NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON FEB. 30,2010 I AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE RIDING AROUND IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WE WERE OUT CHECKING OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, VISITED TWO RESTAURANTS LOOKING FOR MY BOAT MECHANIC. WHEN ARRIVING AT SECOND RESTAURANT, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TRAVELING APPROX. 5MPH WHEN I DISCOVERED THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING OR SLOWING, I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND IT KEPT PULLING! WE WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL OF THE RESTAURANT. I CUT TRUCK OFF, GATHERED MYSELF, CUT TRUCK ON AND BACKED OUT OF THE WALL. MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAID WOW, I SAW YOU PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD, BUT THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? I TOLD HIM I DID EVERYTHING I COULD, IT JUST KEPT PULLING LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN! SO I SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN, THE MANAGER OF THE RESTAURANT CAME OUT AND ASKED IF WE WERE ALL OK. I TOLD HIM WE WERE NOT INJURED AND I WAS SORRY FOR THE WALL. I WENT INSIDE AND CALLED THE POLICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I EXPLAINED IN BOTH REPORTS THAT THE ACCELERATOR KEPT GOING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, I AM WAITING TO GET IT BACK, BUT NO ONE HAS ADVISED ME ABOUT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT THIS TO OCCUR AGAIN, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR INJURED. I FEEL WRONGED BY THIS INCIDENT, I TAKE EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLES, AND THIS WAS MY RETIREMENT TRUCK. NOW IT HAS LOST MY TRUST, AS WELL AS LOST RESALE VALUE B
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation