2007 Toyota Tundra: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 8, 2011 · Acceleration · TX

2007 toyota tundra. Consumer states sudden unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated he received a recall notice for the accelerator pedal reinforcement bar installation. One month after the recall repairs were performed, while driving on the interstate, the vehicle suddenly redlined and went sideways in the middle of a four-lane highway. The consumer stated he traveling at 65 MPH, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated to 95 MPH. The consumer managed to correct the direction of the truck and the acceleration suddenly stopped and he regained control of the vehicle. During that time, the cruise control was not activated. The dealer inspected the computer and replaced the accelerator pedal.

Filed Jun 3, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · AR · crash

2007 toyota tundra. Consumer states cruise control does engage and then will not disengage brakes. *tgw the consumer stated the brakes would not hold at stop signs and the vehicle would move forward. The vehicle had electrical shorts in the wiring such as; the headlights, clock, cigarette lighter, alarm and door locks. The seat belts would not always latch. The windshield wipers would not activate, there was a severe shake coming from the front of the vehicle as well as when the brakes were applied. There was a noise coming from the 4-wheel drive, the steering would act erratic and the accelerator pedal became stuck which caused the consumer to have an accident while backing out of his driveway..

Filed Mar 5, 2010 · Acceleration · 32,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota tundra. I had my tundra run away with me twice; both times it occurred when I went to passing gear while in cruise control. Prospect motors in jackson ca looked into the problem and said it was the floor mat. I argued with the service guy, but he wouldn't listen. I know for sure that during the first occurrence that the floor mat was secured. And I would bet that it wasn't the issue with the second incident. I use cruise control a lot but no longer leave it on when using passing gear. The first time incident, I was able to regain speed control by stomping on both the brake and gas petals. I was never able to regain speed control during the second incident. I had to stand on the brake pedal with both feet and pull against the steering wheel while trying to get off to the side of the road safely. Once off the road I was able to turn off the engine. We almost crashed into the oncoming traffic. Any information or help would be greatly appreciated. I have no faith in toyota's remedy for this problem. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 33,000. Updated 03/10/10 *bf the consumer requested that no changes be made to his complaint. Updated 05/10/10

Filed Feb 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 39,961 miles · NY · crash

I was behind a car making a left turn with the left blinker clearly on, I had slowed to about 10 or 15 MPH and was about 1 or 2 car lengths behind the car. I applied the brakes and the truck went to a full throttle condition... I glanced down to see if my foot was on the gas??? It was fully on the brake I then stood on the brake pedal but with the full throttle it continued forward until I hit the car and pushed it like a bulldozer. My truck continued about 20 before finally stopping. About 2 weeks before this incident I had a similar incident while on a down ramp with a car at least 20 car lengths in front of me. I applied the brake and it took off??? I questioned myself as to what had happened? It acts like the resume button is pressed for cruise control but I did not have cruise on either time. In reading toyotas description of the problem they say... Sticking and or hard to press on the pedal I have not had any of those problems.in talking with toyota I was asked what I thought the problem might be and I said I think the cruise control module might be involved. It has an input from the gas pedal, an input from the brake pedal and an output to the throttle positioner. It is my feeling that there are more problems than just a gas pedal issue.

Filed Jan 28, 2010 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · FL

Christmas eve 2008 my wife and I were driving our 2007 toyota tundra from bel air maryland to ladson, sc. Just outside of colonial hts, va., I took the tundra out of cruise control because I was approaching a tractor trailer in front of me but the tundra kept accelerating toward the semi. I had to stand on the brake with both feet to slow the tundra down so I could move into the right lane and eventually stop it on the right shoulder of i95. I tried to call aaa but was unable to correctly dial my cell phone as I was still too excited due to the rush of adrenaline I had experienced. My wife and I thought the problem was related to the cruise control so once I calmed down we continued our drive to sc. The next morning I took the truck into the ladson or summerville toyata dealer who kept it that day and finally called to say nothing was wrong. At the time I still thought it was a cruise control issue but now I believe it was part of the toyota accelerator problem. I still have the truck and have not experienced another incident since the one in december 2008

Filed Sep 25, 2008 · Acceleration · 12,788 miles · ME

While driving at approx. 55mph the accelerator pedal on my 2007 toyota tundra suddenly dropped to the floor below my right foot. My truck accelerated to full throttle. The cruise control was not on. The accelerator was not stuck to the floor mat. The truck accelerated at a rapid pace and nearly ran into the rear of the vehicle in front of me on the roadway. I attempted to stop the vehicle by tapping on the brakes, then the accelerator and turning the cruise control button off even though the cruise was already off. Nothing responded and the truck continued to accelerate to a dangerous speed. The accelerator was "floored" and would not move. I had to maneuver around the vehicle in front of me and several that passed going the opposite direction quickly. The truck was gaining speed at an incredibly rapid pace. I continued to brake the truck in an attempt to stop the vehicle and prevent loosing control. I then attempted to down-shift the transmission. This caused the engine to rev uncontrollably. The same happened when shifted into neutral in an attempt to turn the engine off with the key. The RPM's were revving so high that I feared the engine would blow up. I pulled my truck into a boat parking area on the roadside and slammed on the brakes while putting the truck into neutral and turning the engine key to off. The engine, brakes and transmission were all smoking from the stress and high RPM's. I had experienced a similar uncontrollable acceleration about six months prior (jan. 2008) to this one but was able to recover quickly by hitting the brakes and presumed that it was something wrong with the cruise control. Toyota replaced the accelerator pedal sensor assy but would not say whether this was the cause of the uncontrollable acceleration. They said that it was possibly caused by the aftermarket floor mats that I purchased at the dealership. Unfortunately, the pedal dropped from under my foot without my intervention. Toyota has not responded to my calls.