Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10325090April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE EXCHANGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325113April 12, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON ITS FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP, WITH LESS THAT 2000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BARELY A MONTH OLD, THE REAR FACTORY INSTALLED HIGH PERFORMANCE BILSTEIN REAR SHOCKS GOT SO HOT THAT THE OIL SPRAYED OUT OF THE TOP SEAL MELTING THE BOOTS AND GETTING THEM SO HOT THE PLASTIC MATERIAL DRIPPED DOWN AND COATED THE CONNECTION TO THE REAR AXLE. THE SHOCKS COMPLETELY FAILED AT THAT POINT. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA OF ORANGE, IN ORANGE CALIFORNIA WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE REAR SPRINGS. THEY REPLACED BOTH THE SPRINGS AND THE SHOCKS. I HAVE WRITTEN THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE SHOCKS WERE FAULTY, OR IF IT WAS A REAR SPRING ISSUE, OR JUST A POOR DESIGN WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM TO DATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE WHEN THE SHOCKS FAILED. WE ARE TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS VEHICLE, WITH BOTH FACTORY INSTALLED OFF-ROAD AND TOW PACKAGES, FAILED WITH ONLY A COUPLE HUNDRED POUNDS IN THE BED. IT MAY BE A REAL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF THIS OCCURS WHEN WE HAVE A LOAD IN THE BED OR A PULLING A TRAILER. ALSO, YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT TOYOTA AND FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED. IF IT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OUT AND NOT JUST A BULLETIN TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED. OUR CONTACT AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE IS ARLENE HOPKINS [XXX]; THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED AT 1400 N. TUSTIN AVE, ORANGE, CA 92865. SHE HAS NOT EMAILED A RESPONSE TO OUR CONCERNS AND IT HAS BEEN OVER ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THE VIN # ON THE TRUCK IS [XXX]. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324946April 11, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN A TOYOTA TACOMA, 1998 MODEL. ONE OF THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE. PART OF IT SHIFTED SIDEWAYS IN ITS LOCATION AND BEGAN TO PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK. UPON SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT ON THE USED MARKET, I LEARNED THAT NUMBER ONE, ALL OF THESE TACOMAS DEVELOP BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS, AND NUMBER TWO, ALL USED SPRINGS HAVE BEEN ABSORBED TO REPAIR BROKEN ONES ON TRUCKS STILL IN USE. NUMBER THREE, TOYOTA CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF THE REAR SPRING ASSEMBLY FROM A THREE LEAF TO A FOUR LEAF ASSEMBLY TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT MADE THE RETROFIT A COST BORNE BY THE CONSUMER. EVEN A PARTS EMPLOYEE OF A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL OF THE TACOMA FOR DEFECTIVE LEAF SPRING DESIGN/ENGINEERING. THE BREAKAGE CREATES AN UNSTABLE SUSPENSION SUBJECT TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND IF THE SPRING SHIFTS SIDEWAYS DOES PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324470April 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DURING ICY CONDITIONS, THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE WINDSHIELD AND TURN SIGNAL WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE WINDSHIELD AND TURN SIGNAL HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324176April 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE SHIFTING FROM THE 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, THE ENGINE STAYED AT HIGH SPEED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER GETTING OUT OF TRAFFIC, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS STILL RACING. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323971April 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE IGNITION FAULTY. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. I FEAR THAT THIS ISSUE, WORKING SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES NOT WORKING, CAN FAIL WHILE I'M DRIVING, LEAVING ME TO TRY TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS DISABLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323958April 6, 2010
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS RUSTED THROUGH. I NEVER GOT ANY INFO ABOUT A RECALL BUT THERE IS ONE FOR MY MODEL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRAME COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324099April 6, 2010
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE AN '09 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTRA CAB. WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT ON MY SHOULDER AND TWISTS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IF I THEN OPEN THE REAR DOOR, THE BELT WILL ALWAYS GET TRAPPED BY THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR DOOR WHEN I CLOSE IT. SINCE THE BELT IS NOT IN THE PROPER PLACE AND NOT SECURED BY THE PROPER ANCHOR POINT I FEEL THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD MY HIPS IN THE SEAT AND RESULT IN MY SLIDING UNDER THE BELT. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE HAD TO BREAK HARD TO AVOID IN-ATTENTIVE DRIVERS AND FELT THE BELT SUDDENLY GO SLACK AS I WAS SLIDING FORWARD IN MY SEAT. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY LOCAL DEALER, SHOWED HIM THE PROBLEM AND HIS ONLY REPLY WAS "SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN". IS THIS THE BEST THEY CAN DO; CALL IT A DESIGN FLAW? THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, TODAY INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316466April 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD AND QUICKLY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323029March 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CONCERN INVOLVES THE VACUUM BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB. THE BRAKES ARE VERY INCONSISTENT AND AT TIMES THE RPM'S INCREASE WHILE BRAKING. SOMETIMES THEY ARE VERY 'STICKY' AND MORE OFTEN IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. I'VE INFORMED KERRY TOYOTA OF FLORENCE, KY OF MY CONCERNS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT GOTTEN BETTER WITH TIME. ALSO, I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES REGARDING HESITATION WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323211March 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED EXTREMELY CLOSE TOGETHER, 2 INCHES APART WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INTERFERENCE DURING APPLICATION WITH A LARGE FOOT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322854March 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. HE STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURED BY TWO 1.5 INCH HOOKS. THE HOOKS WERE ABLE TO SPIN AROUND COMPLETELY OVER A 3-INCH RADIUS, CATCHING ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION TO PREVENT THE FLOOR MAT FROM MOVING. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S FOOT WOULD GRIP THE FLOOR MAT AND DUE TO THE MOVEMENT IN THE HOOKS, THE FLOOR MATS WOULD MOVE FORWARD BECOMING STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE HAD THIS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FLOOR MATS. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE ALTHOUGH THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT DUAL HOOKS WERE POORLY DESIGNED AND WAS CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE PEDAL ENTRAPMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322008March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA TACOMA CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 06/08/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322605March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. SHE PRESSED BOTH OF HER FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRES WERE SPINNING. SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS AWAITING FEEDBACK AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2065. UPDATED 06/08/10.*JB UPDATED 02/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE ACCELERATED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHE HELD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AS THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE TIRES WERE SPINNING. SHE ENDED UP GOING ON CURB INTO A SNOW BANK. SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. A MODIFICATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2010 AND THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD RECTIFY ANY UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. UPDATED 03/18/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322526March 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SOME TIMES LOW BRAKE PEDAL, NEVER TAKES HOLD AT THE SAME HIGHT. SOME TIMES AS HIGH AS JUST A 1/2 INCH. THE NEXT TIME BELOW THE THROTLE BY AN INCH. I HAVE HIT A PICK UP IN THE REAR AND A BOULDER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL. WHO DO I BELIVE. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322432March 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE 26TH OF MARCH 2010 ABOUT 3:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA AND GOT ONTO INTERSTATE 80 GOING WEST AND BEGAN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED TO GET IN FRONT OF A WHITE SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER, I REALIZED I WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY TRUCK ACCELERATED AS IF IT WANTED TO GO FASTER THAN I DID, AND SO I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. BUT, MY TOYOTA TACOMA STILL INCREASED IN SPEED, AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED SOFT AS IF THE TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. REALIZING THAT MY SPEED WAS 80 AND RISING RAPIDLY, I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR BARELY SLOWED DOWN AND SPED RIGHT BACK UP CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AS SOON AS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. SO, I PRESSED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL MY FORCE, BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO SAFELY PULL OVER. SO, THEN, I PUT ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND USED THE OTHER TO PUSH DOWN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL DESPITE APPLICATION OF BOTH BRAKES, AND SO I THREW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED AS OF TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322197March 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA X-RUNNER PICKUP IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE, FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 SECONDS. I CONFIRMED NOTHING WAS HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THE ENGINE'S REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE WAS EXCESSIVE TO THE EXTENT, I FEARED THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE UNCONTROLLED ENGINE REVOLUTION ENDED ON IT'S OWN. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP INSTALLED TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE REVOLUTION, PRIOR TO CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. FURTHER, THAT NONE OF THE PRESENT "GOVERNMENT RECALLS," APPLY TO THE ABOVE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320833March 23, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES NOTICE RECEIVED REGARDING FLOOR MATS BUT NO OTHER COURSE OF ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321645March 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I FREAKED OUT, THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO THE LEFT A LITTLE, WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT CHANGED NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320969March 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STUCK GAS PEDAL ON MY TACOMA TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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