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2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 751690 · 2010-01-07

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRANK NEW IN 2007. SHE STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP HER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER HOME, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO HER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A PARKED A VEHICLE. LATER IN THE WEEK, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA PERTAINING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 35,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10298643
Machine
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