# 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `615621` · 2007-03-06 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 6,000
- **Speed:** 8 mph
## Narrative
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
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