I have a 2007 Toyota Tacoma that has involuntary acceleration problems ,NOT floor mat related.

The first time it happened was about 6mo. after I bought it. I was on the freeway going 70mph, it started going faster, I braked a few times,nothing happened, so held the brake down, still nothing. My speedometer was up to 90mph & I was coming up on a semi. I finally decided to put it in neutral rather than shut it off, it sounded like it could blow up, It scared me so much ,all I could do after I got to the shoulder & shut the motor off, was shake & thank god to be alive.I sat there for about 15 min. before I was able to make myself start it & drive home.

This has happened 3 other times. I complained to Toyota ,they checked my truck ,said nothing was wrong with it and the 07 tacoma is not on the recall list for involuntary acceleration 'and treated me like I don't know what I'm talking about & that it was caused by the floor mat.

I complained to Toyota again, they tried to blow me off again, then asked me to leave my truck so they could have their expert toyota problem solver look at it. Again they said they did not find any problems with it and its not on the recall list for that problem.

I know I'm not the only one with an 07 Tacoma that does that ,and this is a dangerous problem.

I hope Toyota will admit & fix this problem soon!!

I was driving 65 MPH using cruise control.

I had to tap on the brakes to disengage the cruise to slow down.

I then passed the slower vehicle and simply hit resume on the cruise control and the truck sped up. At over 75 MPH the truck was still accelerating and so I tapped on the brakes again to disengage the cruise control again, but tapping the brake had no effect, the car kept speeding up. I then put the truck in neutral in hopes of coasting to a stop. My RPM's were at 5500 and my brakes didn't feel like they were working. I had to put the truck in gear due to traffic conditions and it SLAMMED into gear. I then found a safe spot to stop and before turning the truck off, I checked to see if I could see anything. I also checked the peddle again and it was pegged to the floor. I then turned off the engine and let the truck sit for a few minutes then started the truck again. The gas peddle was working and I could control the engine, so drove the car to a Toyota dealer that day. He told me that the floor mat was restricting the peddle.

Believe me, the first thing I checked when the problem started was check the peddle. If I had seen the mat in the way, this email would not be written. This was not a car mat issue, this was computer related. I have to wonder how many people have had a similar issue but ended up hitting something.

I've been driving for over 30 years and this was the scariest thing that ever happened to me behind the wheel. My wife won't drive the truck now