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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E005000 | ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 2934 | 02/13/2007 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/18/2007 | 01/19/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain rostra cruise controls, p/nos. 00012-x0486-01, 00015-x0486-01, 00012-x0486-21, 00016-79910, 00016-79910-01, and 250-1755, installed as original equipment on my 2006-2007 gulf states toyota and southeast toyota scion vehicles and also sold as aftermarket equipment. the cruise control may not return to idle when the on/off switch is pressed for the first time. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure to release the throttle when the cruise control is turned off could result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The vehicle manufacturers will notify their owners and replace the cruise control free of charge. rostra will notify purchasers of the atermarket cruise controls and replace the units free of charge. the recall began on february 13, 2007. owners can contact rostra at 910-291-2538. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/28/2005 | 11 | ||
| My accelerator stuck while i was in traffic. i was going 55mph and slowed to 30 due to traffic. when i slowed the engine reved. i turned off the engine after putting the car in neutral. i turned the car back on and it kept reving. i turned off the engine again and it reset. i had the cruise control on but not engaged. i took the car into the local toyota service center and they checked out the car and told me they could find nothing. that was 9/28/2005. | |||
| 03/24/2010 | 48777 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota scion xb. while driving in reverse at an unknown speed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle and a tree. the contact suffered personal injuries.the police was called to the scene of the accident and a police report was filed. the failure and current mileages were 48,777. | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 62000 | 1 | |
| My scion xb is infrequently accelerating and lunging forward for no apparent reason from both a stationery position as well as while moving on the highway. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| While entering a freeway with full acceleration the gas pedal stuck. the car was out of control and after applying the brakes put it in neutral it finally unstuck. scion xb 2005 soon after this happened all the warning lights came on (service engine brake light etc. took it to the dealer and they replaced a computer. i do not know if the problem was due to the computer failure but it did happen at approximately the same time. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2005 scion xb to my office. as i slowed down and turned into a parking space when i applied the brakes the engine accelerated to 3000 rpms jumped the curb and ran into the back of the building. when i reported these facts to a toyota dealer they said they have never heard of a car doing that and it must have been a mistake on my part. since the repair of the car in a period of two years the engine has done this four other times the repair people say they can't fix it unless it happens when they are working on the car. i believe the problem is in the electronic controls for the accelerator. i get no response from toyota. *tr | |||
| 06/20/2006 | 20500 | 1 | 03/18/2005 |
| On four different occurrences (6/2005 and 8/2005, 6/20,2006 and 6/23, 2006) while driving and approaching a stoplight, the car revved up and lunged forward. car was brought to the dealership on july 3, 2006 and they could find nothing wrong. *nm | |||
| 01/04/2005 | 1 | 08/04/2004 | |
| On, 4 jan 2006, my daughter was driving a toyota scion xb, 2005. she attempted to stop behind a vehicle that has stopped at a yield sign. she could not stop because the throttle had stuck. she ran into another vehicle, damaging her front end. *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 06/17/2008 | 89700 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota scion xb. while driving 25 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate and the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. as a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. after the crash, the pedal was still stuck to the floor, even when the vehicle was turned off. there were no injuries. the vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 89,700. | |||