Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10307479February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, I HAD EXPERIENCING THE ENGINE REVVING QUITE HIGH WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. MY OTHER SYMPTOM IS SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKES . THAT IS I HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307536February 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR TOYOTA PICK-UP WHEN SHE SMELLED A GAS ODER. SHE IMMEDIATLY PULLED OVER AND CALLED HER MOTHER. HER MOTHER INSISTED THAT SHE COME HOME IMMEDIATLY. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME. UPON HER ARRIVAL AT HOME DAD WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. OUR NEIGHBOR CAME OVER AND ASSISTED IN HELPING PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NOT JUST A DRIP BUT A HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. WE DISCOVERED A RUPTURED FUEL HOSE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC TAB HOLDING THE HOSE IN PLACE CHAFFED A HOLE IN IT. I IMMEDIATLY CAME INSIDE AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND ALSO CALLED SOME LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THAT TOYOTA DID HAVE A RECALL ON A HOSE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT IT WAS ANOTHER HOSE IN ANOTHER LOCATION. AT THAT POINT I ORDERED A TOYOTA REPLACEMENT GAS HOSE FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR A HOSE TO BE SHIPPED, I PICKED UP THE PART AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF EASILY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED AND AND NO OTHER PROBLEM SINCE. I AM A TRUE TOYOTA FAN AND PRESENTLY OWN TWO. TOYOTAS HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. I TYPICALLY DO NOT COMPLAIN BUT, DUE TO ALL OF THE PUBLICITY OF TOYOTA'S SAFETY PROBLEMS I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS. YES, IT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT MY REAL CONCERN IS THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. GAS WAS SQUIRTING WITHIN AN INCH OF A HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307548February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009, I PULLED MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL WALMART STORE PARKING LOT AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED CAUSING A "FORWARD BUCKING" MOTION FORCING ME INTO THE CAR PARKED IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE AND ALSO REPORTED THE MATTER TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON PRIOR OCCASIONS (AND SINCE) BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. I AM AWARE OF THE FLOOR MAT RECALL BY TOYOTA FOR THE PICKUP, BUT IN MY STRONG OPINION, THIS "ACCELERATION" ISSUE IS NOT CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. RATHER, I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL/SYSTEM AND/OR THE ACCELERATOR. THE CURRENT DESIGN ALLOWS MY FOOT TO CATCH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE LESS THAN 3 INCHES APART AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ONLY ABOUT 1INCH HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR WHEN NEITHER PART IS BEING DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECOMES LEVEL WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND IF MY FOOT IS NEAR THE SIDE OF THE PEDAL, MY FOOT CAN ALSO CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT ONLY THE ONE INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS MATTER TO TOYOTA, I WAS ASKED NOT TO HAVE THE PICKUP REPAIRED/CHECKED UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN. AFTER EIGHT WEEKS AND SEVERAL PHONE CALLS, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. WHILE I NOW KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURS, ANOTHER DRIVER MIGHT NOT AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. MOREOVER, MY FOOT SIZE IS LESS THAN AN 8 SO A DRIVER WITH A LARGER FOOT SIZE COULD EASILY HAVE SIMILAR OR GREATER PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS VEHICLES DURING MY 50 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307650February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN SNOW COVERS ROAD SURFACE OR DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER VEHICLE IS ALMOST IMPOSIBLE TO STOP. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION BECAUSE OF ABS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307678February 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 43,800 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TACOMA IN TO VALLEY HIGH TOYOTA IN VICTORVILLE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A TERRIBLE BRAKING PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE NOW RECOGNIZING ON THE PRIUS. THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACE. WHEN WE WENT TO VALLEY HIGH TOYOTA WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS ABS BRAKES TRYING NOT TO LOCK UP. IN FACT, THE BRAKES DON'T WORK AT ALL IN THIS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL. IN 2007 WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR ITS FIRST MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS WERE STRETCHED BEYOND REPAIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OVER, BUT IN NOV. 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT SNAPPED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ROUGHLY AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE NEW DESIGNS PUT INTO PLACE ON THE 2007 TACOMA MODELS. THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE TRUCK SAID HE COULD TELL THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT SINCE THE FIRST MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING EXTREMELY ROUGH. WE'VE ASKED VALLEY HIGH TOYOTA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. OUR WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP AND I'M WORRIED WE COULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS TRUCK, AND I NO LONGER FEEL IT'S SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND THE FACT THAT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE BRAKES OR THE TRANSMISSION, WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS DID NOT CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER AND ANYONE ELSE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307285February 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AISIN AY6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE TACOMA FROM WHAT I SEE ON INTERNET FORUMS. A DANGER RESULTS IN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, MERGING OR MANY OTHER UNFORESEEN INCIDENTS WHERE IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IN MY CASE, IT IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR THE 1-2, 2-3 SHIFTS AND REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES AND IN SHORT WAS MORE OR LESS TOLD TO "TAKE A HIKE" AND SOMETIMES IN A MANNER THAN WAS NOT THE MOST PLEASANT MEANS. THROWOUT BEARING ALSO SQUEAKS SINCE BRAND NEW (TSB POSTED?), AND TOYOTA'S ONLY ACTION IS TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BEARING THAT WILL ONLY SQUEAK AGAIN ANYWAY. I DO NOT GET WHY I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY TAKE A TRUCK THAT IS BARELY DRIVEN IN FOR A COMPLAINT. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, I (WE) PAID FOR A TOYOTA AND THEIR REPUTATION, BUT THIS WAS MY LAST PURCHASE FROM TOYOTA EVER. IT SEEMS THAT TO GET ANYTHING REPLACED ON EVERY VEHICLE AFFECTED BY THESE PROFOUND ISSUES, THAT SOMEONE MUST DIE AGAIN AS WITH THE GAS PEDAL INCIDENTS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307283February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4, ALL OEM, NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM VERY SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN IN THE SITUATION I HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND ONTO LESS STABLE SURFACE, GRAVEL, I CAN'T STOP!!!!!! YES, I REALIZE THE ROAD SURFACE IS NOT STABLE USUALLY GRAVEL. BUT THE TRUCK DOESN'T SLOW DOWN WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE BOOSTER IS HUMMING. I LIVE ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD AND WHEN AN ONCOMING CAR IS APPROACHING I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF OF THE PAVEMENT AND ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN THIS SITUATION IT IS USUALLY A SURPRISE AND YES I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I TRIED MY WIFE'S HONDA CRV IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE SHOULDER OF THE SAME SPOT ON THE ROAD. THE HONDA CRV STOPS LIKE IT SHOULD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THIS PAST WEEK AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. THEY TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. THE TIRES ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE JUST REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO, ABOUT 6K MILES, ON OEM STYLE TIRES. THIS MORNING I JOINED A TOYOTA TACOMA FORUM TO SEE IF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. YES, THERE IS OTHER TACOMA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TOYOTA TACOMA'S. HOW DO WE GET THIS MESSAGE TO TOYOTA THAT THEIR TACOMA'S ARE DANGEROUS? SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED THE WAY THE TRUCK IS. I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE MY TRUCK UNTIL I HAVE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TACOMA AND THAT THE FLOOR MAT REPLACEMENT WILL NOT FIX IT... I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET BUT A CRASH IS IMMANENT THAT I WILL BE IN A SITUATION THAT I CANNOT STEER OUT OF. PLEASE HELP!!!! THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS!!!!! *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307278February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA WHEN PASSING. REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 7/17/09 *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307329February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT LEGAL FREEWAY SPEEDS, ANY SLIGHT UPHILL (OR STRONG HEADWIND) WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE 2 TO 3 MPH -- THEN THE THROTTLE WILL SUDDENLY GO WIDE OPEN, OR NEARLY SO. THE TRANSMISSION THEN DOWNSHIFTS (OFTEN FROM 5TH TO 3RD) FOLLOWED BY VERY RAPID ACCELERATION TO A SPEED SEVERAL MPH ABOVE THE PRESET SPEED, BEFORE FINALLY SLOWING TO THE CORRECT PRESET. THIS HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TACOMA NEW IN 2005. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL, BUT NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE EVER DONE THIS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307331February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE UPHILL GRADE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL OFTEN ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO WELL OVER THE SET SPEED WHILE HOLDING NEAR FULL THROTTLE. IF NOT MONITORED CLOSELY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO 15-20MPH OVER SET SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN MOST NOTED WHEN THE SET SPEED IS SET TO 70MPH. THIS ISSUE CAN BE QUITE SCARY WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 85-90MPH WHILE THE THROTTLE IS STILL NEAR FULL THROTTLE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO BACK OFF THE THROTTLE IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. IF AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS ACCELERATION SEQUENCE, THE CRUISE IS CANCELLED, THEN IMMEDIATELY RE-SET, THE CRUISE WILL BEHAVE AS EXPECTED AND HOLD SET SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND RETURNED TO ME WITH NO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THE ISSUE WAS THEN ELEVATED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307077February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SON TOOK HIS NEW 3 MONTH OLD 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON 12-12-05 FOR "HIGH IDLING" AND "WHEN ACCELERATING CUSTOMER HAVING A HARD TIME STOPPING IT" ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE.THIS VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON A SURFACE STREET SPEEDING UP FROM 40 MPH TO 80 MPH AND THE SECOND TIME HE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SPED UP FROM 70 MPH TO 110. BOTH TIMES MY SON SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL - INSTINCTIVE REACTION - AND THE TRUCK DID SLOW DOWN. HAD THE TRAFFIC BEEN BAD, HE AND OTHERS, WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR SURE. BOTH TIMES, HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND HE COULD SEE IT MOVING DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR ALL BY ITSELF. IT STILL HAS AN IDLING PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG; BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH IDLING AND ACCELERATING PROBLEM. THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. MY SON IS DEAF AND HE CAN BE REACHED BY EMAIL. *CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306263February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHICH IS A 4 CYLINDER STANDARD SHIFT MODEL, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO MAXIMUM RPM. I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IMMEDIATELY AND LOOKED AT THE ACCELERATOR WHICH WAS ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN NORMALLY. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE PLACE WHERE THIS HAPPENED REVEALED A UTILITY POLE WITH 3 TRANSFORMERS ON IT. THE STATIC FROM THESE TRANSFORMER WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT DROWNED OUT THE RADIO. THIS INCIDENT WOULD APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THEORY THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE IS A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. NO PREVIOUS OR SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306284February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS ISSUE IS REPEATABLE AND OCCURS UNDER TWO CIRCUMSTANCES. 1. WHEN VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SET, AND THE "RESUME" FUNCTION IS USED WHEN ACTUAL SPEED IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 6MPH SLOWER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY SET SPEED, THE THROTTLE MOVES TO WIDE OPEN AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TWO GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY UNTIL IT EXCEEDS THE SET SPEED BY 5MPH AND THEN THE THROTTLE BACKS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFTS TO 5TH GEAR. 2. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED BY WIND OR MODERATE GRADE WHILE USING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS SIMILAR BEHAVIOR INDICATED ABOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY PARENTS USED THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAD CLEARED ALL NEARBY TRAFFIC AND RESUMED THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SO FAST THAT WHEN IT SOME LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE PAVED ROADWAY, THEY NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I HAD BROUGHT THIS REPEATABLE BEHAVIOR TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS 37,000 AS OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306291February 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME EVENT, BUT A CHRONIC PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING FRAME (1999 TOYOTA TACOMA). I CHOSE INCIDENT DATE AS APPROXIMATE DATE THAT I FIRST NOTICED. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED BY DEALER AROUND JULY 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306567February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I THOUGHT MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY INCREASING MY SPEED WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE ROADWAY WAS WET AND I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE WEIRD FEEL BY TELLING MYSELF IT MUST BE HYDROPLANING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306568February 5, 2010
SEAT BELTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER STARTING IT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. HE ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SENSOR HAD FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306645February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN I HAD TO STOP BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT THAT HAD STOPPED. STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STOPPED & THEN JERKED FORWARD. CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306646February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY TOYOTA HAS TAKEN OFF BY ITSELF. THE LAST TIME I ALMOST WRECKED THE ROAD WAS SLICK AND IT START TAKING OFF. I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIENDS THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON TOYOTAS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID MY PARTICULAR TRUCK HAS NO PROBLEMS. I DISAGREE WITH THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306664February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN MY TACOMA TRUCK, AFTER STOPPING AT AN URBAN INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A SAFE SPEED NORMALLY. I THEN REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PETAL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REACHING A VERY UNSAFE SPEED. I BEGAN TO BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH AND FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AT SOME AWESOME RPM. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND AFTER WAITING 5-10 MIN. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND IT RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN PROBABLY BECAUSE I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY, NEVER ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW WITH ONLY 250 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER THREE YEARS I HAVE ONLY 2,500 MI. ON THE ODOMETER SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH I TRUST THIS TOYOTA ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306696February 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 PICKUP 8/27/09. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AT SPEED BUMPS AND TO TURN CORNERS AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE THEN SURGE FORWARD. I CAN STOP THE HESITATION SOMEWHAT BY VERY LIGHTLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AFTER I SLOW DOWN AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. IF I FORGET TO VERY LIGHTLY ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD FOLLOWING THE HESITATION. ONE TIME THIS SURGE AS I TURNED A CORNER ALMOST TOOK ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES LOCALLY WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR COMPLAINT CENTER THAT IT WAS TOYOTA'S POSITION THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OPERATING NORMALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS TENDENCY, WHICH HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS AT ONLINE SITES SUCH AS EDMUNDS.COM, IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED IN A RECALL. THIS SITUATION OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND REQUIRES VERY CAREFUL CONCENTRATION TO AVOID A SUDDEN AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SURGE IN SPEED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN TO DENY MY COMPLAINT HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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