# 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `822920` · 2010-10-29 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED SIDEWAYS. THE VEHICLE MOVED INTO A DITCH, HIT A PIPE, AND CONTINUED MOVING ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT HIT A STUMP AND THEN A TREE. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO CALL BACKS UNTIL 10/29/2010. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.     UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF  UPDATED 05/09/11
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