NHTSA Complaint #10342941 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, DOUBLE CAB. IN FEB 09 THE TRUCK RAN AWAY ON ME AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. RPM RAGED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, IT SPEED TO OVER 100 MPH, BRAKES LOCKED. SEE PREVIOUS REPORT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO CALLED TOYOTA IN AND HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. IN THE END THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER OFFERED TO BUY IT BACK FOR A RIDICULOUS PRICE, WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD TO ACCEPT SEEING THAT WE PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN IT WITH KID GLOVES SINCE, NOT TRUSTING THE VEHICLE AT ALL. MY FAMILY WILL NOT RIDE WITH ME AND MY ADULT CHILDREN REFUSE TO ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO RIDE ALSO. ON JULY 9, 2010 I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING, RPM TO 7, OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH. I PUT IT INTO GEAR AND STARTED OUT SLOWING, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, BUT FELT VERY UNSAFE. I BELIEVED IT WOULD AGAIN ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. LIGHT DID COME ON INDICATING TO TAKE TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THIS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON FOR OVER 5 MINUTES. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED IN WHICH I DID AND START A CASE WITH TOYOTA WHICH I DID. TRUCK REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT. *TR