2007 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I FREAKED OUT, THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO THE LEFT A LITTLE, WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT CHANGED NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE IDLE RACES VERY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED AS HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, AND BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO FOR THE CONTACT. VIN NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 28,280.

I HAVE A 2007 TACOMA 4X4 5 OR 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE GONE OUT INTO THE GARAGE TO FIND THE FUEL PUMP HAS STARTED RUNNING ON ITS OWN. I CAN TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH NO RESULTS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THIS WOULD ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE AT THE DEALER WHEN ITS PARKED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA THROTTLE STICKING WHILE CLIMBING ABOVE 5000 FT IN MOUNTAINS THROTTLE STUCK WILE TRYING TO SHIFT IN MOUNTAINS ENGINE RACED UNTIL SLOWLY LET OUT CLUTCH SHIFTING IN MOUNTAINS WHEN I CAME DOWN TO NORMAL ALTITUDE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THINK IT IS IN COMPUTER NOT GAS PEDAL. *TR

DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA (V6, 4-WD, AUTOMATIC, ACCESS CAB), I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING FROM W. SEVENTH AVENUE IN EUGENE, OREGON ONTO NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE-105. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 20 MPH) AS I MADE THE TURN FROM THE SURFACE STREET TO THE LEFT-HAND, CURVING, ON-RAMP WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF AN ELEVATED FREEWAY STRUCTURE. IT WAS MID-MORNING AND, ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SOME LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CURVE THE TACOMA INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED. THE REAR OF THE TRUCK SWUNG OUT TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT IT WAS MOVING SIDEWAYS UP THE ON-RAMP. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK JUMPED THE CURB AND THE TRUCK PROCEEDED 20-30 FEET SIDEWAYS ALONG THE CURB AND EVENTUALLY SLID UP A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE CURB TRANSITIONS TO THE BRIDGE RAIL OF THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE. JUST SHORT OF THE START OF THE ACTUAL BRIDGE RAILING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND FENDER STRUCK A TREE. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK, CONTINUED TO ROTATE TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A REST, STRADDLING THE TRANSITION WALL, HAVING TURNED 150-170 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THE MOTOR WAS STILL RACING AND I SWITCHED THE ENGINE OFF. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. POLICE WERE CALLED TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC CONTROL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. I HAVE LIVED WITHIN TWO-AND-A-HALF MILES OF THIS INTERSECTION FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION THOUSANDS OF TIMES AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND IN MY ROLE AS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER. I HAVE BEEN AND AM BAFFLED BY THIS INCIDENT. THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. OTHER THAN THAT ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA FLOOR MATS HAD BEEN REMOVED PREVIOUSLY. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND PURCHASED THE OPTIONAL ANTI-CORROSION SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. AT THE 2-YEAR CHECK REQUIRED BY WARRANTY, I NOTICED CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE REAR BUMPER AND FRAME. THE DEALER, ATKINS-KROLL TOYOTA ON GUAM, SUBMITTED THIS CONCERN TO THE MAKER OF THE SYSTEM, WHO DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE I USED THE TRUCK TO HAUL SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY ENGAGED WITH ATKINS-KROLL DIRECTLY, AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, CLAIMING THEY NEED TO CONSULT WITH THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MEANWHILE, MY BUMPER HAS CORRODED THROUGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE MAJORITY OF THE CORROSION IS IN THE BUMPER AND A CROSSBAR AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BED. ALL THE HARDWARE IN THE BED HAS CORRODED AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH I FRESH WATER RINSE MY TRUCK BED EVERY TIME AFTER I HAUL DIVE GEAR (I HAVE DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK). THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY APPRECIABLE CORROSION BENEATH THE FORWARD PORTIONS OF THE BED, JUST THE BACK. A FELLOW DIVE INSTRUCTOR WITH A 2005 TACOMA PRE-RUNNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AND HIS BUMPER COMPLETELY CAME OFF. I UNDERSTAND EARLIER TACOMAS (I BELIEVE 1999-2004) WERE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR CORROSION ISSUES. I AM CONVINCED THIS CORROSION IS DUE TO A MATERIEL DEFECT, A DESIGN FLAW, OR BOTH BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET CONCLUSIVE ACTION FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER TO DATE. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, THAT I HAD TO WORK THIS OUT WITH THE DEALER. IT IS JUST NOT RIGHT AND, MORE IMPORTANT, JUST NOT SAFE.

AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, PRIOR TO CHANGING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED UP VIOLENTLY ON IT'S OWN. MY FOOT WAS NO LONGER ON THE ACCELERATOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY HARD AND FAST PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS SOON AS THE ENGINE ROARED, AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK BEFORE LURCHING INTO THE BRICK WALL IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED NORMALLY, AND I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, AND HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I MARKED IT UP AS BEING SOME STRANGE ELETRO-MECHANICAL ANOMOLY, BUT AFTER RECEIVING TOYOTA'S RIDICULOUS 'FLOOR-MAT' EXPLANATION AND HEARING HOW WIDE-SPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS, I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SUFFERS FROM THE SAME UNEXPLAINED SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE JANUARY 2010 TOYOTA RECALL. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD ENOUGH HITTING THAT WALL, BUT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. *CN

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER SAYS SPIRAL CABLE NEEDS REPLACING INSIDE WHEEL. $600 TO FIX. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED DUE TO REPAIR.NEEDED IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE REQUIRED? THIS A FAILURE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE NET REPORTING SAME ISSUES. *TR

TWO INCIDENTS: 7/9/09 HEADING DOWN TO THE KEYS ON US 27 ABOUT 6PM. CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 FOR SEVERAL MILES (HAD BEEN RAINING. SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH). BACK END STARTS TO PASS ME ON RIGHT. I AM NOW SLIDING SOUTH BOUND FACING EAST. I CUT WHEELS TO RIGHT. THIS WORKS GREAT. IN NO TIME AT ALL, I AM SKIDDING SOUTHBOUND FACING WEST. I NOTICE I AM NOT SLOWING DOWN EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON GAS (CRUISE CONTROL). I CUT MY WHEELS TO THE LEFT AND SPUN BACK AROUND AGAIN SLIDING SOUTHBOUND FACING EAST. I WENT OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. I COULD SEE MUD AND GRASS IN PASSENGER WINDOW UNTIL I HIT THE GUARDRAIL WITH R SIDE OF BUMPER. THIS IMPACT APPARENTLY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL (?) AND LAUNCHED ME ACROSS BOTH SOUTH BOUND LANES OF US 27 WHERE I BEGAN TO COME TO A STOP. I STOMPED THE GAS TO GET OUT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND AGAIN SPUN TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN AS 2 CARS PASSED ME. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT STRANGE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE WHEELS STARTED SPINNING ON THE WET ROAD. NONE THE LESS, I WROTE THIS OFF AS ME BEING A '!@#$% FOR USING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD WAS TOO WET. NOW, IN LIGHT OF THE 7-22-09 ACCIDENT, I AM NOT SO SURE IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL, OR THAT I AM SUCH A '!@#$%. 7/22/09 ABOUT 7:15AM AS I COMPLETED THE TURN, THE TRUCK (I NOW CALL MY TRUCK CHRISTINE) ACCELERATED. WHEN I REACHED THE DESIRED SPEED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF GAS BUT CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING ME TO FISHTAIL TO THE RIGHT SO I LET UP ON THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL AND I WAS STILL ACCELERATING! AS I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I HIT (PULLED THE KNOB TOWARD ME) THE CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH I HAD NOT ENGAGED PREVIOUSLY) THINKING I MIGHT BE HAVING A REPEAT OF 2 WEEKS AGO, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER AND I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUT GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL (I THOUGHT) BUT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I OVERTURNED IN A ... *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM TUCSON TO QUEEN CREEK ON HIGHWAY 79. I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO 65 AND ENJOYED THE RIDE. I CAME AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD, AND THERE WAS A PICKUP PULLING A TRAILER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AHEAD GOING MUCH SLOWER THAN 65. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND SLOWED DOWN TO ~ 50 BEFORE I COULD PASS DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE THE ROAD WAS CLEAR, I ACCELERATED BY PUSHING THE RESUME FEATURE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED, AND I WAS WAITING TO FEEL THE OVERDRIVE GEAR KICK IN BUT IT DID NOT. THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING PAST 90 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN TO THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WAS BLOCKED OR OBSTRUCTED AND IT WAS NOT BUT I COULD FEEL GAS PEDAL WAS FLAT AGAINST THE FLOOR. I FIRST TAPPED ON THE BREAK AGAIN BUT THE TRUCK KEPT SPEEDING UP. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT SPEEDING UP. AT CLOSE TO 100 MPH I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO GET THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED BY PLACING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT ~6000 RPM SO I LOOKED AT THINGS I THOUGHT MIGHT BE OBVIOUS SUCH AS AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WAS CLEAR AND UN OBSTRUCTED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING LEAKING OR BROKEN AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, LET THE TRUCK SIT A MINUTE, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I DROVE MY WIFE HOME, AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WHEN I REALIZED THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T DISENGAGING THE ENGINE. I CHECKED IT AGAIN ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP. IF I HAD SEEN THE PEDAL WAS OBSTRUCTED, I WOULDN'T BE FILLING OUT THE COMPLAINT FORM AND CHALKED IT UP TO CHECKING THE FLOOR MAT BEFORE DRIVING. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST SITUATION I HAVE EVER HAD BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ANY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT PRESSED THE RESUME CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO 90 MPH. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS 'PEGGED' TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS OBSTRUCTING THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT HE COULD COAST TO A STOP. HE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR IN ORDER TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING JAMMED UNDER THE HOOD NOR DID HE SEE ANY LEAKS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,603 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,453. SEE ALSO 10276445. *DSY

I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE PASSING. I TAPPED IT TWICE TRYING TO RELEASE IT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE PEDAL WAS STILL LAYING ON THE FLOOR WHEN I STOPPED SO I OPENED THE ENGINE HOOD AND LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD SEE THE CABLE LINKAGE AND SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I THEN WENT BACK TO THE CAB TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM (IT WAS NOT). AS I CAME TO THE CAB DOOR I HEARD A POP AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SNAPPED BACK UP (ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER COASTING TO A STOP). I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4...PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, STOPPED, NUDGED FORWARD TO SEE INTERSECTION BETTER, ENGINE RPM'S SPIKED, GAS PEDAL FLOORED ITSELF...I PLACED BOTH FEED ON THE BREAK PEDAL WITH EVERY OUNCE OF LEG STRENGTH TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM GOING INTO INTERSECTION...REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING WHILE BOTH FEET ON BREAK PEDAL. TRUCK INCHED TOWARD INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING BOTH WAYS...SUDDENLY THE GAS PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION AND WHEELS STOPPED SPINNING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND OTHER DRIVERS APPROACHING IN THE INTERSECTION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN THE RAIN AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED, SPUN AROUND AND CRASDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPINAL ABRASION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, NO ONE ANSWERED THE TELEPHONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AND HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN JUNE OF 2009. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,071 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,900.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. I HAVE HAD ONE EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS GOING LIKE 80 MPH, ENGINE SCREAMING - THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AT ALL. I WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL (I NEVER USE THAT) AND I HAVE JUST FACTORY INSTALLED MATS, WHICH WERE NOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THANK GOD THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF. IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN SO I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL ALL THIS NEWS ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD FOR 34 YEARS, I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA SAYS TACOMA NOT INVOLVED I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND. THEY ARE LYING. NOW I HAVE TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER THE PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA. THANK YOU. *TR

BOTH SEALS IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LEAKING OIL ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 52,000 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

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

I WAS TRAVELING TO A TRAINING OP ON HWY 301 SOUTH WITH 2 CO-WORKERS IN MY VEHICLE. I EASED OUT TO PASS A VEHICLE AND PUNCHED TO GAS TO GET ON AROUND HIM. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION (OR FELT LIKE WIDE OPEN). IT ACELERATED FROM ABOUT 50 MPH TO 100 MPG IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, IT SEEMED LIKE SECONDS. I HAD HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY BE THE ISSUE, SO..WHILE ACCELERATING AT AN ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE SPEED, I ATTEMPTED TO RE ARRANGE MY FLOOR MAT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, BENT OVER, TRAVELING AT OVER 100 MPH. OMG. FINALLY SOMETHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE PEDAL LET GO. I WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN AS WERE MY PASSENGERS. IT SCARED MY TO DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 6/2/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOME AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES FROM THE CRASH. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT HE TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/10/10*JB

WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND THE ENGINE REVS UP. THIS CAN BE REPEATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. INQUIRED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. *TR

ACCELERATOR MOVING TO WIDE OPEN POSITION AND STICKING. INTERMITTENTLY OCCURS. TOYOTA MOTORS SENT RECALL NOTICE FOR MATS ONLY AND THE MATS AREN'T WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAD AND STILL HAVE DEALER INSTALLED MATS IN MY VEHICLE. THE NOTICE FOR THE MATS WAS SENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE YET HEARD FROM TOYOTA BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING TACOMA'S IN THE RECALL AND MY TACOMA DID NOT ACCELERATE ON IT OWN BECAUSE OF THE MAT. IT MOVED WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE FORCE AND IT HAS ALSO STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

IN EXTREME COLD TEMPS, SINGLE DIGITS OR BELOW ZERO, THE CLUTCH WILL NOT RETURN OR RETURNS VERY SLOWLY. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY ADVISED TO RETURN WHEN TEMP IS COLDER. *TR

MY SON AND I WERE GOING TO THE COURTHOUSE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENT TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON, SO I WILL JUST DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED. MY SON WAS A WITNESS TO THE INCIDENT: I WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS STILL PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS I PUT THE GEAR IN R. WHEN I DID THIS, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD WHIR FROM THE REAR WHEELS. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY TRUCK IN NEUTRAL. MY TRUCK WAS STILL NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED IN THE PARKING SPOT: THERE WAS A CAR PARKED ON THE LEFT THAT COULD HIT ME. I PUT THE CAR IN D. THEN I AGAIN HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD WHIR FROM THE REAR WHEELS, SO I PRESSED DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE, BUT MY TRUCK STILL MOVED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. MY TRUCK KEPT PUSHING INTO THAT CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME, SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY TRUCK INTO PARKING GEAR AND THIS STOPPED MY TRUCK. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE DEALER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THE FLOORMAT. THE DEALER MADE THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CASE AND GETTING A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TOO BUREAUCRATIC, SO I JUST GAVE UP AND DID NOT PURSUE THE MATTER SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CASE # IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. AN EXAMPLE OF THE BUREAUCRATIC HEADACHE: I WANTED TO DO A TRADE, BUT IF I DID THAT, I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $7,000, AND I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. THERE WAS ANOTHER WITNESS IDENTIFIED IN THE POLICE REPORT. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THIS "WITNESS #1 ADVISED THAT HE CAME TO HIS VEHICLE AND ADJUSTED WHERE HE PARKED. HE ADVISED THAT AS HE WAS GETTING OUT, HE OBSERVED VEHICLE #1'S [MY VEHICLE] TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN. HE JUMPED BACK INTO HIS VEHICLE AND OBSERVED IT [MY VEHICLE] CRASH INTO THE CURB AND VEHICLE #2." THE POLICE REPORT ENDS WITH: "THERE WERE LEAVES ON THE GROUND AROUND WHERE THE CRASH OCCURRED."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED BUT THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST AT PRESENT AND WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT BACK IN NOVEMBER 2008. LOOKING AT THE LEAF SPRINGS; GROUNDING SCREWS SECURING THE WIRING; JUST THE COMPLETE TRUCK IS TERRIBLY RUSTED AND WITH A FEELING OF A POSSIBLE ROAD ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

I WAS INITIALLY TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH. AS I APPROACHED A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AHEAD I WAS REQUIRED TO STOP, THUS DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PULLED ONTO THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AND FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO QUICKLY REACH THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT. WHEN I WAS AT THE SPEED LIMIT I EASED OFF OF THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO CRUISE AT 65. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS "GLUED" TO THE FLOOR. THINKING IT WAS STUCK, I STOMPED ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES HOPING TO FREE IT. THIS WAS TO NO AVAIL. IN THESE FEW SECONDS I HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH. I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ON BUT NOT SET. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS THE CULPRIT ,HOWEVER, MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS NOT BINDING, BUT AGAIN, I DO NOT REALLY KNOW. I CAN THINK OF NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION WITH THE CRUISE BOTH ON AND OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO. I PLAN ON NOTIFYING TOYOTA ALSO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ON THE SIDE AND THE CONTACT LANDED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO A LOCAL SHERIFF. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06.07/10*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, WHEN I DRIVE, THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. IT SEEMS LIKE I AM CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE, MORE SO THAN ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. ALSO, WHEN I STOP, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS AND LURCHES FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 CREW CAB SURGES/ACCELERATES FORWARD . WHEN STOPPED WITH BRAKE APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED FORWARD. ALSO AFTER GAS IS APPLIED VEHICLE SURGES. I ALMOST IT A TRUCK AND A PERSON WALKING IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK. DEALERSHIP MIKE FERRELL TOYOTA IN CHAMPMANVILLE WV REFUSED TO GIVE ME A RENTAL THEN I WENT HOME-VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DLR. DLR DIDN'T DISCLOSE SURGING CONCERN-I FOUND OUT ON INTERNET. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WILL START TO JUMP FROM YOUR CURRENT RATE OF SPEED TO ANYTHING BELOW THAT. IT STARTED ON SUNDAY LATE AFTER NOON ON SEP. 15, 2008. THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN IN USE. BOTH HAVE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SINCE THEN, ACCEPT NOW THE TRUCK IS NOT GETTING VERY GOOD GAS MILEAGE, THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I TYPE THIS BEING LOOKED INTO. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FROM WHAT I CAN SEE WHEN I DRIVE IT. SOMETHING ELECTRICAL FOR SURE, AND POSSIBLY ELSEWHERE INTERNALLY. I AM CONCERNED TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT TIMES FROM THE WAY THE TRUCK DRIVES. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND I AM CONCERNED THAT WHATEVER THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MAY BE, THEY COULD TRY TO SUGAR COAT IT SO IT LAST A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES, THEN THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I JUST WANT IT FIXED AND SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT 2007 THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM, WHEN THE ROAD HAS A SLIGHT INCLINATION TO THE SIDE, THE TRUCK DANGEROUSLY TENDS TO GO OUT OF THE ROAD IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR ONE SECOND THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER CHECKED OTHER NEW TRUCKS 2008 OR 2009 AND IT WAS THE SAME THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY REPAIR, JUST SAID IT WAS A "NORMAL" CONDITION IN TACOMAS. *TR

MY TOYOTA PU, WHEN STOPPING, WILL OCCASIONALLY EITHER HAVE THE ACCELERATOR STICK OR THE TRANSMISSION NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE DEALER AND THE MAIN OFFICE IN CA WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. THEY CLAIM THAT IT HAS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME BEFORE THEY CAN FIX IT. MY CONTENTION IS THAT I WILL END UP IN AN ACCIDENT IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. UNTIL THE DEALER SUGGESTED I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, I WAS TRYING TO HAVE THE BRAKES OVERCOME THE ENGINE TORQUE TO STOP THE TRUCK. OF THE FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, THE ENGINE ACTUALLY DIED DUE TO THE BRAKES STOPPING THE TRUCK WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STILL TRYING TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FORWARD. TWICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO ITS IDLE STATE BY ITSELF DURING MY STOPPING AND ONCE I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL SO I COULD STOP THE TRUCK. THE MANAGER OF NORTHHILLS TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME AFTER MY LEAVING THREE MESSAGES. *TR

MY PROBLEM DEALS WITH A 2007, TACOMA, X-CAB, PRERUNNER, V6, THAT'S EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT EVERY TIME THAT I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK INTO IT, START THE VEHICLE, AND RELEASES THE PARKING BRAKES'THERE'S A GRABBING FEELING/NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. THE NOISE YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT, AS THE VEHICLE MOVES OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL THING THAT ALL TOYOTA'S THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL DO. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND GRABBING NOISE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THIS; I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2007 (NEW), THERE WAS NO GRABBING NOISE/FEELING. WHY NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IS THIS NORMAL OF HAVING A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL? THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER AND I AM WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE GOES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP WILL TELL ME THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. COSTING ME DOLLARS TO REPAIRED. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR LEAST FIVE MONTHS OR MORE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATED AGGRESSIVELY WHEN APPROACHING A LEFT TURN AFTER SLIGHTLY PRESSING THE GAS. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS AND APPLYING BRAKES. WAS UNABLE TO SLOW TRUCK SUFFICIENTLY TO MAKE IT AROUND THE CORNER AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. INJURIES WERE FAIRLY MINOR - SHOULDER/NECK STIFFNESS, SCRATCHES, BRUISES, ETC. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA (TORRANCE COLLISION REPORT). REPORTED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE - CASE #1001122516. I DID NOT FOLLOW UP ON A COMPLAINT AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS WERE NOT PUBLISHED AND I WAS UNAWARE OF HOW TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TACOMA. THERE IS A "JUMPING" WHEN I AM A STOP OR WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. SOMETIMES IT IS WORSE THEN OTHERS. HAPPENS EVERYDAY BUT NOT EVERYTIME I STOP OR ACCELERATE. *TR

TRUCK FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND IT'S JUST A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT UNDERCOAT THE TRUCK UNLESS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE MAKES THEM DO IT. I WAS TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK THAT UNDERCOATING WAS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE THE FRAME IS ELECTROSTATIC CHARGED TO RESIST RUST. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD GET AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK BUT THEY NEVER HAVE. THE PEOPLE I BUY TIRES FROM HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK IS BADLY RUSTED ON THE FRAME---SOMETHING THEY DON'T SEE ON A VEHICLE SO NEW. ALSO, THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH---I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE I DRIVE TO WORK----SO THE RUST ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO BAD WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER ALL THE RECENT NEWS STORIES ABOUT TOYOTA PRODUCTS, IT APPEARS THEY HAVE A QUALITY ISSUE AND NO EFFECTIVE MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS UNTIL SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

2007 TACOMA,,[STILL UNDER WARRANTY,AFTER A FULL STOP ,THE TACOMA WILL LURCH FORWARD AFTER A TIME OF FROM 5 TO 30= SECONDS.[TRANSMISSION ,OR ELECTRONICS] I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE JULY OF 2008,WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THEY HAVE NOT REPLIED TO MY CHARGES . *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS INTRINSIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SURGE AFTER VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS VIEWED ONLINE INDICATE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END AND THE DOORS WERE DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAS NOT MADE A DETERMINATION AT THIS TIME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER OF THE SUV HE HIT WAS INJURED. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA IN 2007. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME HARD TO DEPRESS OR WOULD TRAVEL AN INCH OR MORE BEFORE ANY RESULT IN ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAPPENS ON A RANDOM BASIS BUT VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY. NO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES, AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVEL AS IT IS DEPRESSED DOWN, THE ENGINE WILL KICK IN, RESULTING IN A SURGE FORWARD. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I AM TRAVELING ALONG AND HAVE TO LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHEN I PRESS IT DOWN AGAIN, IT DOES NOT RESPOND UNTIL IT IS PUSHED DOWN ABOUT AN INCH OR SO, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN TRAVELING SPEEDS CONSISTENTLY. *TR

ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO STICK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS... ENGINE REVS WOULD NOT GO TO NORMAL IDLE EVEN IN NEUTRAL... BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE HIGH REVS... ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF... AFTER WORKING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE IN PARK, THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WENT BACK TO NORMAL... *TR

2007 TACOMA 4X4 4 DOOR TRD. DRIVER APPROACHED RED LIGHT ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES TO STOP AND THEY DID NOT WORK. DRIVER RAN THROUGH RED LIGHT AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN FLAMES. TOOK ABOUT A MILE, WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DOWNSHIFTING AND E-BRAKE. HAD NO PRIOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. INSURANCE IS DOING INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE HEAVIEST FIRE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BRAKE LINE AND MASTER CYLINDER AREA. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. IN THE MIDST OF THE TURN MY TACOMA STARTED TO ACCELERATE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT TO SPIN THE TIRES. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THERE WAS TRAFFIC AHEAD AND I WAS COSTING AROUND THE TURN. I HAVE ALSO SEEN TIMES WHEN MY TACOMA WILL ACCELERATE AT LEST 10 MPH OVER WHAT I HAVE HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CASES WILL IT WILL JUMP AT A LIGHT WHEN MY FOOT IN ON THE BRAKE. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, MASHED THE GAS TO GO FORWARD AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WIDE OPEN. I FLOORED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE RPM'S BURIED BELOW THE RED LINE. I WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING. I PUSHED THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF DRIVE THROUGH NEUTRAL TO REVERSE AND PARK. THE TRANSMISSION GRINDED. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME WHERE THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING UPSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 5TH OR DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 4TH, WITH CLUTCH PEDAL DEPRESSED, ENGINE RPMS DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1)REMAIN CONSTANT, AND THEN INCREASE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE, 2)REMAIN CONSTANT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND THEN DECREASE, 3)DECREASE VERY SLOWLY (FAR TO LONG TO EXECUTE A "CLEAN" SHIFT). WHILE 2) AND 3) ARE MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE LIKELY DUE TO POOR ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE, 1) IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT ENGINE SPEED (AND VEHICLE SPEED) CONTINUE TO INCREASE DESPITE THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. "GOOSING" THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY EFFECT--THE ENGINE RPMS WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE FALLING. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY ISSUE, YOU ALSO WIND UP WITH A LOT OF CLUTCH SLIPPAGE BECAUSE YOU ARE LETTING THE CLUTCH OUT WHILE THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ARE STILL ENGAGED AT A HIGH RPM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH DOWNHILL, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF CONTROL THEN FLIPPED OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS BOUT 10-12 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE ROAD. AS OF APRIL 29, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED NECK, INJURED STERNUM AND A CONTUSION ON HER LEFT INNER THIGH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

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