2008 Toyota Tundra: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Sep 24, 2012 · Transmission · 15,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. The contact stated that when attempting to accelerate or brake to a stop, a loud thumping sound was heard from under the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that on multiple occasions when the vehicle was shifted into drive, the vehicle would suddenly accelerate independently without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the connection between the drive shaft and transmission was not locking securely but was unable to determine how to remedy the problem. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 43,000.

Filed Nov 26, 2010 · Acceleration · 9,052 miles · CA

At 9052 miles entered gas station and vehicle unintended acceleration occurred while turning off engine. At 9076 miles parked vehicle in handicapped stall in front of walgreens pharmacy. Vehicle had unintended acceleration and was burning rubber and attempted to go forward except I was stepping on the brake as hard as I could and turned off the ignition, otherwise we would have gone thru the front entrance of the pharmacy. The asphalt was dry. There were dark black tire marks on the asphalt from my right rear tire, which also appeared to show wear from burning rubber. This is my 5th unintended acceleration since late oct .mileage 8794. With toyota stating it was an engine misfire. And toyota motors inspecting the vehicle only to say the vehicle is fine. Prior complain #10365905. Unintended acceleration / intersection / garage door twice while burning rubber.

Filed Nov 16, 2010 · Acceleration · 8,749 miles · CA

Unintended acceleration. I was in a stop position waiting for traffic signal to change, when the vehicle wanted to accelerate on it own thru the intersection, while my foot was on the brake. The traffic signal was still red for me. The engine indicator light was on, vsc off, traction control system indicator was also lite. Multi-information display mpg gallon gauge was getting stuck at 60miles per gallon. Tire pressure sensor keep coming on. Veh. Started to idle rough. I took my veh. To the toyota dealer for inspection and service. They keep my veh. From approx from oct 29,10 to nov.6,10. Toyota dealer response was that the engine had a severe misfire that may have been taken for a slight surge. The #1 & 3 fuel injectors replaced. Acceleration pedal replaced. On nov. 13,10 the veh. Had unintended acceleration on two separate occasion when parking veh. In driveway. The vehicle was burning rubber while I had foot on brake, because we would have gone thru garage door. I called the toyota dealer from location, who made an appointment for 11-15-10 at 7am. Dealer stated that toyota was coming down on thursday 11-18-10 to inspect vehicle. I did not hear a backfire from engine on 1st incident. 2nd incident had two passengers,, and two workers waiting at location who witnessed both incidents.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Driver assistance · 19,122 miles · WV

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. While driving approximately 60 MPH under normal road conditions a slippery conditions service light illuminated on the dashboard and the vehicle began to lunge forward. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and after shutting off then back on it began to function normally. The failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. The failure did not recur. The failure and current mileages were 19,122.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Acceleration · 4,500 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact shifted into neutral gear to stop the acceleration. The vehicle was included in recall 10v017000 (vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal) and repaired accordingly prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for another repair. The current mileage was approximately 20,600. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500.

Filed Mar 25, 2010 · Acceleration · 10,000 miles · OR

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH in snowy weather conditions with a sudden increase of acceleration. The engine began to rev and rpms increased from 1,000 to 4,000. The traction control warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle turned a complete 360 degree into oncoming traffic. There was no mention of vehicle damage or injury. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to duplicate the problem. The contact states there are two people in the family that drive the vehicle and two people have experienced unintended acceleration. The failure mileage was 10,000. The current mileage was 28,000.

Filed Mar 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 34,560 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. While approaching a traffic light at 10 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The accelerator pedal simultaneously fell onto the floorboard but was not depressed. The accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate. The contacts foot remained on the brake pedal the entire time. The vehicle proceeded through the red light. He was able to shift into neutral gear to stop the unintended acceleration. The contact confirmed that the vehicle would be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileages were 34,560.

Filed Mar 22, 2010 · 25,700 miles · FL

Sudden acceleration on my 2008 toyota tundra. The truck would not stop, kept getting faster and faster turned key off to stop. Took to dealer and they said they put a shim on the gas peddle and then test drove the truck and found no problem. I called toyota corporate and they said they would only note my account and will not investigate problem. My complaint is that no one will look into the vehicle computer to see what caused the vehicle to accelerate so fast. Why it got worse when I applied the brakes? Toyota is totally not taken this serious at all.

Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Acceleration · 30,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. The contact stated that he received repairs to the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v388000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal. After the repairs, the vehicle would exhibit occurrences of abnormal unintended acceleration at speeds of 35-65 MPH. The accelerator pedal would constantly move from under his foot. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 31,411.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Acceleration · 680 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the vehicle began to surge forward. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the accelerator pedal was sensitive and was unable to identify the cause of failure. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle would be inspected for the malfunction. The vehicle had not been inspected when the complaint was filed. The contact had concerns about the potential safety risk. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 680. The current mileage was 7,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2010 · Acceleration · 7,000 miles · IN

Summer 2009, 2008 toyota tundra suddenly accelerated for approx 3 seconds, then resumed normal drive. Contacted toyota and told it was floormats. Removed floormats and later recieved floormat recall notice. Several months later, happened again while going 10mph down driveway, vehicle had accelaration burst almost causing crash into tree. Contacted toyota, they talked of floormats. When I stated I had removed them previously, toyota stated it must be something else unrelated to the vehicle. Soon issues came out on the news. I again contacted toyota, but they informed me that the '08 tundra did not have issues. I gave up the vehicle for fear of family getting hurt. Only after did I recieve a notice in the mail stating 2008 tundras did have mechanical issues.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Acceleration · 36,265 miles · MO · crash

I was at the walmart in bolivar, mo 6:30 pm on march 4th. Got in my tundra put it in reverse, backed up and put it in drive. As I pushed on the accelerator to go forward slowly the truck accelerated on its own. I applied the brake and turned left to avoid hitting a car and hit a yellow concrete post while the truck continued to go forward about 20 feet. I then put it in neutral and finally got it to stop. I then tried to open my door and it would not open. I went ahead and drove home about 3 miles and parked the truck. I called my insurance company that night to report the accident and left a message. I called them again the morning of march 5th, 2010 and gave them the details. A claims adjuster has assessed the damage on the body of the truck but those repairs have not yet been completed. On march 11th, 2010 I received a recall notice in the mail from toyota on the truck for a accelerator pedal reinforcement bar installation. I called the dealership that same day to schedule the recall and they said they could not get me in until april. When I told them about the accident they change my scheduled time to that same day, march 11th at 6:00 pm. I drove the truck to the dealership and they installed an accelerator pedal reinforcement bar. I have owned this truck for approximately 2 years and this is the first time the accelerator stuck. I have a flawless driving record and consider myself to be a very careful driver. I am confident this was not a driver error. I was in a busy walmart parking lot directly in front of the entrance of the store so I was naturally being cautious.