2007 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING, WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHEN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ADVISING TO SEE "DEALER IMMEDIATELY". DEALER "FOUND SYSTEM CODE B 1801 OPEN D SQUIB INTERMITTENT OPEN SPIRAL CABLE WIRING. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR LIGHT BUT SYSTEM CODE WILL RETURN. REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE DECLINED. PARTS AND LABOR $432.45 PLUS TAX." CURRENTLY, SEEKING AFFORDABLE WAYS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

WE WERE PULLING INTO A COVERED CARPORT, AND THERE WAS A BBQ GRILL AND HOUSE ADDITION IN FRONT OF US. MY HUSBAND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO HIS 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING US TO HIT THE GRILL/ADDITION THAT WAS IN FRONT OF US. HE HAD BOTH FEET JAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL AFTER WE HIT THE GRILL/ADDITION. THIS IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, WE ARE TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. TOYOTA RECORDED THE COMPLAINT, TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK IN ONE BUSINESS DAY...THAT DID NOT HAPPEN I HAD TO CALL THEM BACK. AFTER REACHING A PERSON IN THE SECOND CLAIM DEPARTMENT, HE THEN TOOK MY STATEMENT AGAIN AND SAID THAT THE CASE WAS BEING TRANSFERRED YET AGAIN AND THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME IN 10-14 BUSINESS DAYS. AFTER THAT CONTACT THEY WILL SET UP AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND TOYOTA WILL ISSUE A RULING 30 DAYS AFTER THE INSPECTION TAKES PLACE. THE GENTLEMAN SAID THAT HE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT WE FIX THE VEHICLE OR DRIVE IT UNTIL THE INSPECTION TAKES PLACE, BUT IT IS OUR CHOICE. WELL THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNTIL TOYOTA RESOLVES THE CLAIM SO OUR HANDS ARE TIED. WE ARE HOPING THAT THE VEHICLE GETS REPAIRED AND THAT TOYOTA CAN GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT FOR NOW WE ARE JUST WAITING, AND PAYING ON A VEHICLE WE CANNOT DRIVE WHILE THEY TAKE THEIR GOOD OLD TIME TO CALL US AND SET UP AN INVESTIGATION....VERY FRUSTRATING. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL FLOORMAT NOTICE ON OR ABOUT THE WEEK OF 8/30/2010 BUT WERE MOVING ON 9/17 SO DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE MOVE TO SCHEDULE THE APPT. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT WE DIDN'T MAKE IT THAT FAR. I ALSO FEEL IT IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE FLOOR MAT IS RUBBER HAS TEETH ON THE BACK OF IT AND WAS AND IS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FLOOR MAT ISSUE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH BRIDGESTONE DULLER AT /265 60 R/17 TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE BREAKING OFF IN PIECES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE TIRES WAS EXPOSED. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IS BROKEN AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTION AS IS. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THIS IS A DEFECT AS OPPOSED TO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE PART, HOWEVER TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WAS QUOTED $600 TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLECAB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE MELTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 TACOMA TRUCK. UPON STARTING TRUCK IT WENT INTO A HI-SPEED IDLE PEGGING THE TACH. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS. SAME RESULT. WAITED ABOUT 10 SECONDS NORMAL OPERATION ON THIRD START. IT SOUNDED LIKE A JET HAD LANDED IN MY DRIVE WAY. CALLED DEALER. STATED THAT UNLESS CHECK ENGINE WAS ON THERE IS NO TROUBLE CODE TO BE DISPLAYED. AS OF THIS DATE (8-30-10) I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS AUTO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS.AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE PROPERLY DUE TO THE SIZE. THE CONTACT MEASURED THE LENGTH OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DETECTED THAT THE PEDAL WAS RESHAPED THREE INCHES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODIFICATION WAS FOUR INCHES. THE CONTACT HAD NO RESOLUTION WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN EXPLAINING THE INSUFFICIENT REMEDY REPAIR PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 62,000 MILES. DEALER DETERMINED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED DUE TO BROKEN WIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. DEALER SAID TOYOTA HAD NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE AWARE OF OTHER FAILURES. DEALER IS TOYOTA OF NEWPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM FOURTH TO THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY DECELERATED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEFECT PERTAINING TO THE ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL ROAR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FILTER YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,142. ..UPDATED 05/19/16 *BF *TR

TOOK MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF SQUEAKING AND THE SMELL OF BURN METAL. THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETINS(TBS 027409) THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE DEFECTED AS SHE SAID. TOYOTA WOULD ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT SINCE MY WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD HER THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTED PROBLEM WHY WAS I NOT IN FRONT OF IT AT THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED. SHE SAID IF TOYOTA INFORM EVERY ONE IT WOULD COST TOYOTA ALOT OF MONEY. PLEASE INFORM ALL TACOMA OWNS OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE LEAK SPRING BRAKE AND GO AIRBORN AND KILL SOMEONE .PLEASE DO NOT TAKE TOYOTA WORD ON THIS, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE FLOOR MATS.... PLEASE HAVE THEM RECALL THE VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF SOMEONE HAVE NOT ALREADY DIE. I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A LETTER TO US REPRESENTATIVE STUPAK. TOYOTA IS STILL ONLY THINKING OF THERE BOTTOM LINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED DOWNHILL WHERE THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND ENDED UP ON TOP OF A BOULDER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE REAR AXLE BEING STRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE BOULDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY A FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGES AND FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION INCIDENT AT APPROX 12:30 PM, FRIDAY, 12 MARY 2010 IN VIRGINIA BEACH VA. ROAD DRY, TRACTION GOOD. SPEED LIMIT 35 BUT I HAD BEGUN SLOWING (COASTING) IN ANTICIPATION OF RED LIGHT AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED TO RED BEGAN TO BRAKE AND EXPERIENCED RAPID PULSING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM (SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO OPERATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON ICY ROADS) AT ABOUT 2ND OR 3RD PULSE, ENGINE RPM INCREASED RAPIDLY FROM APPROX 1200 RPM TO 4000 RPM PLUS. CUT THE IGNITION AND BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. INTERVAL TO CAR AHEAD HAD OPENED AS I SLOWED PRIOR TO BRAKING SO WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT COLLISION, BUT WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED CAR AHEAD IF I HAD BEEN AN NORMAL INTERVAL WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE WAS AN ABRUPT STOP; THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A SMALL DITCH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10.*JB

PERIODICALLY THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE I.E. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE OR FOUR TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 1/9/10. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT BUT THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID A PUPPY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE PERIOD OF TIME. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THEM. IF I CONTINUE TO PRESS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION WILL STOP BUT THE TIME IT TAKES TO STOP IS GREATLY INCREASED. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 TACOMA 4X2 NEW FROM TOYOTA DEALER 01-05-07- AFTER ABOUT 42,700 MILES HEAD GASKET BLEW -- DISCOVERED DURING REGULAR OIL CHANGE- TOYOTA DEALER REPAIRING PROBLEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED AT INITIAL PURCHASE OF VEHICLE - *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA ON RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS. I DID NOT HAVE THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS, NOT PROVIDED WHEN PURCHASED. ON 2/12/10 40K MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE ACCELERATE / BRAKE ISSUE THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I ASKED THE ADVISER IF THE MECHANIC WOULD PLEASE CHECK THE ACCELERATOR & BRAKES WHILE PERFORMING THE MAINTENANCE CHECK, HE STATED HE THAT IT WOULD BE DONE WITH THE INSPECTION. UPON RECEIVING MY TOYOTA FROM THE SERVICE ADVISER, I AGAIN ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN DONE. HE STATED THAT MY TOYOTA WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKING SYSTEM. ON THE MORNING OF 2/26/10 APPROXIMATELY 10:15 - 10:30 I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. I PARKED MY TOYOTA IN A CAR SPACE AND TOOK HER TO CLASS. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, STARTED THE TRUCK, SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND GENTLE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AT LEAST 53 FT BACKWARDS INTO A TREE. I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE DIDN'T WORK. I REMEMBER GLANCING FORWARD FOR A SPLIT SECOND TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TURNING BACK AROUND AND THEN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK HIT THE TREE. PER POLICE THERE WAS A 53 FT SKID MARK FROM ONE OF MY TIRES. TIRES WERE STILL SPINNING PER WITNESSES AFTER CAR HIT THE TREE. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK. AT THAT POINT THE FIRE & AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE POLICE. POLICE REPORT. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK. *TR

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.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE REAR END MAKES A CLUCK NOISE AND IT FEELS LIKE YOUR STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL FOR THIS TRUCK. *TR

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

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 PICK-UP TRUCK . I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SITUATION : WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH EITHER THE HEATER , FAN , OR AC ON ( ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS ON ) THE ENGINE WILL PERIODICALLY SURGE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE TRUCK WANT TO MOVE FORWARD . IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE SOMEONE TAPPED ME FROM BEHIND. MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPS THE TRUCK FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPONENTS IS BEING USED. IT SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ENGAGING THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS. I HAD LAKEWOOD TOYOTA OF NJ CHECK IT OUT HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE COMPLAINT AT SO THEY SAY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE RECENT SAFETY RECALLS. MAYBE THERE IS A PROBLEM MECHANICALLY OR WITH THE SOFTWARE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND CONTINUES TODAY AT 40,000 MILES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO DO. *TR

THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED TWICE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2010. ON MARCH 1, 2010, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN OXNARD, CA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A FENCE AS SHE WAS DRIVING 20 MPH ON A WINDING ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER TO WAIT UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN SO THEY COULD CHECK HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANAGER WAS VERY RUDE AND ADVISED HER NOT TO CALL THE OFFICE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 3/30/10 *CN UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 6, 2010, A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS BEING DRIVEN IN LOS ANGELES, CA WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DIED FROM THE INJURIES. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF *TR UPDATE 9/28/11*CW ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED DUE TO THE WET ROAD CONDITIONS. UPDATED IVOQ 08/23/10

MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA IT SHOWING EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. IT ACTUALLY LEAKS RUSTY WATER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE RAIN. A TOYOTA FTS STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT "THE VEHICLE SHOWS NORMAL RUST FOR A VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL WINTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK". MY TRUCK WAS ONLY DRIVEN 2 WINTERS AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. I KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAD A 2005 THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM HIM FOR 125% OF BLUEBOOK FOR THE SAME REASON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER TACOMA OWNERS ONLINE AND HEAR THE SAME FROM THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HAS BEEN WITH TOYOTA SINCE 1995. THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR BOTH TACOMA AND TUNDRA PICKUPS FOR THIS REASON. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. THE DEALER OFFERED TO UNDERCOAT THE FRAME BUT I'M CONCERNED THE UNDERCOATING WILL COVER UP THE RUST THAT IS INSIDE THE FRAME AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. *TR

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

NAVIGATION AND TEMPERATURE GAGE FAILURE. DEALER NOTED THAT ON 2005-2007 MODELS THE UNIT FAILS FREQUENTLY AROUND THE 3 YEAR MARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND TRAVELING OVER A POTHOLE, THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE TO THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TOYOTA DENIED ME HELP WITH THINGS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALLS! THEY ARE GREEDY AND OUT RIGHT LYING SOCIOPATHIC THIEVES! THE TOP REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TACOMA 07 TRUCK LETS RAIN WATER IN. THIS IS GOIN TO CAUSE MOLD AND HAS ALREADY BLOWN OUT THE COMPASS ON THE CEILING AS THE WIRING FOR THIS IS IN THE CEILING! AND SEATS GETTIN WET OVER AND OVER FROM RAIN WATER GETTIN IN THE TOP REAR LIGHT. THEY ALSO JUST DENIED ME ANY HELP REFUNDING ME FOR UPDATED HEADLIGHT LENS THAT HAD TO COME OUT WITH WHICH KEPT BURNING SOCKETS, BLOWING BULBS AND BURNING THE LENS! THERE TSB WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL IS T-SB-0129-11. THIS TSB THING IS A SCAM SO THEY DONT HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR POOR QUALITY MISTAKES. I PAID 24,000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND TOYOTA WONT HELP ME AT ALL WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! THEY ARE PURE EVIL! THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET WATER IN THE TOP REAR BREAK LIGHT, NO WAY WHATSOEVER, THERES NO WAY I CAN BURN OUT SOCKETS AND LENS OVER AND OVER SINCE IV OWNED THE TRUCK! PEOPLE DONT GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY ARE RUDE AS HELL! THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEYRE DOIN IN FIRST PLACE AND THEY PULL SCAMS LEFT AND RIGHT. THEY SAID THEY WONT HELP CAUSE I DONT GO TO DEALERSHIP ENOUGH CAN U BELIEVE THAT??? IM NOT OUT OF REALITY AT ALL, I DONT USE FACEBOOK , I DONT DRINK OR DRUG, I AM IN NO WAY OUT OF REALITY WHATSOEVER! I DO NOTHING THAT RESULTS IN IRRESPONSIBILITY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM! I DONT SPEND MONEY EVERYDAY GOIN DOWN A RIVER. IM VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MEEK. THIS IS ENOUGH ! I CAN NO LONGER DEAL WITH THEM SCAMMING PEOPLE ! IM SICK OF IT! PLEASE DO UR JOB! [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH HAS RUST PERFORATION ON MAIN BODY FRAME IN TWO AREAS. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED IT IS NOT BAD ENOUGH. ONE ASSISTANT MANAGER STATED MY FRAME DOES HAVE PERFORATION. *TR

I WAS AT A 4 WAY STOP, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WOULD NOT STOP. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES SO HARD, BUT THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING, GOOD THING ANOTHER CAR WAS ALSO STOPPED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA...BUMPER IS RUSTING THROUGH METAL. MANUFACTURER TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR BODY RUST WARRANTY. HAVE NOTICED OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SHODDY MATERIALS BEING USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHROME BUMPERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRANK NEW IN 2007. SHE STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP HER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER HOME, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO HER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A PARKED A VEHICLE. LATER IN THE WEEK, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA PERTAINING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HER VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 35,000.

SUNDAY AFTER 2009 CHRISTMAS, WE WENT TO CHURCH. AS WE PULL INTO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND GETTING READY TO BACK IN ONE OF THE PARKING LOT AND OUR CAR TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATE ALL OF SUDDEN WITH RAPID SPEED AND SLAM INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE (HONDA ACCORD). NO ONE WAS HURT BUT OUR TACOMA FRONT BUMPER AND HONDA'S REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. AFTER THAT OUR TRUCK BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN BLINKING AND WE CAN HEAR SOME CLICKING NOISE. WE CALLED POLICE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. WE ALSO LEFT A NOTE FOR HONDA'S OWNER TO CALL POLICE FOR FURTHER CLAIM TO FIX THEY BUMPER. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, WE TOOK OUR TRUCK TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER (LAKENORMAN TOYOTA DEALER OVER HUNTERSVILLE, NC) TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON OUR TRUCK. THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO ADJUST SOMETHING WITH BRAKE AND HE TOLD US THAT, THE ACCIDENT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK. I REQUESTED HIM TO PUT THAT IN WRITING AND HE WAS NOT WILLING TO DO SO. WE REQUESTED STATEFARM CLAIM ADJUSTER TO FILE THE CLAIM TO TOYOTA'S CLAIM DEPARTMENT AND THEY SENT LETTER. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. BACK IN 2009 I HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE I WAS DRIVING DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKED IN TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP AND I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND GOT IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN THE ROAD HAS ANY WET, SLIPPERY, LOSE GRIP THE ABS WILL KICK IN AND PREVENT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS DRY, IF ONE TIRE OF THE THREE LOSE ANY TRACTION MY BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH MY GENERATION TRUCK. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS INSTANCES OF PEOPLE SLIDING INTO INTERSECTIONS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE ABS. NOT AS MANY AS UNFORTUNATE AS ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TOYOTA TACOMA THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2007 FROM LEBRUN TOYOTA IN CANANDAIGUA, NY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED 4 RUST STAINS ON MY NEW GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE FRAME WEEP HOLES ON THE TACOMA. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LEBRUN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TACOMA SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT BUT THAT THEY ALSO HAD NO IDEA ON HOW TO PROCEED. THE SERVICE MANAGER OFFERED TO HAVE IT UNDERCOATED USING THE SAME PROCESS THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING ON THE OLDER TACOMA'S AND TUNDRA'S THAT ARE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DECLINED THE UNDERCOATING BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS COVERING UP THE RUST ONLY TO APPEAR AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED TO HAVE MY TACOMA LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA FTS. TODAY THE TOYOTA FTS, ROB BROWN, LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND STATED THE RUSTY WATER COMING OUT OF THE FRAME AND STAINING MY GARAGE FLOOR WOULD BE HAPPENING ON ANY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WHETHER IT WAS A FORD, CHEVY, OR DODGE. I TOLD ROB THAT I HAVE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. ROB IGNORED ME AND AGAIN STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR MY TACOMA. HIS OFFICIAL REPORT STATED THAT THIS RUST IS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS SEEN SEVERAL WINTERS. MY TACOMA HAS SEEN EXACTLY 2 WINTERS. I CURRENTLY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN WITH THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME FORCE TOYOTA TO REPAIR MY TRUCK AS NO 2 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 22,580 MILES SHOULD BE RUSTED IN THE FRAME. *TR

MOVING VERY SLOWLY DOWNHILL ON A SNOW-COVERED DRIVEWAY. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE. BRAKES LOCKED-UP INSTANTLY, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATELY 200FT SLIDE, HITTING UTILITY POLE AND GUARD RAIL. ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER, BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN (ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE), BUT I WAS READY FOR IT AND IMMEDIATELY LET OFF AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE. THIS TIME ABS DID ENGAGE. I HAVE SINCE TESTED THE BRAKES ON SLICK SURFACES IN SAFE ZONES. ONLY THREE TIMES DID ABS FAIL, AND THE TWO TIMES THAT I LET OFF AND RE-APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS ENGAGED AT THAT POINT IN TIME. EACH TIME THE ABS FAILED, IT WAS WHILE MOVING DOWNHILL. THE ISSUE FOR ME IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT WHEN BRAKING IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS: DO I PUMP THE BRAKES AS FOR W/O ABS, OR STEADILY HOLD BRAKES AS ONE WOULD WITH FUNCTIONING ABS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA) TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID BRAKES LOOKED OK. *TR

MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 22188 MILES NEEDED THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED TODAY. I ASKED THAT WHY THEY NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE I KNOW DRUM BRAKES HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WHENEVER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS USED THAT I USE QUITE OFTEN. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT "ALTHOUGH MY TACOMA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, ALL TACOMA'S DO NOT SELF ADJUST. THE FAILURE OF THIS TO NOT ADJUST CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE GETTING FULL BRAKING POWER. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY WOULD NOT FIX THEM I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO ISSUE RECALLS FOR ALL TOYOTA TACOMA'S BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *TR

THE TRUCK LEAVES 4 RUST STAINS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AFTER USING THE TRUCK IN THE RAIN. THE 4 RUST SPOTS ARE UNDER THE FRAME WEEP HOLES. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT TODAY AND STATED THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED LIKE THAT WITH ONLY 22,188 MILES AND ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, BUT THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND THEN INTO A TREE. THE FRONT FENDER AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED BADLY. THE POLICE CAME BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT BECAUSE NO-ONE WAS INJURED. A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH .THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR HOME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 EXT CAB PICKUP. ON 12/5/09 I HIT AN ICY PATCH AND WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE. TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT CENTER OF THE HOOD OF TRUCK. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SUBSEQUENT INQUIRIES TO TOYOTA HAVE RESULTED IN TWO EXPLANATIONS FOR NON-DEPLOYMENT. A) AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF ON RAPID DECELERATION (I TOLD THEM I HIT A TREE) B) AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF WHEN THE ENGINE BREACHES THE FIREWALL AND ENTERS THE CAB (I TOLD THEM IF THE ENGINE WAS COMING INTO THE CAB, I WOULD BE SCREWED) THEY SENT ME A NHTSA AIRBAG BROCHURE THAT PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT AIRBAGS AND TOTALLY CONTRADICTED WHAT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT AIRBAGS. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL OF 05 & 06 MECHANISMS. MAYBE I GOT AN EARLY 07 THAT USED ONE. I DON'T KNOW. I AM NOT BUYING A TOYOTA ANYMORE. *TR

ON 1 DEC 2009 I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A LEBANON RIII DISTRICT SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM ON WASHINGTON AVE IN LEBANON MO. I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN THE SCHOOL BUS BEGAN TO SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEHIND THE BUS AND LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO COAST MY TRUCK AND THEN BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN THE BUS STOPPED TO MAKE ITS TURN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW, INSTEAD IT KEPT AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED DESPITE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AND PUSHED HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE PEDAL WHEN I IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE BUS. THE CRASH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUS, BUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TACOMA ($8K). THERE WERE NO INJURED CHILDREN ON THE BUS, HOWEVER, SOME PARENTS TOOK THEIR CHILD TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECK-UP. EYE WITNESSES OF THE ACCIDENT VERIFIED THAT I TRIED TO STOP THE TACOMA AND COULD NOT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF FRESH TIRE SKID MARK BEHIND THE TRUCK WHICH INDICATED THE BRAKES WORKED AS INTENDED. THE CRASH OCCURRED AFTER BOTH VEHICLES HAD CROSSED A SERIES OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT A TRAIN CROSSING. I CALLED TOYOTA LATER ON IN THE DAY TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND FOLLOWED UP BY MAILING A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT, POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER'S ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK ON 15 DEC 09. TOYOTA ALSO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE TRUCK WHO INTURN FILED A REPORT WITH TOYOTA HQ. I RECEIVED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ON 20 JAN 10 AND THEIR REPORT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE TACOMA WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN ERROR AND BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE ECU OR ACCELERATOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RADIO SIGNALS OR ELECTRON SIGNALS BY THE TRAIN CROSSING.*TR

I WAS EXITING THE PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT IN BARBOURSVILLE, WV IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED UP CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE INCOMING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. DURING THE TIME BEFORE I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OF THE ENGINE, I WAS APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I COULD AND THE TACOMA WAS STILL MOVING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2007. THE TACOMA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND BY TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICIAN AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO THE FIELD TECHNICIAN'S REPORT TWICE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AFTER BOTH REVIEWS WAS FLOOR MATS. I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED BY ANYTHING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009, MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HOME AFTER ATTENDING A FOOTBALL GAME AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND AS HE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SEMI, MY TACOMA'S ACCELERATOR SUCKED TO THE FLOOR, PUSHING MY VEHICLE TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING US TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP USING THE BRAKE AND WAS UNABLE TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR UP WITH THE TOE OF HIS SHOE. HE RESORTED TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING IT OFF. WE WERE TERRIFIED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN A VEHICLE WE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN. AS WE WERE SPEEDING UP AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED PULLING THE ACCELERATOR AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND'S FOOT TO THE FLOOR. HE RESORTED, AGAIN, TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT. WE TOOK THE TACOMA TO TOYOTA OF DOTHAN THE NEXT MORNING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE NEARLY A WEEK TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. I KNOW FOR A FACT THE MAT WAS NOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD READ REPORTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHERE MISPLACED FLOOR MATS WERE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG AND I HAD PULLED THE MAT IN MY VEHICLE BACK INTO A SECURE LOCATION. I TALKED TO MY BOYFRIEND; HE REPORTED THAT THE MAT WAS IN ITS PROPER PLACE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GROUND WAS WET SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,429.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS UTILIZING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED OVER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AS IF IT WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD EXHIBIT A BANGING NOISE SIMILAR TO CLANGING METAL. UPON STARTUP, THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE LEAF SPRING AND LUBRICATE THE COMPONENTS, UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT, IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 15,000 AND CURRENT WAS 62,340.

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!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES AND TIRES INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AROUND THE TIMING COVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE AROUND THE TIMING COVER AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.