# 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `650854` · 2007-12-24 · 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:** 5,200
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOWN A HILL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER.  THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ALSO INJURED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OR IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS.  *TR
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