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  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2005 Toyota Tacoma Vehicle Speed Control Problems

82
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 82 stored complaint records:

  • 30 indicate a crash
  • 6 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • foot brake · 13 records
  • suddenly accelerated · 13 records
  • brake pedal · 13 records
  • cruise control · 13 records
  • accelerator pedal · 11 records
  • failure mileage · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi23
30–60k mi19
1–30k mi16
100–150k mi7
150–400k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 15, 2006 · 5,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Throttle stuck. Truck wanted to lunge in traffic. *tr

    ODI 10310755

  • February 10, 2006

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2005 toyota tacoma has a problem with lurching in stop and go traffic. I end up riding the brakes all the time. Numerous times has it lurched at stop lights. *tr

    ODI 10213236

  • December 30, 2005 · 2,500 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    With cruise control engaged at legal freeway speeds, any slight uphill (or strong headwind) will cause the vehicle to lose 2 to 3 mph -- then the throttle will suddenly go wide open, or nearly so. The transmission then downshifts (often from 5th to 3rd) followed by very rapid acceleration to a speed several mph above the preset speed, before finally slowing to the correct preset. This has occurred consistently since…

    ODI 10307329

  • September 30, 2005 · 5,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    2005 toyota tacoma pick up truck when operating in the cruise control mode, and when coming up on a stretch of road which is uphill, the accelerator will kick in a full open and uncontrolled acceleration mode causing the need to disengage the cruise control to prevent from running in to something in front of me. This happens often and routinely when using the cruise control and hitting an uphill stretch of road. I…

    ODI 10310315

  • September 19, 2005 · 4,501 miles

    Instrument Cluster/Panel · Vehicle Speed Control

    While passing several radar signs, i noticed my trucks speedometer was reading about 8% above the actual speed i was traveling. A check at a "speedometer check" where they have mileage signs every mile for several miles also confirmed this. A trip with my gps also showed the speedometer was inaccurate. The dealership checked my truck on their smog dyno and said my speedometer was only 1 mph off at 40 mph. They…

    ODI 10161985

  • February 1, 2005 · 1,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. When he sets the cruise control at 65mph the rpms will increase from 2,000 to 5,000. He took the vehicle to the dealer for the failure several times. The dealer stated they did not locate a failure and nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The manufacturer took a report and sent an inspector to the dealer and the investigator concluded the vehicle was built that way and the…

    ODI 10312703

  • July 6, 2004 · 4,200 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On two occasions since i purchased my 2005 toyota tacoma prerunner i have experienced sudden engine acceleration(4500 rpm) while parked. Each time this happened, i had my foot firmly planted on the brake pedal and nothing was in contact with the gas pedal. I managed to shut the engine off to avert any calamity. *tr

    ODI 10242654