2007 Toyota Tacoma: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jul 13, 2016 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma. While driving 60 MPH with the cruise control feature engaged, the brake pedal was depressed and the cruise control disengaged. While attempting to reset the cruise control, the feature failed to operate normally. On several occasions, the cruise control operated independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Acceleration · 7,000 miles · TN

Unintended acceleration. The vehicle started speeding up like cruise control was engaged even after the gas pedal released. The only way to disengage was to pump the gas pedal until it released.

Filed Mar 5, 2010 · Acceleration · 6,000 miles · TX

Toyota 2007 tacoma. Reg cab 4x4. Vehicle's accelerator stays at current speed when foot is removed from gas pedal at speeds over 50 MPH. This is still occurring even now. It is like the vehicle has cruise control! That was that is turned on. This vehicle does not have cruise control. This has occurred on at least 10-15 times over the last 2 years since it was purchased. The throttle ecu control seems to be corrupt. This truck cannot be safely driven anywhere. I still have payments. The truck is un-usable.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 44,000 miles · CA

The 2007 toyota tacoma accelerates on its own. The cruise control also accelerates on its own. Both of these events occurred twice on february 14, 2010. On march 1, 2010, the truck was taken to the toyota service center in oxnard, ca.

Filed Feb 7, 2010 · Acceleration · 5,000 miles · NM

Erratic cruise control operation. On slight to moderate uphill grade, the cruise control will often accelerate the vehicle to well over the set speed while holding near full throttle. If not monitored closely, the cruise control will continue to accelerate to 15-20mph over set speed. This has been most noted when the set speed is set to 70mph. This issue can be quite scary when the vehicle can reach speeds of 85-90mph while the throttle is still near full throttle. The system does not seem to be able to back off the throttle in an appropriate manner. If at the beginning of this acceleration sequence, the cruise is cancelled, then immediately re-set, the cruise will behave as expected and hold set speed. This has been addressed by the local toyota dealer and returned to me with no attempt to resolve with the statement that this is normal operation. The issue was then elevated to toyota customer care with the same response.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · MT

I have a 2007 toyota tacoma. I have had one experience of the accelerator sticking. I was driving on a highway when all of a sudden the car was going like 80 MPH, engine screaming - the brakes didn't respond at all. I was not in cruise control (I never use that) and I have just factory installed mats, which were not stuck under the accelerator. Thank god the road was empty, I pulled over, put the car in neutral and shut it off. It didn't do it again so I forgot about it until all this news about so many people describing the exact same thing. I have a flawless driving record for 34 years, I can drive anything. The fact that toyota says tacoma not involved I do not believe for a second. They are lying. Now I have to sell the car because it feels like an accident waiting to happen. Please please investigate further the problem with the tacoma. Thank you.

Filed Jul 27, 2009 · Acceleration · 112,000 miles · FM · crash · 1 injury

Two incidents: 7/9/09 heading down to the keys on us 27 about 6pm. Cruise control set at 60 for several miles (had been raining. Speed limit is 65mph). Back end starts to pass me on right. I am now sliding south bound facing east. I cut wheels to right. This works great. In no time at all, I am skidding southbound facing west. I notice I am not slowing down even though my foot was not on gas (cruise control). I cut my wheels to the left and spun back around again sliding southbound facing east. I went off onto the shoulder. I could see mud and grass in passenger window until I hit the guardrail with r side of bumper. This impact apparently disengaged the cruise control (?) and launched me across both south bound lanes of us 27 where I began to come to a stop. I stomped the gas to get out of on coming traffic and again spun to the right coming to rest in the median as 2 cars passed me. At the time, I thought it strange that the cruise control did not disengage when the wheels started spinning on the wet road. None the less, I wrote this off as me being a '!@#$% for using the cruise control when the road was too wet. Now, in light of the 7-22-09 accident, I am not so sure it was the cruise control, or that I am such a '!@#$%. 7/22/09 about 7:15am as I completed the turn, the truck (I now call my truck christine) accelerated. When I reached the desired speed, I took my foot off gas but continued to speed up. I tried applying the brakes, but that didn't work out so I stomped on the brakes causing me to fishtail to the right so I let up on the brakes to regain control and I was still accelerating! As I continued to accelerate, I hit (pulled the knob toward me) the cruise control (which I had not engaged previously) thinking I might be having a repeat of 2 weeks ago, but that didn't work either and I continued to accelerate. I put gear selector into neutral (I thought) but continued to accelerate. I overturned in a ...

Filed Jul 16, 2009 · Acceleration · 43,453 miles · AZ

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact pressed the resume cruise control button. Suddenly, the engine began to rev and the vehicle continued to accelerate to 90 MPH. He depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The accelerator pedal was 'pegged' to the floor; however, nothing was obstructing the pedal. The contact disengaged the cruise control and placed the vehicle into neutral so that he could coast to a stop. He had to place the vehicle back into gear in order to finally stop the vehicle. He inspected the vehicle but did not see anything jammed under the hood nor did he see any leaks. The contact turned off the vehicle. When he restarted the vehicle, it performed normally. He took the vehicle to the dealer, but they found no failures. The dealer stated that the floor mat could have contributed to the failure. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The current mileage was 43,603 and failure mileage was approximately 43,453. See also 10276445.

Filed Jul 12, 2009 · Acceleration · 43,446 miles · AZ

I was driving from tucson to queen creek on highway 79. I set my cruise control to 65 and enjoyed the ride. I came around a bend in the road, and there was a pickup pulling a trailer a few hundred yards ahead going much slower than 65. I tapped on the brake to disengage the cruise control, and slowed down to ~ 50 before I could pass due to oncoming traffic. Once the road was clear, I accelerated by pushing the resume feature of the cruise control. The truck accelerated, and I was waiting to feel the overdrive gear kick in but it did not. The truck kept accelerating past 90 MPH. I looked down to the gas pedal to see if it was blocked or obstructed and it was not but I could feel gas pedal was flat against the floor. I first tapped on the break again but the truck kept speeding up. I turned off the cruise control, but the truck kept speeding up. At close to 100 MPH I put the truck in neutral and tried to get the truck off to the side of the road, but it felt as though the brakes were not working. I got the truck stopped by placing both feet on the brake. The engine was running at ~6000 RPM so I looked at things I thought might be obvious such as an obstruction of the gas pedal, but the pedal was clear and un obstructed. I looked under the truck to look for anything leaking or broken and everything looked fine. I turned off the engine, let the truck sit a minute, then started it again. I drove my wife home, and went straight to the toyota dealer. The dealer told me they couldn't find anything wrong but said the floor mat was obstructing the gas pedal. I can assure you that this is the first thing I checked when I realized the cruise control wasn't disengaging the engine. I checked it again once I got the truck to stop. If I had seen the pedal was obstructed, I wouldn't be filling out the complaint form and chalked it up to checking the floor mat before driving. This was the scariest situation I have ever had behind the wheel of any vehicle.

Filed Nov 12, 2008 · Acceleration · 21,675 miles · FL

I was initially traveling on a two lane country road and had the cruise control set at 55 MPH. As I approached a four lane divided highway ahead I was required to stop, thus disengaging the cruise control. I pulled onto the four lane highway and floored the accelerator to quickly reach the 65 MPH speed limit. When I was at the speed limit I eased off of the pedal in order to cruise at 65. The vehicle continued to accelerate. At this point I realized that the accelerator pedal was "glued" to the floor. Thinking it was stuck, I stomped on it a couple of times hoping to free it. This was to no avail. In these few seconds I had reached approximately 95 MPH. I had forgotten that the cruise control was still on but not set. I turned off the ignition and coasted to the side of the road. I have no idea if the cruise control was the culprit ,however, my impression was that the throttle linkage was not binding, but again, I do not really know. I can think of no circumstances where this could be considered normal. I tried to duplicate the condition with the cruise both on and off but was unable to. I plan on notifying toyota also.

Filed Sep 30, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

The speedometer will start to jump from your current rate of speed to anything below that. It started on sunday late after noon on sep. 15, 2008. Then the cruise control would accelerate on its own when in use. Both have continued to happen since then, accept now the truck is not getting very good gas mileage, the gauges stopped working all together, and the check engine light is now on. The truck is at the dealership as I type this being looked into. There is a serious problem from what I can see when I drive it. Something electrical for sure, and possibly elsewhere internally. I am concerned to have my family in the truck with me at times from the way the truck drives. Another concern is the warranty will be up in a few thousand miles and I am concerned that whatever the electrical problem may be, they could try to sugar coat it so it last a couple thousand miles, then they are not responsible for it. I just want it fixed and safe for my family.

Filed Jun 11, 2008 · Acceleration · 58,980 miles · CO

I was pulling out of the parking garage at work and made a right hand turn. In the midst of the turn my tacoma started to accelerate just the right amount to spin the tires. I did not have my foot on the gas because of the fact there was traffic ahead and I was costing around the turn. I have also seen times when my tacoma will accelerate at lest 10 MPH over what I have had my cruise control set to, and there have been cases will it will jump at a light when my foot in on the brake.