2006 Toyota Tacoma

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE SUPPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE NOTED THAT IN APRIL 2008, HE HAD ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOMEONE WOULD INSPECT IT ON JANUARY 26, 2010. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,190. UPDATED 05/14/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN HIS GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE FLOOR MATS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41687.

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR MAT/GAS PEDAL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT JAMMED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HOOKS IN THE FLOOR INTENDED TO HOLD THE MAT BACK HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FLOOR. THE MATS WERE AFTERMARKET. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS HAVE THE SAME CHARACTER NUMBERS AS THE PUBLISHED TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. THERE WAS A BLACK PLASTIC BOX THAT HAD RECENTLY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR SPACE WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MATS ABILITY TO SLIDE FORWARD AFTER THE FLOOR MAT HOOKS FELL OFF.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CORRECTED ITSELF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 75000.

ON JUNE 10, 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, AS I STARTED TO DECREASE MY SPEED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP;HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RACED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK. AS A RESULT I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT - MYSELF AND ANOTHER TRUCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE RECALLS OR SAFETY WARNINGS REGARDING A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE THROTTLE "STUCK" - I WAS FORTUNATE THAT TIME, NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW TOYOTA IS ISSUING A RECALL ON SPECIFIC VEHICLES. *TR

PROBLEM: THROTTLE HUNG IN A WIDE-OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING. NO CARPET PROBLEM WAS INVOLVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME IN A TWO WEEK SPAN!!! I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TACOMA. ON 10/29/09 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS WITH ME THAT CAN ATTEST TO THE TRUTH OF MY SITUATION. I DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE AND THE MOTOR SUDDENLY WENT TO A WIDE-OPEN POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE TRUCK WITH BRAKES ALONE BUT THEY COULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION OF THE TRUCK. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I DID SO AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO A SAFE STOP ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE POWER BRAKES BEING ACTIVE ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT I WAS ALSO TOWING A TRAILER. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE AND GAS PEDAL CONNECTIONS AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK TO SEE IF POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER CLEARED ITSELF. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, THE MOTOR STARTED AND INSTANTLY WENT INTO A FULL-OPEN THROTTLE MODE. I SHUT IT OFF BEFORE IT REACHED A VERY HIGH LEVEL. WE THEN CHECKED ALL THE SAME THINGS WE ALREADY CHECKED AND I DECIDED TO TRY STARTING THE TRUCK AGAIN. THIS TIME, IT STARTED AND RAN LIKE NOTHING EVER WAS WRONG. WE DROVE THE TRUCK HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY INSPECTED BOTH THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE CODES, AND TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK AS I NORMALLY GET BUT I DID CONFIRM THAT THIS COMPLAINT WAS PUT INTO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ONCE MORE ON 11/02/09 WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE MY BIRTHDAY. I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT TO DATE BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. REF. TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS FILE #0911125974. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT TOYOTA IS GOING TO DO A RECALL BASED ON THE FLOOR MATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I FLOOR MATS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2006 TACOMA AND THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE CAUSING ME TO SCRAP THE WALL AND CAUSED MINOR BODY DAMAGE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I COME OVER A HILL AND AS I START DOWN THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO "REV" AND THE RPMS STAY UP EVEN IF I APPLY THE BRAKES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS EVERYTIME I HAVE THE TRUCK IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND I'M ALWAYS TOLD IT IS NOTHING. I KNOW TWO THINGS FOR SURE, IT IS NOT "NOTHING" AND IT IS NOT THE FLOOR MATS. AS INFORMATION THE FLOOR MATS ARE THE STANDARD MAT THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW AND THEY ARE SECURED TO THE FLOOR. NTSB SHOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT THIS IS A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THE REAR TIRES STARTED SPINNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE IDENTIFYING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD ANDWENT TROUGH 2 FENCES AND OVER 2 DRIVEWAYS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND IT ONLY STOPPED SURGING BECAUSE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB