NHTSA Complaint #10508675 — 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10508675
Vehicle	1998 TOYOTA TACOMA
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	April 7, 2013
Date Filed	April 18, 2013
Mileage	226,038 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WAS SLOWLY DRIVING DOWN A DRIVEWAY, AS I CHANGED FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR MY VEHICLE ACCELERATION WENT FROM 15MPH TO 67MPH WITHIN JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO BUT SWERVE TO MISS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENGINE ROARED OUT OF CONTROL. AS A SWERVED TO MISS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS FORCED INTO A DITCH AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. *TR

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