Issue ID | 772895 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10316361 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | TACOMA |
Model Year | 2007 |
File date | 20/02/10 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 2007 toyota tacoma - suddenly accelerated when approaching a traffic light. Would not stop when brakes were applied. After putting truck into neutral, brakes began to slow the truck enough to where the driver was able to put the truck into park and turn the truck off. Truck stopped before intersection; thankfully no accident or injuries occurred. Immediately called toyota dealership where truck was purchased new in 2007. Since it was a saturday afternoon (feb 20, 2010, about 5pm), we were advised to bring truck to the service dept on monday morning. Truck was inspected by service mechanics on mon, feb 22, 2010. No problems were found. The mechanic "road tested the truck, could not duplicate any throttle problems. All scan tool data is normal. All throttle values are normal. Found nothing sticking or binding. No fault codes current or pending. No tsb found. Carpet mats are secure on their clips. Found no problems with the pedal." we are still driving the vehicle because we have no other alternative. Toyota will not investigate further into the problem since there is no active recall notice on the tacomas for sudden acceleration. This is the first time the problem occurred. It has not occurred again since feb 20. Nothing was done to correct the problem. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 19150 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
VIN pattern | 5TEJU62N07ZXXXXXX |
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 | 24/06/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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