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2008 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 756486 · 2010-02-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
12,266

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ON 1/15/2008. WE FILED THE EVENT WITH NHTSA (REFER TO ODI 10248942, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP08001 FOR ALL DETAIL). THAT PETITION WAS DENIED. NOTE THAT, IN NHTSA'S RESPONSE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ERROR IN THE VEHICLE YEAR (THE VEHICLE IS 2008). THE PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED ON 11/15/2008 HAS NOT REPEATED AS OF THIS DATE, BUT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE STILL EXPOSED TO HIGH RISK OF RECURRENCE. IN VIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH TOYOTA (MULTIPLE RECALLS, ETC), WE REQUEST THAT NHTSA RECONSIDER OUR CASE, AND APPROVE THE PETITION, BECAUSE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM DOES IN FACT EXIST. THANK YOU. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10304239
Machine
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