There are 4 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2000 Toyota Tacoma in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WAS AT THE BEACH ON FEB.13 TH AT AROUND 11:00 PM AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED STUCK AND COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED HAD TO RUN IT IN SAND BANK. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 TACOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I NOTICED IT PICKING UP SPEED ON AN UPHILL ROAD. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, BUT TRUCK CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED TO OVER 60 MPH. I THEN BRAKED, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DROVE TRUCK INTO AN EMPTY DIRT LOT, APPLYING ALSO THE PARKING BRAKE AND BROUGHT TRUCK TO A STOP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY CABLE CONNECTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HOUSING CLIP HAD FAILED AND WAS PULLING THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 12/08/09
MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I AM STOPPED AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BREAK PEDAL. IT HAPPEN WHEN A/C IS ON. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.