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2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 984929 · 2013-06-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I/S 95 IN ATTLEBORO, MA AT ABOUT 2:45 PM ON 6/6/13 IN A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP. MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE ONLY OTHER PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO TAKE EXIT 2 ONTO RT 1A SOUTHBOUND. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND ENGAGED. WHEN I FLIPPED THE LEVER TO DISENGAGE (CANCEL) THE CRUISE CONTROL THE TRUCK DID NOT START TO SLOW DOWN (MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL). IF ANYTHING, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY, WITH LITTLE, IF ANY AFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. BY THIS TIME, I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE EXIT RAMP. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE WAS PUSHING ME TO THE LEFT. IT PUSHED THE TRUCK OVER THE CURB AND GRASS AND INTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP FROM 1A SOUTH ONTO I/S 95 SOUTH. AT THIS TIME, I SAW A VEHICLE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP HEADED TOWARD ME. HAD I TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT THE TRUCK WOULD MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE SKIDDED AND BLOCKED THE RAMP ENTIRELY, SO I TURNED TO THE LEFT, TURNING INTO THE SKID, HOPING THAT THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ROOM ENOUGH TO PASS TO MY RIGHT. MY TRUCK CONTINUED SKIDDING TO MY LEFT AND I BELIEVE HIT THE CURB ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. IT THEN FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE, SKIDDED ALONG THE PAVEMENT, HIT SOMETHING ELSE MOST LIKELY THE GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BECAM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10519282
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