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Toyota Tacoma Vehicle Speed Control Problems

613
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

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 613 stored complaint records:

  • 180 indicate a crash
  • 48 indicate injury
  • 3 indicate fire
  • 3 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi284
30–60k mi108
60–100k mi86
100–150k mi43
150–400k mi20

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 2, 2020 · 5,500 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was drivin in the highway 65 m/h and i was using the cruise control, just as it passed through the ezpass toll booth the pre-collision system activated and brake abruptly,i also feel that when you drive about 60 miles per hour you apply the brake i feel small vibrations in the car and finally the 4x4 control knob is close to the fan knob and by mistake i connected the 4x4 when i want to turn on the fan i think it…

    ODI 11306435

    2019 records in this system

  • December 13, 2019 · 160,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Under moderate acceleration while turning left, the vehicle surged and continued to accelerate unintentionally. Forceful braking was applied to avoid an accident and gradually slow the vehicle.

    ODI 11288911

    2001 records in this system

  • December 1, 2019 · 181,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On december 1, 2019 i was backing into a gas station fill up spot. As i let off the gas to apply pressure to the brakes the truck revved up and started accelerating in reverse. I applied as much pressure to the brakes as possible only to continue accelerating in reverse. I could fill the truck's brakes attempting to stop the vehicle but the truck's back tires are squealing over powering the brakes. I finally come to…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11301583

    2006 records in this system

  • October 24, 2019 · 130,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was stopped at a drive through, finished my transaction vehicle was in park. I placed my right foot on the brake and moved the shift lever to drive. The vehicle immediately accelerated at full throttle. I was able to stop within 2 car lengths and no collision was incurred.

    ODI 11278802

    2007 records in this system

  • September 15, 2019 · 12,957 miles

    Forward Collision Avoidance · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota tacoma. While driving 72 mph with the cruise control activated, the speed erroneously increased to more than 90 mph. Also, the collision avoidance system malfunctioned and did not slow down or stop the vehicle when approaching a second vehicle. In addition, while the cruise control was activated, the vehicle would suddenly decelerate after the cruise control erroneously…

    ODI 11256082

    2018 records in this system

  • July 10, 2019 · 6,500 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    With laser cruise control on, vehicle will suddenly slam on the brakes and release with no other vehicles in front of it. This has happened 8 or 9 times in the time i have owned the truck. I have taken it back to the dealer 4 times for this problem, only to be told that they cannot duplicate it and nothing was done to repair the problem. The next day i received a recall notice to bring the truck to toyota to repair…

    ODI 11230918

    2018 records in this system

  • July 4, 2019 · 67,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Driving on the interstate 70 mph, engine quits. 2 dash lights come on truck maxes out at 40mph out of nowhere. Pulled over shut truck off and started it up no ran fine note: check eng light is now on. Bad gas diagnosis. Gas replaced happens 1 more time. Diagnosed with bad fuel injectors not covered under extended warranty, cause was bad gas. The loss of power happened 2 other times.

    ODI 11230835

    2016 records in this system

  • May 24, 2019 · 2,975 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I just called my dealer for a 6 month service appt and was informed about a recall on my vehicle that is not shown in your website tool. My toyota tacoma 2018 was recalled for "kob millimeter radar sensor" which reportedly could affect braking. Your site is not reporting this recall on my vehicle but the dealer is.

    ODI 11209775

    2018 records in this system