Issue ID | 732695 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10278481 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | TACOMA |
Model Year | 2007 |
File date | 22/07/09 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Two incidents: 7/9/09 heading down to the keys on us 27 about 6pm. Cruise control set at 60 for several miles (had been raining. Speed limit is 65mph). Back end starts to pass me on right. I am now sliding south bound facing east. I cut wheels to right. This works great. In no time at all, i am skidding southbound facing west. I notice i am not slowing down even though my foot was not on gas (cruise control). I cut my wheels to the left and spun back around again sliding southbound facing east. I went off onto the shoulder. I could see mud and grass in passenger window until i hit the guardrail with r side of bumper. This impact apparently disengaged the cruise control (?) and launched me across both south bound lanes of us 27 where i began to come to a stop. I stomped the gas to get out of on coming traffic and again spun to the right coming to rest in the median as 2 cars passed me. At the time, i thought it strange that the cruise control did not disengage when the wheels started spinning on the wet road. None the less, i wrote this off as me being a |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 112000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CLEWISTON, FM |
VIN pattern | 5TEUU42N57ZXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 16/10/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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