The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4runner. While driving at approximately 50 mph, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle surged forward. The contact depressed the brake pedal again but the vehicle would not stop. He was able to pull over and turn the vehicle off. Upon restart, the engine revved so the contact shut the vehicle off again. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the brakes were slightly warped but could not find the cause for the acceleration. The current and failure mileages were approximately 78,500.

- Fort Collins, CO, USA

I have a 2004 Toyota 4 runner, which I believe is not subject to a recall, and on three occasions the accelerator has become stuck. Each time it occurred when I accelerated more than normal, and each time once my foot went off the pedal the car kept accelerating. Each time I was able to stop it by braking. Two of the occasions occurred back to back less than a minute apart. I am somewhat afraid to drive the car and certainly afraid to accelerate hard. There was a floor mat and I have removed it.

- Annapolis, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4runner. While driving 55 mph on a highway without his foot on the accelerator pedal, and making a right turn but the vehicle keeps going at about the same speed. Contact states that he has to brake very hard to get the car to slow down to make the turn. Failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage is 72,000. Contact has not called the dealer.

- Sherwood, MD, USA

I have a 2004 Toyota 4-runner. About 2 years ago as I was driving down a local highway at about 45 mph, my 4-runner suddenly took off as if the cruise control engaged. However, the cruise control was not on. This is the one & only time this happened. I feel like this incident should be noted since Toyota has not recalled any 4-runners. Maybe there have been other similar complaints on the same vehicle as mine.

- Hoschton, GA, USA

Sudden acceleration, where the brakes have to be applied to stop vehicle. This has happened numerous times since vehicle was purchased new in 2004.

- Coram, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4runner. While driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated on its own without warning. She applied extreme pressure to the brake pedal; however, the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into another vehicle. The front end of the vehicle was damaged and repaired. The mechanic test drove the vehicle, experienced the failure and advised the contact that they would not release the vehicle since it was too dangerous to drive. The dealer was notified and advised the contact that an inspector within their legal department would diagnose the failure since it was involved in a crash. The failure and current mileages were 40,400. Updated 03/04/10

- San Clemente, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4 runner. While driving approximately 15 mph on normal road conditions; proceeding to a stop signal pressure was applied to the brake pedal, followed by an unintended and forceful acceleration. The driver was able to come to a complete stop. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000. The current mileage was 111,000. Updated 02/18/10

- Orleans, MA, USA

I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner and a few months ago the accelerator pedal got stuck under the rubber floor mat. I purchased the rubber floor mat from a Toyota dealer and it was made specifically for the 4 runner. When the pedal got stuck, the engine was running wide open. I managed to get the vehicle in neutral and stopped before hitting anything. It was very frightening. It appears like the mat slid forward and that was what caused the pedal to get stuck. I had recently cleaned the mat and may not have had it positioned properly when I reinstalled it. I think the design of the mat is not safe due to the thickness of the mat at the front near the pedal. Future incidents are likely if the mat is loose and slides forward. I did have a carpeted mat under the rubber mat. The carpeted mat came with the 4runner when I bought the vehicle. This likely contributed to the rubber mat coming loose and sliding forward. If not installed properly, it appears like the carpeted mat could also slide forward and may cause the accelerator to get stuck.

- Eureka, CA, USA

Dirt road, moderate braking, slight skid, ABS/trac/vsc lights illuminated, second time happened. Reset the first time manually by tricking computer to reset. Second time, no go. Vsc/ABS/trac computer may be bad.

- Placitas, NM, USA