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 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
This is my second complaint concerning my 2009 toyota tacoma. The other was a transmission problem, however, this frightening experience was different. I was doing about 65mph on the expressway when i pushed the accelerator. The truck did not accelerate, but instead the engine revved up very high. The rpm's dropped when i took my foot off the accelerator. I was so frightened that i pulled over to the side of the…
ODI 10317359
Vehicle Speed Control
I received a recall notice from toyota around september of last year. In this letter they said they would contact me about the accelerator problem with this vehicle. Now i am hearing about people with the accelerators sticking in the wide open position and other problems, so i don't know if i even want to drive this truck anymore. Should i park this truck until i hear from them? This is crazy. *tr
ODI 10317102
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Purchased new toyota tacoma trd sport in aug 2009 with zero miles. All seemed ok, other than a few frustrating cab rattles here and there. However, i also noticed that as my truck neared more miles (7,000 current), i now have to press on the brake pedal a bit harder, yet when i brought this up to the dealer, they stated all was normal and could not replicate. I've had a couple of instances where i've had to press…
ODI 10318522
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. He purchased the vehicle on april 20, 2010. While driving the vehicle home on the date it was purchased while he approached a stop sign with his foot on the brake. The vehicle accelerated as he kept his foot on the brake until the vehicle slowed down. He took the vehicle to the dealer and he asked if the brake pedal was too close to the gas pedal. The dealer stated that…
Crash reported
ODI 10315163
Vehicle Speed Control
Truck surges forward after backing up and then driving forward or turning wheel from stopped position and then driving forward (i.e. After filling up with gas). *tr
ODI 10310596
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2009 toyota tacoma. I have had 3 instances where the truck would hunch up at a stop light like someone was pressing on the gas pedal as i was on the brake pedal. In the last case the truck was being driven out of a church parking lot at a low speed and the vehicle took off and lost control and hit a car. I personally inspected the floormat entrapment the floormat was not even close to the pedal. I have been…
Crash reported
ODI 10311822
Vehicle Speed Control
While attempting to come to a stop on a highway exit ramp, when i applied firm pressure to the brake about half way down the ramp, the engine accelerated unexpectedly and the rear wheels on my truck began to spin and slip. Although the truck was slowing down it could not come to a complete stop and struck a stopped vehicle at the end of the ramp at slow speed. With extreme pressure on the brake the truck remained…
Crash reported
ODI 10301701
Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling into a parking space at hy-vee grocery store in mount pleasant, ia at a low rate of speed(<5mph) my 09' toyota tacoma accelerated into a grocery cart stall. I had applied the brakes with no results and after a one second lull the truck accelerated quickly into the movable obstruction. I have had previous concerns about the rate of acceleration by the amount of pressure applied to the acceleratior. There have…
Crash reported
ODI 10298159
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We were going to park the toyota tacoma truck in our garage and it all of a sudden accelerated ,increasing the speed which caused us to hit a tree and the neighbors cement wall. *cw
Crash reported
ODI 10302566
Vehicle Speed Control
Five months old 2009 toyota tacoma prerunner, v6 5-speed automatic transmission. Had made short trip from home and was returning. Proceeding down slight grade about three blocks from home manually downshifted from drive to 4th. Seeing red signal several blocks ahead downshifted again to 3rd, then 2nd, slowing enough so as to have green light at intersection. Made braking right turn at intersection, aware from…
ODI 10296245
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact attempted to shift gear into neutral and the rpms suddenly increased to 4500. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 8636. Updated 1/4/10 *cn the consumer stated he had the truck running in park while he retrieved his mail. When he returned to the truck, he put his foot on the…
ODI 10294490
Vehicle Speed Control
While shifting my 2009 toyota tacoma from park into drive there was a brief sudden acceleration which required me to apply maximum brake pressure to keep the truck from moving forward. This incident occurred in a school parking lot and there were other vehicles in front of me. *tr
ODI 10294084
Vehicle Speed Control
On tuesday, november 3, 2009, i was coming out of a stop light and the throttle went to full open and stuck. (2009 tacoma - just a year old) i am a conservative driver and do not gun the engine. I was pulling into the intersection gradually and hadn't even let the clutch out all the way yet to shift out of first when the throttle when to full. (thank goodness i have a standard!) i babied the clutch to give me just…
ODI 10291337
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving 40 mph the consumer accelerated the vehicle and accelerator pedal became stuck. The vehicle was shifted into neutral, but the engine revved so he shifted it back into drive. Recalling recent news broadcasts he then pulled the floor mat away from the pedals, and then the vehicle returned to a normal state. A technician from the dealer stated that the floor mats…
ODI 10291232
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma doublecab lg bd. While driving 55 mph the vehicle began accelerating without intention. He had to exert great force to remove the floor-mat, because it was stuck under the accelerator pedal. He was able to regain vehicle control. The failure and current mileages were 23,000.
ODI 10291049
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated while sitting idle with the engine running, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms to 4000 for approximately three minutes. The vehicle then resumed normal idling. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated the failure occurred approximately three times before taking the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the…
ODI 10329722
Vehicle Speed Control
I was on my way to work in my new (3 months old) 2009 toyota tacoma. I was about one block from home when i was approaching a red light. As i was braking for the red light and the engine suddenly sped up on it's own. I had to press down very hard on the brakes to stop the car, but wheels were still spinning cause the brakes to smoke. (i could see the smoke in my rear view mirror. I had to put the car in park to…
ODI 10288703
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 95 mph without intention. He had to shift the vehicle into neutral to decelerate. He then restarted the vehicle and resumed normal operation.the vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection. A technician speculated that the cause of the failure was either a computerized system reset or a floor mat…
ODI 10284131
Vehicle Speed Control
As the vehicle is coming to a stop and i am putting on the brake, the engine revs up uncontrollably. My foot is pressed hard on the brake, and is nowhere near the accelerator. The only way i can stop it is to quickly put it into neutral. I keep it in neutral and keep pressing my left foot hard on the brake. After it revs up to about 6000 rpm, it finally goes back to idle. This has happened on four different…
ODI 10314183
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving 70 mph on a hill with the cruise control activated, the vehicle changed gears and the rpms increased rapidly. The failure has occurred approximately 20 times. The dealer was contacted, test drove the vehicle and duplicated the failure; yet, they said that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 6000…
ODI 10312014
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota tacoma 4x4 crew pickup truck with auto transmission and v6 engine accelerated unexpectedly to over 80 mph, then later on the same trip it happened again. I was on a long straight stretch of interstate the second time so i allowed the truck to accelerate to approximately 95 mph at which time i stopped the truck again. The first time it happened, i had disengaged the cruise control due to a slower car in…
ODI 10290758
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerator sticks when i let off the gas pedal. Pedal does not stay physically depressed, it just doesn't slow down. If i push in clutch, engine races and rpm stays high. Dealer told me this was engineered into the vehicle to "assist with shifting". *tr
ODI 10310932
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
While in cruise at 70mph on interstate highway,vehicle shifts down from drive to second. Thus redlining the engine.brought this to the attention of toyota and their answer was,"vehicle is operating properly and is doing what it is designed to do". So they are telling me that they have designed a vehicle that is designed to shift down to second, not third at 70mph. *tr
ODI 10293233
Electrical · Power Train · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. · Vehicle Speed Control
My husband and i purchase a toyota tacoma double cab 4x4 2009, on friday may 22, 2009, and we are having problems with the transmission and the radio. When we are slowing down to turn on a curve and when we depress the accelerator the transmission downshifts into what appears to be the 1st gear. The engine will race up to a higher rmp as the car suddenly slows down. This is definitely a safety hazard. This possess a…
ODI 10272711
Vehicle Speed Control
I was dring 40mph and the throttle/accelerator got stuck as i tried to pass another car. I had to slam on the brakes as i almost crashed against another vheicle. Even then, the truck continued until i slammed on the brakes a second time and shifted the gear into parking in the middle of the street. *tr
ODI 10267437