keep filing these complaints. thank you *tr | |||
| 04/18/2009 | 35000 | 3 | 09/14/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota 4 runner. she stated that while making a left turn into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, leaped forward and crashed into a brick wall. the toyota dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. two identical failure occurred previously; however,they didn't result in a crash. no repairs had been made to correct the failure. the current and failure mileages were under 35,000. updated 01/07/10.*jb | |||
| 04/30/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Details: vehicle 2005 4 runner limited 4wd. the following occurs when coming to a stop, loud clunk sound and vehicle jolts forward right after a full stop. infrequently the cluck and jolt will occur once stopped. this problem has been noted to occur after about twenty thousand miles. at about 3600 miles the toyota was asked to diagnose the problem. toyota stated they were unable to note any problems. it is ridiculous to assume that toyota is unaware of the cause given the number of units on the road. *tr | |||
| 06/09/2009 | 48675 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota 4runner. while driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the accelerator became stuck. after repeated brake application, the vehicle would not stop. after deactivating the cruise control she was able to stop the vehicle. the dealer was notified, and a technician concluded that the floor-mat was the cause of the failure; however, she believed that the technicians have incorrectly identified the cause of the failure. the failure mileage was 48,675. | |||
| 06/10/2005 | 500 | 5 | 01/07/2005 |
| While waiting at a stoplight, my foot lightly on the brake, the engine surges from a normal idle speed of 500 rpm up to 750-800rpm with no warning. this happens frequently but at random times. (remember the audi 500) dealer has been unable to deal with the problem. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2005 toyota 4runner. consumer writes in regards to safety recall *tgw the consumer stated a floor mat would couldn't cause the sudden acceleration. *jb | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 1 | 09/01/2005 | |
| 2005 4runner. consumer states sudden acceleration. *tgw the consumer stated he managed to get the vehicle into neutral and off to the side of the road. when he finally was able to stop it, the brakes were smoking. he noticed the floor mat had slipped under the accelerator. he dismissed it as his error, because he placed the rubber mats on top of the original mats. *jb | |||
| 02/15/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owned a 2005 toyota 4runner. when attempting to shift lanes at 30 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. after repeated brake application she was able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealership, but the technician could not identify the cause of the failure. she was able to trade the vehicle for another vehicle at the dealership. the current and failure mileages were approximately 20,000. the consumer wanted to know the status of her complaint. updated 02/01/2010.*jb | |||
| 08/02/2008 | 48675 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota 4runner. while driving with the cruise control switch activated at 65 mph she applied pressure to the brake pedal to deactivate the cruise control. the cruise control would not deactivate. as a consequence the vehicle continued to accelerate past the intended speed. upon further inspection she noticed that the accelerator pedal was sticking. she noticed that there was not a floor-mat interference. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technicians did not provide her with any assistance. no repairs have been made. the failure mileage was 48675. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 10/20/2005 | 5000 | 30 | 09/28/2005 |
| Cruise control goes crazy on hills. it waits too long to accelerate and then it floors the gas and the auto transmission downshifts at least two gears and races the engine way past the speed you want and then it finally lets up and the speed drops too low and everything repeats. dangerous and absolutely worthless! has been happening ever since i purchased the car new in 2005. *tr | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 23377 | 1 | 02/01/2004 |
| Dt*: updated 10/25/2006 - the cruise control would not hold speed on uphill grades. the vehicle speed would drop 2-3 mph below the cruise control set speed then the passing gear engages abruptly until speed is 3-5 mph above the set speed. . the passing gear then decreases and the speed immediately begins to deteriorate. *nm | |||