NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE AND FOUR WHEELING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING UP THE MOUNTAIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE MOUNTAIN ALMOST KILLING HIM. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BECAUSE THEY UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS TO GET A CRANE AND A HELICOPTER TO GET THE VEHICLE FROM WHERE IT HAS BEEN STUCK SINCE JULY 2009. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPON ASCENDING A HILL IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE CONSUMER FLT THE VEHICLE SPEED UP AS HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO OVER THE SIDE OF THE CLIFF. UPDATED 06/30/10. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation