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2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1370292 · 2017-04-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
610,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AT OR AROUND 1330HRS LOCAL TIME ON APRIL11TH I WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT ON E.MAIN STREET AT FRANKLIN AVE IN ROCKAWAY BOROUGH IN DRY DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS WHEN MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED FULL ACCELERATION IN AN INSTANT PROPELLING ME FORWARD UNTIL I IMPACTED THE VEHICLE 3 FT IN FRONT OF ME ALSO STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT INSTANTLY LOWERED THE ENGINE SPEED TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TRY TO HIDE UNDER THE FLOOR MATS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2013 THE DEALER CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REFLASHED THE COMPUTER. IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT. TOYOTA HAD AN INDEPENDENT LAB TO LOOK AT THE EVENTS RECORDER AND REPORTED EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP IN A RAPID MANNER AT A COMPLETE STOP GIVING THE OPERATOR JUST MILLI-SECONDS TO TRY TO REACT. A CRASH IS THE RESULT. I'M LUCKY TODAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN PEDESTRIANS RUN OVER AND KILLED.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, I WON'T DRIVE THE TOYOTA ANYMORE IT'S AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10971982
Machine
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