# 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `638203` · 2007-09-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 51,514
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS THE NUMBER 3 VEHICLE AT A RED LIGHT.  FIRST CAR WENT THROUGH (THINKING THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED).  SECOND CAR MOVED INTO FIRST PLACE.  I STARTED TO FOLLOW AND WHEN I REALIZED HE HAD STOPPED I APPLIED MY BRAKES.  I COULD FEEL THE TRUCK LURCH EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL PRESSING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE.   I SLAMMED INTO HIM AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES.  MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL.  *TR
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