NHTSA Complaint #10319419 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

WHEN I WAS COASTING TO PARK MY TRUCK AT MY PARKING SPACE OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE PARKING GARAGE, MY P/U TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND THE TRUCK HIT THE FENCE AND STOPPED. I REMEMBER CLEARLY MY SENSE THAT I PUSHED THE BRAKE WHILE THE CAR ACCELERATING FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT DO NOT REMEMBER IF THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE FENCE WITH STEEL POLE. I SOMEHOW REVERSED BACK ABOUT 8 FEET FROM THE FENCE AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. I CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED IF THE ACCELERATING PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS NOT. I HAD EXPERIENCED THE TRUCK ENGINE RACING A LITTLE FAST AS I TRIED TO PARK AT WORK IN THE MORNINGS ALSO. I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL BUT IGNORED THE FEELING, SINCE MY CAR WAS RUNNING HIGH RPM SINCE NEW. I REMEMBER THAT I ASKED ABOUT THE HIGH RPM TO THE SALESMAN. HE MENTIONED SOME NEW DESIGN FEATURE THAT I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WITHIN 30 MINUTES I WENT TO TOYOTA OF PLANO AND REPORTED MY INCIDENT, AND THEN I WENT TO MY CAR/HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (STATE FARM INSURANCE CO.) TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF PLANO. I HOPE SOME ONE CHECKS THE ENGINE ELECTRONICS, NOT JUST MECHANICAL PROBLEM OF MY CAR. THIS IS VERY ODD AND DANGEROUS. I ASKED MYSELF ABOUT THE STATE OF MY OWN MIND AND ATTITUDE AT THE MOMENT BUT I WAS VERY NORMAL. I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND HAVE DRIVEN THE CARS FOR LAST 50 YEARS AND HAVE LIVED AND PARKED AT THE SAME PARKING SPACE FOR LAST 17 YEARS. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS BUT NOT ABOUT MY TRUCK MODEL. UPDATED 03/30/10