# 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `755056` · 2010-01-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 38,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
SEQUOIA 2005 2WD. THE 2005 SHOULD BE RECALLED.  (1)  WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING OVER A PARKING CURB & DOWN A HILL.  (2) AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I TAPPED ON THE GAS TO GO & THE  CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LURCHING FORWARD.  AFTER THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED IT & FAILED TO FIND A PROBLEM.  FLOOR MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE BRAKE & IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY.  IF THE GAS PEDAL MERELY GOT STUCK, THEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, BUT IN MY CASE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BOTH TIMES.  TW* *TR
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