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2005 Toyota Tacoma cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 93 complaints for the 2005 Toyota Tacoma, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
93 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 74 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
31 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Toyota Tacoma Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 74 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 74 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 31 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, a crash occurred. The contact stated that the floor mat caused the accelerator pedal to get stuck. The driver applied the brake pedal and the vehicle crashed into a tree. The driver and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Reported at 55,000 miles, September 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. While driving 5 MPH and pulling into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated and the vehicle crashed into a store. When the vehicle accelerated, it burned rubber and left marks at the scene. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was not yet diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000. Updated 05/18/16

Reported at 146,000 miles, March 2016 Crash

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