2005 Toyota Tacoma

IN JUNE 2013 I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I SLOWED DOWN (FOOT ON THE BRAKE) TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN ONTO THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE REAR END TO "FISH TAIL" AROUND, JUMPING THE CURB ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAMP AND SENDING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE FENCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT IN JUNE 2013, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE MORE INCIDENTS IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST OF 2014. THE LAST INCIDENT IN AUGUST OCCURRED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. AGAIN, I WAS SLOWING DOWN (FOOT ON THE BRAKE) WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE INCIDENTS IN JUNE AND JULY 2014 WERE ALSO SIMILAR PARKING LOT INCIDENTS WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. AFTER THE AUGUST 2014 INCIDENT, I STARTED TO "CONNECT THE DOTS" AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I FIND THIS VERY STRANGE GIVEN ALL OF THE KNOWN ISSUES TOYOTA HAS HAD WITH SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, BUT HE WAS ON SITE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A CURB PARKING SPACE WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE ON MY TRUCK ACCELERATED. MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE SO I PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT I WAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ANYWAY. MY BRAKES WERE SMOKING FROM TRYING TO STOP MY TRUCK. I HIT THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR AND PUSHED IT APPROXIMATELY TWO PARKING SPACES BEFORE I THOUGHT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE; AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A HALT, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED GOING OFF AS I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE HAD I NOT THROWN THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE, BUT IT'S THE FIRST TIME I HAD OTHERS IN IT WITH ME AND FIRST TIME I WAS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THE VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION IS. THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE, SO IT SEEMS LIKE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WOULDN'T PRODUCE ANY RESULTS. *TR

PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO PARK MY 2005 TACOMA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TACOMA ACCELERATES FORWARD AND PLUNGES INTO THE REAR END OF MY 2000 CORVETTE WHICH WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE, AND DOES $1321.22 IN DAMAGE. THE FORCE FROM THE TACOMA KNOCKED MY CORVETTE ABOUT 3 FEET FORWARD INTO A FREEZER IN THE GARAGE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET BEHIND THE CORVETTE, AND THE CORVETTE WAS IN GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WHEN THE TACOMA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN PARKING IN SAME LOCATION OR 9 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS DONE CONCERNING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA. THIS WAS NOT A PEDAL PROBLEM, IT IS A TOYOTA PROBLEM. IF HIS HAD HAPPENED AT A INTERSECTION WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A THREE-POINT-TURN, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE RPM'S STARTED INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 73,469. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SHIFTING HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR, THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT THREE TIMES AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, WITHIN IN MINUTES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND THREE OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED IS SEEMED THE DEALER WANTED TO GET PAID FIRST, FOR OTHER THINGS, THEY CLAIMED WERE WRONG WITH HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/06/13