# 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `762288` · 2010-02-13 · 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:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 23,997
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I STARTED EXPERIENCING SUDDEN UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES (LIKE SLOWING FOR A STOPLIGHT OR A SLOWER CAR AHEAD).THE LAST ONE HAPPENED ON AUGUST 24, 2009. THIS TIME IT RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION AND DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE MY ERROR, BUT ON REFLECTION, I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH FLOOR MATS. I AM FOLLOWING THE RECALL SITUATION AND AM WAITING TO BE CONTACTED BY MY DEALER FOR RECTIFICATION OF THIS PROBLEM. I LIKE MY TACOMA BUT I AM NERVOUS DRIVING IT AND TRY TO AVOID IT WHEN I CAN. *TR
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