# 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `636877` · 2007-09-01 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 16,200
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, I EXPERIENCED FIVE INCIDENTS OF BRAKE/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FINALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. FIRST INCIDENT:  STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD A FEW FEET.  THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.  A MONTH LATER, STOPPED IN A GAS STATION DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING TO EXIT,  THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL.  I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD TO KEEP FROM ENTERING TRAFFIC.   THREE WEEKS LATER, APPROACHING THE BOTTOM OF A HILLY SHARP TURN, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN.  AGAIN THE REAR WHEELS ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  I COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK TO KEEP FROM STRIKING A VAN IN FRONT OF ME SO I CROSSED OVER A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE TO AVOID A COLLISION.  IT TOOK  ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS TO GAIN CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, "WE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM" UNTIL WE CAN DUPLICATE IT".  I CALLED TOYOTA OF AMERICA, AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT TOYOTA COULD DO NOTHING. THE FOURTH INCIDENT  OCCURRED ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A HIGHWAY.  I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN.  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY.  FINALLY THE FIFTH AND FINAL INCIDENT. COMING OUT OF NASHVILLE WHERE IT WAS RAINING HARD, I GOT FURTHER NORTHBOUND ON THE I-24 WHERE IT WAS RAINING LESS AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET.  WHILE IN THE SHOULDER LANE, A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE STARTED MOVING OVER TO THE RIGHT
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