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2005 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 745936 · 2009-11-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING UP BEHIND A CAR AT A REDLIGHT, APPLYING MY BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKES SEEMED TO VIBRATE. SUDDENLY, MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA'S ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. MY FOOT WAS PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAD TO THROW THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REPORT, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO RIGHT BY ME AS THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT! I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY DISCOVER WHAT WENT WRONG. I CAN SAY THAT IT WAS NOT A FLOORMAT ISSUE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10293726
Machine
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