2009 Toyota Tacoma Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 55
- 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 55 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 11 records
- cruise control · 10 records
- accelerator pedal · 9 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- foot brake · 6 records
- nothing wrong · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 45 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
I have reported to toyota that my cruise control works intermittently and that it goes on and off as it pleases. Toyota has responded that that issue is not covered with the current spiral cable clock spring recall. My truck vin is a few digits away from the current list. I have replace the brake light switch, the cruise control switch and the problem persists. The spiral cable clock spring controls the cruise…
ODI 11123492
Vehicle Speed Control
At or around 1330hrs local time on april11th i was stationary at a red light on e.main street at franklin ave in rockaway borough in dry daylight conditions when my truck experienced full acceleration in an instant propelling me forward until i impacted the vehicle 3 ft in front of me also stopped at the red light. The impact instantly lowered the engine speed to normal idle. This is the third time this happened.…
Crash reported
ODI 10971982
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While at a complete stop with the brake pedal depressed the vehicle accelerated independently and caused the contact to strike another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was driven home. The contact stated that this was the third time the exact same failure occurred, causing him to strike other vehicles.…
Crash reported
ODI 10971920
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Today, 04/12/14, at around 11:55 a.m., i had my fourth experience of unintended acceleration in my 2009 toyota tacoma. The first two incidents i had not reported. The third incident i did report to toyota, they examined my truck and found nothing they thought would cause the acceleration. Today, i was approaching a busy intersection during a street festival in the downtown section of my home town. My truck did not…
ODI 10579365
Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated as he attempted to pull into a parallel parking spot, the vehicle accelerated on its own, with so much force, he had to use all of his strength in his legs to stand on the brake pedal, until he could shift into neutral and the engine decelerated. The consumer stated since january, the acceleration has occurred about a…
ODI 10575617
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, he approached a stop signal. After the brake pedal depressed the vehicle surged and crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained no injuries. The vehicle was driven from the scene. Nhtsa recall campaign id number 09v388000 (speed control) was not related or associated with the recall. The unexpected acceleration…
Crash reported
ODI 10551087
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving south on i/s 95 in attleboro, ma at about 2:45 pm on 6/6/13 in a 2009 toyota tacoma pickup. My wife was in the passenger seat and the only other passenger in the vehicle. I was traveling at about 60 mph and moved to the right lane to take exit 2 onto rt 1a southbound. The cruise control was on and engaged. When i flipped the lever to disengage (cancel) the cruise control the truck did not start to slow…
Crash reported
ODI 10519282
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was coming into a right handed corner on dry pavement doing 45mph (less than the suggested speed for the corner). As i let off the throttle and turned into the corner the vehicles stability control kicked in causing the truck to go straight. I had to fight against the steering wheel and managed to overpower the stability control but by then i was in the on-coming lane. *tr
ODI 10509210
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact was entering a residential driveway and as the accelerator pedal was released, the vehicle sudden accelerated rapidly. There was also an abnormal increase in engine roms. The vehicle crashed into the side of the residence. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would send an investigator to further assess the failure. The failure mileage was…
Crash reported
ODI 10464068
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. One year later, the contact experienced an abnormal acceleration while shifting into drive with the brakes depressed. He was able to stop the acceleration failure by shifting into neutral and shutting off the…
ODI 10435529
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while attempting to park and depressing the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a pole. The contact stated that the brake and accelerator pedals were too close together and she has simultaneously depressed both pedals causing the abnormal acceleration. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10372692
Vehicle Speed Control
Using the cruise control, set at 61mph, climbing a small hill, the truck downshifted at least 3 times, revving the engine to over 5000 rpm. It startled me. My first reaction was to shift to neutral, but i knew that would cause the engine to over rev. I lifted the cruise control to shut it off, and the engine speed dropped. I drove a while with the cruise off, then retried it. On the first hill the same thing…
ODI 10358249
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer because he was experiencing issues when he was shifting gears. The technicians modified the accelerator pedal. After the accelerator pedal was modified he was driving approximately 35 mph when it became difficult for him to engage the pedal. The dealer stated that they would replace the pedal; however, the vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10368575
Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2009 toyota tacoma and when the vehicle is stopped for example at a red light the vehicle rpm will increase and the vehicle will then lurch forward. Fortunately my foot in on the brake. The vehicle also has a whining noise from the rear of the vehicle that has been identified by toyota regional reps as a whining noise from the differential at 50 to 70 mph. Taken back 3 times to dealer they say its normal…
ODI 10413688
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving 60 mph the vehicle accelerated without a warning. The contact was able to control the speed and stop the acceleration by depressing the brake pedal. On a separate occasion, while driving in reverse from a driveway with the brakes depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact had to use extreme force on the brake pedal to stop the unintended…
ODI 10342667
Vehicle Speed Control
Today i was on rt 50 in western fairfax county, va stopped and waiting to make a left hand turn onto centreville rd. All of a sudden my toyota tacoma 09 surged forward and gently hit the stopped full size truck in front of me. The gentlemen in the full size truck got out and saw no damage on his truck. I had some minor scratches on the front bumper and on the front license plate. No one was hurt so we did not report…
Crash reported
ODI 10332652
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving in reverse at a very low speed, the vehicle surged backward resulting in a crash. There was no police report filed and no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop to have the body work performed. The vehicle was in the process of being examined for the failure. The failure and current mileages were approximately 18,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10331234
Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota tacoma truck. This is a second "failure" report due to rapid acceleration. First report was made on 12/03/09 or 12/04/09 to you for same problem. Your case # [xxx]. Nhtsa id # [xxx]. See also 10294490 and 10367974. *dsy on april 13, 2010 at 1:25 pm i was leaving a commercial parking lot in my tacoma truck. I backed out of the parking space in reverse, came to a stop, and then moved the shift lever down…
ODI 10325627
Vehicle Speed Control
Unintended acceleration in a 2009 toyota tacoma. While shifting from the 3rd to 4th gear, the engine stayed at high speed even though my foot was off accelerator pedal. I was able to get the truck off the road with the engine off. After getting out of traffic, i restarted the engine and it was still racing. I turned it off and restarted it about 1-2 minutes later and it was normal. *tr
ODI 10324176
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shifted out of gear and accelerated on its own. The contact was able to control the vehicle by applying the brakes and stop the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and could not duplicate the failure and stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000. The current mileage was…
ODI 10344980
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While the contact was turning into his garage , driving 10 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact was able to apply the vehicles brakes to stop the acceleration. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 6000.
ODI 10318473
Vehicle Speed Control
Dealer fails to admit that there is a problem. They could not reproduce the complains in a road test and insist there are no recalls. The vehicle races and is very difficult to stop at times. They adjusted the transmission but the problem is worse now. I have almost gone through a building because i could not stop the vehicle. 4 others have driven the truck and complain of the same difficulty. *tr
ODI 10317622
Driveline · Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota tacoma gas pedal stuck on freeway on our 16 year old son. We had taught him from seeing toyota on the news to put it in neutral and get to the side of the road, which he did successfully. The truck was towed to thousand oaks toyota, they stated nothing was wrong and asked for my son to "drive it with a technician and try to replicate the problem". We sold it back to them, lost $8500 dollars, the dealer…
ODI 10319362
Vehicle Speed Control
My complaint is related to the toyota recall, the accelerator pedal on my toyota tacoma 09 got stuck while driving on the golden state 5 fwy where i miraculously avoided an accident by pulling back the pedal with the tip of my shoe. *tr
ODI 10317403
Vehicle Speed Control
I experienced a case of uncontrollable acceleration in my 2009 toyota tacoma. It occurred on feb 25, 2010. I started my vehicle in my garage normally. My foot is on the brake. I let it idle for a short while until the idle rate went under 1500 rpms. I shifted it into reverse and the idle speed went under 1000 rpms. Foot is still on the brake. I let it back out of the garage onto the driveway and then onto the street…
ODI 10317039