# 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `749599` · 2009-12-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED AND WENT INTO A DITCH. HER FRONT FENDER, HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.     UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK SPORADICALLY AND INFREQUENTLY. UPDATED 10/12/10*JB
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