Problems with 2008 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated within a few days of receiving nhtsa recall campaign id number : 09v388000(vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal); she experienced the vehicle lunging forward when she was at a traffic light. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who advised her that they repaired the recall and would not offer her any assistance. a few months later she received a recall in regards to nhtsa campaign id number 11v148000(tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems) and was advised by the dealer that she doesn't have the tires specified in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 9,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while the vehicle was in neutral, the engine revved highly. the contact attempted to shift into park, but was unsuccessful. he shifted into drive, but the engine still revved and the vehicle accelerated to approximately 25 mph. the contact depressed the brake pedal and the tires squealed. he was finally able to shift back into neutral and then into park. the failure occurred only once. the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. the current mileage was 9,053 and failure mileage was approximately 8,500.

I had to go get dogfood so drove to store 2 miles away,upon returning home pulled into driveway to park in front of garage were i have parked for 14 years. as i applied the brake the truck accelerated forward hitting the garage. it happened within seconds and i applied the brakes as hard as i could.took truck to toyota to have it checked and they found nothing wrong,so it was off to the toyota body shop for repairs to the sum of $3300. this is my forth toyota tacoma and i love these trucks but now i'm very concerned that the next time someone could get hurt or killed. *tr

I was coming up to a two way stop my foot was off the accelerator at about 12 miles an hour when the engine started to accelerate i started to brake but engine was revving so high it pushed my truck into the path of a semi before i got the truck put into neutral luckily no car was coming in the opposite direction so the semi driver went into the other lane and avoided a bad accident which might have killed me. called the dealer said bring it in right a way,will up date with results later. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while driving 65 mph, the contact attempted to pass another vehicle and the speed increased to 80 mph unexpectedly. she depressed the brake pedal with both feet, but the vehicle would not slow down. the contact pulled over to the side of a gravel road and placed the vehicle into neutral. the engine began to rev and she had to turn off the engine to make it stop. the vehicle was purchased in april of 2008 and this was not the first time the contact experienced unintended acceleration. the dealer informed her to have the vehicle towed to them at her expense. the contact was informed that the floor mats caused the acceleration, although they were not in close proximity to the accelerator pedal. the contact does not want to drive the vehicle in this condition. the failure mileage was 12,140. updated 03/13/09. *jb

This has happened on four (4 ) occasions. the first two ( 2 ) i was not sure that it was driver error, i am now positive that was not the case. approaching a red light i have removed my foot off the accelerator. as i get closer to the intersection i applied the brake, my vehicle accelerated. i was stopped and my rear tires were spinning ( the pavement looked damp ) i shifted to neutral .the tachometer went to four thousand (4000). i pumped the accelerator a couple of times and the engine returned to normal operations. i am waiting for my day off to return the vehicle for service assuming they can duplicate the problem? *tr 2/22/10 2009 *dt updated 02/24/10. *lj updated 03/01/10 updated 08/18/10

Was coming to a stop at a stop light and the truck surge when the brakes were applied and hit the car in front of me. truck surge two to three times after that. toyota fix the surge issue and at the same time created another safety problem / defect. now when i step on the gas petal to much or give the truck to much gas at one time the truck thinks it is surging and the truck will shut down . in the last couple month i have had three close call from this defect / problem. the technician at the toyota dealer ship (hilo hawaii) told me not to punch the gas or step on the gas to hard or the truck will shut down (he was right). i express my concern this was another safety issue, he replied this was toyota solution to the surge problem. i only drive my truck when needed and don't allow any passenger in fear of having another accident. please help. *tr

I was driving in downtown hilo going approximately 10 to 15 mph. there was a truck ahead of me starting to stop for a red light. i also started to brake when suddenly the tacoma started to surge. i pressed down on the brake with all my might but the truck would not stop. i then pumped the brakes in desperation. i hit the truck in front of me slightly. the same thing happened once before a few months back but fortunately there was no other vehicle involved. i searched the internet and have found other owners of the toyota tacoma have had this same identical problem. this happened on saturday, today is monday and i was planning on taking it to the toyota dealership, but from reading what others wrote toyota will not find or remedy the problem or even acknowledge that there is a problem. so i don't even know if i should bother. the truck is less than 6 months old and i am now scared to drive it. contemplating trading it in for a subaru, but the next owner will be driving a dangerous vehicle. *tr

I own a 2008 toyota tacoma 4wd 6cyl ext cab i was driving down the highway and was passing a slower moving vehicle when my track started accelerating on it's own it took me from 60 mph to 78 and would have continued if i didn't apply my brakes as hard as i could it continued to try and pull even with the brakes applied the cruise control was on at the time but was not engaged i got the truck to the side of the road and turned off the key.i took the truck to a toyota dealer and had it checked out they say they could not find a problem with it they contacted toyota and gave me a case number for the problem. *tr

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

I purchased a new 2008 toyota tacoma in september 2008. the vehicle had right at 3000 miles when the malfunction occurred. on december 19th, 2008 i was on the way to work when my vehicle suddenly accelerated and lost control, causing me to rollover. the vehicle was still accelerating after the rollover and i had to jerk the gear shift into park to get it to stop. at that time the vehicle made a grinding noise and began to smoke. *tr

Was in line at"starbucks" drive through window had sudden acceleration events 2 times in a row. acceleration was at high rpm and left rubber burn marks on "starbucks" driveway. i stepped on brake fully for both events. i stopped the engine with ignition key for both acceleration events. the third time i started the engine it returned to normal slow rpm. went to toyota dealership maintenance supervisor. they had never heard of anything like that happening. said they could look at the truck but if it did not happen for them i would be charged for their time. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma . while attempting to pass a vehicle at 55 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck. the vehicle then accelerated to 100 mph. after repeated brake application he was able to decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. after two days of inspection, the technicians could not duplicate the failure. the failure mileage was 3000. the current mileage was 23000. updated 12/9/09 *cn updated 12/10/09.*jb

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

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the vehicle has a 5-speed manual transmission. the vehicles rpm levels increased although the vehicle was not in gear. when the vehicle speed was 70 mph and the contact shifted into 5th gear, the vehicle accelerated to 95 mph without him pressing on the gas pedal. the failure mileage was 15. the current mileage was 26,000. updated 03/30/10 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle has an electrical problem and the vehicle doesn't go back to idle in between gears; especially between 4th and 5th gear. and a slight to moderate down hill the rpm's don't go to idle. updated 08/18/10

Toyota tacoma (2008) accelerates while stopped and while driving, requiring to catch the vehicle with additional pressure to brakes to stop vehicle. in contact with the local dealer, told this was normal. this has occurred numerous times and is excused by toyota as normal. date indicated below is estimated first incident. *tr

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the engine rpms would race abnormally while sitting with the brakes applied at a traffic stop. the contact stated that the failure would recur in succession and the contact would shift into neutral in order to stop the failure. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact then spoke with the manufacturer but received no assistance. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 39,000.

I want to file a class action law suit cause my husbands life was taken do to his truck having defects and was just now recalled. i will never see the love of my life that i was only married to for 9 months. it hurts and your vehicles should be more safe. my sister has a hybrid prius and i am scared for her safety also. *tr

Immediately after purchase, in oct 2008, during a cold morning, set cruise control, but not in overdrive, hit acceleration pedal, vehicle began to speed out of control. this has happened twice. resolved by disengaging cruise control. have not duplicated situation, and no more incidents occurred. i notified capitstrano toyota in ca, but not on list of vehicles recalled. i tried to email with online form, system won't allow me to submit issue. i tried to call toyota, not taking any calls. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. when the contact attempted to shift the vehicle in park, it surged forward. on another occasion while approaching a traffic light with her foot on the brake pedal the vehicle surged forward and she continued to press the brake pedal with force until the vehicle came to a complete stop. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they tested the vehicle. report 1001136136 was filed with the manufacturer who stated that they could not offer her any assistance. the failure mileage was 9 and the current mileage was not available. updated 4/7/2010 *cn updated 07/07/10.*jbb

I have a 2008 toyota tacoma. the way the brake and gas pedals are configured i frequently hit the gas pedal along with the brake pedal. the brake pedal when depressed goes almost to the floor. the pedals are so close together that the gas pedal is sometimes caught by the edge of my shoe while braking causing the engine to race. this especially happens when backing up and my body is contorted to see out the rear windshield. but it also happens occasionally when driving forward and attempting to stop. i do not feel safe in this vehicle and had numerous close calls almost running into cars or object in front of me. i have referred the problem to the dealer. they say they have no remedy for the problem. i was referred to toyota corporate national headquarters phone # 1-800-331-4331 and had an investigation case open, case number 1307222061. after the inspection of my vehicle they said that my truck is operating as designed. i still feel that there is a potential for an accident. another side note is that whenever i brought my truck in to the dealer just about this problem they wouldn't charge for the inspection or brake adjustments and so no paperwork was written up of my complaints which has happen two or three times. so you probably won't see much of any history about this issue. i don't know if this was by design to not have a paper record to avoid recalls or having customer complaints documented. i have also mentioned this to the service department on numerous occasions during routine service visits but it was never really written up. i have read on the internet that other tacoma owners have had the same problem. the last incident that i had a month ago i almost went of a cliff because my foot caught on the gas pedal while braking. it's a poor design to have the brake pedal go below the level of the gas pedal at any time when they are so close to each other. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while driving at speeds of approximately 50 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to speeds of over 100 mph. she attempted to depress the brakes, to no avail. she attempted to move the gear shift selector to the park position, reverse and neutral while violently depressing the brakes. the vehicle declined in speed shortly thereafter. the dealer could not duplicate the failure. the failure occurred a second time while driving on the highway at speeds of less than 55 mph, the vehicle accelerated to abnormally fast speeds. the dealer advised the vehicle was under recall pertaining to the floor mats, but not the recall for the sticking accelerator pedal (see nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000, vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) which the contact believed to be the cause of the failure. he stated that there were no floor mats in the vehicle. there were no repairs made to the vehicle to date. the failure mileage was 10,227 and the current was 23,363.

I was driving my 2008 toyota tacoma home from work. i was about 15 minutes from home when my truck immediately accelerated to 70-80 mph (unintentionally!). i live in a very mountainous region; it was very hard to keep my truck under control in the curves. i was pushing the brake pedal all the way in, but it wasn't slowing my truck down. i began going down the mountain praying the whole time...there is a traffic light with 2 gas stations at the intersection. fortunately there weren't any cars in front of me and the light was green. i shifted gears (automatic transmission) down all the way to 2nd. my truck wasn't slowing. i was thinking the entire time that i was going to hit someone and there wasn't anything that i could do about it. not a good feeling to say the least. i finally got my truck stopped right on the side of the road. a lady came running out from a building that works for the atlanta journal constitution to make sure i was okay. she said that she saw smoke and thought that my truck might be on fire. i immediately called my parents. my dad started to drive my truck. i was driving behind my dad and immediately saw my dad take off in my truck...with the brake lights on! i was terrified that my dad was going to wreck. my dad was able to turn it off and get it off the main road. we called milton martin toyota and they had a tow truck pick it up the next day. they kept my truck for 5 days and gave me a rental car. the service department said that they put 50 miles on my truck and it didn't do anything out of the ordinary. they said that i needed to pick my truck up and return the rental car! there is no way i would drive it again or knowingly let someone else drive it when it will do the same thing when you least expect it! we are talking about peoples lives here. people need to know about this issue so lives aren't lost! so currently i am without a vehicle and my 2008 tacoma that has 13, 400 miles on it is sitting on milton martin toyota's lot. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. on may 28, 2008, while pulling into a parking space at 2 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate up an embankment. the vehicle came to a complete stop after seven feet. the vehicle has been with the dealer since may of 2008, but they have been unable to duplicate the failure. as a result, they will not replace any parts. the manufacturer stated that they will send an engineer to the dealer in approximately one month to diagnose the failure. in the interim, the contact must either pay for the rental vehicle the dealer has provided or drive his own vehicle. he stated that he will not drive his vehicle because he may not be as lucky when the next failure occurs. the current and failure mileages were 500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while the vehicle was idling at a complete stop, the rpms increased rapidly. the contact was not depressing the accelerator pedal at the time. the vehicle acted as if it was going to lunge forward. he took the vehicle to the dealer at least four times and they stated that the manner in which the vehicle was driven caused the surges and increased rpms. the failure still persists. the failure mileage was less than 100 and current mileage was 4,515. updated 4/6/09 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would suddenly surge on its own. even when he shifted gears the truck would make a loud noise as well. updated 06/09/09.*jb updated 03/19/10.*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while attempting to park the vehicle, it accelerated out of control. the vehicle drove through the wall of her garage and into her guest bathroom. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it currently remains. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 7,100.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while driving at approximate speeds of 55 and 60 mph, the contact removed her foot from the accelerator pedal and the vehicle continued to accelerate. she was able to bring the vehicle to a stop by applying pressure to the brake pedal. she then noticed that the accelerator pedal was wedged beneath the floor mat. the dealer stated that there were no failures and refused to perform a diagnostic test. the contact confirmed that she had experienced unwanted acceleration on several occasions and assumed it was due to driver error. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 20,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. while the contact was pulling into his driveway with his foot depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. in order to stop the vehicle, the contact had to place the gear shift selector into neutral. the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however the failure could not be duplicated. the current and failure mileages were 16,000.

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

On 01/04/2008 i was stopped at a red light in traffic. i was stopped approximately 10 feet from the rear bumper of the vehicle in front of me. while stopped my vehicle, a 2008 toyota tacoma double cab began to accelerate violently. i proceeded to put both feet on the brake pedal in an attempt to stop the vehicle. i could not stop the vehicle and it rammed into the stopped vehicle in front of me. my 2008 toyota tacoma continued to accelerate for approximately 10 feet. the acceleration was violent and the truck was "fishtailing" from side to side due to the fact that it was pushed up against another vehicle and i had both feet on the brakes. the truck eventually shut off but not before i rammed the car in front of me, the impact was so severe i bent the steering wheel with my chest. i suffered injuries to my chest, neck and shoulder. internet research has shown that my experience is not an isolated one with this model truck, toyota tacoma. *tr

Ongoing toyota accelerator surge. this cannot be a floor mat problem unless the floor mats are alive. i have experienced periodic surges after i have been completely stopped for a period of time, like at a stop light. vehicle will move forward but so far the accelerator hasn't stuck causing a crash. *tr

Purchased a 2008 toyota tacoma truck in october of 2007. one month later i had an acceleration issue while picking up my son. i was unable to brake the truck to a complete stop. causing me crush my mother-in-law garage door and the front of my new pickup. in all i was without a vehicle for one week while having the repairs completed, and my insurance premium went up forcing me to find a better rate through another insurance company. my mother in law had to have repairs to her garage after being compensated from my insurance company. i pressed the brake down as hard as i could and yet the truck continue moving forward. *tr