Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/09/2010 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2001 toyota tundra. the contact stated that the carburetor opened on the vehicle and caused the vehicle to accelerate. the vehicle was going in reverse and the contact was not able to tell how fast the vehicle at was going. the brakes did not work and the vehicle did not stop until it hit a parked vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop and fixed. the contact could not remember the name of the part that was replaced at the time of the complaint. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage and current mileages was 140000.rl | |||
| 11/21/2009 | 30300 | 1 | |
| Unintended acceleration while backing up out of a parking space on my mother's 2001 toyota tundra limited. the truck hit two parked vehicles in the parking lot. as a passenger i reached over to try to put the truck in neutral but that wasn't working so i turned off the ignition and we stopped. the second vehicle we hit, a ford expedition was forcefully moved over to the next parking spot due to the crash. 911 was called, fire dept and ambulance arrived but police did not show up due to their lack of staff and no injury/death. *cn | |||
| 04/02/2006 | 79184 | 3 | 10/14/2005 |
| Faulty apps (accelerator pedal position sensor). vehicle is designed with a combination of mechanical and drive by wire throttle body. when driving at freeway speeds with steady accelerator pressure, the truck felt as if the fuel cuts off and instantly started to coast. no input from gas pedal when depressed. truck just idles. this can be extremely dangerous in traffic as there is no input from the accelerator. *nm | |||
| 10/29/2005 | 3 | 10/17/2000 | |
| I own a 2001 toyota tundra. it has just about 59,000 miles. when i use the brake to slow down or stop, the truck will stall in traffic. i will have to restart the truck and it will stall. i will try to start it again and i have to gun the engine and hold the brake pedal so as not to crash into something, and hope the truck will move. if i go about 300 feet and apply the brake again, it may stall. i have had it to the dealer 3 separate times for this and each time they tell me it is 'gunk' that needs to be cleaned, or a sticky throttle. problem started in march 2005, again in july 2005 and now in nov. the service performed is clean carbon build up in throttle body. perform fuel induction. i am fearful that the truck will stall and i will be in an accident. *nm | |||
| 12/30/2001 | 1 | 12/31/2000 | |
| When driving in wet weather conditions at 40 mph, consumer was attempting to avoid a flooded area, when the consumer suddenly lost control of vehicle, upon impact of hitting an end post, the driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy, driver sustained head and chest injuries.*ak consumer stated when trying to get over to avoid the flood, the vehicle rapidly accelerated on its own, consumer believes the cause of failure may have been the 2 tires on the passenger side may have come off the rims, causing loss of control of vehicle. *jg tire information (b.f. goodrich p265/70r16) | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 04/11/2003 | 24772 | 2 | 09/24/2001 |
| While passing another vehicle on the interstate, truck began accelerating rapidly going from 65 mph to 95 mph in about 3 seconds. had to apply both feet to brakes to stop truck. it took a half mile to stop and rpms were at 6000, put truck into park -rpms remained, stepped on gas pedal- rpms dropped enough (3500) to get off the road. according to dealership mechanic, the problem was a broken accelerator cable and a factory defect. *ak | |||