1996 Toyota Tacoma VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 245,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE HAS TWO SAFETY CONCERNS OF A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ENGINE RPMS JUMPING FROM 600 TO NEARLY 1100 WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS RUNNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE AT A STOP. *MJS

THROTTLE VALVE STICKS SHUT WHILE DECELERATING. I ADJUSTED THE SETSCREW ABOUT A YEAR AGO(ANOTHER 35,000 MILES LATER) THE PROBLEM HAS RETURED. SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS I'LL CONTINUE TO ADJUST IT MYSELF. TAKING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ONLY EVER CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS! *AK

THE THROTLE STICKS BADLY. OFTEN TIMES I MUST STOMP ON THE GAS TO GET UNSTUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD NO FIX. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO 3 OTHER VEHICLES. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS HEAVY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD. THE BODY WORK IN BEING TAKEN CARE. OWNER IS WAITING FOR A INSPECTOR FROM TOYOTA TO CHECK THE ACCELERATOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 52 MPH ON WET/TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL, BUT OWNER NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS.

ENGINE NORMALLY IDLES AT 550 RPMS AND SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED TO 1050 RPMS. WHEN PULLING INTO A GARAGE OR SERVICE STATION THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH NO WARNING. DEALER SAIS ALL TACOMAS DO THIS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IN A IDLE POSITION OR COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE RPMS WILL ACCCELERTED UP 400 TO 500 RPS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LERCH FORWARD AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE