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2003 Toyota TACOMA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	764100
Internal NHTSA #	10308117
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	15/04/09
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Toyota tacoma, 2003 acceleration drops to 25% inadvertently. This is a well documented issue on several of the toyota tacoma bulletin boards yet toyota has done nothing to remedy this highly dangerous situation. The accelerator pedal position sensor fails and drops the acceleration to 25% without warning. This happened to me while doing 75 on the highway and i was nearly rear ended by a semi truck! I have complained to toyota with no response. This is well documented and needs to be addressed!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CORRALES, NM
VIN pattern	5TEWN72N13ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	04/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	75
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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