2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY FILED 13 COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP, KEPT GETTING FASTER AND FASTER TURNED KEY OFF TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY PUT A SHIM ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THEN TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY NOTE MY ACCOUNT AND WILL NOT INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NO ONE WILL LOOK INTO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SO FAST. WHY IT GOT WORSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES? TOYOTA IS TOTALLY NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUS AT ALL. *DT

TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NOT SURE WHAT IS DETERMINED TO BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS. MY EXPERIENCE, TODAY(3-22-10) I CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT, AN WAS GIVEN A DATE FOR THREE WEEKS LATER(4-9-10). IF THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATING DEFECT, I WOULD THINK TOYOTA WOULD HAVE DEALERS ON EXTENDED HOURS AND SATURDAYS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THEY HAVE IN THE RECALL. *DT

I HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008, WILL LEAVING THE BANK, I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, AND THE FLOOR MAT CAME UP OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESTRICTING ME FROM FULLY PRESSING DOWN THE PEDAL. I COULD NOT STOP, I TURNED MY TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE CURB AND NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE CURB AND RAN UP ON THE SIDE WALK. WHILE MOVING SLOWLY I QUICKLY REMOVED THE MAT FROM OVER THE PEDAL, AND BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TODAY COINCIDENTLY ASKING ME TO TURN IN MY TRUCK FOR RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ,PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING FOR A DISTANCE OF OF 15 MILES. THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER NOTIFIED AND REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE POLICE WHILE THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT OCCURRENCES OF ABNORMAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 35-65 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,411.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SENSITIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 680. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

SUMMER 2009, 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS, THEN RESUMED NORMAL DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD IT WAS FLOORMATS. REMOVED FLOORMATS AND LATER RECIEVED FLOORMAT RECALL NOTICE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GOING 10MPH DOWN DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE HAD ACCELARATION BURST ALMOST CAUSING CRASH INTO TREE. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY TALKED OF FLOORMATS. WHEN I STATED I HAD REMOVED THEM PREVIOUSLY, TOYOTA STATED IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE UNRELATED TO THE VEHICLE. SOON ISSUES CAME OUT ON THE NEWS. I AGAIN CONTACTED TOYOTA, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE '08 TUNDRA DID NOT HAVE ISSUES. I GAVE UP THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FAMILY GETTING HURT. ONLY AFTER DID I RECIEVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING 2008 TUNDRAS DID HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES. *TR

I WAS AT THE WALMART IN BOLIVAR, MO 6:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH. GOT IN MY TUNDRA PUT IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AND HIT A YELLOW CONCRETE POST WHILE THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES AND PARKED THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT NIGHT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH, 2010 AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAS ASSESSED THE DAMAGE ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BUT THOSE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ON MARCH 11TH, 2010 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA ON THE TRUCK FOR A ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL APRIL. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THEY CHANGE MY SCHEDULED TIME TO THAT SAME DAY, MARCH 11TH AT 6:00 PM. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS NOT A DRIVER ERROR. I WAS IN A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE STORE SO I WAS NATURALLY BEING CAUTIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN WHAT WAS EXHIBITED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000.