2001 Toyota Tacoma Cruise Control Problems

While accelerating moderately and turning left, your vehicle suddenly surged and continued accelerating on its own without you pressing the gas pedal. You had to apply firm braking to regain control and slow the vehicle down. This issue involves the speed control system and may require inspection of the throttle, cruise control components, or engine control module.

AT SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH ,WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD AND NO RESPONSE,AND ALL THE TIME BRAKE IS WEEK AT SPEED ABOVE 30MPH.VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS. NOTIFIED TOYOTA 9/26/11 WHO STATED THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 6 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNATTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO HER HOME. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS AND A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A STORE IN SAN CARLOS MEXICO. I STARTED THE TRUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE. THE TRUCK ACCELATED BACKWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK A CEMENT POST IN THE PARKING LOT AND CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. I TRIED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE BRAKE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL JUMPING A PARKING CURB AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE STORE. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FOOT. ONE OF THE REAR PASSENGERS SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO HER FOREHEAD. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND DAMAGE DONE TO THE STORE FRONT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS STILL BEING HELD IN MEXICO BY THE AUTHORITIES. DT

HAS BEEN IN SHOP (11)TIMES. MR

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LOW SPEEDS AND ON A FLAT SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ANT HIT A FENCE, AS A RESULT ALL 3 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. *SCC

WHILE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A PARKING AREA HE SLOWED DOWN TO TURN AT LESS THAT 10 MILES PER HOUR, PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENTER A PARKING PLACE, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER THEN COLLIDED WITH A PARKED VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER ALSO WAS INJURED. *YD

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT 20MPH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATION FRONT SLID ACROSS ROAD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, TOYOTA HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT. EVERYTHING MET REQUIREMENTS, BUT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE FOR CONSUMER.*AK *YD