NHTSA Complaint #10381120 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO A FLOOR MAT OR STICKING GAS PEDAL, IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WITHIN THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM. UPDATED 05/06/11