2008 Toyota Tacoma

ON 08/24/08, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. ON 12/22/2008, HE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO ENGAGE AT FULL THROTTLE. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT SHOULD BE WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. STARTLED, HE PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERTAKE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE. THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH STOPPED THE MOMENTUM AND KILLED THE ENGINE. THE ACCELERATION AND POWER OF THE ENGINE WAS SO GREAT THAT THIS ALL HAPPENED IN ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE AS THE TRUCKS COMPUTER SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. HE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA AND ASKED THAT THE TRUCK BE CHECKED OUT. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AT HOOMAN TOYOTA, WHERE A FACTORY TECH CAME TO INSPECT IT, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FINE AND ACCELERATION SYSTEM (PEDAL LINKAGE) WAS FINE AS WELL. HE WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS UNHOOKED AND PROBABLY GOT STUCK ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT UNHOOKED WHEN WE DROPPED OFF THE TRUCK. MY HUSBAND TRIED THE FLOOR MAT ON TOP OF THE PEDAL WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE RPM DID NOT GO UP MUCH AT ALL, CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKING SYSTEM AS THE TECH SUGGESTED. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND NOT A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WHICH WAS THAT THE TECH CHECKED OUT. THE CASE MANAGER WAS INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE AND AFTER THE INSPECTION. AFTER THE RECALL NOTICE ON TV IN AUGUST, WE REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE TRUCK, A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 10/19/09 (WITH NO FLOOR MATS) WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE, AGAIN, BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER AND IT WAS, ONCE AGAIN, CLEARED TO DRIVE WITH NO ISSUES. THERE IS CLEARLY A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP! *JB

ON FEB. 30,2010 I AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE RIDING AROUND IN MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WE WERE OUT CHECKING OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, VISITED TWO RESTAURANTS LOOKING FOR MY BOAT MECHANIC. WHEN ARRIVING AT SECOND RESTAURANT, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TRAVELING APPROX. 5MPH WHEN I DISCOVERED THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING OR SLOWING, I STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND IT KEPT PULLING! WE WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL OF THE RESTAURANT. I CUT TRUCK OFF, GATHERED MYSELF, CUT TRUCK ON AND BACKED OUT OF THE WALL. MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAID WOW, I SAW YOU PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD, BUT THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? I TOLD HIM I DID EVERYTHING I COULD, IT JUST KEPT PULLING LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN! SO I SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN, THE MANAGER OF THE RESTAURANT CAME OUT AND ASKED IF WE WERE ALL OK. I TOLD HIM WE WERE NOT INJURED AND I WAS SORRY FOR THE WALL. I WENT INSIDE AND CALLED THE POLICE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I EXPLAINED IN BOTH REPORTS THAT THE ACCELERATOR KEPT GOING EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, I AM WAITING TO GET IT BACK, BUT NO ONE HAS ADVISED ME ABOUT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT THIS TO OCCUR AGAIN, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED OR INJURED. I FEEL WRONGED BY THIS INCIDENT, I TAKE EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLES, AND THIS WAS MY RETIREMENT TRUCK. NOW IT HAS LOST MY TRUST, AS WELL AS LOST RESALE VALUE BECAUSE IT IS NOW A WRECKED VEHICLE, ALL THIS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN! TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE MY TRUCK WITH A NEW ONE WITHOUT DEFAULTS SUCH AS THIS, I PAID CASH FOR MY TRUCK, 28K AS WELL AS BUYING MY WIFE A TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE PLACED ALOT OF MONEY AND CONFIDENCE IN THIS COMPANY. *TR

I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY FRIEND'S 2008 TACOMA TRUCK ON 1/31/10. WE WERE TRAVELLING FROM CULPEPPER ,VA. TO CHARLOTTESVILLE WHEN WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND MCDONALDS. AS WE PULLED IN THE GAS STATION WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THEN A LEFT HAND TURN PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT AT NORMAL PARKING SPEED(~ 5MPH) . AS THE DRIVER PUT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT FELT LIKE THE ABS ADJUSTED TO THE SLICK SURFACE AND SLID A LITTLE. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE BACK TIRES STARTED TO SPIN VERY FAST. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK CLIMBED THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER, CROSSED THE SIDE WALK, REVVED FASTER WHILE THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. IT PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OVER A 2FT WALL, CROSSED THE BUSHES AND CRASHED INTO THE MCDONALDS STORE FRONT. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND IT SEEMED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS STUCK AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE BACK TIRES WERE SPINNING AND PUSHING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THERE WERE 3 OF US IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSES IN THE MCDONALDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF A RESTAURANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT, CASE#2010-001110 WAS FILED BY THE MADISON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,300.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN SUMMER OF 2008. I HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAIL TO RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD SEVERAL FEET BEFORE STOPPING. I DID REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW - UP COMPLAINT. STUCK ACCELERATOR - AGAIN. EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE FLOOR MAT. HAS HAPPENED ON AVERAGE 2- 3 TIMES A MONTH. CAR DEALER DOES NOT KNOW OF A FIX,, THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION THAT CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA WESTBOUND ON FM 1960 EAST OF HUFFMAN TEXAS WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER REACHING A SPEED OVER 90 MPH AND CLOSER TO 100MPH I BEGAN BRAKING AND MOVED TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW. BEING A TWO WAY, 2 LANES (TOTAL) HIGHWAY I AM FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO WESTBOUND CARS OR CARS IM MY SAME DIRECTION. MY WIFE AND FAMILY FRIEND WERE VERY UPSET AS WELL BECAUSE FOR 15 SECONDS WE COULD NOT STOP. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT BELIEVING THAT WAS THE CAUSE. *TR

OUR 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ON 1/15/2008. WE FILED THE EVENT WITH NHTSA (REFER TO ODI 10248942, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP08001 FOR ALL DETAIL). THAT PETITION WAS DENIED. NOTE THAT, IN NHTSA'S RESPONSE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT ERROR IN THE VEHICLE YEAR (THE VEHICLE IS 2008). THE PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED ON 11/15/2008 HAS NOT REPEATED AS OF THIS DATE, BUT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE STILL EXPOSED TO HIGH RISK OF RECURRENCE. IN VIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH TOYOTA (MULTIPLE RECALLS, ETC), WE REQUEST THAT NHTSA RECONSIDER OUR CASE, AND APPROVE THE PETITION, BECAUSE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM DOES IN FACT EXIST. THANK YOU. *TR