2008 Toyota Tundra

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND PULL ABNORMALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM TERMINALS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SUBJECT: UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION EVENT WITH 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] , FOLLOWING RECALL TO INSERT ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHIM THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO DOCUMENT AND INFORM YOU OF AN 'UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION' EVENT THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 27, 2010. THE EVENT WAS EXPERIENCED WITHIN 10 MINUTES/3.5 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING DEALER-SERVICE WORK THAT INCLUDED, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOYOTA RECALL TO INSERT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHIM (SSC). THIS IS THE ONLY SUCH EVENT EXPERIENCED TO DATE WITH THIS TRUCK. THE EVENT WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED AND THE ENGINE IDLING NORMALLY (APPROXIMATELY 800 RPM), I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN PREPARATION OF SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MY FOOT WAS WELL CENTERED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT IN CONTACT AT ALL WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN ENGINE SPEED AT THIS POINT. I THEN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS THE DRIVE POSITION WAS ENGAGED, WITH MY FOOT UNCHANGED FROM ITS FIRM POSITION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SPEED IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. AS I HEARD THE ENGINE SPEED UP, I APPLIED FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN ITS STATIONARY POSITION. THE REAR WHEELS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE PAVEMENT AND BEGAN SPINNING; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REMAINED STATIONARY, HELD BY THE BRAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. FORTUNATELY, THE PAVEMENT WAS WET, WHICH FACILITATED THE REAR WHEELS LOSING TRACTION WITH THE PAVEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF WHILE THE DRIVE POSITION WAS STILL ENGAGED. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION. AS I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURRED, IT WAS NOT MECHANICAL IN NATURE AND CAN ONLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL/CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

7/29/09 DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING GEAR AND MPH WAS MOVING FROM 60 TO 80 UP AND BACK DOWN. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE , SHIFTED GEAR TO NEUTRAL BUT NO ACTIONS COULD STOP THE TOYOTA TRUCK. MY NEPHEW AND I JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHEN I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NO CARS WERE PASSING ON THE FREEWAY. IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM WERE WE JUMPED. THE ENGINE HAD SMOKE COMING OUT AND IT REVVING UP AND DOWN. TOWED IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND AND ACCUSED IT WAS THE FLOORMATS AFTER THEIR MASTER TECH LOOKED AT IT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US FOR WORN BRAKES AND BENT ROTORS WHICH WERE CAUSE BY THIS EVENT. IN-DISAGREEMENT WE TOWED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WORN BRAKE PADS, AND BENT ROTORS CANNOT BE FOUND. WE TOOK BACK THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN 1/15/10. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. I PERFORMED ALL WAYS TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. TO AVOID HITTING A BIG-RIG I HAD TO VERGE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. AGAIN POLICE AND FIRE DEPT WERE CALLED BUT NO ONE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SO NO REPORTS WERE TAKEN. AGAIN WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALER STATING THE SAME SITUATION AND AGAIN NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THEY STILL HAVE THE TRUCK UNTIL TODAY 3/9/10 AND HAVE NOT GAVE ANY ANSWER ON WHAT IS HAD OCCURRED AND NO ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN. I HAVE SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY. FEAR HAUNTS ME AT NIGHT AND I AM AFRAID TO EVEN STEP FOOT INTO THE TRUCK. I AM EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED ON THE ORDEAL AND HOW TOYOTA PERSISTED THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. MY 15 YEAR OLD NEPHEW WHO JUMPED OUT WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY HAS BEEN TRAUMATIZED AND YET I CANNOT GET ANSWER. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES FLOOR MAT ISSUES INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR AND SLOW SHIFTING PROBLEMS*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED A FULL SET OF ALL WEATHER MATS FROM THE DEALER DESIGNED FOR HIS TRUCK AND THE MAT STILL DID NOT PREVENT THE PEDAL FROM BECOMING TRAPPED UNDER THE MAT. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL SHORT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HUMID, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A WEEK AT A TIME, THEN IT WOULD GO OFF FOR A COUPLE DAYS, THEN BACK ON 3 MORE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT SHOWING A CODE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,5000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE DURING TAKE OFF AS WELL AS DURING COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLE SOUND. THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND CHANGE STATIONS BY ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK EVEN BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE BLOWER MOTOR DID NOT ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY, THE RE-CIRCULATOR WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF EVEN IF THE BUTTON WAS HELD DOWN FOR 3 SECONDS. UPDATED 04/20/10

WE BEGAN LEASING OUR NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA 12/07. WE NOTICED THUMPING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AND COMPLAINED OF THE THUMPING TO TOYOTA DEALER 4 TIMES PRIOR TO 12/08 AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT 12/08. WAS DRIVING ON ROAD THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AFTER LOCKING UP. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS REPAIRING ACCIDENT DAMAGE. UPON RETURN THUMPING CONTINUED AND REAR TIRES WORE OUT IN A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES (ORIGINALS NEEDED REPLACED PREVIOUSLY). RETURNED VEHICLE TO TOYOTA, THEY CHANGED REAR END HOUSING 4/09. INSURANCE PAID AS CONTINUED DAMAGE FROM 12/08 ACCIDENT. THE THUMPING IS STILL CONTINUING AND APPEARS THERE IS SOMETHING STILL WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE DID COMPLAIN TO INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WE FELT THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO AN AUTO DEFECT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. THEY WERE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION. NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT WAS CLOSED BUT WERE NEVER INFORMED OF RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION BY ALLSTATE. WE ARE UNSURE WHAT STEPS TO TAKE AT THIS POINT BUT ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR VEHICLE STILL AT THIS POINT AND FEEL DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 30 MPH WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN HIS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. TWO SEPARATE TOYOTA DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE SIX TIMES AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO FILED CLAIM NUMBER 0904137238 WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO FOLLOWED UP WITH HIM TO FIND OUT IF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,699 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,850. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB