NHTSA Complaint #10259233 — 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA SPORT TRD 4X4 TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH AND WENT TO CHANGE LANES TO PASS AND THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO HAVE STUCK AND KEEP ACCELERATING EVEN KNOW I WASN'T PUSHING THE GAS & THE BRAKE FELT LIKE A WEIGHT NOT A NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS HIGHER IDLE AT TIME OF AND HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THE GARAGE CLAIMS THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE AND THEY TELL YOU NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS FAILURE OR ACTION IS VARY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE SEEMS UNCONTROLLABLE AND YOU COULDN'T SLOW IT, EVEN WHEN DOWN SHIFTING IT WOULD WIND OUT. IT LASTS ABOUT 1 MILE OR SO (SOMETIMES LONGER) AND THEN SEEMS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE ALREADY FILED FOR THE TOYOTA DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING TO DATE, I FILED BECAUSE MY BRAND NEW TACOMA HAS MANY,MANY OTHER ISSUES AND NOBODY WILL HELP OR FIX IT BEING CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP/GARAGE OR THE CALIFORNIA TOYOTA CORP. THEY DON'T CARE 1 BIT AND CLAIM IT'S UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE GARAGE NEEDS TO TELL THEM WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT TO FIX IT. A MASSIVE HUGE RUN AROUND. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THIS MYSELF AND IT SEEMS TO BE A GROWING PROBLEM AND HAVE A REPORTED 400+ CASES OF SIMILAR INSTANCES. TOYOTA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR TRUCKS ANYMORE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED AND OR DIE FROM THIS ISSUE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK FOR SEVERAL REASONS AND THAT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT 1. ALSO YOU CAN FIND MANY MANY MORE OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM UNDER TOYOTA RECALLS OR PROBLEMS. HAVE A LOOK. THE TRUCKS HAVE MAJOR ISSUES AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT IT. I WAS A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER UNTIL ALL THIS. I HAD A 2003 TACOMA WITH VARY SIMILAR ISSUES AND SHOULD OF NEVER WENT BACK FOR MORE. *TR