# 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1138165` · 2014-12-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 165,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS COMMUTING TO MY HOME MID-AFTERNOON ON INTERSTATE HWY 94 WHEN THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW.  AS I APPROACHED THE SLOWING TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND BEGAN TO COAST TO A STOP WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY MY TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY.  I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES USING BOTH FEET, MY HANDS GRIPPING THE TOP HALF OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY SHOULDERS THRUST AGAINST THE BACK OF MY SEAT.  I STAYED ON THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME THAT IT TOOK FOR ME TO HAVE TRAVELED THE 50-60 FEET BEFORE I HIT THE VEHICLE THAT HAD NOW COME TO A STOP. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME THAT MY TRUCK STOPPED ACCELERATING.  FOR THAT ENTIRE TIME I WAS ON THE BRAKES, THE TIRES SCREECHING SO LOUDLY THAT THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE THAT I HIT HEARD THEM PRIOR TO THE IMPACT.  THIS INCIDENT HAS SHAKEN ME PERSONALLY AND I NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN MY TRUCK SO I NO LONGER DRIVE IT.  I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE ISSUED TO ME A CASE NUMBER FOR THIS INCIDENT AND HAVE SENT TO ME A CONSENT FORM TO ALLOW THEM TO DOWNLOAD DATA FROM THE VEHICLE'S EVENT DATA RECORDER AS WELL AS TO PHYSICALLY INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  I DID INITIALLY SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM ANY DIAGNOSTIC WORK AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.  THEY GAVE ME THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE TO CALL.  THE VEHICLE THAT I HIT SUS
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