| Issue ID | 830079 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10368820 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 26/11/10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | At 9052 miles entered gas station and vehicle unintended acceleration occurred while turning off engine. At 9076 miles parked vehicle in handicapped stall in front of walgreens pharmacy. Vehicle had unintended acceleration and was burning rubber and attempted to go forward except i was stepping on the brake as hard as i could and turned off the ignition, otherwise we would have gone thru the front entrance of the pharmacy. The asphalt was dry. There were dark black tire marks on the asphalt from my right rear tire, which also appeared to show wear from burning rubber. This is my 5th unintended acceleration since late oct . Mileage 8794. With toyota stating it was an engine misfire. And toyota motors inspecting the vehicle only to say the vehicle is fine. Prior complain #10365905. Unintended acceleration / intersection / garage door twice while burning rubber. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9052 |
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| Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5TFEV581X8XXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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