Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10316497March 4, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA'S SOLUTION WAS TO ATTACH THE FLOOR MAT PERMANENTLY AND THAT THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE REMOVED WOULD BE CUTTING IT OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS NOT A SOLUTION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM AND WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SUCH A SOLUTION WOULD REQUIRE THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS ON A REGULAR BASIS AS THEY COULD NOT BE CLEANED WHEN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED. THE PROPER WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REMOVE ALL THE FLOOR MATS AND CARPET, INSTALL A SINGLE FLOOR COVERING THAT WOULD BE PERMANENTLY ATTACH TO THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE CAB. IN THE AREA OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE COULD BE NO IRREGULARITIES THAT WOULD CATCH AND HOLD THE DEPRESSED PEDAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316754March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, IN OCT 2008, DURING A COLD MORNING, SET CRUISE CONTROL, BUT NOT IN OVERDRIVE, HIT ACCELERATION PEDAL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. RESOLVED BY DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL. HAVE NOT DUPLICATED SITUATION, AND NO MORE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. I NOTIFIED CAPITSTRANO TOYOTA IN CA, BUT NOT ON LIST OF VEHICLES RECALLED. I TRIED TO EMAIL WITH ONLINE FORM, SYSTEM WON'T ALLOW ME TO SUBMIT ISSUE. I TRIED TO CALL TOYOTA, NOT TAKING ANY CALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316790March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
JUST LEAVING A MALL AND HEADING TOWARDS A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN ENGINE ON TRUCK ACCELERATED AS FAST AS IT COULD GO. BRAKED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP USING BOTH LEGS ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT CAR IN PARK, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316821March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED, CREATING THE DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE JUST BLOW YOU OFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL YOU JUST GIVE UP AND EITHER SELL THE VEHICLE OR JUST DEAL WITH IT. I AM TAKING THIS TIME TO OFFER YOU THIS COMPLAINT TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THIS COMPANY HAS AN UNDESERVED REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316843March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN BUILDING. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THREE OCCUPANTS APPARENTLY UNHURT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316889March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE PURCHASED A 2005 TACOMA PICK-UP IN 2005. MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TWO EXPERIENCES WITH THE PICK-UP ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, AT FULL THROTTLE, WITHOUT HIS FOOT ON THE THROTTLE AT ALL. ONLY AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF DID IT STOP. THIS TOOK PLACE IN 2006 & 2007. HE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND WERE TOLD THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING. WE GAVE THE TRUCK TO OUR SON IN AUGUST OF 2008. IN JUNE OF 2009, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE, WHILE IN REVERSE, GOING MAYBE 5MPH . HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE TIRES WERE SMOKING. LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. WE NOW HAVE A 2008 TACOMA PICKUP AND A 2009 COROLLA CAR IN OUR POSSESSION. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT THE TACOMA PICK-UP FOR MORE THAN THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO OUR FAMILY AND WE WANT THE PROBLEM SOLVED. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA ON THEIR WEB SITE TELLING THEM OF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE TACOMA PICKUP. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316917March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HELLO I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR LOUD CLACKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKES EVERY TIME I USE THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THIS SOUND IS NORMAL BUT I KNOW BETTER AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I ALSO AM SOME WHAT OF A MECHANIC. THE CLACKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE BRAKE CALIPER HITTING THE MOUNTING BOLTS AND AS ANY ONE WITH A BRAIN KNOWS THAT METAL HITTING METAL OVER AND OVER WILL EITHER BREAK THE BOLTS OR EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH THE BOLTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AS A TOYOTA CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING WORN OUT AND THIS ISSUE IS NOT WITH WEAR OF BRAKE PADS BUT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MOUNTING OF THE BREAK CALIPERS THEM SELF. TOYOTA MAY NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AT THIS MOMENT WITH THIS BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND SOME ONE NEEDS TO GET THEM ON IT NOW BEFORE THIS STARTS CAUSING WRECKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316207March 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 TOYOTA TACOMA INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316270March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM 4TH TO 5TH HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OR RISE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,041 UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DURING 4TH AND 5TH SHIFTING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED ERRATIC IDLING WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK FROM 8-14 SECONDS. UPDATED 08/24/10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316279March 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
HIGH IDLE, TRUCK WANTING TO RUN ON AT A HIGHER RPM WHEN SHIFTING. IDLE NOT DROPPING DOWN BETWEEN SHIFTS. EXCESSIVE HIGH IDLE WHEN IN SECOND GEAR GOING DOWN AN INCLINE, WHEN MOTOR SHOULD BE AT IDLE SPEED. DANGEROUS ON SNOW/ICE WHEN YOU USE THE ENGINE TORQUE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL) ISSUE, COMPUTER CONTROLLED. HAVING WORKED FOR A FOREIGN CAR COMPANY FOR 16 YEARS AS A DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, I FIND THIS AN ODD PROBLEM, AS THE COMPUTER KNOWS THE CAR IS WARMED UP, BUT CONTINUES TO HOLD THE IAC VALVE OPEN, CAUSING A HIGH IDLE. IT APPEARS TO BE A CONTROL (COMPUTER) ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316281March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF AUTOMATIC RAPID ACCELERATION. THESE HAVE ALL OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS RELATED TO A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM SINCE THEY OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AND I AM STILL HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AT PRESENT TIME TOYOTA HAS THE VEHICLE LISTED FOR THE 90L FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL ONLY AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM, BUT RATHER IT IS AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CALL AND EMAIL TOYOTA CORPORATION SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD ZERO RESPONSE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM THE 90L FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL SERVICE UNTIL TOYOTA RELEASES THE VIN NUMBERS AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TACOMA. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEN THIS RECALL WILL BE RELEASED BY TOYOTA AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY URGENCY FOR IT. IN THE MEANTIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TACOMA, AND INFACT TOYOTA FAILS TO RECOGNIZE RAPID ACCELERATION IN THE TACOMA. I HAVE LISTED MAY 1, 2009 AS THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE. HOWEVER, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316361March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA - SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AFTER PUTTING TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL, BRAKES BEGAN TO SLOW THE TRUCK ENOUGH TO WHERE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF. TRUCK STOPPED BEFORE INTERSECTION; THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY AFTERNOON (FEB 20, 2010, ABOUT 5PM), WE WERE ADVISED TO BRING TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPT ON MONDAY MORNING. TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY SERVICE MECHANICS ON MON, FEB 22, 2010. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE MECHANIC "ROAD TESTED THE TRUCK, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY THROTTLE PROBLEMS. ALL SCAN TOOL DATA IS NORMAL. ALL THROTTLE VALUES ARE NORMAL. FOUND NOTHING STICKING OR BINDING. NO FAULT CODES CURRENT OR PENDING. NO TSB FOUND. CARPET MATS ARE SECURE ON THEIR CLIPS. FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PEDAL." WE ARE STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE. TOYOTA WILL NOT INVESTIGATE FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL NOTICE ON THE TACOMAS FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN SINCE FEB 20. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316364March 3, 2010
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 TOYOTA TACOMA 6CYL. - WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. NO ONE IS THERE AND THE RPM GAUGE HAS GONE FROM THE NORMAL 0.5 RPMS TO 1 RPM ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROBLEM AND I FIND THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THESE COMPONENTS ARE OFF. HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316381March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA I WAS FORCED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING UNTIL I DOING ALMOST A 100 MPH WEAVING THROUGH TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. ONCE STOPPED THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE FLOOR MAT AS I HAD A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK BUT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT JUST REVVED WIDE OPEN SO I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL A WRECKER AS THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY HAD IT FOR THREE DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AS IT RUN PERFECTLY WHEN OFF LOADED OFF THE WRECKER. I WAS ADVISED TO INSTALL MAT RETAINING PINS. THEN I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORMAT. I WAS TOLD NOTHING MORE THAT TOYOTA AS TO WHAT WAS BEING ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IS THAT A VIABLE RECALL? I KNOW FOR A FACT IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WITH TACOMA'S. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TACOMA PRERUNNER ACCESS CAB, V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH TOWING PACKAGE. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA WOULD RAPIDLY GET FIX IN PLACE BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE AND FOR THIS REASON I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316401March 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB PRE-RUNNER, I HAVE EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN JERK (LIKE OTHER CAR HAS HIT ME ON THE REAR) WHILE I WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIME FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND IT IS JUST BECAUSE THE TACOMA HAS A SEQUENTIAL TYPE OF TRANSMISSION.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316414March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA EXPERIENCE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IN 2004. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED (WORTH ABOUT $12K AT THE TIME) DUE TO THE BENT FRAME CAUSED BY HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, THEN ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT. MY WIFE, A TOYOTA EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, SUFFERED BUMPS AND BRUISES DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK ONLY WENT ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE IMPACT. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, AND POSTULATED MY WIFE HAD HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. SHE GUARANTEED HER FOOT HAD BEEN ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHRINK WRAPPED UNTIL A TOYOTA REP COULD READ THE ELECTRONICS. HIS RESPONSE WAS THE SAME. SO WAS HERS. GUESS WHAT MODEL YEAR TOYOTA BEGAN USING THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM (ETCS)? 1998 - WHAT A SURPRISE. MY WIFE HAS BEEN VINDICATED. TOYOTA'S PROBLEM IS NOT WITH FLOOR MATS OR GAS PEDALS THAT STICK. IT IS WITH THE ETCS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10315995March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM A MECHANIC FOR 5 YEARS. MY WIFE ALWAYS DRIVE THE TRUCK. NEVER ME. ON JAN 27 THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I START ENTERING THE FREEWAY OR SPEED UP. I HAVE TO STEP ON GAS TO THE METAL. I NOTICED THERE IS A ELECTRONIC OR SENSOR DELAY ON THE GAS PEDAL. CAUSING ME TO REALLY BOTTOM THE GAS PEDAL. BY THAT TIME I REACH IDEAL SPEED. I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL THEN THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY OR DECELERATE BECAUSE THE SENSOR HAS A DELAY. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALER FEW DAYS AGO.BUT TOLD ME MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. RIGHT NOW I TRIED TO PUT SOME LUBE ON THE JOINT OF THE PEDAL BUT IT IS ELECTRONIC-PROBLEM COMPARE TO CABLE AND SPRING. ONCE YOU RELEASE THE PEDAL IT WILL DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. PLS HELP ME AND HAVE THIS RECALLED. THE COMPUTER OR THE SPEED ON THE THROTTLE SENSOR SHOULD BE REAL TIME. FROM THE MOMENT YOU STEP IN THE GAS THE SENSOR SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND TO COMPUTER TO GO ACCELERATE. WHEN RELEASE IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND TO COMPUTER SPLIT SECOND DECELERATE. THAT DELAY IS CAUSING ISSUES OF SAFETY. NOW I HAVE TO TELL MY WIFE TO GIVE ENOUGH SPACE BECAUSE THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE VERY HEAVY FIGHTING THE DECELERATION DELAY PROCESS AND WEIGHT PLUS BRAKES. IN CALIFORNIA DRIVERS WILL CUT YOU OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316057March 3, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1. 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUST. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LOCALLY HERE IN SPRINGFIELD MO, IT WAS PURCHASED HERE ORIGINALLY. IT WAS CERTIFIED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING FROM FRONT TO BACK. SOME OF THE RUST IS REALLY EATING INTO THE METAL (NOT JUST SURFACE RUST). I KNOW THEY HAVE RECALLED MANY 1995-2000 VEHICLES, BUT I FEAR THAT THEY WILL BEGIN TO SEE FRAME ROT ON THESE 2005 + TACOMA'S AS WELL (SOME WHERE THE FRAME BUSTED IN HALF IN THE FRONT). I HAVE READ ONLINE OF MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316468March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IN BOTH INSTANCES, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HE WAS MOVING LESS THAT 5 MPH. BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AS THE ABS ACTIVATED, AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GARAGE WALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATED AND OPERATED THE ABS AND THROTTLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS TENDS TO ACTIVATE TOO OFTEN AND TOO EARLY, EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316145March 3, 2010
STEERING, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE FREEWAY IN LIGHT RAIN. THE STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND MY TRUCK BEGAN FISHTAILING. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES LIGHTLY BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED ACCELERATING FASTER. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER AND WAS PLACED IN THE AMBULANCE. I NOW SUFFER FROM LOWER BACK AND POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS IN THE NECK. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF INCIDENT WHERE THE STEERING VEERS OF FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING SHAKES WHEN I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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