2006 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

POWERTRAIN (FRONT DIFFERENTIAL) FRONT VIBRATION AROUND 30~45MPH. THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY WHEN 4WD IS ENGAGED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE CLAIMED PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS (DRIVER SIDE). *TR

THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES THEY WAS AS HARD AS A ROCK AND THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING ,I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD. I WAS COMING QUICKLY UPON CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN 3RD OUT OF DRIVE AND BACK IN ,AND TRUCK ENGINE CAME BACK UNDER MY CONTROL . ENGINE CAME DOWN BUT ,A LITTLE LATER THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I MANAGED TO GET IT HOME AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERS OR THEY CAN NOT HELP ME.I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WHAT SHOULD I DO I DO NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR SOME ONE ELSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLOOR MAT. I ASK THE LADY IF SHE WOULD PROMISE ME IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERS SHE WOULD NOT I ASK HER IF THEY WOULD TOW IT SHE SAID AT MY EXPENSE. I REFUSED AND SHE HUNG UP THE PHONE. SHE CALLED ME BACK ON DEC 21 AND SAID SHE HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA LAWYERS AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. I NEED MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN HELP ME . *TR

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. IN THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GO OVER BUMPS THE CAUSED ON FREEWAYS BY BIG RIGS THE TACOMA WILL MAKES A NOISE, AND IT DOES NOT BRAKE. IT IS NOT STOPPING, AND WE HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO EVENTUALLY BRAKE. THIS ESPECIALLY OCCURRED WHEN WE WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY. WE FEAR OUR SAFETY, AND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TODAY. I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 10:05 A.M. LOCAL TIME AT 800-276-9699. SHE ADVISED THAT SINCE WE DID NOT PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME. I EXPLAINED THAT WE FEARED FOR OUR SAFETY AND SINCE WE ARE EXPECTING A NEWBORN IN FEW MONTHS DO NOT EVEN WANT TO USE THE CAR. IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES AND DUE TO THE RECENT ISSUES WITH TOYOTA WE FEEL THEY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EXPECTING TO CHARGE US. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND CAN RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY FROM AN ACCIDENT. WE ARE HOPING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE SINCE TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I FINALLY WANT TO SAY I VERIFIED THIS PROBLEM AS I DROVE BACK TO THIS LOCATION AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED, SO I AM HOPING THIS CAN CLEARLY RAISE THE ISSUE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND TOYOTA ONCE AGAIN. *TR

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.

I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT (AIRBAG SRS WARNING! ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL ON THE TRUCK) CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS LITERALLY MINUTES AWAY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT REPAIR NEEDED TO BE MADE WITHOUT EVEN DOING AN INSPECTION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE "SPIRAL CABLE" EITHER SHORTED OUT OR BROKE, AND THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNTIL THE $400.00 PART WAS REPLACED PLUS THE COST OF LABOR BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T FEEL THAT A COMPONENT AS VITAL TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE AIRBAG IS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO COSTLY REPAIRS UNLESS IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS OF YET, IT ONLY BECAME AN ISSUE TODAY. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL: SINCE MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS BRAND NEW, WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE SUCH AS A FREEWAY OVERCROSSING, OR MODERATE INCLINE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT ONE GEAR AND MANY TIMES TWO GEARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE FREEWAY SET SPEED (I.E. 65 OR 70 MPH). THIS CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE INCREASE AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING RESULTS IN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION WHICH CONTINUES PAST THE SET SPEED BY A FEW MILES PER HOUR BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL'S INCREASED THROTTLE INPUT BACKS OFF (SINCE IT SHOT PAST THE CRUISE CONTROL'S SET SPEED!) BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL INITIATES REDUCED THROTTLE INPUT TO TRY TO REDUCE THE VEHICLE SPEED BACK DOWN TO THE SET SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE LACK OF SMOOTH CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED OPERATION, THIS CONDITION IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN THE INCLINE IS ALSO ON A CURVE. AS THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATES IT CAN FEEL AS THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING FASTER THAN IT SHOULD FOR THE CURVE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAP THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION. TO DATE, ALL INQUIRIES TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE RESULTED IN THE SAME RESPONSE; ' THE 2006 TACOMA DOES NOT HAVE A SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS AS IT IS CONTROLLED BY THE MAIN COMPUTER'. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-16 WEST BOUND AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, I LEFT THE TRUCK BESIDE THE ROAD. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THE LIGHT REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME FOR NO APPARENT REASON, GIVING YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN NECESSARY. *TR

STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. NO FLOOR MATS INSTALLED. TRUCK REACHED 110MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. NO CRASH. HAD REPORTED TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THE START. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THEM. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE TRUCK. *TR

IN 09 NOTICED MY 3YEAR OLD TRUCKS FRAME WAS RUSTING ON THE FRAME. RUST WAS TO THE POINT THAT FRAME WAS SWELLING AND FLAKES OF METAL WERE FALLING OFF TO THE TOUCH. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND RECOMMENDED SANDING RUSTPROOFING AND PAINT. DESPITE TAKING ACTION AGAINST RUST FRAME HAS CONTINUED TO CORRODE IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS WELDS WHERE SHOCKS ARE CONNECTED TO FRAME. CONCERNED FRAME WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT FOR 30 SECONDS. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPED AND MY TRUCK SURGED AHEAD 8 FEET. THE ONLY REASON IT STOPPED GOING FORWARD IS BECAUSE THE RPM DROPPED TO NORMAL. MY RIGHT FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I AM FIRST WRITING NOW BECAUSE I HEARD TODAY THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2006-2007 TOYOTA TACOMA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT CARPET MAT RELATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

2006 TACOMA HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR OUT OF CONTROL SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST EVENT WAS IN 2009, I WAS TAKING A FRIEND HOME AT APPROX. 11 PM WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ITSELF TO MAXIMUM SPEED AND WE WERE FORTUNATELY ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION AND VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE SECOND EVEN HAPPENED ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2010. VEHICLE WAS BACKING A TRAILER ONTO PROPERTY WITH GUIDANCE OF FRIEND AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. MY FRIEND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TWO MORE TIMES ON THIS DAY BACKING THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOWED THE VEHICLE AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED ON TWO RECALLS FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT BY TOYOTA FOR 6 WEEKS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE, I DRIVE IT AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND POSSIBLY HURT OR EVEN KILL MYSELF OR SOMEBODY ELSE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. I AVOID AND CONTINUE TO AVOID DRIVING WITH ANY PASSENGERS INCLUDING MY WIFE AND SON. I HAVE WRITTEN TESTIMONIES FROM BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE PERSON I ALMOST RUN OVER. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 09, 2009, ABOUT 19:21 P.M. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TOYOTA TACOMA 2006. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE RED SIGNAL DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND MY CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE GRADE TOTALY OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STIRING THE WHEEL AND AFTER THIS I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN PATERSON, PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THE POLICE REPORT # 09-141205. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL LETTER ABOUT FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. 30 OR SO SECONDS WENT BY AND MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA STARTED MOVING FORWARD, SO I LOOKED BACK & NO CAR WAS PUSHING ME. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE FURTHER, NOW THE TIRES IN BACK STARTED TO SPIN (SIZE 33 INCH LARGE OFF ROAD TIRES) THE BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING MY TRUCK BACK, I STARTED MOVING INTO THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE A LOT OF OFF ROAD RACING EXPERIENCE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN PUT IT IN PARK STARTED THE TRUCK & DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE. THEY CHECKED THE TRUCK OUT WITH A COMPUTER, NOTICED MY CAR FLOOR MAT WAS CONNECTED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP. I THINK ITS A COMPUTER OR CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE, BECAUSE THE TRUCK TOOK OFF AFTER TACK WAS AT IDLE WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. I FINALLY FOUND THIS SITE TO COMPLAIN. *TR

PROBLEM: THROTTLE HUNG IN A WIDE-OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING. NO CARPET PROBLEM WAS INVOLVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME IN A TWO WEEK SPAN!!! I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TACOMA. ON 10/29/09 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER I EXPERIENCED THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS WITH ME THAT CAN ATTEST TO THE TRUTH OF MY SITUATION. I DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE AND THE MOTOR SUDDENLY WENT TO A WIDE-OPEN POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE TRUCK WITH BRAKES ALONE BUT THEY COULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION OF THE TRUCK. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I DID SO AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO A SAFE STOP ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE POWER BRAKES BEING ACTIVE ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT I WAS ALSO TOWING A TRAILER. I CHECKED THE THROTTLE AND GAS PEDAL CONNECTIONS AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK TO SEE IF POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER CLEARED ITSELF. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, THE MOTOR STARTED AND INSTANTLY WENT INTO A FULL-OPEN THROTTLE MODE. I SHUT IT OFF BEFORE IT REACHED A VERY HIGH LEVEL. WE THEN CHECKED ALL THE SAME THINGS WE ALREADY CHECKED AND I DECIDED TO TRY STARTING THE TRUCK AGAIN. THIS TIME, IT STARTED AND RAN LIKE NOTHING EVER WAS WRONG. WE DROVE THE TRUCK HOME WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY INSPECTED BOTH THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE CODES, AND TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO CHARGE TO ME. THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK AS I NORMALLY GET BUT I DID CONFIRM THAT THIS COMPLAINT WAS PUT INTO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME ONCE MORE ON 11/02/09 WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE MY BIRTHDAY. I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT TO DATE BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. REF. TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS FILE #0911125974. *TR

DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA ON MILITARY BASE. STOPPED AT BACK OF A BUILDING TO LET A SOLDIER PASS GOING INTO THE BUILDING. SOLDIER WAS NOT IN FRONT OF TRUCK ANYMORE, PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND TRUCK TOOK OFF. I HIT THE BRAKES AND TRUCK STARTS "SPINNING OUT" FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA INVOLVED TO ACCIDENT ON 10/22/09 WHERE DURING THE ACCIDENT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN ON THE ICE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN TRUCK STOPPED & THE REAR TIRES WHERE STILL SPINNING. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO GET THE WHEELS TO STOP SPINNING. THE CAR I HIT HONDA ACCORD WAS TOTALED. IT GOT KNOCKED INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T TELL POLICE ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. NOT ON THE POLICE REPORT. I DID ADVISE THE PARTY I HIT & THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS. ALSO ADVISED THE BODY SHOP. NOW MY INSURANCE WENT UP[ $50 A MONTH. I HAVE A TICKET AND HAVE TO PAY A FINE. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT WHEN I GOT MY TRUCK BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP. I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR MY ACCIDENT. I STARTED TO SLIDE ON THE ICE & AT SOME POINT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. THIS I'M SURE MADE THE ACCIDENT MUCH WORSE. IMAGINE BEING ON ICE WITH YOUR ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED. *TR

I WAS HAVE ACCIDENT IN OCT 2009 ,I WAS DRIVE MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WHEN MY GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE CARPET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE RUST YET THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUST BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,400. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME BEGAN TO RUST WITHIN THREE YEARS OF PURCHASE. UPDATED 09/19/11

TWO YEARS AGO THE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR MY AIRBAG. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES ON OTHER COMPONENTS I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIRS. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THE SPIRAL CABLE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD BE APPROX. $800 TO HAVE REPAIRED. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS SO COMMON AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *KB

ACCIDENT ON A FOUR WAY STREET, GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL STUCK. *TR

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.

I WAS CREEPING--2 OR 3 MPH--UP TO AN INTERSECTION IN MY 06 TACOMA. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP, I COULD FEEL THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHIFTING AROUND, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. IT "DROVE ITSELF" INTO THE PATH OF A MACK DUMP TRUCK, TOTALING MY TRUCK & SENDING ME TO THE CHIROPRACTOR TWICE SO FAR. IF MY TRUCK HAD MANAGED TO GET ANOTHER 2 OR 3 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, THE DUMP TRUCK WOULD HAVE HIT MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR INSTEAD OF THE FRONT TIRE. ODDS ARE, I WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED THAT CRASH. MY INSURANCE IS FINDING ME AT FAULT, TOYOTA OFFERED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS FIXED. MY TRUCK WAS HIT SO HARD, IT BUSTED THE ENGINE BLOCK, SO IT WON'T BE FIXED, IT'S CONSIDERED TOTALED. SO I'M ?!@#$% UNLESS YOU FOLKS CAN GET SOMETHING DONE!*TR

SRS SYSTEM FAILED AT 65000 MILES. *TR

THE CARPET IS WEARING OFF IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING MAT NOT BEING/DESIGNED IN THE RIGHT SPOT. IT WILL CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HOLE GETS BIGGER. THE CARPET NOT HAS A HOLE AND MY HILL CAN GET STUCK THERE AS IT GETS BIGGER. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COURTESY COPY OF MESSAGE TO MR. TOYODA FROM REGARDING TOYOTA ACCELERATION *TGW 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED WHILE STILL IN PARK IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL MEDICAL CENTER AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. ON JANUARY 1, 2009 AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE (THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE) OCCURRED AS A RESULT. WE FILED A COMPLAINT (CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10253526). A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN "CHECKED OUT" THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE, ASSUMED HUMAN ERROR, AND DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT. THIS IS STRIKE THREE. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TAILGATE IS DANGEROUSLY WEAK, AND IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT WHAT MOST CONSIDER NORMAL WEIGHT FOR A TRUCK TAILGATE. ALTHOUGH SUBSTANDARD DESIGN MAY BE CONSIDERED "BUYER BEWARE", TRUCK BUYERS EXPECT A TAILGATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF NORMAL TRUCK USE ACTIVITIES. TOYOTA PROVIDES NO WARNING OR CAUTION ANYWHERE THAT THE TAILGATE IS OF INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO PERFORM NORMAL 1/2-TON TRUCK DUTIES, AND TYPICALLY (PER INTERNET FORUM THREADS) TELLS THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT IT IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY USE THE TAILGATE FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN HIDING THE INSIDE OF THE BED. SINCE TOYOTA HAS PRODUCED A SUBSTANDARD DESIGNED PART, THEY SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A VISUAL WARNING ON THE PART TO ALERT CUSTOMERS TO THE DANGER THEIR PRODUCT IMPOSES IF USED IN A TRADITIONAL MANNER. SINCE THEY DID NOT DO SO, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO PROVIDE A REDESIGNED PART TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR FULL RESTITUTION FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VEHICLES. A GOOGLE OR SIMILAR INTERNET SEARCH ON "TACOMA TAILGATE FORUM" WILL SUBSTANTIATE MY STATEMENTS BEYOND MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE TAILGATE BENDING. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE TAILGATE IS JUST A DOOR TO THE BED BUT ON ITS OWN WEBSITE SELLA A "BED EXTENDER" THAT UTILIZES THE TAILGATE FOR MORE BED SPACE. *TR

I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR AND THE PEDAL GOT STUCK, I TRIED TO PULL THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT BUT I COULDN'T, THE RPM WENT ALL THE WAY UP. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR GAIN SPEED. I WENT TO TOYOTA SHOP AND THEY IGNORED ME STATING THEY NEVER HEARD THAT COMPLAINT BEFORE AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS OVER, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY AND NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE. *JB

THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009., BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON. I WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-5 APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES SOUTH OF SUNSET DRIVE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN NOTICING A SLOW VEHICLE DIRECTLY ABOUT 300 FT AHEAD I SIGNALED AND MOVED INTO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS THE SLOWER VEHICLE. TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LIGHT. JUST AS I WAS JUST PAST THE SLOW VEHICLE I NOTICED I WANTED TO TAKE THE UPCOMING OFF RAMP, SO I ACCELERATED BRIEFLY TO GAIN SPEED TO MOVE BACK INTO THE SLOWER LANE., FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED RACING, I HAD LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED, INSTEAD I APPLIED BOTH FEET FIRST GENTLY QUICKLY FIRMLY TO THE BRAKE EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FIRMLY APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET MY SPEED WAS WELL IN EXCESS OF 80MPH AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING. SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN FRONT OF ME WAS MY OFFRAMP AND TRAFFIC, LOTS OF IT. I ASKED MY HUSBAND SITTING NEXT TO ME IF HE COULD REACH DOWN AND PRY THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE FLOOR, HE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY, AT THIS POINT I NEW I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY OR REAR END SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY FIRST, THEN AGAIN THE SAME WOULD BE TRUE OFF THE RAMP WHICH WAS A FAIRLY SHORT RIGHT SWEEPING RAMP. I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD MAKE IT AND WAS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING SOMEONE ELSE SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE RAMP, AT THE SAME TIME CAREFULLY HOLDING THE WHEEL I DUCKED UNDER IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND JERKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OUT TO THE TOP,IMMEDIATELY RETURNED ABOVE TO THE TURNING RAMP BOTH FEET STILL PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND JUST AS I GOT TO THE END OF THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MCDONALD'S.. I JUST GRIPPED THE WHEEL TIGHTLY LOOKED AT MY HUSBAND AND SAID LOUDLY !@#$% (EXCUSE ME) THANK YOU GOD. I HAD NEVER TOLD ANYONE OF THIS INCIDENT BUT IT HAUNTED ME AND WHEN I HEARD OF THE ISSUES GOING ON IN JANUARY I THOUGHT OVER AND OVER I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA. I FINALLY DID, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I DID GET A RESPONSE. SAFETY ISSUES DON'T AFFECT MY VEHICLE WHY? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER. I RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE HAS OVER REVVED ON ONE OCCASION REQUIRING TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE AND AN IMMEDIATE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. NOW THE ACCELERATOR IS SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE AND IT OFTEN REVS UP WHILE I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN , ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. THE SERVICE REP. RE-STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. BUT THERE IS! AND FLOOR MAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT IS SO TIGHTLY SECURED TO THE FLOOR BY THE FACTORY CONNECTORS THAT IT IS, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN, A MAJOR PAIN TO REMOVE FOR CLEANING. I DON'T TAKE IT OUT TO CLEAN BECAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO GET DISCONNECTED. THAT IS WHY I FEEL THAT THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES WITH MY TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SECOND RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS MORE COMPLEX THAN IS BEING STATED. I FELT THAT WAY WHEN I RECEIVED THE FLOOR MAT RECALL NOTICE AND I FEEL STRONGER ABOUT THIS EVERY TIME THE RPM'S REV AND MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE THE FLOOR MAT RECALL NOTICE ARRIVED AND CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY. NO ACCIDENT OR CRASH OCCURRED, BUT THE FIRST TIME THE PEDAL STUCK WIDE OPEN I WAS IN A VERY SMALL PARKING LOT AND WOULD HAVE HIT THE BARTELL'S PHARMACY BUILDING IF I HAD NOT PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I AM AWAITING NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE FIRST RECALL FIX BUT REMAIN EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THAT IT IS NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. *TR

NOW THAT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS HAVE RECEIVED SUCH WIDESPREAD COVERAGE, I WANTED TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A PROBLEM ON MY WIFE'S 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS, WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THERE WAS AN UPGRADE REQUIRING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE POWER TO MAINTAIN SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SIMPLY START THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT STOPPING AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE RECALLS AS I SIMPLY DON'T USE IT--JUST THOUGHT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED COMPARED TO EVERY OTHER ONE I HAVE EVER HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. SHE STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. THE DEALER MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION RECALL (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 54,000. UPDATED 3/30/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD ANDWENT TROUGH 2 FENCES AND OVER 2 DRIVEWAYS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND IT ONLY STOPPED SURGING BECAUSE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

MY WIFE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN A SINGLE MVC, IT APPEARS SHE HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE THAT MADE HER LOOSE CONTROL OF HER TOYOTA TACOMA. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON SHE VEERED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER FOR SEVERAL FEET CAUSING HER TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO A STOP AFTER HITTING SEVERAL TREES HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE IS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM DRIVERS, PASSENGER OR SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE FLOOR MATS TO A FLATTER VERSION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 2/17/12 *CN

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER DOUBLE CAB 4X2 V6. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR INSTANCES WHERE AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HARD, THUS INTO OVERDRIVE, THE TRUCK EITHER KEPT SPEEDING UP OR DID NOT REV BACK DOWN. 1ST INSTANCE - ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AT SPEED. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO BOOST SPEED. AS I ENTERED TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK JUST KEPT SPEEDING UP. AFTER APPLYING A LIGHT BRAKE, I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED AND GEARED BACK DOWN. 2ND INSTANCE - WHILE LEAVING THE FREEWAY @ 65 MPH I SLOWED TO 45 MPH AND SWITCHED LANES TO THE RIGHT. THEN I APPLIED GAS TO SPEED UP TO MERGE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AGAIN THE LINK BETWEEN THE THROTTLE AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO REACTION AS IN A NORMAL SITUATION. I HAD TO MERGE BACK BECAUSE THE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH. AFTER 4-5 SECONDS THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. 3RD INSTANCE - AGAIN ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP ENOUGH TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC. THIS TIME THE THROTTLE OPENED FULL BORE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER 5 SECONDS THE TRUCK FINALLY REVVED BACK DOWN. I REACHED A SPEED OF OVER 90 MPH IN THIS INSTANCE. 4TH INSTANCE - DRIVING UPHILL THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED THROTTLE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL, THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD, AGAIN FULL BORE. I USED THE SAME TECHNIQUE AND IT EVENTUALLY SLOWED. THIS PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. I NOW DRIVE MY TRUCK VERY GINGERLY SO AS NOT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, BOTH HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL OR HAVE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. SAYING THAT "YOUR TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WE SEE HERE, CALL THIS TOYOTA NUMBER." I KNOW THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR 10 SECONDS BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CORRECTED ITSELF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 75000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,900 UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THE REAR TIRES STARTED SPINNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE IDENTIFYING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

SUN VISORS ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD, DON'T HOLD THEIR POSITIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN IN USE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT IS WASHED REGULARLY AND ALL MANUFACTURER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. EVERY YEAR I TAKE THE TIME TO DO THROUGH INSPECTION UNDERNEATH TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. LAST SUMMER WHEN FLUSHING OUT FRAME TUBES WITH A GARDEN HOSE I NOTICED LARGE FLAKES OF RUST BEING FLUSHED OUT THROUGH THE DRAIN HOLES. I ALSO NOTED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON MANY AREAS OF THE FRAME. THIS SUMMER I CAN SEE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING SEVERELY WORSE. BRACKETS AND MOUNTS ARE BECOMING SEVERELY RUSTED. FRAME IS BEGINNING TO FLAKE. SKID PLAT IS NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. AT THE MASS INSPECTION THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE TRUCK FRAME IS RUSTING FAST AND I NEEDED TO BE CONCERNED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD! THE BODY IS PERFECT. BUT THE FRAME IS CRUMBLING! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY DEALER. HE SAID MANY 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WAS REPLACING THE FRAMES. THEY DID AN INSPECTION AND SAID MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 05S. BUT THEY DID THINK TOYOTA WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE 06 MODELS. PLEASE HELP. I NEED AT LEAST 4 MORE YEARS FROM THIS TRUCK. AND I LOOKED AT TRADING, BUT THE DEALER SAID WITH THE RUST MY CURRENT VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH MUCH ON A TRADE. *TR

ON JUNE 10, 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, AS I STARTED TO DECREASE MY SPEED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP;HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RACED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK. AS A RESULT I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT - MYSELF AND ANOTHER TRUCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE RECALLS OR SAFETY WARNINGS REGARDING A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE THROTTLE "STUCK" - I WAS FORTUNATE THAT TIME, NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW TOYOTA IS ISSUING A RECALL ON SPECIFIC VEHICLES. *TR

THE FRAME IS BROKE IN THE FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVER, THIS TRUCK NEVER WAS INVOLVE ON AN ACCIDENT OR ON AN OFFROAD EXTREME SITUATION, ALWAYS USED ON THE CITY OR ON FREEWAYS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY OPEN A CASE AND I'M WAITING FOR A ANSWER, I HEAR THE PHONE CONVERSATION OF THE DEALER WHIT TOYOTA'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT IS NOT THE FIRST REPORT OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WHIT THE FRAME. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED AT ALL WELDS AND CONNECTIONS. SINCE THE CAR IS GARAGED 95% OF THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT AND SINCE I WASH IT REGULARLY IT MAKES EVEN LESS SENSE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED BUT NOT YET "PERFORATED"--THE CRITERIA FOR THE WARRANTY TO KICK IN. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS THE WORST HE'D SEEN. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO THE LADY IN CHARGE OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR RUSTED TOYOTA TACOMA FRAMES THAT ENDED WITH THE 2002 MODEL. SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO. I WAS TOLD I'D HAVE TO HAVE A BODY SHOP CLEAN THE RUST AREAS, TREAT THEM WITH A RUST NEUTRALIZER (SIC?) AND THEN RE-PAINT THEM. I AM A FANATIC ABOUT CAR CLEANLINESS AND EVEN HAVE A SPOTLESS ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES. THE PREVIOUS TACOMA FRAME RECALL WAS FROM 1998 - 2002 AND TOYOTA REPLACED FRAMES AND ENTIRE VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I'VE LOGGED ONTO THE TACOMA YAHOO CHAT GROUP AND FOUND NUMEROUS TACOMA OWNERS OF LATER MODEL TRUCKS COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

LAST SPRING, MY HUSBAND AND I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN OUR 2006 TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK. WE HAD ABOUT 4 INCIDENTS WHERE THE PEDAL WAS STUCK, DURING SPEEDS RANGING FROM 30-60 MILES PER HOUR. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DENIED ANY PROBLEMS AT THE TIME AND OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS TO LEAVE OUR TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT HOME OR SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY SUGGESTED WE TRADE IN THE VEHICLE FOR A NEW TRUCK, WHICH WE DID, FOR A 2009 TACOMA. I AM VERY DISBURBED THAT TOYOTA DID NOT INCLUDE THE TACOMA ON THE RECALL LIST WHEN WE KNOW FOR A FACT IT HAS THE ISSUE, AT LEAST THE 2006 MODEL DID. I FEAR THAT THE RECALL LIST IS INCOMPLETE (ALL 2006 TACOMAS ON THE ROAD ARE A HAZARD) AND FEAR THAT MY TRUCK MIGHT HAVE THE ISSUE TOO.*CW

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING CONGESTED EVENING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC IN REDMOND, WASHINGTON, USA. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING (DECELERATING) UP A GENTLE RIGHT-BENDING GRADE TO A YIELD SIGN FROM SOUTHBOUND 148TH AVE NE TO WESTBOUND REDMOND WAY (RTE 908). AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE YIELD SIGN SLOWING THROUGH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT FULL POWER WITH THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 5000-6000 RPM. THE DRIVER STATES WITH UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OR DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED ON BUT THE DRIVER STATES WITH UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT SET/ENGAGED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OR DURING THE INCIDENT. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS OF THE ONSET OF THE RAPID UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, THE DRIVER APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND THE ACCELERATION CEASED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE DRIVER STATES THAT NO SUBSEQUENT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE REPORTED INCIDENT. *TR