NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH AND INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 4:50 PM 01/04/2011. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE POWER OF THE TOYOTA TUNDA SR5 V8 ENGINE HAD ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE UNINTENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH EVEN THO THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS HAD HARD AS IT COULD BE APPLIED. THE TRUCK CENTERED AN OAK TREE IN THE BLVD APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FT FROM THE INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ONLY THE DRIVER WAS IN THE TRUCK AND NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT ARM AT THE ELBOW WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. *LN
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation