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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V388000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 4260319 | 10/08/2009 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 10/05/2009 | 10/06/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 passenger 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 | Toyota filed an amended defect report on november 25, 2009, stating that dealers will modify the accelerator pedal and, on certain vehicles, alter the shape of the floor surface under the pedal. these changes address the risk of pedal entrapment due to interference with the floor mat. redesigned accelerator pedals will become available beginning in april 2010 and dealers will replace any modified pedal with the new pedal if desired. also, dealers will replace any genuine toyota or lexus all-weather floor mats with redesigned all-weather mats, or repurchase the previous mats from owners who do not want the new ones. additionally, software modifications will be installed on camry, avalon and lexus es 350, is 350 and is 250 models that will ensure that the brake overrides the accelerator in the event both brake and accelerator pedals are applied. toyota will begin mailing letters to owners in december 2009. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331, lexus at 1-800-255-3987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota recall no. 90l/90lg.owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| DP08001 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/31/2008 | 08/27/2008 | SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION | ||
| The petitioner owns a model year (my) 2006 toyota tacoma equipped with a v6 engine and automatic transmission.in a petition sent to nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) dated january 10, 2008, he alleges he experienced two incidents of unwanted acceleration while driving his tacoma.the petitioner reported that during both incidents, while applying the brake, the engine speed increased of its own accord (without accelerator application), causing sudden and uncontrolled acceleration.the petitioner requested that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety involving the electronically actuated throttle control system.odi reviewed the petition, assessed voqs, interviewed persons who filed voqs, tested the vehicle, and reviewed toyota's response to an agency information request.the complaints fell into three groups.a majority of the complaints may have involved the tacoma's throttle control system.some complaints did not involve a failure of the throttle control system.for the remaining reports, although there may have been an issue with the throttle control system as one possible explanation, we have been unable to determine a cause related to throttle control or any underlying cause that gave rise to the complaint.for those vehicles where the throttle control system did not perform as the owner believes it should have, the information suggesting a possible defect related to motor vehicle safety is quite limited.additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a nhtsa order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as requested by the petitioner.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.please see thefederal register notice for further details. | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
| DP08001 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/31/2008 | 08/27/2008 | SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION | ||
| The petitioner owns a model year (my) 2006 toyota tacoma equipped with a v6 engine and automatic transmission.in a petition sent to nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) dated january 10, 2008, he alleges he experienced two incidents of unwanted acceleration while driving his tacoma.the petitioner reported that during both incidents, while applying the brake, the engine speed increased of its own accord (without accelerator application), causing sudden and uncontrolled acceleration.the petitioner requested that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety involving the electronically actuated throttle control system.odi reviewed the petition, assessed voqs, interviewed persons who filed voqs, tested the vehicle, and reviewed toyota's response to an agency information request.the complaints fell into three groups.a majority of the complaints may have involved the tacoma's throttle control system.some complaints did not involve a failure of the throttle control system.for the remaining reports, although there may have been an issue with the throttle control system as one possible explanation, we have been unable to determine a cause related to throttle control or any underlying cause that gave rise to the complaint.for those vehicles where the throttle control system did not perform as the owner believes it should have, the information suggesting a possible defect related to motor vehicle safety is quite limited.additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a nhtsa order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as requested by the petitioner.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.please see thefederal register notice for further details. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | ||||||
| DP08001 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/31/2008 | 08/27/2008 | SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION | ||
| The petitioner owns a model year (my) 2006 toyota tacoma equipped with a v6 engine and automatic transmission.in a petition sent to nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) dated january 10, 2008, he alleges he experienced two incidents of unwanted acceleration while driving his tacoma.the petitioner reported that during both incidents, while applying the brake, the engine speed increased of its own accord (without accelerator application), causing sudden and uncontrolled acceleration.the petitioner requested that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety involving the electronically actuated throttle control system.odi reviewed the petition, assessed voqs, interviewed persons who filed voqs, tested the vehicle, and reviewed toyota's response to an agency information request.the complaints fell into three groups.a majority of the complaints may have involved the tacoma's throttle control system.some complaints did not involve a failure of the throttle control system.for the remaining reports, although there may have been an issue with the throttle control system as one possible explanation, we have been unable to determine a cause related to throttle control or any underlying cause that gave rise to the complaint.for those vehicles where the throttle control system did not perform as the owner believes it should have, the information suggesting a possible defect related to motor vehicle safety is quite limited.additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a nhtsa order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as requested by the petitioner.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.please see thefederal register notice for further details. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 89000 | 1 | |
| As i was rolling down hill and applying the brakes, the truck suddenly accelerated. as i pressed the brakes harder the anti-lock brakes activated and the truck continued to move forward for a short distance, almost into on coming traffic, while the engine could be heard loud as if the gas peddle was being pushed although the brakes were being applied only. scary! uncontrollable forward movement and acceleration while braking. *tr | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 89000 | ||
| As i was rolling down hill and applying the brakes, the truck suddenly accelerated. as i pressed the brakes harder the anti-lock brakes activated and the truck continued to move forward for a short distance, almost into on coming traffic, while the engine could be heard loud as if the gas peddle was being pushed although the brakes were being applied only. scary! uncontrollable forward movement and acceleration while braking. | |||
| 01/29/2006 | 102000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while the vehicle was coming to a stop, an odd noise was heard coming from the driveshaft. the contact also stated that acceleration suddenly increased up to 7 mph higher than what the speed control was set to. in addition, when the wind shifted the vehicle, the front stabilizer bar rubbed against the tires and caused a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no failure with the vehicle. the dealer gave him another vehicle to test drive and stated if that vehicle has the same issue then that was the design of all of the vehicles. the contact test drove the vehicle and experienced the same failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 102,000. | |||
| 01/29/2006 | 102000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while the vehicle was coming to a stop, an odd noise was heard coming from the driveshaft. the contact also stated that acceleration suddenly increased up to 7 mph higher than what the speed control was set to. in addition, when the wind shifted the vehicle, the front stabilizer bar rubbed against the tires and caused a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no failure with the vehicle. the dealer gave him another vehicle to test drive and stated if that vehicle has the same issue then that was the design of all of the vehicles. the contact test drove the vehicle and experienced the same failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 102,000. mah | |||
| 01/29/2006 | 102000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated there was a clunking noise coming from the rear drive shaft whenever he comes to a stop. there was sudden acceleration when the vehicle speed control was engaged and the vehicle was going up a hill. the speed would accelerate up to 7 mph more than what the speed was set. the contact stated the front stabilizer bar rubs against the tires causing a loud noise. this would occur when the wind shifts the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no failure with the vehicle. the dealer gave him another vehicle to test drive and stated if that vehicle has the same issue that was the design of all the vehicles. the contact test drives the vehicle and had the same issues. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 102,000. mw | |||
| 08/19/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that immediately after starting the vehicle and while secured in park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact mentioned that although the brakes were engaged the vehicle was able to accelerate to abnormally high speeds. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into three different cement embankments in a parking lot. the contact sustained injuries to his spine. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection of the acceleration failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 08/19/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that immediately after starting the vehicle and while secured in park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact mentioned that although the brakes were engaged the vehicle was able to accelerate to abnormally high speeds. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into three different cement embankments in a parking lot. the contact sustained injuries to his spine. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection of the acceleration failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 08/19/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that immediately after starting the vehicle and while the transmission was in the park position, the vehicle suddenly accelerated with out any warnings. the contact mentioned that although the brakes were engaged the vehicle was able to reach very high speeds. the contact mentioned that he was unable to stop the vehicle which resulted on the vehicle crashing into three different cement embankments in a parking lot. a police report was filed and the contact sustained injuries to his spine. the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 50,000.pm | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| While driving on interstate 15 i accelerated to pass a car in front of mine, approximately 65 mph , i signal to the left, moved to left lane while i accelerated, when i cleared the car on my left i released the gas pedal, the truck kept on accelerating without my foot on the pedal, i looked and there was no interference of any floor mats luckily my truck is manual transmission and i shifted to neutral while the truck kept on accelerating. i taped the gas pedal and truck decelerated . this has happened a few times since i bought the truck i am the only owner of the truck and i bought it brand new from. after talking to a few dealerships and toyota care , they keep on telling me that it's the mats, but i have replaced the mats already and the issue is still there. no help from toyota. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 100000 | ||
| While driving on interstate 15 i accelerated to pass a car in front of mine, approximately 65 mph , i signal to the left, moved to left lane while i accelerated, when i cleared the car on my left i released the gas pedal, the truck kept on accelerating without my foot on the pedal, i looked and there was no interference of any floor mats luckily my truck is manual transmission and i shifted to neutral while the truck kept on accelerating. i taped the gas pedal and truck decelerated . this has happened a few times since i bought the truck i am the only owner of the truck and i bought it brand new from toyota. after talking to a few dealerships and toyota care , they keep on telling me that it's the mats, but i have replaced the mats already and the issue is still there. no help from toyota | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 39525 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact stated that the vehicle crashed into a gate although he had engaged the brakes. a police report was filed and the contact sustained bruising and a contusion to the chest. as a result, the contact was hospitalized to treat his injuries. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 39,525. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 39525 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact stated that the vehicle crashed into a gate although he had engaged the brakes. a police report was filed and the contact sustained bruising and a contusion to the chest. as a result, the contact was hospitalized to treat his injuries. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 39,525. kmj | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 39525 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while at a complete stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated without any warnings. the contact stated that the vehicle impacted a gate although he had engaged the brakes . a police report was file and the driver sustained bruising and contusion on his chest and had to be hospitalized. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 39,525. pm | |||
| 12/09/2011 | 35600 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration upon engaging the brake pedal. the vehicle failed to reduce speed and crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. a police report was not filed of the incident. there was no personal injury. the contact's front bumper was damaged and would need to be replaced. an appointment was scheduled for the necessary repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 35,600. | |||
| 12/09/2011 | 35600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration upon engaging the brake pedal. the vehicle failed to reduce speed and crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. a police report was not filed of the incident. there was no personal injury. the contact's front bumper was damaged and would need to be replaced. an appointment was scheduled for the necessary repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 35,600. kmj | |||
| 12/09/2011 | 35600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration upon engaging the brake pedal. the vehicle failed to reduce speed and crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. a police report was not filed of the incident. there was no personal injury. the contact's front bumper was damaged and would need to be replaced. an appointment was scheduled for the necessary repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 35,600. js | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 90800 | ||
| I was driving my 2006 toyota tacoma on the interstate at approxiately 65 mph. i was using cruise control and i merged into the passing lane to get over for a highway patrol that had a truck pulled over. i accelerated to pass another truck and when i went to slow down after passing the truck suddenly started accelerating by itself and i could not get the brakes to work. i thought something was wrong with the cruise control so i pushed the button to turn it off but it continued to accelerate. i was suddenly going over 90 mph and i could not stop. i was pushing the brakes and nothing was happening, just fighting against the acceleration. finally i punched the accelerator with my foot and it felt like it came un-stuck or something. i previously took the truck in for a recall to cut off the gas pedal so it would not get stuck on the floor mat, so my pedal has already been shortened. i have owned this vehicle since it was new in 2006 and have never had anything like this happen. it was as if there was a computer glitch or something and it was just driving itself. | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated while parking his foot became stuck between the accelerator pedal and the floor mat; as a result the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a pole. a police report was filed and the driver did not sustained any injuries. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated while parking his foot became stuck between the accelerator pedal and the floor mat; as a result the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a pole. a police report was filed and the driver did not sustained any injuries. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing nor was the manufacturer made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. rvk | |||
| 08/31/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while parking his foot became stuck between the accelerator pedal and the floor mat as a result the vehicle suddenly accelerated and struck a pole. a police report was filed and the driver did not sustained any injuries. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. pm | |||
| 07/19/2009 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 65 mph. the vehicle was able to be stopped by applying extra force to the brakes. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor has it been repaired. the dealer was contacted and they advised him that the floor mat may be the failure. the driver went and changed the floor mats to a flatter version on his own. the failure has been occurring on a intermittent basis for the last 3 years. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. tb | |||
| 02/12/2011 | 92000 | ||
| While driving my 2006 tacoma double cab 4x4 automatic with 4x4 engaged and travelling 10 mph the truck suddenly lunged forward as the accelerator stuck causing the vehicle to crash into a building. i have no floormats and did not have my foot on the gas pedal. dealer checked and said no problem could be found | |||
| 02/23/2011 | 54000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while pulling in into a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle was stopped when it impacted a house. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted who stated that they would send someone to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 54,000. pm | |||
| 09/27/2010 | 37000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000 ( vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. approximately one month later, while the vehicle was in reverse and the contact was backing up, he attempted to shift the vehicle into drive with the brake pressed, the contact heard a loud noise when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning. the recall repairs failed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where they performed a diagnostic test; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate a failure. the dealer purchased the vehicle back from the contact. the manufacturer advised the contact to go through an arbitrators case. the current and failure mileages were approiximately 37,000. the vin was unavailable. bw | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the vehicle was previously repaired for the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle surged forward until the brakes were applied. the vehicle was pulled over and stopped. after a few moments the contact was able to continue driving. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed. the failure and current mileages were 78,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 135000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while stopped at a light the vehicle accelerated on its own crashing into the rear of another vehicle. a police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and stated they would give the contact a call back but have not returned the call. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000. ds | |||
| 10/14/2010 | 64703 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall on the accelerator pedal. the dealer repaired the vehicle by shortening the accelerator pedal due to accelerator pedal entrapment per toyota guidelines recall#90l. after the vehicle was picked up she pulled into her driveway while putting the vehicle in gear from drive to park the vehicle suddenly acclerated into the garage. the entire front end was damage on the vehicle and the garage door. she was injured with her back. the police was not notified. the dealer and the insurance company was notified. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 64,703.....mw | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 5000 | ||
| 2006 tacoma has been in dealership on 3 different occasions for out of control sudden accelaration problems. the first event was in 2009, i was taking a friend home at approx. 11 pm when vehicle suddenly accelarated itself to maximum speed and we were fortunately able to avoid collision and vehicle rollover and bring vehicle to a stop. the second even happend on labor day weekend 2010. vehicle was backing a trailer onto property with guidence of friend and sudden accelaration occured. my friend had to jump out of harms way. the truck suddenly accelarated two more times on this day backing the truck back into the driveway. toyota dealership towed the vehicle away. the vehicle had been modified on two recalls for sudden accelaration before the accidents on labor day weekend. the vehicle was kept by toyota for 6 weeks and they said they could not duplicate the problem and said nothing was wrong with it. i have to pay for this vehicle, i drive it and i am scared to death to drive it because i don't know when it's going to happen again and possibly hurt or even kill myself or somebody else. this vehicle should not be on the road. i avoid and continue to avoid driving with any passengers including my wife and son. i have written testimonies from both the passenger and the person i almost runned over. | |||
| 05/26/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving at 65mph and accelerating the pedal was stuck and would not pop up and the vehicle acclerated more. as she hit the brakes several times the accelerator pedal popped up and the vehicle slowed down as she moved to the side of the road and exited to the nearest toyota dealer. the dealer stated they tested the accelerator pedal for vibration and while testing it the vehicle acclerated again. the toyota manufacturer sent two other representative to test the vehicle and replaced the accelerator pedal. the failure and current mileage was 100,000....mw | |||
| 09/27/2009 | 1 | ||
| S10 appropriate handling- courtesy copy of message to mr. toyoda from regarding toyota acceleration *tgw 2006 toyota tacoma. the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle suddenly and without warning accelerated at a high rate of speed and crashed into a guardrail. the vehicle was totaled. *jb | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 2 | ||
| Ltr fwd on behalf of (al) her son who drives a 2006 toyota tacoma truck she purchased for his use has experienced sudden unintended acceleration as early as august 2007, reply attn. bryan parker (envelope only) when the consumers son depressed the brake, the pedal went to the floor and it felt soft. after pumping the brakes and running off the road, he finally was able to get the truck stopped and shut it off. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, however they were unable to find any problems. *jb | |||
| 04/08/2010 | 112714 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact came to a stop and when he took his foot off the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the rpms increased to 7000. the contact shifted into neutral, pulled over and shut off the engine. however, the engine continued to run. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the aftermarket floor mat was found to be the cause of the problem. the contact did not believe that the floor mat was the problem. the failure mileage was 112,714. the current mileage was 116,740. | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 70793 | ||
| Hi, i have owned my 2006 tacoma 4x4 trd auto v6 for almost 5 yrs, problem free, and have been a big skeptic of the sudden acceleration thing in the news till this morning, i was going to the post office around ten as usual to mail some packages, turned into parking lot of post office, pulled into a space facing away from post office thankfully, as i pulled in, foot on brake only, coming up to curb about to put into park and turn off key, suddenly the vehicle floored itself spinning the rear wheels, jumping front of vehicle over tall curb, taking out a shrub in the median, vehicle was headed towards some new mini mall buildings 25 ft away, all the while as this started i was pressing on brakes hard, the vehicle didn't stop til i threw shifter into park and turned ignition off, immediately i saw that i was ok and nothing damaged, i started the truck and put in reverse and backed off the median into the space and parked, did my business, came back out, started up and drove home with no further problems, i have not contacted toyota yet about the incident. | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 70000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while the contact was driving approximately 2 mph in reverse the vehicle surged resulting in a crash. the police appeared on the scene and there were no injuries reported. prior to the failure the vehicle had been taken to an authorized dealer for routine maintenance. the dealer stated that the floor mats were exchanged and the vehicle was safe to drive. the vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileages were 70,000. | |||
| 03/26/2010 | 39119 | ||
| On the 26th of march 2010 about 3:00 pm, i was driving my 2006 toyota tacoma and got onto interstate 80 going west and began to merge into traffic. as i accelerated to get in front of a white semi-tractor trailer, i realized i was accelerating faster than i was pushing down on the gas pedal. my truck accelerated as if it wanted to go faster than i did, and so i let my foot off the gas pedal. but, my toyota tacoma still increased in speed, and the gas pedal seemed soft as if the truck was in cruise control. realizing that my speed was 80 and rising rapidly, i pushed down on the brake pedal. the car barely slowed down and sped right back up continuing to accelerate as soon as i removed my foot from the brake. so, i pressed down the brake pedal with all my force, but the truck did not slow down sufficiently to safely pull over. so, then, i put one foot on the brake and used the other to push down the emergency brake. the truck decelerated enough to allow me to pull over into the far right lane. the car continued to roll despite application of both brakes, and so i threw the vehicle into park. this shut off the engine. i had my truck towed to the dealership and nothing has been resolved as of today. | |||
| 02/21/2010 | 19200 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while coasting at approximately 5 mph in a parking lot the vehicle suddenly exhibited an unusual increase in engine rpms. the contacts foot was neither on the accelerator or brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. he instinctively placed the vehicle in neutral and abruptly depressed the brake pedal. he did not remove his foot from the brake pedal until the vehicle came to a stop. the dealer could not duplicate the failure and no repairs were made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 19,200 and the current was 19,225. | |||
| 05/17/2008 | 35000 | 2 | |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph on the highway. the accelerator pedal traveled to the floor when pressure was applied and the vehicle failed to slow down. the brakes were engaged repeatedly with aggressive force before the vehicle was able to slow down. the authorized dealer was notified; and informed the contact there was a service charge for the diagnostic testing. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 35,000. the current mileage was 50,000. the vin was unavailable. updated 05/25/10*bf the consumer stated the vehicle has not been fixed. updated 06/02/10*jb | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 38000 | 1 | |
| When i was coasting to park my truck at my parking space outside of my house parking garage, my p/u truck suddenly accelerated very fast and the truck hit the fence and stopped. i remember clearly my sense that i pushed the brake while the car accelerating for a split second but do not remember if the engine was stopped after hitting the fence with steel pole. i somehow reversed back about 8 feet from the fence and stopped the engine. i came out of the car and checked if the accelerating pedal was depressed. it was not. i had experienced the truck engine racing a little fast as i tried to park at work in the mornings also. i felt something unusual but ignored the feeling, since my car was running high rpm since new. i remember that i asked about the high rpm to the salesman. he mentioned some new design feature that i could not understand. after this incident within 30 minutes i went to toyota of plano and reported my incident, and then i went to my car/home insurance company (state farm insurance co.) to report the incident. my car was towed to toyota of plano. i hope some one checks the engine electronics, not just mechanical problem of my car. this is very odd and dangerous. i asked myself about the state of my own mind and attitude at the moment but i was very normal. i am an electrical engineer and have driven the cars for last 50 years and have lived and parked at the same parking space for last 17 years. i have heard about the toyota problems but not about my truck model. updated 03/30/10 | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Now that the toyota problems have received such widespread coverage, i wanted to report what i believe is a problem on my wife's 2006 toyota tacoma. on several occasions over the last 3 1/2 years, when using the cruise control, when there was an upgrade requiring the cruise control to increase power to maintain speed, the cruise control would simply start the vehicle accelerating without stopping and i had to turn off the cruise control. i didn't think too much about it until the recalls as i simply don't use it--just thought it was poorly designed compared to every other one i have ever had. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2008 | 5 | ||
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). i have filed a complaint with consumer affairs as well as toyota experience regarding the gas pedal / floor mat issue. this has occurred two times to myself as well as three times to my husband, thankfully it did not result in any injuries. i want my floor mats replaced at the least, my floor is damaged by not being able to use mats and the fear of it talking off really prevents me from driving it without extreme caution and constant worrying. i was given a customer case # 1002131342 and was told to speak with marisol betancourt because they were under the impression that there were some new mats available but this was the response i received from: ---- marisol betancourt [xxx] wrote: ============= [xxx] i spoke to you on the phone regarding your concern about your vehicle's pedal and floor mats. the service writer named kevin hollinger pulled your vehicle's vin number to see if it was under recall and he informed me that your vehicle is not under recall. if you have further questions please feel free to contact kevin hollinger or myself. thank you, marisol betancourt customer relations manager toyota chula vista [xxx] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 55000 | 2 | |
| Toyota tacoma 2006.... engine lurches at red lights...when idle...when warming at intermittent or sporadic times. rpm goes from 1.5 to 3.5. this normally happens when i have my foot on the brake..only twice has it lurched with my foot not fully on the brake. both times i was turning and had my foot near the brake so that i had time to push hard on the brake to keep me from running into the car in front of me. i have had the truck for almost two years and it happens on a regular basis. it lurched during one of the turns last weekend on a trip to florida. *tr | |||
| 01/19/2009 | 46000 | 1 | |
| While driving on i-95 south of jacksonville florida in my 2006 toyota tacoma i was forced to accelerate rapidly to avoid an accident. the vehicle kept accelerating until i doing almost a 100 mph weaving through traffic until i could get into the right hand lane and shut the engine off. once stopped the first thing i checked was the floor mat as i had a problem with previous vehicle causing the accelerator to stick but the floor mat was no where near the accelerator pedal. i restarted the vehicle but it just revved wide open so i turned it back off and called arlington toyota. i was advised to call a wrecker as they said they had not experienced this issue before. they had it for three days but could not find any problems as it run perfectly when off loaded off the wrecker. i was advised to install mat retaining pins. then i received a recall for the floor mats and when i took it to the dealer for recall i was advised to removed the drivers side floormat. i was told nothing more that toyota as to what was being attempted to correct the issue. is that a viable recall? i know for a fact it was not the floor mat that caused the issue but was advised by toyota there was no documented instances of unexplained acceleration with tacoma's. my vehicle is a 2006 tacoma prerunner access cab, v6, automatic transmission with towing package. i really thought that toyota would rapidly get fix in place but that has not been the case and for this reason i am submitting this complaint. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 5000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 toyota tacoma pickup truck that has had numerous incidents of automatic rapid acceleration. these have all occurred during highway driving and with multiple drivers. initially, i thought this was related to a cruise control problem since they occurred during highway driving. however, the cruise control was replaced in 2008 and i am still having acceleration problems. at present time toyota has the vehicle listed for the 90l floor mat entrapment recall only and not the accelerator pedal recall. i do not think this is a floor mat problem, but rather it is an accelerator pedal problem. i have attempted to call and email toyota corporation several times and have had zero response. the local toyota dealership service department has indicated that they cannot perform the 90l floor mat entrapment recall service until toyota releases the vin numbers and service requirements for the tacoma. no one seems to know when this recall will be released by toyota and there doesn't seem to be any urgency for it. in the meantime nothing has been done to resolve the acceleration problems with the tacoma, and infact toyota fails to recognize rapid acceleration in the tacoma. i have listed may 1, 2009 as the approximate incident date. however, as noted previously, these incidents occurred multiple times to multiple drivers over the course of the 3 years i have owned the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| S10 appropriate handling re toyota throttle control problem fm owner of a 2006 toyota tacoma truck. *kb the consumer stated twice within the past year, he experienced sudden acceleration. in both instances, his foot was on the brake and he was moving less that 5 mph. both times, the vehicle surged forward as the abs activated, and the front of the vehicle impacted the garage wall. the consumer believed the problem involved the electronic control system that activated and operated the abs and throttle. he noticed that the abs tends to activate too often and too early, even in dry conditions. *jb | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| My 2006 toyota tacoma has a problem surging forward at stops. i have not been involved in an accident but with the current recalls now on other toyota vehicles i am concerned. the only current recall on my vehicle is for the floor mats. i was wondering if there were any other complaints like mine? didn't know where else to state my concerns. have done some research on my own. found some toyota owners forums online others have stated they have the same problem. please help!! *tr | |||
| 09/07/2009 | 34500 | 1 | |
| This is a description of an event that occurred in september of 2009., bellingham washington. i was southbound on i-5 approximately .25 miles south of sunset drive. i was traveling at about 60 mph, when noticing a slow vehicle directly about 300 ft ahead i signaled and moved into the passing lane to pass the slower vehicle. traffic was fairly light. just as i was just past the slow vehicle i noticed i wanted to take the upcoming off ramp, so i accelerated briefly to gain speed to move back into the slower lane., fortunately traffic was light because the vehicle started racing, i had let off the accelerator and nothing happened, instead i applied both feet first gently quickly firmly to the brake even with the brake firmly applied with both feet my speed was well in excess of 80mph and the engine was racing. several hundred feet in front of me was my offramp and traffic, lots of it. i asked my husband sitting next to me if he could reach down and pry the accelerator from the floor, he tried unsuccessfully, at this point i new i had to get off the highway or rear end someone on the highway first, then again the same would be true off the ramp which was a fairly short right sweeping ramp. i didn't think we would make it and was most concerned about hitting someone else so i decided to take the ramp, at the same time carefully holding the wheel i ducked under it all the way to the floor and jerked the accelerator pedal out to the top,immediately returned above to the turning ramp both feet still pressed hard on the brake and just as i got to the end of the ramp, the vehicle stopped right in front of mcdonald's.. i just gripped the wheel tightly looked at my husband and said loudly !@#$% (excuse me) thank you god. i had never told anyone of this incident but it haunted me and when i heard of the issues going on in january i thought over and over i should contact toyota. i finally did, i think it was about a month ago. i did get a response. safety issues don't affect my vehicle why? *tr | |||
| 02/14/2010 | 82000 | 1 | |
| I am the owner of a 2006 toyota tacoma that was involved in a roll over accident on 2/14/2010. my son was driving the vehicle with 2 passengers on a church outing. they were stopped at a traffic light waiting to turn. when the light changed he said he tried to accelerate but the pedal did not respond, the second time he tried the vehicle took off. as he tried to round the corner, the vehicle kept accelerating, he tried to brake but they did not respond. he lost control of the vehicle and hit the curb on the adjacent side of the road and became airborn. they went down an embankment and rolled. there was another vehicle of young adults traveling with them, and in the lane next to them on their left. they saw the whole thing and said they could hear the engine racing. when the got to the vehicle, they were able to get everyone out and my son just kept saying what the hell happened. they were all treated and released with minor injuries. this vehicle was in the toyota recall for floor mats. i did not have toyota mats in the truck, i had very heavy rubber mats. i believe this vehicle experienced the accelerator pedal issue that has caused hundreds of other crashes. we are just fortunate no one was seriously hurt. *tr | |||
| 10/21/2009 | 6655 | 1 | 12/10/2005 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact was backing out of a parking space. the engine began to rev excessively high and crashed into a utility pole. the gear was then placed into the drive position. an unintended acceleration occurred without warning. the vehicle crashed into a parked trailer. the police was called to the scene. there were no personal injuries. the vehicle was towed to an auto body collision shop. the vehicle was repaired for the body damages. there was an investigation performed by the manufacturer. the cause of failure has not been determined. the failure mileage and vin were unavailable. updated 05/07/10 updated 06/03/10*bf updated 06/07/10 *jb | |||
| 05/10/2008 | 58000 | 2 | |
| I was passing on a two lane highway and the accelerator stuck. it has happened twice in three and a half years. both times i tried putting the truck in neutral and had to shut the engine off. when it restarted both times the pedal was working normally. *tr | |||
| 02/10/2010 | 3000 | 1 | |
| The accelerator was stuck in our 2006 toyota tacoma on several occasions. almost causing an accident each time. we do not feel safe driving it. we have removed the mats. toyota isn't offering replacement mats to fix the problems for their mistake. toyota also hasn't included my truck in this supposed voluntary recall. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2009 | 15000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 toyota tacoma prerunner double cab 4x2 v6. i bought the truck new from the dealership and have experienced four instances where after pressing the gas pedal hard, thus into overdrive, the truck either kept speeding up or did not rev back down. 1st instance - about 6 months after buying the vehicle, i was entering the freeway and needed to speed up to enter into traffic at speed. i pressed the gas pedal hard enough to boost speed. as i entered traffic, the truck just kept speeding up. after applying a light brake, i pumped the gas pedal several times and it the transmission finally engaged and geared back down. 2nd instance - while leaving the freeway @ 65 mph i slowed to 45 mph and switched lanes to the right. then i applied gas to speed up to merge and the truck did not slow down. again the link between the throttle and the transmission did not seem to reaction as in a normal situation. i had to merge back because the would not slow down fast enough. after 4-5 seconds the truck slowed down. 3rd instance - again entering the freeway. i applied pressure to the gas pedal to speed up enough to enter the traffic. this time the throttle opened full bore. i put the truck in neutral, lightly applied the brake, and pumped the gas pedal. after 5 seconds the truck finally revved back down. i reached a speed of over 90 mph in this instance. 4th instance - driving uphill the car automatically increased throttle with a small amount of additional pressure to the pedal, the truck surged forward, again full bore. i used the same technique and it eventually slowed. this problem is definitely not a floor mat problem. i now drive my truck very gingerly so as not to replicate the issue. i have taken the truck to two dealerships, both have not been helpful or have recognized the problem. saying that your truck is not on the recall list we see here, call this toyota number. i know that others with the same model have this problem. *tr | |||
| 10/20/2009 | 19000 | 1 | |
| I was have accident in oct 2009 ,i was drive my 2006 toyota tacoma when my gas pedal was stuck in the carpet. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2009 | 43000 | 1 | |
| Stuck accelerator pedal in 2006 toyota tacoma. no floor mats installed. truck reached 110mph before i was able to get truck under control. no crash. had reported to toyota several times that i was having problems from the start. they said there were no problems or they could not re-create them. i have stopped driving the truck. *tr | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| 2006 toyota tacoma involved to accident on 10/22/09 where during the accident the accelerator stuck wide open on the ice. my foot was on the brake when truck stopped & the rear tires where still spinning. i had to turn off the ignition to get the wheels to stop spinning. the car i hit honda accord was totaled. it got knocked into the drainage ditch. luckily no one was injured. at the time i didn't tell police about the accelerator problem. not on the police report. i did advise the party i hit & the tow truck drivers. also advised the body shop. now my insurance went up[ $50 a month. i have a ticket and have to pay a fine. i immediately removed the floor mat when i got my truck back from the body shop. i believe toyota is partially to blame for my accident. i started to slide on the ice & at some point the accelerator stuck wide open. this i'm sure made the accident much worse. imagine being on ice with your accelerator stuck wide open. i was lucky no one was killed. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 73000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 toyota tacoma pre-runner. i received a notice regarding the floor mat entrapment recall, however, the engine has over revved on one occasion requiring two feet on the brake and an immediate shift into neutral to disengage the accelerator. now the accelerator is slow to return to idle and it often revs up while i'm trying to slow down , especially at lower speeds. i called the dealership today and was told that there was no recall for my vehicle and that there was no problem with my truck. i explained that i had received an official recall notice. the service rep. re-stated that there was no problem with my truck. but there is! and floor mat is not the problem. it is so tightly secured to the floor by the factory connectors that it is, and has always been, a major pain to remove for cleaning. i don't take it out to clean because it is so hard to get disconnected. that is why i feel that the accelerator issues with my truck should be included in the second recall. i believe that this issue is more complex than is being stated. i felt that way when i received the floor mat recall notice and i feel stronger about this every time the rpm's rev and my foot is not on the pedal. the initial problem occurred before the floor mat recall notice arrived and continues intermittently. no accident or crash occurred, but the first time the pedal stuck wide open i was in a very small parking lot and would have hit the bartell's pharmacy building if i had not put it in neutral. i am awaiting notification about the first recall fix but remain extremely confident that it is not a floor mat issue. *tr | |||
| 12/12/1995 | 1925 | 2 | |
| My son took his new 3 month old 2006 toyota tacoma truck back to the dealer on 12-12-05 for high idling and when accelerating customer having a hard time stopping it according to the invoice.this vehicle went out of control two times. the first time it happened on a surface street speeding up from 40 mph to 80 mph and the second time he was on the highway. it sped up from 70 mph to 110. both times my son shifted into neutral - instinctive reaction - and the truck did slow down. had the traffic been bad, he and others, would have been killed for sure. both times, he took his foot off of the accelerator and he could see it moving down towards the floor all by itself. it still has an idling problem. he was told that there was nothing wrong; by the dealer at the time. nothing has been done to correct the problems with the high idling and accelerating problem. this model is not on the recall list. my son is deaf and he can be reached by email. *cn *tr | |||
| 11/07/2009 | 72571 | 1 | |
| I was stopped at a light. 30 or so seconds went by and my 2006 toyota tacoma started moving forward, so i looked back & no car was pushing me. i depressed the brake further, now the tires in back started to spin (size 33 inch large off road tires) the brake was not holding my truck back, i started moving into the intersection. i have a lot of off road racing experience. i put the car in neutral turned the truck off. i then put it in park started the truck & drove to the dealership at toyota of orange. they checked the truck out with a computer, noticed my car floor mat was connected. the dealer would not do anything and told me they could not help. i think its a computer or cruise control issue, because the truck took off after tack was at idle while waiting for the light to change. i finally found this site to complain. *tr | |||
| 01/12/2010 | 62000 | 1 | |
| On a couple different occasions my toyota has taken off by itself. the last time i almost wrecked the road was slick and it start taking off. i was talking to my friends they said there is a recall on toyotas. i called the dealer and he said my particular truck has no problems. i disagree with that. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 53500 | 2 | |
| I own a 2006 toyota tacoma. on 2 occasions in the last few months i thought my accelerator pedal went down slightly increasing my speed without me doing anything to make it happen. on both occasions the roadway was wet and i tried to explain the weird feel by telling myself it must be hydroplaning. *tr | |||
| 10/12/2006 | 3000 | 1 | |
| This issue is repeatable and occurs under two circumstances. 1. when vehicle speed control has been previously set, and the resume function is used when actual speed is greater than or equal to 6mph slower than the previously set speed, the throttle moves to wide open and the transmission downshifts two gears and the vehicle accelerates very quickly until it exceeds the set speed by 5mph and then the throttle backs off and the transmission up-shifts to 5th gear. 2. when the vehicle is slowed by wind or moderate grade while using the vehicle speed control, the vehicle exhibits similar behavior indicated above when attempting to maintain set speed. this nearly caused an accident when my parents used this vehicle. they had cleared all nearby traffic and resumed the speed control. the vehicle accelerated so fast that when it some loose gravel on the paved roadway, they nearly lost control. i had brought this repeatable behavior to the attention of the dealer shortly after purchasing the vehicle in september of 2006. the dealer indicated that the behavior is normal. this issue continues to be a problem. vehicle has 37,000 as of this complaint. *tr | |||
| 10/23/2009 | 87000 | 1 | |
| Driving a 2006 toyota tacoma on military base. stopped at back of a building to let a soldier pass going into the building. soldier was not in front of truck anymore, pressed on accelerator and truck took off. i hit the brakes and truck starts spinning out for a couple of seconds. *tr | |||
| 12/05/2009 | 2000 | 1 | |
| Cruise control: since my 2006 toyota tacoma was brand new, when going up an incline such as a freeway overcrossing, or moderate incline, the cruise control will cause the automatic transmission to downshift one gear and many times two gears in an effort to maintain the freeway set speed (i.e. 65 or 70 mph). this cruise control throttle increase and transmission downshifting results in aggressive acceleration which continues past the set speed by a few miles per hour before the cruise control's increased throttle input backs off (since it shot past the cruise control's set speed!) before the cruise control initiates reduced throttle input to try to reduce the vehicle speed back down to the set speed. in addition to the lack of smooth cruise control set speed operation, this condition is especially scary when the incline is also on a curve. as the vehicle aggressively accelerates it can feel as the vehicle is traveling faster than it should for the curve causing the driver to tap the brake to disengage the cruise control to stop the excessive acceleration. to date, all inquiries to northern california toyota dealer service representatives have resulted in the same response; | |||
| 08/10/2009 | 53999 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. she stated while accelerating from a complete stop making a right turn, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the driver removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to increase in rpms. the dealer manufacturer was contacted and the contact was told her vehicle was not included with the toyota acceleration recall (see nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000). no repairs were made to the vehicle to date. the failure and current mileages were under 54,000. updated 3/30/10 *cn | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 30000 | 2 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. he stated that while at a complete stop, while having his foot on the brake the vehicle accelerated forward. on a different occasion when he was in reverse the vehicle accelerated without a warning. he put full pressure on the brakes and then the acceleration stopped. the dealer was contacted. the dealer stated that he had a option to bring in the vehicle and that it will take the dealer a while to figure and duplicate the failure. there have been no repairs to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30000 and current mileage was 50000. updated 03/04/10 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated at fuel throttle on two occasions. the consumer was able to control the vehicle. updated 06/17/10*jb | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 4 | ||
| Last spring, my husband and i filed a complaint against toyota for stuck accelerator pedal in our 2006 tacoma pick-up truck. we had about 4 incidents where the pedal was stuck, during speeds ranging from 30-60 miles per hour. the floor mats were not the issue. toyota denied any problems at the time and our only choice was to leave our truck at the dealership because we were afraid to drive it home or sell it to someone else. they suggested we trade in the vehicle for a new truck, which we did, for a 2009 tacoma. i am very disburbed that toyota did not include the tacoma on the recall list when we know for a fact it has the issue, at least the 2006 model did. i fear that the recall list is incomplete (all 2006 tacomas on the road are a hazard) and fear that my truck might have the issue too.*cw | |||
| 01/09/2010 | 54190 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while he was at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear end the vehicle in front of him. he suppressed the brakes but the vehicle did not stop. a police report was filed. there were no injuries. he noted that in april 2008, he had issues with sudden acceleration but was able to control the vehicle. he contacted the manufacturer, was given a case number and was informed that someone would inspect it on january 26, 2010. the current mileage was approximately 55,250. the failure mileage was approximately 54,190. updated 05/14/10. *lj | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 41687 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 5 mph in his garage, the vehicle accelerated and crashed the front end of the vehicle into a wall. the contact does not have floor mats. the incident happened while driving into the garage and engaging the brakes to slow down. the current and failure mileages were 41687. | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 75000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while the contact attempted to accelerate he noticed that the acceleration pedal became stuck in an open position causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate. the failure occurred for 10 seconds before the accelerator pedal corrected itself. the dealer advised the contact to remove the driver side floor mat. the current mileage was 90000 and the failure mileage was at 75000. | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 17100 | 1 | |
| On june 10, 2009 i was driving my 2006 toyota tacoma, as i started to decrease my speed at a traffic light the engine began to race. i attempted to stop;however, the engine raced and i was unable to stop my truck. as a result i caused an accident - myself and another truck. no one was injured, however there was damage to both vehicles. at the time of the accident i was unaware of any possible recalls or safety warnings regarding a throttle problem. this was the second time the throttle stuck - i was fortunate that time, no one else was on the road i was driving. i'm extremely concerned that this will happen again. now toyota is issuing a recall on specific vehicles. *tr | |||
| 10/29/2009 | 47500 | 1 | |
| Problem: throttle hung in a wide-open position while driving. no carpet problem was involved. this has happened twice to me in a two week span!!! i would like to report a serious problem with my 2006 tacoma. on 10/29/09 while towing a trailer i experienced the first occurrence. i had two passengers with me that can attest to the truth of my situation. i depressed the throttle and the motor suddenly went to a wide-open position. fortunately, i was not in heavy traffic. i attempted to slow the truck with brakes alone but they could not stop the acceleration of the truck. my only thought was to turn off the ignition. i did so and brought the truck and trailer to a safe stop although it was very difficult without the power brakes being active along with the fact that i was also towing a trailer. i checked the throttle and gas pedal connections and found no obvious problems. i then attempted to restart the truck to see if possibly the computer cleared itself. when i turned on the ignition, the motor started and instantly went into a full-open throttle mode. i shut it off before it reached a very high level. we then checked all the same things we already checked and i decided to try starting the truck again. this time, it started and ran like nothing ever was wrong. we drove the truck home with no other problems. i brought the truck to my local toyota dealer where i had purchased it. they inspected both the throttle body, engine codes, and test drove it and told me that they could find nothing wrong. i was sent on my way with no charge to me. they gave me no paperwork as i normally get but i did confirm that this complaint was put into their computer system. this same problem happened to me once more on 11/02/09 which also happened to be my birthday. i feel extremely fortunate to not have been involved in any accident to date but i must tell you that i do not feel safe driving this vehicle at the present time. ref. toyota national headquarters file #0911125974. *tr | |||
| 10/29/2006 | 50 | 1 | |
| I am filing a complaint regarding the toyota accelerator issue. i received notice that toyota is going to do a recall based on the floor mats causing the problem. i floor mats are not the problem. i have a 2006 tacoma and the day i brought it home the accelerator stuck as i pulled into my garage causing me to scrap the wall and caused minor body damage. since then i have had several instances where the accelerator has stuck. it seems to occur when i come over a hill and as i start down the engine continues to rev and the rpms stay up even if i apply the brakes. i have complained to toyota about this everytime i have the truck in for routine service and i'm always told it is nothing. i know two things for sure, it is not nothing and it is not the floor mats. as information the floor mats are the standard mat that came with the truck when i bought it new and they are secured to the floor. ntsb should not accept that this is a floor mat problem. *tr | |||
| 10/12/2009 | 1 | ||
| Accident on a four way street, gas pedal and steering wheel stuck. *tr | |||
| 06/18/2009 | 32000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while approaching a traffic light, the vehicle surged forward, the rear tires started spinning and the vehicle crashed into the vehicle in front of him. there were no injuries. a police report was taken. the dealer and manufacturer stated that the failure was no fault of their own. there was no error code identifying the failure. the failure mileage was 32,000. | |||
| 07/24/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward andwent trough 2 fences and over 2 driveways. the vehicle could not be stopped by applying the brakes and it only stopped surging because the engine stalled. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 45,000. updated 8/28/09 *cn updated 09/02/09.*jb | |||
| 05/05/2009 | 67024 | 1 | |
| I have been driving a toyota tacoma 2006 for a year and it has had two occurrences where the car goes out of control. i just press the gas pedal and it creates this weird screeching noise and all a sudden it jerks forward and it starts to run full force. it has happened when the car is going 5 mph. the first time i had stopped in an intersection when it was my turn to go i pressed the gas pedal and there was this screeching noise. all of a sudden it went forward at full speed and it hit a car in front of it. this next time i was driving in a parking structure 5mph when all of a sudden it started doing the same noise and it went full force and hit the wall. i checked if there was anything under the floor if the mat was loose or there was debris and nothing was around the pedals. i got bruises in my neck and chest because of the safety belt. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2009 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the vehicle accelerated on its own several times when the contact attempted to stop. the failure occurred while driving 40 mph. the vehicle stops when the gear is placed into neutral. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they recommended adding fuel injector to the vehicle. the dealer diagnosed the vehicle after the second failure, but could not locate a failure code. the manufacturer was notified several times and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. the vehicle has not been repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 10,200. | |||
| 11/20/2006 | 6380 | 1 | |
| My wife was driving our new 2006 tacoma, my 9 year old and i were in the back seat. my wife began to scream because the truck began to accelerate uncontrollably, she was standing on the brake pedal but it did not slow down. the acceleration continuance for a little under a mile before regaining control. luckily the traffic was minimal no accident or injuries occurred. the truck was taken to the dealership to get checked out, corrective action was nothing because they could not duplicate. mileage of vehicle during fault was 6380. since that time small occurrences have taken place, such as at a stop light the vehicle wants to creep forward on its own. nothing ever found when taken to the dealer. seeing the news report and reading the complaints only confirm our suspicion of this defective vehicle and it will be traded in. *tr | |||
| 04/02/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| My '06 toyota tacoma experienced unintended and sudden acceleration will entering i65 the truck fishtailed and did a 180 slamming into the concrete guard rail. *tr | |||
| 03/20/2009 | 46000 | 2 | |
| Twice this has happened with in a week. the first time the engine accelerated while coming to a stop but i had time to pump the brake and the acceleration stopped and i dismissed it as a fluke occurrence but today coming to work it was worse and i was going through a school district, i was coming to a stop sign, brakes were applied but the 2006 toyota tacoma accelerated out of control. i could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop my vehicle, my back tires were squeal, i barely missed a van while having to turn right as the back end peeled out uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by me. i was able finally stop some how. i would like to have an agency of the federal government inspect this truck before i even attempt to have my local toyota dealership inspect it. i am concerned that the dealership and/or toyota inc. will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 toyota tacoma owner. in this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before toyota and/or the appropriate government agency takes this issue seriously? *tr | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 18000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while exiting the highway at less than 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably when the brake pedal was depressed. the driver, weighing 250 lbs., could not place enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. he ran two red lights and barely missed a commercial vehicle and numerous other vehicles while the brakes were still fully engaged. he was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake. the dealer stated that the failure was caused by the floor mats. the contact was concerned about how that was linked to the uncontrollable acceleration. the failure and current mileages were less than 18,000. | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 65000 | 1 | 01/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated to 100 mph without voluntary application of the accelerator pedal. when the failure occurred, the rpms abnormally increased and the braking system became inoperative. the contact had to depress the parking brake in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a dealer because the technician could not duplicate the failure or locate any diagnostic error codes. the failure and current mileages were 65,000. 4/01/09 *nj updated 04/06/09.*jb | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 18150 | 1 | |
| While exiting the highway, brakes were applied but the 2006 toyota tacoma accelerated out of control. the driver, weighing 250 lbs, could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the driver had to run 2 red lights barely missing a commercial truck and numerous cars because of the uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by the driver. the driver was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the parking, emergency brake. i would like to have an agency of the federal government inspect this truck before i even attempt to have my local toyota dealership inspect it. i am concerned that the dealership and/or toyota inc. will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 toyota tacoma owner. in this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before toyota and/or the appropriate government agency takes this issue seriously? thank you, scott j. schulte *tr | |||
| 01/01/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| While attempting to stop at the end of a parking lot, the engine accelerated, the vehicle lurched forward rapidly, could not be stopped by braking. the vehicle surged over a curb, shrubs, and through a chain link fence before it was able to be stopped. this is the second time this has occurred. the first incident did not result in any damage. since the incident occurred this evening no corrective measure has yet been taken. *tr | |||
| 12/13/2008 | 41000 | 1 | |
| I was pulling out of a parking lot with my toyota tacoma when it suddenly accelerated to a high speed. i tried braking but i could not stop the truck. i finally cut the ignition off to stop the acceleration. it was night and had there been traffic i would of wrecked. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 33356 | 1 | |
| I experienced a problem with 2006 tacoma lurching. previous incidents were minor in nature with vehicle lurching forward when starting from a stopped position. no real pattern was noted so the problem was not reported to dealer. my husband advised me to report the problem to the dealer during next service visit. today (november 20, 2008) while parking in front of a wendy's the vehicle suddenly lurched forward causing the vehicle to go over the curb and strike the building doing considerable damage to the tacoma and the building. the vehicle has 33,356 miles and was purchased new in september 2006. i noted similar reported incidents involving the tacoma while searching the internet -- including a nhtsa action item dp08001 for which the agency investigator was unable to determine a cause for the reported problem. we believe it is important to report our experience to ensure that a potential defect is fully investigated and the problem corrected. if a person was in front of my tacoma when it lurched forward someone could have been seriously injured or killed. a police report was made, which can be provided upon request. we also took pictures of the damage. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 33311 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward into a building. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact and passenger were uninjured and both were wearing their seat belts. the front bumper and grill were smashed into the vehicle. a police report was filed. the contact was able to drive away from the scene. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 33,311. | |||
| 10/27/2008 | 23875 | 1 | |
| Accelerator was floored at about 30 mph to pass a car. the automatic transmission shifted down and the truck accelerated to about 45, when i released the throttle. the throttle remained wide open when i lifted my foot and didn't release when i kicked it several times. i slowed with my brakes, but they soon faded and i found myself out of control until i found the presence of mind to turn the ignition to the off position. i coasted off of the road at a fairly high rate of speed to miss other traffic and came to a stop with my brakes smoking. after a few minutes, i restarted the truck and found that the throttle had returned to normal. this has never happened before and i have called the dealer seeking an appointment to examine the truck. the truck is still under warranty. *tr | |||
| 05/30/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Throttle sticks in 4th and 5th gear. i have taken it to the toyota dealer 3 times and they said they can not find anything wrong. i drive it everyday and it happens at lease once everytime i drive it. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2006 | 9000 | 1 | |
| I purchased the vehicle in oct of 2005, and started to take frequent trips to arizona using highway 40 about nine months after i purchased it. since its not a densely populated freeway, i normally set the cruise control between 65-70mph. sometimes i need to decelerate by applying the brake pedal, to change lanes and let someone pass, and when i go to resume to my previously set speed, the tacoma down-shifts at least one to two gears, revs rpms high, and accelerates, normally passing the original set speed. normally, i don't resume the cruise control until i am within 3-5 mph of the rate of speed it was previously set for, but nevertheless, it will downshift, accelerate and pass the set speed. this is not happening on an upgrade, but on a reasonably level stretch of road. the cruise control does this every time, no matter the driver of the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 05/22/2008 | 12000 | 1 | |
| While braking, approaching a traffic light in my 2006 toyota tacoma the truck surged forward and i could not stop in time. i was broadsided by a delivery truck and thrown across the intersection shearing off the pole supporting same traffic light. my vehicle was totaled and i received a citation for failure to stop. i escaped with minor injuries. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2007 | 12983 | 1 | |
| Toyota tacoma 2006 sudden and uncontrolled acceleration. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2007 | 22875 | 1 | 01/06/2006 |
| Approximately september 12, 2007, i was approaching a stoplight and applied the brake of my 2006 toyota tacoma. the vehicle began revving out of control and started moving forward. i stepped harder on the brake pedal as the vehicle began to inch forward - i had all my weight on the brake pedal. knowing the truck was going to move, i turned the wheel to the right to avoid the stopped cars in front of me; however the truck clipped the passenger-side rear bumper of the car in front of me, pushing it into the car in front of it. the truck then shot off the road into the grassy area next to an interstate on-ramp, where i was able to push the shift into park - which is what made the truck stop and then it died. no injuries were incurred; however, the sudden acceleration could have sent me into interstate traffic. though stopped at a light, i received a ticket for following too closely and our insurance paid out damages to two other vehicles. i have damage to my front bumper that has not yet been fixed. at that time, i had the 2006 toyota tacoma towed to old mill toyota to assess what had occurred; they stated they could find nothing wrong with the truck. *tr | |||
| 01/14/2008 | 1 | ||
| My family and i were driving in our 2006 toyota tacoma. we came up to a stop light and we began to slow down to approx 15 miles per hour the truck would not stop and began to accelerate on its own. i tried to stop it but could not control the vehicle and as a result we wrecked into a truck that was in front of us. if is was not for that truck we would have gone into the intersection on a red light. the day after the crash we took the truck to our local toyota dealership and what do you know they can't find anything wrong. i have refused to drive this unsafe vehicle and by reading all of the other complaints that are just like mine i think that toyota needs to find out what's going on before they have a huge lawsuit on there hands. i printed out all of the complaints that were just like mine and took them to the manager in the service department and as of today we are waiting on further test to be done. as i said before i will not drive this unsafe vehicle! as soon as we get it back we will be looking for something else to drive. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 24500 | 1 | 05/10/2006 |
| 2006 toyota tacoma. 2006 and 2007 toyota tacoma with sudden acceleration. consumer is asking that a formal investigation be issued for this problem on these vehicles. *kb the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration with his vehicle. *jb see also 10214130 *dsy | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 24500 | 2 | 05/10/2006 |
| The vehicle experienced two spontaneous and uncontrolled accelerations within about two hours. the first was on the highway. i turned into a pullout to allow a faster car to pass on a snow-slicked road. while turning back toward the highway at slow speed, about 5 mph, tapping on my brake pedal, the car suddenly accelerated and i was forced to stand on the brakes to keep it from running away. because of the anti-skid brakes engaging, the car still made it 3-4 feet into the traffic lane before i was able to stop. the second incident occurred about an hour later when i arrived home. i was backing the truck down a curved, gravel driveway toward a tuck-under garage. the total distance to be traveled was about 30 feet. easing down in the turn, i had traveled about 20 feet with my foot on the brake (idling power was all that was needed to back down at 1-2 mph; no gas was applied). the vehicle suddenly lurched backwards. again, i had to stand on the brakes while the engine revved and the rear tires spun and threw gravel, digging 3-4 inches deep into the gravel surface, before i was able to turn off the engine. the following monday, i took the truck to my toyota dealer. they were unable to find any defect or recreate the problem, but said they were opening a case file with toyota on the incidents and hoped to gain more information from the manufacturer. *tr see also 10216086 *dsy consumer sent a letter with new information. updated 7/2/08. *nj updated 07/02/08 | |||
| 12/20/2007 | 29600 | 3 | |
| Vehicle accelerates (surges) on its own and braking does not remedy the problem. this has happened several times when the cruise control is not being used. it also is not attributed to the floor mats as we have carefully checked the positioning of our mats. *tr | |||
| 12/06/2007 | 17000 | 50 | 04/15/2006 |
| Several problems with lurching, sudden acceleration, and high idle. when stopped with foot squarely on the brake (and only the brake), there will be a sudden lurch that is often strong enough to overcome the brake, nearly causing several accidents with the car in front of me. always seem to be pressing the brake hard to stop motion and stay stopped. when i let off the brake, the truck accelerates about 100 rpm before even touching the accelerator pedal, and begins moving significantly. when decelerating to a stop, have had several instances of sudden rpm and acceleration. this also occurs when gently pulling into my garage - the engine suddenly lurches, and has nearly caused me to damage my garage. have had several instances where braking to stop, but the engine lurches greatly (several hundred rpm), i almost can't get the truck to stop, and has nearly caused several accidents. i have been fortunate so far, but afraid it won't last. all of this is worsened when the ac/compressor is running - the idle rpm increases about 300 rpm (way more than necessary), and also contributes to worsening the lurch. sometimes it seems that the lurching occurs while down-shifting during deceleration. these problems happen to me regularly - and always occur when running the ac/compressor. please address asap. thanks. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 50 | ||
| Experiencing a lurching problem when applying the brakes, and coming to a stop. at times, the lurch occurs while the vehicle is stopped. sometimes the experience is sudden and forceful enough that it almost feels like another car has bumped into me. this compels me to keep my foot on the brake forcefully, more so than is normally necessary in other vehicles. this is a safety concern, as without adequate brake pressure the vehicle moves forward. *tr | |||
| 08/22/2007 | 17000 | 2 | 07/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably to 95 mph. the dealer stated that a toyota engineer needed to repair the vehicle, however, one would not be available until september 24, 2007. the dealer informed the contact that he could drive the vehicle in the interim. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 17,000. | |||
| 04/17/2007 | 5500 | 1 | 10/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving 2 mph the vehicle accelerated without warning, which caused the vehicle to crash into a building. the road conditions were clear. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer stated that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure and current mileage was 5,500. | |||
| 04/03/2007 | 500 | 1 | 06/03/2006 |
| While slowing down for a red light or stop sign going less than 10 mph the vehicle lunges or lurches forward. this also happens while completely stopped. this pretty much happens on a regualr basis.*ak | |||
| 03/13/2007 | 10 | ||
| 2006 toyota tacoma lurching forward at a stop light. this has happened quite a bit. very strange for a new truck. *jb | |||
| 03/10/2007 | 2 | 09/22/2006 | |
| We have had two incidents with our 2006 toyota tacoma truck; i. my wife, was driving route 40 when after red lights the engine suddenly started speeding up w/o any warning or alarm. having her foot off the accelerator pedal didn't have any impact. she had to brake as much she could to control the car. she was able to pull to pull off but still couldn't control the engine. the engine didn't even shut down when turning the key. changing the selector lever to neutral was impossible as the engine took full rpm. somehow after some trial and horror she was able to shut and restart the engine and eventually the car was back in control. the situation had been really scary. i wasn't there so i could not fully appreciate what had happened when she described the situation. ii. my wife didn't dare to use the car before i came back from a business trip. yesterday - saturday 3/10 - i was driving the truck the first time after the previous incident. there was a slow down in the traffic when suddenly the engine did the same as above. i was on a middle lane and couldn't do anything but brake as hard as i could. having hazard lights on and slowing the speed carefully i was able stop on the highway w/o anybody driving on us. i shut and restarted the engine couple of times w/o any impact. each time engine started as if the accelerator pedal would be pushed down. i started the car and pushing the brake pedal hard i was able to control the truck and drive to next red lights. after some braking and restarting the car was again suddenly back in control. the defect described above could easily cause a crash with serious injury or even death when happening in a heavy traffic or bad weather conditions. we don't dare to drive the truck before it is the defect is identified and fixed. it will be important to understand what caused the problem and how it was fixed. i have notified toyota dealer and they will pick up the truck tomorrow. *jb | |||
| 01/04/2007 | 500 | 7 | 12/11/2006 |
| I wanted to write you to let you know that i have a '06 tacoma double cab and i am experiencing the lurch problem. i have around 2000 miles on my truck. i thought it was just me being picky, but it actually feels like it doesn't want to stop at times. i have noticed that with the ac or heat on, if i are sitting at a red light, and don't have my foot firmly, i mean firmly planted on the brake, it wants to jump forward. it will do this a couple of times if the light is red for a while. also, if i am driving through a parking lot at slow speeds, it tends to lurch forwards at times, thus causing me to play with the brake and gas. not sure if this is related or not, but also, if i am riding at about 34-45 mph and then release the gas, the engine feels like it stalls, but it doesn't. the rpms drop, then level off again as it coast. *jb | |||
| 09/27/2006 | 500 | 20 | 09/27/2006 |
| I have an '06 toyota tacoma that lurches when at a stop but still in drive. after a few seconds from coming to a stop, the vehicle idles higher and if the brakes are not depressed to the floor the vehicle will move forward. *jb | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 6000 | 2 | 06/15/2006 |
| I have experienced a lurching problem in my 2006 sport 4 door tacoma. the first time it happened, i rear ended a vehicle causing $1500 damage to the tacoma and $1200 to the other vehicle. i also had a witness that saw my foot on the brake pedal after impact. the vehicle was towed to the dealership and the accident reported to toyota canada and the ministry of transportation. a third party investigator/engineering was sent to check the vehicle and found no error codes. i was told there was no problem. two months later the truck lurched again at an intersection. this time i shoved the truck into neutral. i observed the rpms climb to 3000 rpm then drop off. the toyota dealership (northside toyota) checked the vehicle over and said they found no problem. note: the vehicle had roughly 10,000 kilometers at that time. i also found myself riding the brakes more then i have ever on any vehicle i've owned. we have since traded the vehicle in for a 2007 tacoma thinking this problem is one of a kind issue. i told the dealership why i was trading it in. we no longer trusted the 2006. they had no qualms doing the trade, obviously thinking there was no issue. i took a major hit for depreciation on a truck that had one oil change. that 2006 is still sitting on their lot. to say the least i am not pleased, but don't have the means to pursue this. also the stress got to us. *jb | |||
| 02/13/2006 | 2 | ||
| Me and my family was out on 2/13/07 and was coming up to a stop light. the gas on my 2006 toyota tacoma would not let off. i applied brakes, this would not disengage the gas. a car was in front of me. i was able to put the truck in neutral and turn into a side road before hitting car. while in neutral rpm's were high causing the rev limiter to kick in. cut ignition switch off. restarted truck and was okay. took this truck to dealership on 2-14-07 they could not make it happen again. they contacted toyota. on 2-15-07 toyota had not contacted them back. i called toyota myself and was given a case number on 2-15-07. this is 2-20-07 and toyota has not contacted me on this issue. i have called them back and e-mailed with no response. this is a very serious situation and could get someone killed. this has happened again since then. *nm | |||
| 10/27/2006 | 25000 | 3 | 01/01/2006 |
| Sudden acceleration for the third time in this vehicle. driving on a mountainous road about 30 mph. truck moved to the side going up an incline for my husband to pass him. he accelerated and the gas pedal stuck. applied the brakes with no disengaging of the gas pedal. turned the key off and on so as not to lose the power steering. this continued for several minutes. when we were on a straightaway, he turned the key off and finally the gas pedal disengaged. two times previously toyota has replaced the cruise control. this is not a cruise control issue. this is a gas pedal issue. i was told previously the mat was under the gas pedal. this is hardly the problem. the brakes were again red hot when my husband tried to stop the truck. we will be in touch with toyota again this a.m. this vehicle is a death trap and needs to be put down! *nm see also odi 10158925 and 10149327 *dsy | |||
| 03/06/2006 | 12 | 1 | 01/23/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the throttle sticks. after the throttle sticks, the rpm's range high and do not decrease. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. although, the dealer knew the problem persisted with the speed control and the electrical system, the problem could not be remedied by the dealer. updated 03/28/06. *jb | |||
| 01/06/2006 | 7500 | 1 | |
| Engine rpm hangs when shifting from 4th to 5th gear,clutch has long delay to engagement in sub-zero temp. dealer says these are normal. *jb | |||
| 02/14/2006 | 1700 | 1 | 12/31/2005 |
| Brakes failed causing a crash. the vehicle was totaled. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 1 | ||
| Email from senator risch office on behalf of constituent regarding lack of safety recall for a sticking accelerator/electronic throttle issue on 2006 toyota tacoma. *smd the consumer stated toyota would not acknowledge the electronic throttle issue. the consumer stated he first addressed the accelerator pedal issue in 2008 when the vehicle was still under warranty. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 3 | ||
| Letter from senator snowe on behalf of constituent re problems with his 2006 toyota tacoma *tgw the consumer stated on three separate occasions, the accelerator became lodged under the floor mat. the first incident caused severe damaged to the vehicle. the second incident happened to the consumers wife. she was able to get the vehicle to a safe stop without incident. the third time the incident happened the consumer attempted to apply the brake, but the vehicle accelerated out of control and crashed into a stone wall and the vehicle flipped over and landed on its side. the consumer stated toyota continued to tell him nothing was wrong with the vehicle. months later the consumer received a recall notice regarding the problem, only for the claim to be denied, because he couldn't remember what side the mats were on. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| Fax on behalf of constituent re his 2006 toyota tacoma with defective accelerator; his vehicle is not listed in the toyota recall. *kb the consumer stated the accelerator became stuck on 2 occasions, which nearly caused an accident on both occasions. *jb | |||
| 11/08/2008 | 15000 | 2 | 08/19/2006 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma pre-runner. the contact stated the accelerator pedal failure happened on two occasions within one month since he has owned the vehicle. the first incident the contact stated happened on november 8, 2008. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph and came to a rolling stop. the contact stated that when his foot was on the brake the vehicle accelerated then the contact pressed more firmly, but the back tires started to spin in acceleration. the contact was able to put the vehicle in neutral then shutting the vehicle off. the second incident occurred on december 7, 2008. the contact stated while pulling into his garage, he placed his foot on the brakes, and the back tires of the vehicle spun into acceleration onto his concrete driveway. the contact stated that smoke came from the tires. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic and testing. the dealer could not duplicate the problem. the dealer stated the contact must of had his foot on the brake and the accelerator pedal at the same time. the contact stated that the floor mat was not against the accelerator, but secured on the floor tabs. the contact stated that the vehicle has not accelerated since 2008. the approximate failure mileage was 15000. the current mileage was 25,000. updated 04/16/10. *lj updated 06/18/10.*jb | |||
| 09/17/2009 | 39500 | 1 | |
| I stepped on the gas pedal to pass another car and the pedal got stuck, i tried to pull the pedal with my foot but i couldn't, the rpm went all the way up. it occurs every time i step on the gas pedal to pass or gain speed. i went to toyota shop and they ignored me stating they never heard that complaint before and that my warranty was over, it happened three times already and now i'm afraid to drive. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2006 toyota tacoma has a problem with the floor mat/gas pedal. *nj the consumer stated the floor mat jammed the accelerator pedal. an inspection revealed that the hooks in the floor intended to hold the mat back had become detached from the floor. the mats were aftermarket. the consumer stated the floor mats have the same character numbers as the published toyota floor mats. there was a black plastic box that had recently become detached from the upper left corner of the front drivers side floor space which may have contributed to the mats ability to slide forward after the floor mat hooks fell off. | |||
| 10/23/2007 | 10 | 1 | 06/19/2006 |
| Throttle sticks, unsafe. also makes vehicle hard to drive. does it constantly over approx 50 mph. toyota is aware, but in denial. *tr | |||
| 05/26/2006 | 15500 | 2 | 01/01/2006 |
| Second occurrence: may 26, 2006 merging onto main highway into oncoming traffic. cruise control was not on. accelerated and gas pedal stuck. truck continued to accelerate, could not disengage pedal. brake pedal was also locked and could not depress it. after numerous tries, brake pedal finally engaged and gas pedal disengaged. called toyota dealer again and this time they are replacing the non-factory installed cruise control. one week prior to incident, they replaced computer system, something in the gas pedal itself and the cruise control computer. *jb | |||
| 11/18/2005 | 3 | 11/17/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact states when starting the vehicle in the morning the idle was high. it took approximately one to one and a half miles of driving for the idle to return to normal. the accelerator pedal stuck. when shifting from fourth gear to fifth without foot on the accelerator the vehicle accelerated on its own. she stated that fourth gear could not be used. the vehicle must be shifted from third gear to fifth gear. the vehicle has been to the dealership twice, and they stated the computer was learning. the manufacturer was contacted, and they agreed with the dealership. therefore, no repairs have been made . *ak updated 01/25/06 | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/27/2006 | 1000 | 60 | 06/06/2006 |
| Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma , cab. cruise control malfunctioned. while driving at 60 mph the vehicle surged at 5100 rpms, and down shifted before adding fuel. the failure almost caused the vehicle to crash into a barrier. a product engineer inspected the vehicle, and stated that it performed as designed and according to the contact the design was incorrect. this failure occurred since august 2006. the contact stated that the door should lock after engaging the gears. the dealer stated it was designed that way, and they're unable to reprogram it to make it auto lock. the owner mailed a detailed failure report to the president of toyota. the failure mileage was 8000, and the current mileage was 15100.*ak | |||
| 02/21/2007 | 3 | 12/11/2006 | |
| Yesterday going home, i took the interstate. trying the lower speed (for better mileage), i was going 60 mph with the cc set. traffic came up on me and i felt my truck was in danger, so i used my foot to increase to 70 mph. when i reached 70 mph, i pressed set on the cc switch for it to set the cruise at 70 mph. i removed my foot from the pedal and my truck slowed down to 60 mph, then down shifted and screamed like crazy until it had passed 70 mph, then slowed back down to 70 mph. i was about to reproduce it 3 more times before getting off the interstate. i'm sure it would do the same at lower speeds, but did not have a chance to check it. *nm | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 1 | 10/01/2006 | |
| Erratic cruise control. will not set consistently. shifts and accelerates violently. *nm | |||
| 09/10/2006 | 100 | 50 | 12/20/2005 |
| Erratic, sometimes dangerous transmission shifting while using the cruise control. *nm | |||
| 09/07/2006 | 0 | 8 | 11/28/2005 |
| Cruise control very erratic, will accelerate and decelerate violently at times. especially on uneven terrain. *jb | |||
| 09/03/2006 | 6200 | 10 | 05/30/2006 |
| The 2006 toyota tacoma with automatic transmission cruise control is very erratic in operation, sometimes suddenly downshifting 2 gears and accelerating quite violently when climbing a grade. very startling when it happens and could really be dangerous if the road is wet & slick with rain or snow. i've owned probably 20 cars and trucks in my 43 years of driving and have never experienced anything like it. this is a well discussed topic on forums dedicated to toyota tacoma pickup trucks and a lot of people are having these problems. *jb | |||
| 05/26/2006 | 15500 | 2 | 01/01/2006 |
| Second occurrence: may 26, 2006 merging onto main highway into oncoming traffic. cruise control was not on. accelerated and gas pedal stuck. truck continued to accelerate, could not disengage pedal. brake pedal was also locked and could not depress it. after numerous tries, brake pedal finally engaged and gas pedal disengaged. called toyota dealer again and this time they are replacing the non-factory installed cruise control. one week prior to incident, they replaced computer system, something in the gas pedal itself and the cruise control computer. *jb | |||
| 01/27/2006 | 6600 | 1 | 12/31/2005 |
| Cruise control set at 67 mph, traveling in the left hand lane of highway. car in front slowed down and i moved to the right lane as another car was tailgating me. stepped on the gas when the car i was trying to get by accelerated. truck accelerated rapidly to 75-90 mph, stepped on the brake to release cruise control but truck continued acceleration. in front of truck was semi, i hit the brakes to control speed, brakes did not work as automatic brakes but like old brakes, put both feet on brakes but truck did not slow down and continued at 55 to 65 mph. went into the emergency lane, put on flashers. brakes were smelling at this point. put truck into neutral and truck continued moving forward at excessive speed. put it back in drive and continued to exit ramp which was very long. finally got off highway and turned the key off. truck smelled badly from the brakes. waited about 10 minutes, called son who called toyota. i carefully put the truck in drive and cruised into a gas station, turned truck off, exited vehicle. son called back and said toyota said do not drive the truck. they sent a tow truck to pick it up. son and partner got to vehicle and the hub caps were burning hot from brakes being applied. toyota drove vehicle for 111 miles and checked everything out and found nothing. i called toyota and have started arbitration for them to buy back my brand new truck. *jb | |||