2008 Toyota Tundra

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ,PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING FOR A DISTANCE OF OF 15 MILES. THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER NOTIFIED AND REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE POLICE WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT OCCURRENCES OF ABNORMAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 35-65 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,411.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SENSITIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 680. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

SUMMER 2009, 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS, THEN RESUMED NORMAL DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD IT WAS FLOORMATS. REMOVED FLOORMATS AND LATER RECIEVED FLOORMAT RECALL NOTICE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GOING 10MPH DOWN DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE HAD ACCELARATION BURST ALMOST CAUSING CRASH INTO TREE. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY TALKED OF FLOORMATS. WHEN I STATED I HAD REMOVED THEM PREVIOUSLY, TOYOTA STATED IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE UNRELATED TO THE VEHICLE. SOON ISSUES CAME OUT ON THE NEWS. I AGAIN CONTACTED TOYOTA, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE '08 TUNDRA DID NOT HAVE ISSUES. I GAVE UP THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FAMILY GETTING HURT. ONLY AFTER DID I RECIEVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING 2008 TUNDRAS DID HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES. *TR

I WAS AT THE WALMART IN BOLIVAR, MO 6:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH. GOT IN MY TUNDRA PUT IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AND HIT A YELLOW CONCRETE POST WHILE THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES AND PARKED THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT NIGHT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH, 2010 AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAS ASSESSED THE DAMAGE ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BUT THOSE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ON MARCH 11TH, 2010 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA ON THE TRUCK FOR A ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL APRIL. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THEY CHANGE MY SCHEDULED TIME TO THAT SAME DAY, MARCH 11TH AT 6:00 PM. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS NOT A DRIVER ERROR. I WAS IN A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE STORE SO I WAS NATURALLY BEING CAUTIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN WHAT WAS EXHIBITED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000.

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SURGED FORWARD IN A CAR WASH STRIKING THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. BUILDING IS CONCRETE BLOCK AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO TUNDRA IS IN EXCESS OF $2400. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER MY $1000 DEDUCTIBLE, REIMBURSE MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BODY REPAIR AND SEND A LETTER TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY STATING THAT SURGE WAS DO TO STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WAS NOT MY FAULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO HIS DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A SECOND APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,454 UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB