1998 Toyota Tacoma vehicle speed control problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Toyota Tacoma — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I started my truck and was slowly driving down a driveway, as I changed from 2nd gear to 3rd gear my vehicle acceleration went from 15mph to 67mph within just a few seconds and there was nothing that I could do but swerve to miss the vehicle in front of me. The engine roared out of control. As a…”
filed Apr 18, 2013
“I have a 1998 toyota tacoma pickup. Today october 14, 2010 I was driving on a surface street and my gas pedal dropped to the floor as I was driving. The engine revved up to extremely high rpm's. I tried to stop, but my new brakes were barely able to slow me down. I had to put the engine into…”
filed Oct 14, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
TSB: 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 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be…
TSB003220 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 17, 2023
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 Tacoma | 2 | 4% |
| 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% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.