2001 Toyota Tundra Vehicle speed control Problems

“Unintended acceleration while backing up out of a parking space on my mother's 2001 Toyota Tundra limited. The truck hit two parked vehicles in the parking lot. As a passenger I reached over to try to put the truck in neutral but that wasn't working so I turned off the ignition and we stopped. The second vehicle we hit, a ford expedition was forcefully moved over to the next parking spot due to the crash. 911 was called, fire dept and ambulance arrived but police did not show up due to their lack of staff and no injury/death.”

“Faulty apps (accelerator pedal position sensor). Vehicle is designed with a combination of mechanical and drive by wire throttle body. When driving at freeway speeds with steady accelerator pressure, the truck felt as if the fuel cuts off and instantly started to coast. No input from gas pedal when depressed. Truck just idles. This can be extremely dangerous in traffic as there is no input from the accelerator.”

“While passing another vehicle on the interstate, truck began accelerating rapidly going from 65 MPH to 95 MPH in about 3 seconds. Had to apply both feet to brakes to stop truck. It took a half mile to stop and rpms were at 6000, put truck into park -rpms remained, stepped on gas pedal- rpms dropped enough (3500) to get off the road. According to dealership mechanic, the problem was a broken accelerator cable and a factory defect.”

“I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra. It has just about 59,000 miles. When I use the brake to slow down or stop, the truck will stall in traffic. I will have to restart the truck and it will stall. I will try to start it again and I have to gun the engine and hold the brake pedal so as not to crash into something, and hope the truck will move. If I go about 300 feet and apply the brake again, it may stall. I have had it to the dealer 3 separate times for this and each time they tell me it is 'gunk' that needs to be cleaned, or a sticky throttle. …”

“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the carburetor independently opened and caused the vehicle to accelerate backward. The contact attempted to depress the brakes but to no avail. The contact then crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility where repairs were made. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 140,000.”