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NHTSA launches investigation over another Toyota product with unintentional acceleration

04/09/2008, 4:50 PM

By Drew Johnson

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it has launched an investigation involving Toyota’s Tacoma pickup truck. The investigation stems from several complaints that the Tacoma suffers from unintentional acceleration.

According to the Detroit Free Press, in all, the NHTSA has received 33 complaints about the pickup, 8 of which resulted in accidents. However, despite the complaints, a mechanical reason for the unintentional accelerations has yet to be found.

Toyota is no stranger to such allegations as the Japanese automaker has been accused with producing vehicles that exhibit unintentional acceleration four times in the last year. One such investigation, involving the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES 350, even prompted a recall. That recall was due to floor mats that could jam under the accelerator, causing the pedal to get wedged.

The Tacoma has been under recent fire during the last few months as a rusting problem has forced Toyota to buy back some of the afflicted trucks. The rusting issue effected Tacomas produced between 1995 and 2000 whereas the new problem is said to only impact 2006 and 2007 models.

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04/09, 4:52 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Die Toyota, you overrated POS.

04/09, 4:58 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

trip5 your up.

04/09, 4:59 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

So now we have rusted frames, unintentional acceleration, sludge, faulty camry trannies, shattering corolla windows, tundra camshafts breaking and insufficiently hard driveshafts and broken tailgates, etc etc etc
………… AND STILL …………
tripleonefive will trumpet the superiority of Toyota. And he’ll claim his “10 year rull” does not apply to Toyota too
.
My take on Toyota is the same as my take (and experience) with Honda: both build decent vehicles, but they are not dream cars by any means, and the ownership experience is not better or worse than a GM or Ford.

04/09, 5:06 PM

posted by:

Commodore

400horseSS – thanks for spreading the word on that link

04/09, 5:06 PM

posted by:

DeansterTJ

LOL @ 400, all the slurs in the world won’t stop your job from going to Mexico and China! Ass-splunking fag.

04/09, 5:07 PM

posted by:

jumpoffit

well how about that- atleast i just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico

04/09, 5:11 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

First I want to say that you are all gay for waiting for my response lol
Lets see some more unintentional acceleration BC people can’t secure their mats to the floor or don’t check them after they get their car washed
This is an investigation which means nothing has been proven yet Toyota being too nice to consumers will probably cut the mats and recall the entire line unnecessarily
Lets just say that something is found didn’t the GM trucks catch on fire a couple months back?? How soon we forget huh
AND does this truck make the worst cars list like the GMs on that list in one of the other thread s??
UH the answer is NO
Sit down

04/09, 5:14 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Its not ten years and still they are a better buy then a GM
Sludge Unproven
Accelaration Unproven
Crack windows from a loose bolt ?? Please
Show me where the Caliber the Cobalt(with its aibag problems ) and the Focus are recommended over the Corolla
or Honda Civic
Camry tranny SHOW ME PLEASE and then show me where the Malibu is a proven reliable car over the Camry
Oh and by the way Im a honda fan ha
Youll never win

04/09, 5:19 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Notice 1115 is now disassociating himself with Toyota.

04/09, 5:26 PM

posted by:

jonstew

Looks like people are already trying to start an argument with 1115….come on guys, Arguing on the internet and acting like a dick is like winning a gold metal in the special Olympics….you might have won but you are still retarded (which seems to be par for the course for about 70 to 80% of the people who post on here)! Who cares if Toyota is having a recall problem unless you own one it shouldn’t matter. Perceived quality with good resale value still beats perceived unreliability with low resale value.

04/09, 5:27 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Um if you have followed my postings Which i know you have since you are waiting for me to post i have said numerous times that Im a Honda Acura fan
Toyota and Honda are the reason that americans have relaible cars on the roads
I think you need to check some past posts before you talk your bull****
Even if I believed this nonsense Honda would get all of the sales not GM lol
Your precious american companies still lose no matter what

04/09, 5:37 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Jump in front of a bus D-bagger.

04/09, 5:40 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Trip5 nice try, Yota is dying admit it.

04/09, 5:44 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

LMAO…can’t even get the basics right, can ya Toy Ota?!? :-P Yet more proof that Toy Ota can’t build a decent vehicle.

04/09, 6:14 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

You know what cracks me up on the thread with the rusted out Tacoma frames someone posted a link to a Tacoma forum where people were talking about their rust issues and half the posts said “I love my Toyota truck. My frame is rusted thru and almost snapping in half and a piece of road debris shot thru my rusted floorboard, but I love my Toyota!

That’s what you call brainwashed.n Also have to love Toyota’s announcement which stressed that it is “not a recall” and that it affect only a “small number of vehicle … 813,000 Tacomas.” 1115 would blow a blood vessel jacking off if GM released the same statement.

04/09, 6:27 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

400 Gas guzzler Show me some evidence that Toyota is dieing ? Then show me proof that GM is growing
Even if they were then the sales would just go to Honda GM wont get a piece of it lol
Lets see 20 plus years and counting GM is unreliable on ALL porducts
Toyota MAYBE 1 year The only thing that was proven was the Sequioa/Tacoma recall Thats the same vehicle.
The Camry hasnt been shown and Commo couldnt even find it Engine sludge rust floor mats please a bolt in the window Go get a new bolt at the dealer and have it replaced

04/09, 6:32 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Not 1 year, 10 years. Rusty Tacomas since 1995. Sludge in early 2000s. 03/04 Corolla windows. Dude, get a grip and learn how to read a calendar.

04/09, 6:33 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

1115, by your 10 year rule, you must now admit that your venerable beloved Toyota builds ****ty cars. Be a man and own up to it.

04/09, 6:34 PM

posted by:

Kaizen

1115, you might find this offensive, and I commend your loyalty, but you really need calm down with the ‘Toyota is God” stuff. Toyota makes mistakes like anyone else.

04/09, 7:02 PM

posted by:

jayjc08

tripleonefive- GMC Acadia, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky sales have been surging nearly 20% every quarter since they’ve been out. The Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Enclave and Saturn Aura demand has exceeded expectations, and GM has been forced to open up a third shift to its Delta Township plant. The Buick Lucerne has claimed 1/4 of the full sized market, while Toyota Avalon sales have been thinning.

The Ford Edge has steadily been increasing sales since it’s release. Currently, it’s the number one selling mid-sized SUV in the United States. Ford Fusion sales have also seen steady increases, great reviews and excellent reliability. Car and Driver ranked the Ford Fusion only second to the Honda Accord. CR has commended it for it’s excellent first year reliability ratings. JD Powers ranked it first among mid sized sedans in 2006 for appeal. It’s also set the Land Speed record for a Hydrogen Vehicle at over 200 miles per hour. The Mustang GT continues to flourish in terms of sales, reliability and sales.

I have plenty more, and sources if you’d like them.

04/09, 7:07 PM

posted by:

jayjc08

And what about the Sienna recall? or the rust on the Tacoma’s? Or the sludge in hundreds of thousands of their engines? Or wheels falling off Honda’s? Or windows shattering on Matrix’s (which, although it was a recall on the Pontiac version, it was Toyota’s fault as the mechanics come from the Corolla)? Or hundreds of reports coming in yearly about their Toyota’s getting stuck at the throttle? They’ve all been proven, and they’ve already been recalled. And this recall? Sure isn’t floor mats this time…

The Tacoma uses totally different floormats and floor pedals than any other Toyota production vehicles.

04/09, 7:30 PM

posted by:

Commodore

Hahahahahahahaha 1115. You made my day
I loved EVERY single one of your excuses on everything from the sludge and acceleration issues (which haven’t been “proven” even though Toy issued recalls for the other cars they made affected by this and issued a statement admitting the sludge issue) to the 100,000s of recalls from Toy for other issues. One you missed is the Civic’s wheels falling off. O, and the rust. You pointed to problems with American cars which, at BEST, proves that Toy and GM have the same amount of problems. How does this “prove” that Toy is better? How does is prove that Toy has better quality than GM? It doesn’t!! You are bashing GM for what they have done 10 years ago, when Toy is going through the same problems RIGHT NOW. Toy’s supposedly reliable vehicles that can go 200,000+ miles are breaking down after only 8 years as we saw with the Tacoma

04/09, 8:56 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Never said Toyota was godly or god like but they are worth more and more reliable than the american competition That still reaigns true
Toyota hasnt been unreliable for ten years One questionable year with the Sequoia/ Tacoma and thats it READ
GMC Acadia, Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky sales have been surging nearly 20% every quarter since they’ve been out. The Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Enclave and Saturn Aura demand has exceeded expectations,
* Have they taken people out of their import cars ???
he Ford Edge has steadily been increasing sales since it’s release. Currently, it’s the number one selling mid-sized SUV in the United States. Ford Fusion sales have also seen steady increases, great reviews and excellent reliability
* More reliable than the Pilot or Accord ? If so where is the proof ??First year rating means nothing and JD is pay for play Commo has admitted to lagreeing with CR but only when they bash TOyota so thats irrelevant but they have a best worst list and Toyota and Honda are on the best while GM is on the worst
Please send links I would love to see where it is recommended that a coonsumjer should buy the Acadia or Edge over the Pilot or that those cars are worth more
Ill wait
What abou tthe fires in GM truck the roof flying off the vette the power steering in the DTS Lucerne THe Equinox the Cobalt The Chrysler recalls along with the recent Ford recall s?the Grand Prix and Buick recalls
Where does it say that when Honda or Toyota have a recall that makes GM equal or better to them when GM has made crap for 20 plus years and counting and stilll have lower resalea snd are on the Worst car lists when Toyota Honda are on the best car lists ??
loved EVERY single one of your excuses on everything from the sludge and acceleration issues (which haven’t been “proven” even though
* you showed some fan site nothing official from a car website Im still waiting for that. A bunch of people complaining about their cars dues to poor maintanence doesnt count
How does is prove that Toy has better quality than GM?
* check the cars resale reliability rating Also check the best used cars vs the worst used and see the worst list FLOODED with GM vehicles
GM has been an unreliable bnrand for 20 years and Toyota has some questionable recalls (Rust please sludge come on) and in your mind that makes GM better than them when GM hasnt proven they can make a reliable car that can go the distance
You say Im bias but you and other americans are biased toward GM even though its proven with resale reliability that GM makes an inferior vehicle

04/09, 9:01 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Whats next My Camry has a bent rim You will say Its proven unreliable bc there is a fansite that has owners with bent Camry rims
The Malibu is better even thought the Camry is still worth more and has been out for years That bent rim makes GM better lol
I love your thinking It takes more than one year of recalls to make GM better or even equal to Toyota
Its not like GMs arent still being recalled and its not like people are rushing to trade in their Toyotas for Gms lol

04/09, 9:27 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

mayer_ray_nagin: ROFL!!! :-D So G-d damn true. Everything you said is 100% accurate.

04/09, 9:38 PM

posted by:

lucklaster

1115:
whatever your drinking – I’ll have two when I go to my mother in laws.

04/09, 10:36 PM

posted by:

Carwatcher

400Horsess You could not have said it better. The worse part about this is people will continue to buy these boring over rated cars.

04/09, 10:39 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

you must now admit that your venerable beloved Toyota builds ****ty cars- *Proof please
There is however proof that Honda and toyota outsells and out last GM competition KBB and any car magazine says so You must be a man and admit that

04/10, 8:50 AM

posted by:

Fletch

Nowadays the build and part quality is almost equal in the auto industry. The decision of what car to purchase should come down to features, price, preference.

In my opinion, the Honda Civic is still the most reliable car one can buy.

04/10, 9:15 AM

posted by:

Buhbye

I know two former Toyota owners who would never buy another Toyota.
1. Sienna owner. Blown motor at 52k miles due to sludge. Toyota paid part of the bill. 2nd motor went to 110k miles and siezed up due to sludge. Owner showed oil change receipts to dealer, but dealer would not pay anything towards another motor. Reason: oil not changed by Toyota.
She now drives an Explorer – got 200,000 miles out of her previous Explorer. Oil changed at discount dealers.
2. Toyota pick-up owner. Transmission problems and rusted frame at 90,000 miles. Said he was ‘cured’ of the Japanese car myth. Went back to driving F150’s.

04/10, 9:40 AM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Wow two people thats a lot what about the thousands of people who switched and bought Japanese and havent gone back to domestics
Two people with bad Siennas? That % is high
Nice try though

04/10, 11:50 AM

posted by:

lamboz get a life

triplefagboy-earlier you said “sit down” Is this so we can see you eye to eye you little fat ****.

04/10, 11:54 AM

posted by:

lamboz get a life

triplefagboy is not a Toyota fanboy, he is obsessed with Honda’/acura’s to the point of being a psycho path. You should liten to you Mom when she tells you to not miss your next doctors appointment. She is worried you spend too much time on the computer stealing wireless from the Panera Bread across the street from the trailer park.
What’s with you new friend jonstew, does he not realize your hatred beyond cars for America?

04/10, 4:18 PM

posted by:

C6Racer

Moving on…

04/10, 9:35 PM

posted by:

The Stig

What about intentional acceleration? Last time I drove a Toyota that was a problem.

04/10, 11:51 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

I don’t buy “unintended acceleration.”

Just
A
Nitwit
Is
Tripleonefluffer’s
Only
Role

04/11, 9:37 AM

posted by:

injunraiv

LOL ^^

04/11, 2:00 PM

posted by:

sharpie

Another case of “Audi”

04/11, 2:54 PM

posted by:

injunraiv

I don’t tend to believe the unintended acceleration thing, either. I’ve heard of people who swear they’ve had it happen to them, but I think there is probably some driver inspired cause. I’m just enjoying watching toyota (and by proxy, 1115) squirm.

04/11, 7:28 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

I dont have to squirm like you do in a (gay) bar when you and JJT hang out
I have the facts sales resale reliability on my side If GM is was so good why are they struggling ? why are they still having recalls for things like fires in their best selling worst used car list trucks ?
You guys have still yet to prove that GM makes reliable cars ? WHERE is the proof
Toyota and Honda have solid fact backing them up what does GM have ? Euro trash asshole a Janitor a mayor a psycho who named himself after another poster and a liar who tries to twist facts around and fails
LOL Japanese car are superior and its just sad that you cant admit it Ill keep reminding you

04/11, 7:45 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

Just
Another
Nitwit
Is
Tripleonefluffer’s
Only
Role

04/14, 5:35 PM

posted by:

injunraiv

LOL, a Honda driver calling me gay…

04/17, 9:15 PM

posted by:

bigp

i told everyone that toyota was ****.

05/12, 9:28 PM

posted by:

mako88

Hello

For anyone that is getting a hard time from Toyota in terms of the Toyota Tacoma Frames rusting out please try this website The Center for Auto Safety It has alot of valuable information on it and you can file a complaint if you wish. Another website is Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) | U.S. Department of Transportation file a complaint and they will start investigating your complaint. Hopefully this can help alot get many of these defective vehicles off the road and correct corporate irresponsibility.
Thanks

 
 
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