1995 Toyota Tercel Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 51 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 61,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1995 Toyota Tercel, 4% of the 51 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 61,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My 1995 Toyota Tercel experienced a sudden acceleration episode nearly 2 years ago. I was entering a main road when I noticed the vehicle began to accelerate. I repeatedly pressed the brake, but the vehicle would not respond. Fortunately, there were no other vehicles around me at the time, and when I totally realized that the speed was increasing from about 30 MPH to about 45 or 50 MPH, and I had no control of the vehicle, I put in park, (it has automatic transmission) it made a strong noise, and the car suddenly halted. …”
NHTSA complaint #10314458, filed 2010-02, 98,000 miles“I was stopped on the freeway in traffic that had stopped, and I was several feet away from the vehicle in front of me. All of a sudden the gas pedal engaged and my car lunged forward. I pressed on the brake as hard as I could but it did not stop it, so I pulled up the hand brake but not before I had hit the rear bumper of the car in front of me. I was ticketed for following too close which was not the case. I explained to the officer what happened when my gas pedal unexpectedly caused to car to accelerate but all he said is that I better get it fixed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10229825, filed 2008-06, 25,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1995 Toyota Tercel
17 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 Toyota Tercel
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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