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2019 Toyota Tacoma Cruise Control Problems

6 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

6
Complaints
1
Crashes
Feb 2020Dec 2020
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (6)

mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Dec 2020

UNPROMPTED ACCELERATION - WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, I ACCELERATED BRIEFLY AND THEN LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND EVEN DOWNSHIFTED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD. CONDITIONS - I WAS IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TRAFFIC ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK. THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP-AND-GO. THE CARS AHEAD OF ME ACCELERATED, SO I DID AS WELL. THE CARS AHEAD OF ME QUICKLY DECELERATED, SO I LET OFF THE GAS BUT DID NOT NEED TO BRAKE AS I WAS A SAFE DISTANCE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WELL AFTER I LET OFF THE GAS AND IT LURCHED FORWARD AND DOWNSHIFTED IN THE PROCESS. THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO ABOUT 3,500. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE, AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO IDLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED DECELERATION LAG IN MANY VEHICLES, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT WAS A SURGE, NOT A LAG. IT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO THINK OF SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

NHTSA #: 11383510
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: May 2020

I HAD TO RECALL BEFORE , BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHINGS AND I WAS WAITING SO LONG

NHTSA #: 11325875
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
Filed: May 2020

WHILE DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IT SLAMS THE BRAKES ON. HAS ALSO DONE THIS AT GOING HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

NHTSA #: 11323871
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Feb 2020

I WAS DRIVIN IN THE HIGHWAY 65 M/H AND I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE EZPASS TOLL BOOTH THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND BRAKE ABRUPTLY,I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR YOU APPLY THE BRAKE I FEEL SMALL VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR AND FINALLY THE 4X4 CONTROL KNOB IS CLOSE TO THE FAN KNOB AND BY MISTAKE I CONNECTED THE 4X4 WHEN I WANT TO TURN ON THE FAN I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE SECURITY TO NOT BE CONNECTED SO EASILY

NHTSA #: 11306435
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Mar 2019

I'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES. FOUR TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED I'VE HAD A VEHICLE PASS ME IN AN ADJACENT LANE, THEN SLOW DOWN TO BELOW MY SPEED. EVERY TIME, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW MY VEHICLE DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEREBY PUTTING ME IN DANGER OR BEING REAR-ENDED.

NHTSA #: 11191571
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Mar 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HANDLED THE CLAIM AND THE ADJUSTERS PLANNED TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

NHTSA #: 11186358

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