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2006 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 765610 · 2010-02-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
82,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT ON 2/14/2010. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON A CHURCH OUTING. THEY WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO TURN. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED HE SAID HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND, THE SECOND TIME HE TRIED THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. AS HE TRIED TO ROUND THE CORNER, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, HE TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE CURB ON THE ADJACENT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BECAME AIRBORN. THEY WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE OF YOUNG ADULTS TRAVELING WITH THEM, AND IN THE LANE NEXT TO THEM ON THEIR LEFT. THEY SAW THE WHOLE THING AND SAID THEY COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACING. WHEN THE GOT TO THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYONE OUT AND MY SON JUST KEPT SAYING "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED". THEY WERE ALL TREATED AND RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE TOYOTA RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS. I DID NOT HAVE TOYOTA MATS IN THE TRUCK, I HAD VERY HEAVY RUBBER MATS. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE THAT HAS CAUSED HUNDREDS OF OTHER CRASHES. WE ARE JUST FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10312925
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