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2011 TOYOTA TACOMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 907770 · 2012-03-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
6,900

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TIME WAS 6:55 AM. I WAS ON WORK PROPERTY HAVING JUST TURNED LEFT FROM A LIGHT. I WAS 5 TH CAR IN LINE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. MY FOOT WAS LIGHTLY PRESSING BREAK. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, MY TRUCK WAS RAMMING THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. NO WAY MY FOOT COULD HAVE TOUCHED GAS PEDAL...IT WAS A TRAFFIC JAM. IT'S LIKE THIS EVERY MORNING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA RIGHT AWAY. THEY DENIED IT, BUT SENT OUT AN ENG TO GET BLACK BOX DATA. I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10450020
Machine
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