NHTSA complaint: 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A REAR IMPACT CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FLOOR MAT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF THE FLOORBOARD RETAINER CLIP AND TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE DRIVER OF UNIT 2 COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. UPDATED 11/03/06. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation