Issue ID | 635247 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10195349 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | TACOMA |
Model Year | 2007 |
File date | 01/06/07 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | This e-mail concerns the operation of the cruise control system, and concerns all vehicles that operate this way. I recently purchased a new truck with a 4 cylinder automatic with a cruise control. I was not told and did not know that the cruise will activate the passing gear to help maintain the speed of car. The concern that i have about this is, if you are set at 70 mph and have a blowout before you can tell what has happened the cruise control can activate the passing gear and easily cause the vehicle to go out of control, and when hitting the brake to stopped cruise and the car could loose it. I am telling you about this because there have been a number of cars that have wrecked because of loosing control and jumping the medium and so on. This could have been the cause. Also i have found that the cruise kicked in the passing gear on most hills when set than when it was not set.. I have retraced my path on a given stretch and with the cruise control off there was only one hill that it needed more help to maintain the same speed. Someone of authority needs to investigate these problems. I believe this can be a very serious thing. *ak |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | WEST COLUMBIA, SC |
VIN pattern | 5TETX22N772XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 04/05/07 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | RWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | JIM HUDSON |
Dealer's telephone number | 18034075678 |
Dealer's city | IRMO |
Dealer's state code | SC |
Dealer's ZIP code | 29063 |