Problems with 2006 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

On a couple different occasions my toyota has taken off by itself. the last time i almost wrecked the road was slick and it start taking off. i was talking to my friends they said there is a recall on toyotas. i called the dealer and he said my particular truck has no problems. i disagree with that. *tr

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.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while the contact was driving approximately 2 mph in reverse the vehicle surged resulting in a crash. the police appeared on the scene and there were no injuries reported. prior to the failure the vehicle had been taken to an authorized dealer for routine maintenance. the dealer stated that the floor mats were exchanged and the vehicle was safe to drive. the vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileages were 70,000.

Cruise control: since my 2006 toyota tacoma was brand new, when going up an incline such as a freeway overcrossing, or moderate incline, the cruise control will cause the automatic transmission to downshift one gear and many times two gears in an effort to maintain the freeway set speed (i.e. 65 or 70 mph). this cruise control throttle increase and transmission downshifting results in aggressive acceleration which continues past the set speed by a few miles per hour before the cruise control's increased throttle input backs off (since it shot past the cruise control's set speed!) before the cruise control initiates reduced throttle input to try to reduce the vehicle speed back down to the set speed. in addition to the lack of smooth cruise control set speed operation, this condition is especially scary when the incline is also on a curve. as the vehicle aggressively accelerates it can feel as the vehicle is traveling faster than it should for the curve causing the driver to tap the brake to disengage the cruise control to stop the excessive acceleration. to date, all inquiries to northern california toyota dealer service representatives have resulted in the same response; ' the 2006 tacoma does not have a speed control problem and there are no adjustments as it is controlled by the main computer'. *tr

Stuck accelerator pedal in 2006 toyota tacoma. no floor mats installed. truck reached 110mph before i was able to get truck under control. no crash. had reported to toyota several times that i was having problems from the start. they said there were no problems or they could not re-create them. i have stopped driving the truck. *tr

I own a 2006 toyota tacoma. on 2 occasions in the last few months i thought my accelerator pedal went down slightly increasing my speed without me doing anything to make it happen. on both occasions the roadway was wet and i tried to explain the weird feel by telling myself it must be hydroplaning. *tr

2006 tacoma has been in dealership on 3 different occasions for out of control sudden acceleration problems. the first event was in 2009, i was taking a friend home at approx. 11 pm when vehicle suddenly accelerated itself to maximum speed and we were fortunately able to avoid collision and vehicle rollover and bring vehicle to a stop. the second even happened on labor day weekend 2010. vehicle was backing a trailer onto property with guidance of friend and sudden acceleration occurred. my friend had to jump out of harms way. the truck suddenly accelerated two more times on this day backing the truck back into the driveway. toyota dealership towed the vehicle away. the vehicle had been modified on two recalls for sudden acceleration before the accidents on labor day weekend. the vehicle was kept by toyota for 6 weeks and they said they could not duplicate the problem and said nothing was wrong with it. i have to pay for this vehicle, i drive it and i am scared to death to drive it because i don't know when it's going to happen again and possibly hurt or even kill myself or somebody else. this vehicle should not be on the road. i avoid and continue to avoid driving with any passengers including my wife and son. i have written testimonies from both the passenger and the person i almost run over. *tr

I was stopped at a light. 30 or so seconds went by and my 2006 toyota tacoma started moving forward, so i looked back & no car was pushing me. i depressed the brake further, now the tires in back started to spin (size 33 inch large off road tires) the brake was not holding my truck back, i started moving into the intersection. i have a lot of off road racing experience. i put the car in neutral turned the truck off. i then put it in park started the truck & drove to the dealership at toyota of orange. they checked the truck out with a computer, noticed my car floor mat was connected. the dealer would not do anything and told me they could not help. i think its a computer or cruise control issue, because the truck took off after tack was at idle while waiting for the light to change. i finally found this site to complain. *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

Driving a 2006 toyota tacoma on military base. stopped at back of a building to let a soldier pass going into the building. soldier was not in front of truck anymore, pressed on accelerator and truck took off. i hit the brakes and truck starts "spinning out" for a couple of seconds. *tr

2006 toyota tacoma involved to accident on 10/22/09 where during the accident the accelerator stuck wide open on the ice. my foot was on the brake when truck stopped & the rear tires where still spinning. i had to turn off the ignition to get the wheels to stop spinning. the car i hit honda accord was totaled. it got knocked into the drainage ditch. luckily no one was injured. at the time i didn't tell police about the accelerator problem. not on the police report. i did advise the party i hit & the tow truck drivers. also advised the body shop. now my insurance went up[ $50 a month. i have a ticket and have to pay a fine. i immediately removed the floor mat when i got my truck back from the body shop. i believe toyota is partially to blame for my accident. i started to slide on the ice & at some point the accelerator stuck wide open. this i'm sure made the accident much worse. imagine being on ice with your accelerator stuck wide open. i was lucky no one was killed. *tr

I was have accident in oct 2009 ,i was drive my 2006 toyota tacoma when my gas pedal was stuck in the carpet. *tr

Accident on a four way street, gas pedal and steering wheel stuck. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. whenever the contact attempted to switch gears from 4th to 5th he noticed that the rpm's would remain constant or rise for a period of 10 seconds. the failure occurred at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle was working properly. the contact has noticed the failure since the day the vehicle was purchased. the failure mileage was 26,041 updated 4/26/10 *cn the consumer stated during 4th and 5th shifting, the accelerator pedal would stick. he also experienced erratic idling while in 1st gear. the throttle would stick from 8-14 seconds. updated 08/24/10.

S10 appropriate handling- courtesy copy of message to mr. toyoda from regarding toyota acceleration *tgw 2006 toyota tacoma. the consumer stated while driving, the vehicle suddenly and without warning accelerated at a high rate of speed and crashed into a guardrail. the vehicle was totaled. *jb

I stepped on the gas pedal to pass another car and the pedal got stuck, i tried to pull the pedal with my foot but i couldn't, the rpm went all the way up. it occurs every time i step on the gas pedal to pass or gain speed. i went to toyota shop and they ignored me stating they never heard that complaint before and that my warranty was over, it happened three times already and now i'm afraid to drive. *jb

This is a description of an event that occurred in september of 2009., bellingham washington. i was southbound on i-5 approximately .25 miles south of sunset drive. i was traveling at about 60 mph, when noticing a slow vehicle directly about 300 ft ahead i signaled and moved into the passing lane to pass the slower vehicle. traffic was fairly light. just as i was just past the slow vehicle i noticed i wanted to take the upcoming off ramp, so i accelerated briefly to gain speed to move back into the slower lane., fortunately traffic was light because the vehicle started racing, i had let off the accelerator and nothing happened, instead i applied both feet first gently quickly firmly to the brake even with the brake firmly applied with both feet my speed was well in excess of 80mph and the engine was racing. several hundred feet in front of me was my offramp and traffic, lots of it. i asked my husband sitting next to me if he could reach down and pry the accelerator from the floor, he tried unsuccessfully, at this point i new i had to get off the highway or rear end someone on the highway first, then again the same would be true off the ramp which was a fairly short right sweeping ramp. i didn't think we would make it and was most concerned about hitting someone else so i decided to take the ramp, at the same time carefully holding the wheel i ducked under it all the way to the floor and jerked the accelerator pedal out to the top,immediately returned above to the turning ramp both feet still pressed hard on the brake and just as i got to the end of the ramp, the vehicle stopped right in front of mcdonald's.. i just gripped the wheel tightly looked at my husband and said loudly !@#$% (excuse me) thank you god. i had never told anyone of this incident but it haunted me and when i heard of the issues going on in january i thought over and over i should contact toyota. i finally did, i think it was about a month ago. i did get a response. safety issues don't affect my vehicle why? *tr

I have a 2006 toyota tacoma pre-runner. i received a notice regarding the floor mat entrapment recall, however, the engine has over revved on one occasion requiring two feet on the brake and an immediate shift into neutral to disengage the accelerator. now the accelerator is slow to return to idle and it often revs up while i'm trying to slow down , especially at lower speeds. i called the dealership today and was told that there was no recall for my vehicle and that there was no problem with my truck. i explained that i had received an official recall notice. the service rep. re-stated that there was no problem with my truck. but there is! and floor mat is not the problem. it is so tightly secured to the floor by the factory connectors that it is, and has always been, a major pain to remove for cleaning. i don't take it out to clean because it is so hard to get disconnected. that is why i feel that the accelerator issues with my truck should be included in the second recall. i believe that this issue is more complex than is being stated. i felt that way when i received the floor mat recall notice and i feel stronger about this every time the rpm's rev and my foot is not on the pedal. the initial problem occurred before the floor mat recall notice arrived and continues intermittently. no accident or crash occurred, but the first time the pedal stuck wide open i was in a very small parking lot and would have hit the bartell's pharmacy building if i had not put it in neutral. i am awaiting notification about the first recall fix but remain extremely confident that it is not a floor mat issue. *tr

Now that the toyota problems have received such widespread coverage, i wanted to report what i believe is a problem on my wife's 2006 toyota tacoma. on several occasions over the last 3 1/2 years, when using the cruise control, when there was an upgrade requiring the cruise control to increase power to maintain speed, the cruise control would simply start the vehicle accelerating without stopping and i had to turn off the cruise control. i didn't think too much about it until the recalls as i simply don't use it--just thought it was poorly designed compared to every other one i have ever had. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. she stated while accelerating from a complete stop making a right turn, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the driver removed his foot from the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to increase in rpms. the dealer manufacturer was contacted and the contact was told her vehicle was not included with the toyota acceleration recall (see nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000). no repairs were made to the vehicle to date. the failure and current mileages were under 54,000. updated 3/30/10 *cn the consumer stated the accelerator became stuck on several occasions. updated 06/28/10*jb

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 65 mph. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying extreme pressure to the brake pedals. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor was it repaired. the dealer was contacted and advised him that the floor mat may have caused the failure. the driver changed the floor mats to a flatter version. the failure continued to occur on an intermittent basis for three years. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. updated 9/13/11 *cn updated 2/17/12 *cn

I own a 2006 toyota tacoma prerunner double cab 4x2 v6. i bought the truck new from the dealership and have experienced four instances where after pressing the gas pedal hard, thus into overdrive, the truck either kept speeding up or did not rev back down. 1st instance - about 6 months after buying the vehicle, i was entering the freeway and needed to speed up to enter into traffic at speed. i pressed the gas pedal hard enough to boost speed. as i entered traffic, the truck just kept speeding up. after applying a light brake, i pumped the gas pedal several times and it the transmission finally engaged and geared back down. 2nd instance - while leaving the freeway @ 65 mph i slowed to 45 mph and switched lanes to the right. then i applied gas to speed up to merge and the truck did not slow down. again the link between the throttle and the transmission did not seem to reaction as in a normal situation. i had to merge back because the would not slow down fast enough. after 4-5 seconds the truck slowed down. 3rd instance - again entering the freeway. i applied pressure to the gas pedal to speed up enough to enter the traffic. this time the throttle opened full bore. i put the truck in neutral, lightly applied the brake, and pumped the gas pedal. after 5 seconds the truck finally revved back down. i reached a speed of over 90 mph in this instance. 4th instance - driving uphill the car automatically increased throttle with a small amount of additional pressure to the pedal, the truck surged forward, again full bore. i used the same technique and it eventually slowed. this problem is definitely not a floor mat problem. i now drive my truck very gingerly so as not to replicate the issue. i have taken the truck to two dealerships, both have not been helpful or have recognized the problem. saying that "your truck is not on the recall list we see here, call this toyota number." ...

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.

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.

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

Last spring, my husband and i filed a complaint against toyota for stuck accelerator pedal in our 2006 tacoma pick-up truck. we had about 4 incidents where the pedal was stuck, during speeds ranging from 30-60 miles per hour. the floor mats were not the issue. toyota denied any problems at the time and our only choice was to leave our truck at the dealership because we were afraid to drive it home or sell it to someone else. they suggested we trade in the vehicle for a new truck, which we did, for a 2009 tacoma. i am very disburbed that toyota did not include the tacoma on the recall list when we know for a fact it has the issue, at least the 2006 model did. i fear that the recall list is incomplete (all 2006 tacomas on the road are a hazard) and fear that my truck might have the issue too.*cw

I have been driving a toyota tacoma 2006 for a year and it has had two occurrences where the car goes out of control. i just press the gas pedal and it creates this weird screeching noise and all a sudden it jerks forward and it starts to run full force. it has happened when the car is going 5 mph. the first time i had stopped in an intersection when it was my turn to go i pressed the gas pedal and there was this screeching noise. all of a sudden it went forward at full speed and it hit a car in front of it. this next time i was driving in a parking structure 5mph when all of a sudden it started doing the same noise and it went full force and hit the wall. i checked if there was anything under the floor if the mat was loose or there was debris and nothing was around the pedals. i got bruises in my neck and chest because of the safety belt. *tr

I have a 2006 toyota tacoma pickup truck that has had numerous incidents of automatic rapid acceleration. these have all occurred during highway driving and with multiple drivers. initially, i thought this was related to a cruise control problem since they occurred during highway driving. however, the cruise control was replaced in 2008 and i am still having acceleration problems. at present time toyota has the vehicle listed for the 90l floor mat entrapment recall only and not the accelerator pedal recall. i do not think this is a floor mat problem, but rather it is an accelerator pedal problem. i have attempted to call and email toyota corporation several times and have had zero response. the local toyota dealership service department has indicated that they cannot perform the 90l floor mat entrapment recall service until toyota releases the vin numbers and service requirements for the tacoma. no one seems to know when this recall will be released by toyota and there doesn't seem to be any urgency for it. in the meantime nothing has been done to resolve the acceleration problems with the tacoma, and infact toyota fails to recognize rapid acceleration in the tacoma. i have listed may 1, 2009 as the approximate incident date. however, as noted previously, these incidents occurred multiple times to multiple drivers over the course of the 3 years i have owned the vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. he stated that while at a complete stop, while having his foot on the brake the vehicle accelerated forward. on a different occasion when he was in reverse the vehicle accelerated without a warning. he put full pressure on the brakes and then the acceleration stopped. the dealer was contacted. the dealer stated that he had a option to bring in the vehicle and that it will take the dealer a while to figure and duplicate the failure. there have been no repairs to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30000 and current mileage was 50000. updated 03/04/10 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated at fuel throttle on two occasions. the consumer was able to control the vehicle. updated 06/17/10*jb

My '06 toyota tacoma experienced unintended and sudden acceleration will entering i65 the truck fishtailed and did a 180 slamming into the concrete guard rail. *tr

Twice this has happened with in a week. the first time the engine accelerated while coming to a stop but i had time to pump the brake and the acceleration stopped and i dismissed it as a fluke occurrence but today coming to work it was worse and i was going through a school district, i was coming to a stop sign, brakes were applied but the 2006 toyota tacoma accelerated out of control. i could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop my vehicle, my back tires were squeal, i barely missed a van while having to turn right as the back end peeled out uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by me. i was able finally stop some how. i would like to have an agency of the federal government inspect this truck before i even attempt to have my local toyota dealership inspect it. i am concerned that the dealership and/or toyota inc. will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 toyota tacoma owner. in this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before toyota and/or the appropriate government agency takes this issue seriously? *tr

Stuck gas pedal on my tacoma truck. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated to 100 mph without voluntary application of the accelerator pedal. when the failure occurred, the rpms abnormally increased and the braking system became inoperative. the contact had to depress the parking brake in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a dealer because the technician could not duplicate the failure or locate any diagnostic error codes. the failure and current mileages were 65,000. 4/01/09 *nj updated 04/06/09.*jb

While exiting the highway, brakes were applied but the 2006 toyota tacoma accelerated out of control. the driver, weighing 250 lbs, could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the driver had to run 2 red lights barely missing a commercial truck and numerous cars because of the uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by the driver. the driver was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the parking, emergency brake. i would like to have an agency of the federal government inspect this truck before i even attempt to have my local toyota dealership inspect it. i am concerned that the dealership and/or toyota inc. will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 toyota tacoma owner. in this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before toyota and/or the appropriate government agency takes this issue seriously? thank you, scott j. schulte *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while exiting the highway at less than 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably when the brake pedal was depressed. the driver, weighing 250 lbs., could not place enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. he ran two red lights and barely missed a commercial vehicle and numerous other vehicles while the brakes were still fully engaged. he was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake. the dealer stated that the failure was caused by the floor mats. the contact was concerned about how that was linked to the uncontrollable acceleration. the failure and current mileages were less than 18,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the vehicle accelerated on its own several times when the contact attempted to stop. the failure occurred while driving 40 mph. the vehicle stops when the gear is placed into neutral. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they recommended adding fuel injector to the vehicle. the dealer diagnosed the vehicle after the second failure, but could not locate a failure code. the manufacturer was notified several times and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. the vehicle has not been repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 10,200.

While driving on i-95 south of jacksonville florida in my 2006 toyota tacoma i was forced to accelerate rapidly to avoid an accident. the vehicle kept accelerating until i doing almost a 100 mph weaving through traffic until i could get into the right hand lane and shut the engine off. once stopped the first thing i checked was the floor mat as i had a problem with previous vehicle causing the accelerator to stick but the floor mat was no where near the accelerator pedal. i restarted the vehicle but it just revved wide open so i turned it back off and called arlington toyota. i was advised to call a wrecker as they said they had not experienced this issue before. they had it for three days but could not find any problems as it run perfectly when off loaded off the wrecker. i was advised to install mat retaining pins. then i received a recall for the floor mats and when i took it to the dealer for recall i was advised to removed the drivers side floormat. i was told nothing more that toyota as to what was being attempted to correct the issue. is that a viable recall? i know for a fact it was not the floor mat that caused the issue but was advised by toyota there was no documented instances of unexplained acceleration with tacoma's. my vehicle is a 2006 tacoma prerunner access cab, v6, automatic transmission with towing package. i really thought that toyota would rapidly get fix in place but that has not been the case and for this reason i am submitting this complaint. *tr

While attempting to stop at the end of a parking lot, the engine accelerated, the vehicle lurched forward rapidly, could not be stopped by braking. the vehicle surged over a curb, shrubs, and through a chain link fence before it was able to be stopped. this is the second time this has occurred. the first incident did not result in any damage. since the incident occurred this evening no corrective measure has yet been taken. *tr

I was pulling out of a parking lot with my toyota tacoma when it suddenly accelerated to a high speed. i tried braking but i could not stop the truck. i finally cut the ignition off to stop the acceleration. it was night and had there been traffic i would of wrecked. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward into a building. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact and passenger were uninjured and both were wearing their seat belts. the front bumper and grill were smashed into the vehicle. a police report was filed. the contact was able to drive away from the scene. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 33,311.

I experienced a problem with 2006 tacoma lurching. previous incidents were minor in nature with vehicle lurching forward when starting from a stopped position. no real pattern was noted so the problem was not reported to dealer. my husband advised me to report the problem to the dealer during next service visit. today (november 20, 2008) while parking in front of a wendy's the vehicle suddenly lurched forward causing the vehicle to go over the curb and strike the building doing considerable damage to the tacoma and the building. the vehicle has 33,356 miles and was purchased new in september 2006. i noted similar reported incidents involving the tacoma while searching the internet -- including a nhtsa action item dp08001 for which the agency investigator was unable to determine a cause for the reported problem. we believe it is important to report our experience to ensure that a potential defect is fully investigated and the problem corrected. if a person was in front of my tacoma when it lurched forward someone could have been seriously injured or killed. a police report was made, which can be provided upon request. we also took pictures of the damage. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma pre-runner. the contact stated the accelerator pedal failure happened on two occasions within one month since he has owned the vehicle. the first incident the contact stated happened on november 8, 2008. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph and came to a rolling stop. the contact stated that when his foot was on the brake the vehicle accelerated then the contact pressed more firmly, but the back tires started to spin in acceleration. the contact was able to put the vehicle in neutral then shutting the vehicle off. the second incident occurred on december 7, 2008. the contact stated while pulling into his garage, he placed his foot on the brakes, and the back tires of the vehicle spun into acceleration onto his concrete driveway. the contact stated that smoke came from the tires. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic and testing. the dealer could not duplicate the problem. the dealer stated the contact must of had his foot on the brake and the accelerator pedal at the same time. the contact stated that the floor mat was not against the accelerator, but secured on the floor tabs. the contact stated that the vehicle has not accelerated since 2008. the approximate failure mileage was 15000. the current mileage was 25,000. updated 04/16/10. *lj updated 06/18/10.*jb

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). i have filed a complaint with consumer affairs as well as toyota experience regarding the gas pedal / floor mat issue. this has occurred two times to myself as well as three times to my husband, thankfully it did not result in any injuries. i want my floor mats replaced at the least, my floor is damaged by not being able to use mats and the fear of it talking off really prevents me from driving it without extreme caution and constant worrying. i was given a customer case # 1002131342 and was told to speak with marisol betancourt because they were under the impression that there were some new mats available but this was the response i received from: ---- marisol betancourt [xxx] wrote: ============= [xxx] i spoke to you on the phone regarding your concern about your vehicle's pedal and floor mats. the service writer named kevin hollinger pulled your vehicle's vin number to see if it was under recall and he informed me that your vehicle is not under recall. if you have further questions please feel free to contact kevin hollinger or myself. thank you, marisol betancourt customer relations manager toyota chula vista [xxx] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Accelerator was "floored" at about 30 mph to pass a car. the automatic transmission shifted down and the truck accelerated to about 45, when i released the throttle. the throttle remained wide open when i lifted my foot and didn't release when i kicked it several times. i slowed with my brakes, but they soon faded and i found myself out of control until i found the presence of mind to turn the ignition to the off position. i coasted off of the road at a fairly high rate of speed to miss other traffic and came to a stop with my brakes smoking. after a few minutes, i restarted the truck and found that the throttle had returned to normal. this has never happened before and i have called the dealer seeking an appointment to examine the truck. the truck is still under warranty. *tr

Throttle sticks in 4th and 5th gear. i have taken it to the toyota dealer 3 times and they said they can not find anything wrong. i drive it everyday and it happens at lease once everytime i drive it. *tr

While braking, approaching a traffic light in my 2006 toyota tacoma the truck surged forward and i could not stop in time. i was broadsided by a delivery truck and thrown across the intersection shearing off the pole supporting same traffic light. my vehicle was totaled and i received a citation for failure to stop. i escaped with minor injuries. *tr

Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph on the highway. the accelerator pedal traveled to the floor when pressure was applied and the vehicle failed to slow down. the brakes were engaged repeatedly with aggressive force before the vehicle was able to slow down. the authorized dealer was notified; and informed the contact there was a service charge for the diagnostic testing. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 35,000. the current mileage was 50,000. the vin was unavailable. updated 05/25/10*bf the consumer stated the vehicle has not been fixed. updated 06/02/10*jb

I was passing on a two lane highway and the accelerator stuck. it has happened twice in three and a half years. both times i tried putting the truck in neutral and had to shut the engine off. when it restarted both times the pedal was working normally. *tr