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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. He stated that while at a complete stop, while having his foot on the brake the vehicle accelerated forward. On a different occasion when he was in reverse the vehicle accelerated without a warning. He put full pressure on the brakes and then the acceleration stopped. The dealer was contacted. The dealer stated that he had a option to bring in the vehicle and that it will take the dealer a while to figure and duplicate the failure. There have been no repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 30000 and current mileage was 50000. Updated 03/04/10 the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated at fuel throttle on two occasions. The consumer was able to control the vehicle. Updated 06/17/10
Last spring, my husband and I filed a complaint against Toyota for stuck accelerator pedal in our 2006 Tacoma pick-up truck. We had about 4 incidents where the pedal was stuck, during speeds ranging from 30-60 miles per hour. The floor mats were not the issue. Toyota denied any problems at the time and our only choice was to leave our truck at the dealership because we were afraid to drive it home or sell it to someone else. They suggested we trade in the vehicle for a new truck, which we did, for a 2009 Tacoma. I am very disburbed that Toyota did not include the Tacoma on the recall list when we know for a fact it has the issue, at least the 2006 model did. I fear that the recall list is incomplete (all 2006 Tacoma on the road are a hazard) and fear that my truck might have the issue too.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while he was at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear end the vehicle in front of him. He suppressed the brakes but the vehicle did not stop. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. He noted that in April 2008, he had issues with sudden acceleration but was able to control the vehicle. He contacted the manufacturer, was given a case number and was informed that someone would inspect it on January 26, 2010. The current mileage was approximately 55,250. The failure mileage was approximately 54,190. Updated 05/14/10.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While driving approximately 5 mph in his garage, the vehicle accelerated and crashed the front end of the vehicle into a wall. The contact does not have floor mats. The incident happened while driving into the garage and engaging the brakes to slow down. The current and failure mileages were 41687.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While the contact attempted to accelerate he noticed that the acceleration pedal became stuck in an open position causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate. The failure occurred for 10 seconds before the accelerator pedal corrected itself. The dealer advised the contact to remove the driver side floor mat. The current mileage was 90000 and the failure mileage was at 75000.
- Lexington, SC, USA
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On June 10, 2009 I was driving my 2006 Toyota Tacoma, as I started to decrease my speed at a traffic light the engine began to race. I attempted to stop;however, the engine raced and I was unable to stop my truck. As a result I caused an accident - myself and another truck. No one was injured, however there was damage to both vehicles. At the time of the accident I was unaware of any possible recalls or safety warnings regarding a throttle problem. This was the second time the throttle "stuck" - I was fortunate that time, no one else was on the road I was driving. I'm extremely concerned that this will happen again. Now Toyota is issuing a recall on specific vehicles.
Problem: Throttle hung in a wide-open position while driving. No carpet problem was involved. This has happened twice to me in a two week span!!! I would like to report a serious problem with my 2006 Tacoma. On 10/29/09 while towing a trailer I experienced the first occurrence. I had two passengers with me that can attest to the truth of my situation. I depressed the throttle and the motor suddenly went to a wide-open position. Fortunately, I was not in heavy traffic. I attempted to slow the truck with brakes alone but they could not stop the acceleration of the truck. My only thought was to turn off the ignition. I did so and brought the truck and trailer to a safe stop although it was very difficult without the power brakes being active along with the fact that I was also towing a trailer. I checked the throttle and gas pedal connections and found no obvious problems. I then attempted to restart the truck to see if possibly the computer cleared itself. When I turned on the ignition, the motor started and instantly went into a full-open throttle mode. I shut it off before it reached a very high level. We then checked all the same things we already checked and I decided to try starting the truck again. This time, it started and ran like nothing ever was wrong. We drove the truck home with no other problems. I brought the truck to my local Toyota dealer where I had purchased it. They inspected both the throttle body, engine codes, and test drove it and told me that they could find nothing wrong. I was sent on my way with no charge to me. They gave me no paperwork as I normally get but I did confirm that this complaint was put into their computer system. This same problem happened to me once more on 11/02/09 which also happened to be my birthday. I feel extremely fortunate to not have been involved in any accident to date but I must tell you that I do not feel safe driving this vehicle at the present time. Ref. Toyota national headquarters file #0911125974.
I am filing a complaint regarding the Toyota accelerator issue. I received notice that Toyota is going to do a recall based on the floor mats causing the problem. I floor mats are not the problem. I have a 2006 Tacoma and the day I brought it home the accelerator stuck as I pulled into my garage causing me to scrap the wall and caused minor body damage. Since then I have had several instances where the accelerator has stuck. It seems to occur when I come over a hill and as I start down the engine continues to "rev" and the rpms stay up even if I apply the brakes. I have complained to Toyota about this everytime I have the truck in for routine service and I'm always told it is nothing. I know two things for sure, it is not "nothing" and it is not the floor mats. As information the floor mats are the standard mat that came with the truck when I bought it new and they are secured to the floor. Ntsb should not accept that this is a floor mat problem.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While approaching a traffic light, the vehicle surged forward, the rear tires started spinning and the vehicle crashed into the vehicle in front of him. There were no injuries. A police report was taken. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the failure was no fault of their own. There was no error code identifying the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward andwent trough 2 fences and over 2 driveways. The vehicle could not be stopped by applying the brakes and it only stopped surging because the engine stalled. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 45,000. Updated 8/28/09 updated 09/02/09.
I have been driving a Toyota Tacoma 2006 for a year and it has had two occurrences where the car goes out of control. I just press the gas pedal and it creates this weird screeching noise and all a sudden it jerks forward and it starts to run full force. It has happened when the car is going 5 mph. The first time I had stopped in an intersection when it was my turn to go I pressed the gas pedal and there was this screeching noise. All of a sudden it went forward at full speed and it hit a car in front of it. This next time I was driving in a parking structure 5mph when all of a sudden it started doing the same noise and it went full force and hit the wall. I checked if there was anything under the floor if the mat was loose or there was debris and nothing was around the pedals. I got bruises in my neck and chest because of the safety belt.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle accelerated on its own several times when the contact attempted to stop. The failure occurred while driving 40 mph. The vehicle stops when the gear is placed into neutral. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they recommended adding fuel injector to the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle after the second failure, but could not locate a failure code. The manufacturer was notified several times and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 10,200.
My wife was driving our new 2006 Tacoma, my 9 year old and I were in the back seat. My wife began to scream because the truck began to accelerate uncontrollably, she was "standing" on the brake pedal but it did not slow down. The acceleration continuance for a little under a mile before regaining control. Luckily the traffic was minimal no accident or injuries occurred. The truck was taken to the dealership to get checked out, corrective action was nothing because they could not duplicate. Mileage of vehicle during fault was 6380. Since that time small occurrences have taken place, such as at a stop light the vehicle wants to creep forward on its own. Nothing ever found when taken to the dealer. Seeing the news report and reading the complaints only confirm our suspicion of this defective vehicle and it will be traded in.
My '06 Toyota Tacoma experienced unintended and sudden acceleration will entering I65 the truck fishtailed and did a 180 slamming into the concrete guard rail.
Twice this has happened with in a week. The first time the engine accelerated while coming to a stop but I had time to pump the brake and the acceleration stopped and I dismissed it as a fluke occurrence but today coming to work it was worse and I was going through a school district, I was coming to a stop sign, brakes were applied but the 2006 Toyota Tacoma accelerated out of control. I could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop my vehicle, my back tires were squeal, I barely missed a van while having to turn right as the back end peeled out uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by me. I was able finally stop some how. I would like to have an Agency of the federal government inspect this truck before I even attempt to have my local Toyota dealership inspect it. I am concerned that the dealership and/or Toyota Inc. Will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 Toyota Tacoma owner. In this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before Toyota and/or the appropriate government Agency takes this issue seriously?
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While exiting the highway at less than 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably when the brake pedal was depressed. The driver, weighing 250 lbs., could not place enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. He ran two red lights and barely missed a commercial vehicle and numerous other vehicles while the brakes were still fully engaged. He was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the emergency brake. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the floor mats. The contact was concerned about how that was linked to the uncontrollable acceleration. The failure and current mileages were less than 18,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated to 100 mph without voluntary application of the accelerator pedal. When the failure occurred, the rpms abnormally increased and the braking system became inoperative. The contact had to depress the parking brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer because the technician could not duplicate the failure or locate any diagnostic error codes. The failure and current mileages were 65,000. 4/01/09 updated 04/06/09.
While exiting the highway, brakes were applied but the 2006 Toyota Tacoma accelerated out of control. The driver, weighing 250 lbs, could not put enough force on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The driver had to run 2 red lights barely missing a commercial truck and numerous cars because of the uncontrollable acceleration of the engine even while the brakes were fully engaged by the driver. The driver was finally able to stop the vehicle by engaging the parking, emergency brake. I would like to have an Agency of the federal government inspect this truck before I even attempt to have my local Toyota dealership inspect it. I am concerned that the dealership and/or Toyota Inc. Will cover-up and/or decline to admit there is a problem with this particular truck and others with the same complaint; thus absolving themselves of any liability and/or responsibility of this issue/concern that has been experienced by more than 1 Toyota Tacoma owner. In this incident, there was neither an accident nor any fatalities involved, luckily, but is that what it takes, fatalities, before Toyota and/or the appropriate government Agency takes this issue seriously? thank you, scott J. schulte
While attempting to stop at the end of a parking lot, the engine accelerated, the vehicle lurched forward rapidly, could not be stopped by braking. The vehicle surged over a curb, shrubs, and through a chain link fence before it was able to be stopped. This is the second time this has occurred. The first incident did not result in any damage. Since the incident occurred this evening no corrective measure has yet been taken.
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- Front Royal, VA, USA