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2008 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 714822 · 2009-04-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
5,432
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAD TO GO GET DOGFOOD SO DROVE TO STORE 2 MILES AWAY,UPON RETURNING HOME PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY TO PARK IN FRONT OF GARAGE WERE I HAVE PARKED FOR 14 YEARS. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FORWARD HITTING THE GARAGE. IT HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD.TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG,SO IT WAS OFF TO THE TOYOTA BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS TO THE SUM OF $3300. THIS IS MY FORTH TOYOTA TACOMA AND I LOVE THESE TRUCKS BUT NOW I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10264120
Machine
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