Problems with 2008 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Truck unintentionally accelerates when braking

My toyota tacoma will suddenly accelerate from a dead stop. i was stopped at a stop sign and the engine sped up; i had both feet on the brakes, back wheels spinning. i put it into neutral and it went back to normal. another time i was backing into a parking space and it did it again, in reverse! again, neutral stopped it. this has happened 3 times and i'm afraid i'm going to kill myself or someone else! no, i did not have a foot on the accelerator and the brake! this happens after i've had the cruise control on, then turned it off. and again, it happens from a dead stop. i have a complaint number from toyota. the dealer did diagnostics and couldn't find anything wrong. so toyota will do nothing. i am contacting you to make public what we are experiencing with my tacoma in case of a horrific accident. toyota needs to stand behind what they sell. i have always maintained my truck; this is not due to my negligence. it is due to toyota's. i need my truck fixed before someone is hurt or killed by it.

I have recently experienced 2 separate occurrences of sudden unintentional acceleration in my 2008 toyota tacoma. the first instance was on february 25, 2016 at approximately 12:50 p.m. i was slowing to stop at a major intersection behind a vehicle. in the last several feet prior to stopping, i began breaking with my foot until the car was within about 10 feet of stopping. completely out of the blue, the rear wheels started spinning wildly and simultaneously my engine rpm increased tremendously. in order to keep from hitting the car in front of me, i stomped hard on the brake with two feet. when i realized i wasn't going to stop, i quickly shifted the gearshift into neutral. the rpm settled down and the tires stopped squealing. i then shifted to park until i composed myself. when the light turned green, i proceeded to shift back into drive and continued on to work without further trouble that day. the second instance was on february 26, 2016 at approximately 5:10 p.m. i was returning home from work and pulled into the driveway to park the truck. as ...

Pulled into parking lot, turning right. had foot on brake. engine went to full throttle, rear tires spinning, jumped curb. turned key off. all ok after re-starting. have three witnesses. this is second time in less than 12 months. see 03/2015 complaint. reported to toyota dealership in march 2015, at stone mountain, ga. they kept several days, ran test, and took pictures. they advised problem is now in the hands of toyota corporation in california." if they are willing to correct, i will hear from them." have not heard anything. this vehicle will eventually hurt or kill someone. i have done all i know to do. toyota should install brake override system as requested 03/2015 from dealership. the consumer has since experienced sudden acceleration, for the third time. updated 08/30/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to slow down and caused the contact to crash into two trees. the air bags deployed. a police report was filed. the contact sustained injuries that required medial attention. the contact stated that the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 32,000. updated 2/4/16 *cn *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 30 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. the contact's foot slipped off the accelerator pedal causing the vehicle to swerve left and crash into a guardrail. the contact did not disclose if a police report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated that the vehicle functioned as designed. the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

My tacoma truck experienced an unintentional acceleration issue at an intersection stop sign. the truck went about 8 ft past the stop sign as i pushed hard on the brake. with the vehicle stopped the right rear tire continued to spin for a few seconds and left a black skid mark in the road. as quick as the incident started the truck returned to a normal idle. this was the last of 3 incidents: 1) april 20, 2013 2) nov. 1 2014 3) as stated above. toyota claims there is nothing wrong with my truck. *tr

A car was stopped at a traffic light ahead of me. as i approached the intersection i applied the brakes as i normally would. the vehicle acceleration increased. as i put more pressure on the brake pedal the vehicle continued forward, striking the rear of the vehicle ahead. a police report has been filed. most damage was to the front of my tacoma with minimal damage to the rear of the official car ahead. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the vehicle intermittently and erroneously accelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 56,000. .... updated 10-17-13 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, he applied the brakes but the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact had to apply an immense amount of pressure to the brakes. the contact steered the vehicle onto a curb to avoid traffic and then crashed into a construction sign. the vehicle was restarted and operated as designed. the vehicle had not been diagnosed by a mechanic. the manufacturer was notified and stated they would dispatch someone to inspect the vehicle. the contact was still awaiting the inspection. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileage was 104,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that he received notification of nhtsa campaign id numbers: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and12v092000 (air bags:frontal). the contact stated that he took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and recall repairs but the dealer would not repair the vehicle because the vehicle was purchased in hawaii. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and advised the contact that he would have to have the vehicle repaired in hawaii. the failure mileage was 16,000.

Initially began occurring on highway off-ramps that curved in an arc. accelerator would die and not respond to being pushed down. engine would not even rev. loss of forward momentum would last 5-9 seconds and cause trailing vehicles to take evasive action. accelerator would then return to being responsive, and engine would rev when accelerator pressed, and speed increase once again. this happened 4 times over a span of 25000 miles; 3 times when turning towards left on a ramp, and then once when turning towards right on a traffic circle. in mid dec 2012, issue again occurred while passing a vehicle on a straightaway at approximately 60-65 mph. accelerator became non-responsive, and speed dropped, while in oncoming traffic lane during passing maneuver. in feb 2013, issue occurred while turning left ninety degrees, in mid-turn, from a full stop at a t-intersection. have spoken to my local toyota dealer, who contacted toyota usa regional office in mansfield ma, and was told that toyota "was aware of the issue, but had chosen not to issue a service bulletin on it at this time". *tr

There are two separate issues which make a deadly combination. when i stop in traffic on the freeway then attempt to accelerate, the car will rev at a high rpm while failing to accelerate as it would under normal operations. now this is where it is scary for me. when i let off of the gas pedal under these conditions, sometimes the rpm's will go down as you would expect but sometimes the rpm's will stay very high even after i take my foot off the gas pedal. at that point i step on the brake, turn on my emergency lights, put the car into park and turn off the engine then turn it on again. this is all too reminiscent of the problem with toyota cars that accelerated without warning. luckily, the first issue i mentioned, where the car doesn't accelerate properly after stopping, is stopping this car from accelerating at a high speed and causing injury to me and anyone in my path. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that upon applying the brakes and stopping, the engine attempted to surge forward and there was an increase in engine rpms. the vehicle was shifted into park and shut off. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and they could not diagnose the failure. an unknown repair was performed on the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 28,835.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact was attempting to enter a parking space with the brakes depressed. as the contact removed his foot from the brake pedal, the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in rpms and the vehicle proceeded to accelerate slowly. the contact applied the brakes but to no avail. the vehicle then accelerated over a curb and crashed into a building. the contact noticed skid marks from the rear driver side tire that indicated that brakes were depressed during the failure. the vehicle was then towed to a dealer. the contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired because the dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. the failure and current mileage was 39,000.