# 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `765311` · 2010-02-22 · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN OCTOBER OF 2007.  ONE MONTH LATER I HAD AN ACCELERATION ISSUE WHILE PICKING UP MY SON.  I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP.  CAUSING ME CRUSH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW GARAGE DOOR AND THE FRONT OF MY NEW PICKUP.  IN ALL I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK WHILE HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND MY INSURANCE PREMIUM WENT UP FORCING ME TO FIND A BETTER RATE THROUGH ANOTHER INSURANCE COMPANY.  MY MOTHER IN LAW HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS TO HER GARAGE AFTER BEING COMPENSATED FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY.  I PRESSED THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD AND YET THE TRUCK CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. *TR
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