2011 Toyota Tacoma: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Mar 6, 2017 · Acceleration · 33,000 miles · NH

I started my tacoma in park, with my foot on the brake I put it into reverse, the engine and then started to accelerate very fast, spinning the tires, it was on asphalt with some sand. I pressed down harder on the brake to keep it in place and shifted back to park, at which point the engine rpms went back to idle. When I returned to reverse everything was behaving normally. The truck had been in my heated garage for a week, I drove it 3-4 miles in dry sunny cold weather(32), shut if off for a few minutes before this happened. In the five years I have owned the truck this is the second time something like this happened. The last time was a couple of years ago while in dive it suddenly accelerated. Both cases were quite alarming but fortunately did not result in an accident. The prior incident was reported to toyota and the federal safety agency.

Filed Jun 29, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 63,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. While driving 2 MPH, the contact pulled the vehicle into a parking space and suddenly accelerated approximately 18 feet before crashing into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. There were two injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v014000 (air bags, seats). The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000. The manufacturer was not notified.

Filed Feb 27, 2015 · Acceleration · 23,750 miles · NH

I am writing about a sudden acceleration problem I had with my 2011 4x4 tacoma. On january 6th, I was returning from an appointment. I left the parking lot going about 10-20mph, I drove 1/10th of a mile down the access road when I went to brake at the intersection. As soon as I touched the brake the engine dramatically increased its speed and the truck started to accelerate. I immediately applied full pressure to the brake to stop the truck but the engine was still highly rev'd and I could feel the truck trying to accelerate. As soon as I shifted the transmission into neutral the engine revs went back to normal idle speed and the truck stopped trying to move forward. Other details are that the outside temperature was between 10-20f, roads were clear and dry and the truck was in 2wd. After I checked the accelerator pedal, it was free and clear of any obstruction that could have made it stick. The truck was purchased new in oct 2011 and currently had about 24k miles on it. The truck had been driven about 5 miles to the appointment, sat for about an hour before the return trip home. It was fortunate that this did not cause an accident. Being aware of the prior sudden acceleration problems in the news with toyotas this seems to be a case where it has occurred on a 2011 model. The following week I submitted this same information to toyota.

Filed Feb 11, 2014 · Acceleration, Body · 31,200 miles · MI · crash

While pulling my truck into the garage, I applied the brake. I was slowing down and heard the acceleration traction control turn on and my truck lunged forward about one to two feet. The front of my truck hit against some items in my garage and broke my headlight housing on the passenger side and scratched my bumper.

Filed Mar 1, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 6,900 miles · NM · crash

Sudden unintended acceleration. Time was 6:55 am. I was on work property having just turned left from a light. I was 5 th car in line to make a right turn. All cars were stopped. My foot was lightly pressing break. The next thing I know, my truck was ramming the SUV in front of me. No way my foot could have touched gas pedal...it was a traffic jam. It's like this every morning. I contacted toyota right away. They denied it, but sent out an eng to get black box data. I never heard from them again.