1. Toyota Tacoma
  2. Problems
  3. 2011
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2011 Toyota Tacoma Vehicle Speed Control Problems

7
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 7 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • cruise control · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 5, 2017 · 33,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I started my tacoma in park, with my foot on the brake i put it into reverse, the engine and then started to accelerate very fast, spinning the tires, it was on asphalt with some sand. I pressed down harder on the brake to keep it in place and shifted back to park, at which point the engine rpms went back to idle. When i returned to reverse everything was behaving normally. The truck had been in my heated garage for…

    ODI 10958781

  • June 28, 2016 · 63,000 miles

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. While driving 2 mph, the contact pulled the vehicle into a parking space and suddenly accelerated approximately 18 feet before crashing into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. There were two injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 13v014000 (air bags,…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10881533

  • January 6, 2015 · 23,750 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I am writing about a sudden acceleration problem i had with my 2011 4x4 tacoma. On january 6th, i was returning from an appointment. I left the parking lot going about 10-20mph, i drove 1/10th of a mile down the access road when i went to brake at the intersection. As soon as i touched the brake the engine dramatically increased its speed and the truck started to accelerate. I immediately applied full pressure to…

    ODI 10691015

  • February 10, 2014 · 31,200 miles

    Structure · Vehicle Speed Control

    While pulling my truck into the garage, i applied the brake. I was slowing down and heard the acceleration traction control turn on and my truck lunged forward about one to two feet. The front of my truck hit against some items in my garage and broke my headlight housing on the passenger side and scratched my bumper. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10563812

  • September 23, 2013 · 29,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Have noticed this issue ever since purchasing the vehicle new, but it was most obvious on the first long mountainous road trip this week: with cruise control engaged when beginning up steep inclines, the cruise control guns the engine, pushing the vehicle to speeds nearly 5mph over the cruise control set speed. Was traveling interstate highways, so by "steep" i mean nothing more than interstate standards. It is an…

    ODI 10546059

  • April 24, 2012 · 6,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when there was a rapid increase in acceleration and engine rpms. The malfunction occurred unexpectedly when the cruise control was in activation. The vehicle came to a stop once the brake pedal was engaged and then resumed normally. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The…

    ODI 10456310

  • November 2, 2011 · 6,900 miles

    Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Sudden unintended acceleration. Time was 6:55 am. I was on work property having just turned left from a light. I was 5 th car in line to make a right turn. All cars were stopped. My foot was lightly pressing break. The next thing i know, my truck was ramming the suv in front of me. No way my foot could have touched gas pedal...it was a traffic jam. It's like this every morning. I contacted toyota right away. They…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10450020