2005 Toyota Tacoma: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Feb 28, 2020 · 166,000 miles · VA

Unintended acceleration on 3 occasions. 12/23/19, 12/24/19 & 2/22/20. Seems to happen during slow creepy speed with foot action on the brake in slow traffic or going thru a parking lot. I have been fortunate to be prepared for this to put pressure on the brake, slam in park and turn off ignition due to a similar occurrence on 10/7/19. If not prepared it could easily result in an accident. It bothers me how random this occurs for no reason.with foot nowhere near or on the gas pedal. Vehicle acts like you slammed the accelerator to the floor.

Filed Oct 11, 2019 · 162,300 miles · VA

Unintended acceleration: stopped in traffic with foot on the brake pedal. Suddenly vehicle started to accelerate with my right foot on the brake pedal the entire time. Back wheels started to spin with vehicle lurching forward. Fortunate to have enough space between vehicle in front of me to avoid hitting it. The unintended acceleration event lasted about 10 seconds or so.

Filed Feb 1, 2017 · Acceleration, Airbags · 108,000 miles · MT · crash

I was pulling into a parking spot in front of a building. I was going approx. 1-3 MPH due to the lot being wet & had my foot on the brake. When I was almost to the concrete curb, the truck suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb and hit the building. I still had my foot on the brake & shifted into neutral. The engine was revving full throttle, so I turned off the engine. Before moving, I checked to make sure nothing was touching the accelerator, which was the case. The airbags didn't deploy but that was because of the angle at which I hit the building. I then restarted the engine an backed off the building.

Filed Feb 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 59,000 miles · TN · crash

I was slowly turning into my driveway when there was a sudden acceleration of the gas pedal. My truck shot like a bullet (about 40-45 feet) into the corner of my house and deck. The force of the impact sheared a 6x6 deck corner post, knocked the garage small entry door completely loose from it's frame, and did extensive damage to a solid brick wall, as well as damage to the inside of garage. Luckily, I did still have my seat belt fastened; however, the air bag did not deploy. I filed a claim with toyota, they sent an inspector, and now have denied that there was any malfunction. I am 100% sure that the acceleration was not "driver's error" and that there is a safety issue here and toyota should be held accountable. The body damage to my truck has been repaired, but I will be getting rid of it. The conversations I have had with the people at toyota's headquarters in torrance, california have certainly been most unpleasant and have left me with a very bad opinion of toyota as a company. I will never have another of their vehicles! I just hope the next person is as lucky as I was and does not get killed or badly injured when his toyota tacoma accelerates for no reason!

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 167,776 miles · NC

My vehicle was parked in the driveway. I started the vehicle and put the gear in drive to move it forward. As soon as I dropped it into drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward with the throttle appearing to be wide open. I had my feet firmly on the brake to keep the vehicle from moving, the back wheels started to slip and "chirp" since the rear end is light. With the accelerator still wide open, I put the gear in neutral and watched as the RPM's shot over 4000. After a few seconds, the accelerator showed no signs of disengaging, so I turned the vehicle off and put the gear in park. This has happened before, so I am always ready in case it happens again. I must constantly drive with one hand on the gear shift, ready to push it into neutral at the first signs of this sudden unintended acceleration. This is the fifth time this has occurred in the past year. Toyota continues to claim there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, that I am accidently hitting the gas pedal myself.

Filed Oct 23, 2014 · Acceleration · CA

2005 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to an unintended acceleration incident with the vehicle. *tgw the consumer stated he was pulling into a parking space, very slowly with his foot on the brake. When he got about 10 feet from the concrete parking block, the vehicle accelerated, and he stomped on the brake. He came to rest against the concrete block, slammed the gear shift into park, at which time the engine raced. He then turned off the engine. The next day, the took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection. However, there was no onboard record of the incident.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 151,000 miles · NC · crash

In june 2013 I was approaching an interstate entrance ramp. As I slowed down (foot on the brake) to make the right turn onto the ramp, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the rear end to "fish tail" around, jumping the curb on the right side of the ramp and sending the vehicle down the embankment. I was able to get the vehicle to stop before hitting the fence at the bottom of the hill. Since this first incident in june 2013, the vehicle has had three more incidents in june, july and august of 2014. The last incident in august occurred as I was pulling into a parking spot. Again, I was slowing down (foot on the brake) when the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing me to strike the parked vehicle in front of me. The incidents in june and july 2014 were also similar parking lot incidents with no other vehicles around. After the august 2014 incident, I started to "connect the dots" and took the vehicle to the toyota dealership. However, they found no problem with the vehicle. I find this very strange given all of the known issues toyota has had with sudden unintended acceleration (sua).

Filed Apr 28, 2014 · Acceleration · 130,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the engine rpms increased abnormally as the vehicle lunged forward, causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was filed, but he was on site. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Acceleration · WY

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it lunged forward. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available. Mh

Filed Dec 30, 2013 · Acceleration · 87,648 miles · SC · crash

Pulled into my driveway to park my 2005 tacoma and all of a sudden my tacoma accelerates forward and plunges into the rear end of my 2000 corvette which was parked in my garage, and does $1321.22 in damage. The force from the tacoma knocked my corvette about 3 feet forward into a freezer in the garage. I was approximately 6 feet behind the corvette, and the corvette was in gear and the emergency brake was applied, when the tacoma suddenly accelerated forward. I have been parking in same location or 9 years and this has never occurred before. I have had all recalls done concerning the sudden acceleration problem with the tacoma. This was not a pedal problem, it is a toyota problem. If his had happened at a intersection who knows what may have happened. Someone needs to "fix" this problem.

Filed Jan 25, 2013 · Acceleration · 73,469 miles · MD · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma pre-runner. The contact stated that while completing a three-point-turn, she applied the brakes and the RPM's started increased abnormally. The vehicle then accelerated without warning, causing the contact to crash into a parked vehicle. The contact was not injured. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her that her vehicle should not have experienced the failure due to the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v388000 (vehicle speed control) being performed on the vehicle previously. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 73,469.

Filed Nov 22, 2011 · Acceleration · MO

2005 toyota tacoma. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated approximately 2 1/2 years ago, he experienced his first sudden acceleration problem. The consumer stated as he had his right foot on the brake, the vehicle felt as though it wanted to continue to move forward. When the consumer arrived home, he checked the floor mat, but it was found to be properly secured. The consumer received a safety recall notice regarding sudden acceleration issues. When he contacted the dealer, he was informed the parts were not available and he would receive a call when they arrived. The second occurrence happened while driving 10 MPH. The consumer had his foot on the brake pedal, when the engine suddenly begin to revved up with the rear wheels spinning and hopping while slowly moving forward. The consumer turned the ignition in the over drive position and there was some difficulty trying to place the shifter in the park position. The consumer finally took the vehicle to the dealer to have the recall performed. However, two months later,while slowing down, with his foot on the brake, the engine began to rev again. The consumer experienced unwanted acceleration several more times.