Q: Bad acceleration, not when I expect it
I experienced what people are calling ‘sudden unintended acceleration’ in my 2008 Toyota Tacoma. My car has 75,000 miles on it and has an automatic transmission. The first time, it accelerated when I was coming to a red light. It jerked forward so hard that I thought someone rear-ended me. I am worried that this scary problem could cause an accident in the future. How can I fix this?
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