2006 Toyota Tundra Cruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

AIR PRESSURE IN ONE TIRE CONSTANTLY DEFLATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO THE POROSITY CHROME OF THE WHEELS, AIR LEAKS OUT FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. *TR

THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE" REDUCING POWER AND ACCELERATION.. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN TRAFFIC, OR IN REMOTE PLACES, THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE "AIR INJECTION PUMP" AND/OR RELATED VALVES. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRA ENCOUNTERED BY OWNERS OF THE 2006 TUNDRA, AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER EXPANDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. REPAIRS ARE HOWEVER OUT OF WARRANTY, ARE POTENTIALLY 3-4 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SHOULD BE COVERED IN PREVIOUS TOYOTA PROGRAM FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURY TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. A LOUD NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,150.

I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH AND MECHANIC OF 15 YEARS. I OWNED A AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE SINCE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA LEASE. MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. TO STOP IT I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, PULL OVER AND THEN RESTART IT. BEING A MASTER TECHNICIAN I ASSURE YOU IT WAS ELECTRONIC IN NATURE. IN NO WAY WAS IT A FLOOR MAT OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. I DID TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT DID HAPPEN IN THE SAME LOCATION 3 TIMES AND COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EMI. AGAIN IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, THERE IS NO DOUBT OF THIS. I DO NOT OWN IT ANY LONGER AND HOLD NO NEGATIVE FEELINGS TOWARDS TOYOTA. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA NEED A COPY OF COMPLAINT. SEE ODI# 10293568 3/12/2010 UPDATE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND HE HAD TO HIT A POLE TO AVOID GOING OVER AN 8 FOOT EMBANKMENT. UPDATED 03/26/10

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK. BRAKING DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE ACCELERATION. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS NOT CURRENTLY ON RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GET IT INSPECTED BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER AND PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY ONLY GO BACK AS FAR AS THE 2007 MODEL AND THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS ON THE 2006 MODELS. THE FAILURE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH AN EXTREME FORCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILURE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE COMPUTER AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER . THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO RESOLUTION WAS MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

ODI NUMBERS, 10183308, 10288886, 10293097, 10293888. THESE ARE ODI'S THAT ARE IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SAID ALL ALONG THAT THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. I STILL MAINTAIN THAT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SEEN BY THE FACTORY REP AND RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TMS SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THEY EVEN LOOKED AT MY THROTTLE LINKAGE. I DON'T HAVE LINKAGE. SO WHAT ELSE HAVE THEY LOOKED AT. IF IT WORKED AS DESIGNED, WHY DOES IT WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID WHEN NEW? I HAVE SUGGESTED MANY TIMES OVER THAT TMS TAKE MY TRUCK BACK AND USE IT AS A TEST VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED FOR THAT REASON. MY TRUCK HAS DONE ALL SORTS OF WEIRD THINGS. THAT IS WHY I FEEL THAT IT WOULD MAKE A FANTASTIC VEHICLE TO USE TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NOW I HEAR THAT DURING THE HEARINGS THAT THE CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS TOLD THE CEO OF TMS TO GO GET THAT VEHICLE AND USE IT AS A TEST VEHICLE REGARDLESS IF THEY HAD TO PAY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEY CERTAINLY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ME THAT MUCH, JUST MAKE ME WHOLE. MY TRUCK IS A MOTHER LOAD OF INFORMATION. TMS IS REALLY DROPPING THE BALL ON THIS ONE. I WANT MY DEALER TO WORK WITH ME TO GET TMS TO DO AS THEY SAY THEY WILL DO. MY DEALER SAYS THAT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. WELL TMS CALL JAPAN AND SEE IF MR. T WILL AGREE WITH ME. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND I FEEL THAT ONCE THEY START TAKING IT APART THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE EXPOSED. THIS IS THE THIRD TOYOTA TRUCK THAT I HAVE HAD AND WOULD BE PLEASED TO HAVE ANOTHER AS LONG AS IT WAS FREE OF DEFECTS. THE PEDAL THEY ARE GOING TO USE IS GOING TO GIVE THEM MORE PROBLEMS THAN THE ONE THAT IS IN THE TRUCK NOW. IF IT IS STICKING, CREATE A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TO LUBE IT OR WHATEVER IT TAKES. SHORTER PEDAL MEANS FOOT WILL SLIDE OFF, PROBABLY MORE FATIGUE ON THE ANKLE. I JUST WANT THE PEOPLE THAT MADE PROMISES TO KEEP THEM. YOU CAN GET WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND POSSIBLY HELP COME TO A RESOLUTION. THERE IS A PERSON IN ENGLAND THAT IS SHARP ON CRUISE OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK WITH AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN USE AND HAS TO COMPENSATE FOR SPEED REDUCTION GOES INTO FULL THROTTLE, NO GRADUAL SPEED INCREASE, I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY HIT BRAKES AND OR TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN IN USE. *TR

THE DAY I DROVE MY 2006 TUNDRA OFF OF THE LOT I NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP (RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN FOR EXAMPLE) WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, THE RPM'S RISE OUT OF NO WHERE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE REPORTED TO THREE DEALERSHIPS, THOSE THAT I TAKE MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE TO, AND THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DURING THE FIRST WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE SERVICE CLERKS INCLUDE THIS IN THE NOTES, AND COMPLAINS SECTIONS WHEN I TAKE IN THE TRUCK. I REQUESTED THIS TO DOCUMENT MY TRUCK'S ACTIONS. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAD A CRASH ON 06/26/2009 ON HIS TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA (HIGHWAY 242). HE SAID HE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY. HE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT RUNNING AT THE SPEED THAT IT WAS WITHOUT STOPPING. HE CRASHED 3 CARS, AND THE TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 WAS A TOTAL LOST. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT IN THAT ACCIDENT. BUT IT TOOK US SO LONG FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO REIMBURSED US THE COST OF THE TRUCK. ALSO, I THINK IT WASN'T FAIR, BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS IN SUCH GOOD CONDITION, HE WAS TAKING CARE OF THAT TRUCK LIKE IT WAS HIS BABY. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATION - HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 AND IT HAD ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I PRESSED BOTH FEET DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE ME GO UP ON A SIDEWALK. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT A WALL BUT IT DID NOT. I THEN CAME HOME AND CALLED THE PLACE THAT WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. UPON PICKING UP THE TRUCK WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCELERATION. I NOW SEE THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING SUCH A PROBLEM SO I WANTED TO REPORT THIS. I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM NOW SO WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SUDDENLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I PURCHASED AN 06 TUNDRA IN APRIL OF 09. I HAVE NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE BRAKE HARD THE TRUCK WILL JOLT FORWARD QUICKLY. IS THIS PART OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS RECALLING SO MANY VEHICLES? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55000. UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA, VERY FAST IDLE SPEED WHEN COLD AND WHEN FIRST STARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL, REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND TESTED; YET, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO TESTED THE MICRO CHIP IN THE ENGINE AND IT REGISTERED THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,828.

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INCLUDE ODI #'S 10183308,10288886, AND 10293097. THE ODI #'S ARE ALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE BUT ARE FOR DIFFERENT DATES IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE HAD SOMETHING TO REPORT THAT WAS DIFFERENT BUT WERE ASSOCIATED. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOV. 27TH 2009. I WAS PARKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. FORTUNATELY I WAS SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. I DO NOT KNOW THE RPM'S. MY WIFE WAS GETTING INTO THE TRUCK ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE RACED AS IT WOULD HAVE AS DESCRIBED AS "UNINTENTIONAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION". THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRUCK DID THIS EXCEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. BEING OUT IN THE DESERT AND THIS HAPPENING AND BEING IN THE GARAGE IN PARK SENDS OUT TO ME A MESSAGE THAT THIS TRUCK HAS A GLITCH IN IT THAT NOW HAS HAPPENED TWICE. IF I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE REPORTED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO TOYOTA ALREADY. TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AT MY DEALERS AND HAS SENT THE INFORMATION TO THEIR LEGAL DEPT. TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WILL DO. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE LATEST INCIDENT. THE TOYOTA PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME MONDAY THE 30TH. I SHALL TELL THEM ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AT THAT TIME. I HAVE ALREADY TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE IMPOUNDED THE VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD THEY LET ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS TOYOTA NEEDS TO BUY THE TRUCK BACK AND MAKE ME WHOLE ON THE COMPLETE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THAT IS DONE THEY CAN USE MY VEHICLE AS A TEST TRUCK.THE FLOOR MATS ARE THE CORRECT TOYOTA ISSUED WITH ONE KEEPER. MY GAS PEDAL DOESN'T HANG UP, SO POSSIBLY THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I REALLY HOPE THEY FIND WHAT THE ISSUE IS. BUT ONCE THEY SAY THAT "IT IS FIXED". I'LL WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE I AMUSE MYSELF TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRUCK. I ALWAYS TRUSTED TOYOTA BUT NO MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLES SPEED INCREASED AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE SPECIALIST WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,107. UPDATED 04/22/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATED IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DRIVER-SIDE ALL WEATHER FLOOR-MAT BECAME STUCK UNDERNEATH OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED UP TO 110 MPH. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND THEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT TOOK 1/4 OF A MILE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER HE DISCONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY A REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH ANY INCREASE IN INCLINE WILL INITIATE A ONE OR TWO GEAR DOWNSHIFT AND SUBSTANTIAL THROTTLE APPLICATION. ALSO WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL USING HAND CONTROL STALK TO INCREASE SPEED SLIGHTLY WILL INITIATE A ONE OR TWO GEAR DOWNSHIFT AND SUBSTANTIAL THROTTLE APPLICATION. BOTH OF THESE SITUATIONS CAN STARTLE THE DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT CHANGES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO INJURY/DEATH. *JB

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA:WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ANY HILL OR EVEN MINOR INCLINE INITIATES A DOWNSHIFT OF ONE OR TWO GEARS ACCOMPANIED BY FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION DOES NOT OCCUR, EVEN ON MAJOR HILLS SANS CRUISE CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE AN ACCIDENT/DEATH OCCURS. *NM

2006 TUNDRA - HAVE HAD TRUCK ONLY 2 WEEKS AND TOOK ROAD TRIP. WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTING UP A MODEST HILL VEHICLE WILL KICK DOWN FROM OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH W/O CRUISE VEHICLE CAN HANDLE HILL FINE IN OVERDRIVE. THIS WILL BRING RPMS FROM 2000 TO 3000. THIS IS MERELY ANNOYING. SOMETIMES WILL KICK DOWN PAST DRIVE AND INTO 3RD GEAR, BRINGING RPMS TO 5000 AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY ON HILL. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IN CROWDED OR WET CONDITIONS. HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS ONLINE. ALL SAY DEALER AND TOYOTA CLAIM THIS IS "NORMAL." TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE TOLD ME THEY CONSIDER THIS "NORMAL" AND RECOMMEND I NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL IN HILLY AREAS. MUST NOT HAVE HILLY AREAS WHERE TOYOTA ENGINEERS LIVE. *NM

2006 TUNDRA 4 DOOR OVERSPEED WHEN DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND APPROACHING A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP INTO PASSING GEAR AND THE THROTTLE WILL GO TO FULL THROTTLE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON A RAIN SLICK ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THAT IT COULD HAPPEN, IT STILL STARTLES ME WHEN IT OCCURS. IF CLOSE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN REAR END ACCIDENT. THE NORMAL PROGRESSION SHOULD BE DROPPING OUT OF OVERDRIVE, WITH A GRADUAL ACCELERATION TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED, AND THEN BACK TO OVERDRIVE WHEN SET SPEED IS OBTAINED. DEALER CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. DOCUMENTED WITH TOYOTA DEALER, AND NOW WITH NHTSA. WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THIS OVERSPEED, HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL RESET THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB