TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS ALSO OCCURRED 5 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 25,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10
2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FEBRUARY 22, 2010, MY 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ACCELERATED FIERCELY, MY HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE HEADREST. I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT THE CROSSWALK; IF A PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE CROSSWALK I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS SUDDENLY AS IT ACCELERATED. TERRIFYING! MY HEAD STILL ACHES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND REPORTED INCIDENT. THE MANAGER TOOK A FLASH LIGHT AND LOOKED AT THE GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT AND SAID їIT SEEMS TO BE OKAY YOU HAVE THE ??? NEW PEDAL, BUT OUR MECHANIC CAN CHECK IT OUT IF YOU LIKE.ї LEFT CAR AT DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED A CALL LATER THAT DAY THAT MY CAR WAS READY AND THE MASTER MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE MY ISSUE AND I CAN PICK UP MY CAR. SENT EMAILS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE; RECEIVED A CALL FROM PETER, SENIOR REP AND HE SAID I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION AT ANOTHER DEALER. I EXPLAINED I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH THE CROSSWALK; HE ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING SOMEONE FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WOULD PICK UP THE CAR AND CHECK IT OUT AGAIN. FEBRUARY 25TH A MANAGER FROM TOYOTA CAME TO MY HOME AND PICKED UP MY CAR TO RUN MORE TESTS. MARCH 1, 2010, MY CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR