2008 Toyota Tacoma vehicle speed control problems
85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2008 Toyota Tacoma — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Runaway vehicle reported friday, 04/24/2020. Happened again friday 05/01/2020, and today 05/04/2020. Six times now I have reported. Friday and today I was backing out of driveway. Started up, had foot on brake, put in reverse, and throttle went wide open. Turned switch off, put in park, and started…”
filed May 4, 2020
“My toyota tacoma will suddenly accelerate from a dead stop. I was stopped at a stop sign and the engine sped up; I had both feet on the brakes, back wheels spinning. I put it into neutral and it went back to normal. Another time I was backing into a parking space and it did it again, in reverse!…”
filed Jul 20, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicle Speed ControlCampaign 09V388000 · Oct 5, 2009
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 5 | 6% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 8 | 9% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 12 | 6% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 19 | 9% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 11 | 5% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 10 | 3% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 9 | 9% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 4 | 4% |
| 2013 Tacoma | 8 | 6% |
| 2012 Tacoma | 22 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Toyota Tacoma
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.