← NHTSA complaints

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 823498 · 2010-11-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
82,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA , CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I REPEATEDLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AVAIL AS THE VEHICLE RAMMED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE FENCE SLOWED THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE AS VEHICLE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I THEN COMPLETELY REMOVE MY FOOT UP FROM THE BRAKE AND HIT THE BRAKE VERY HARD AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TIMES UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR FINALLY BROKE LOOSE AND ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGN OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATOR HANGING UP. IT JUST OCCURRED RANDOMLY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10364631
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown