2005 Toyota Tacoma vehicle speed control problems
93 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2005 Toyota Tacoma — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Blower motor only works on high. Sometimes speed od. Doesn't work, sometimes it does. Speed od. Reads about 5 miles per hour fast. Gauges pause for about 10 sec. Before working when I first start truck. All started around 120,000 miles.”
filed May 3, 2019
“I was approaching a red;ight in phoenix, a truck was in front of me I applied the brake and the accelerator amped up. The guy I rearended said he saw mer crow hopping as my truck was doing this. I had my foot firmly pressed on the brake as hard as I could. I only stopped when I rear ended him. I…”
filed Mar 23, 2017
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 2005 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.