2007 Toyota Tacoma Speed Control & Cruise Problems

I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH, FINISHED MY TRANSACTION VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN 2 CAR LENGTHS AND NO COLLISION WAS INCURRED.

THIS TRUCK HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. IF THE ENGINE IS LOADED AT 50% OF FULL THROTTLE OR MORE (ACCELERATING, GOING UP HILLS, INTERSTATE SPEEDS) IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR, AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ECM (COMPUTER) CONSISTENTLY HOLDS THE THROTTLE OPEN FOR 10 SECONDS. IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED TO STOP QUICKLY (YELLOW LIGHTS, CAR TURNS IN FRONT OF YOU, PEDESTRIAN) AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE FIGHTS THE BRAKES AND GREATLY INCREASES (>DOUBLES) STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE REAR WHEELS REPEATEDLY BROKE-FREE, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT. ON SNOW OR ICE, I EXPECT MAINTAINING CONTROL TO BE IMPOSSIBLE: I'LL SPIN AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. TOYOTA TECHS HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND CONFIRM THAT IT IS THE ECM HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN, SUPPOSEDLY "...HELPING THE RPMS TO STAY UP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME TO HELP WHEN SHIFTING" AND TO MITIGATE EMISSIONS. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE THROTTLE OPEN WHEN IN GEAR, BUT I WAS TOLD THE ECM DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED OR WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. ON MY VEHICLE THE NORMAL "SHIFT CYCLE" HAPPENS CORRECTLY BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS AND LASTS ~1 SECOND AS LONG AS YOU DON'T "LOAD" THE ENGINE GREATER THAN ~50%, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. BUT IF YOU DO, THE ECM HOLDS THROTTLE FOR 10 SECONDS WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR, WHICH IS 880FT AT 60MPH! I HAVE SPOKEN TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES: BRENTON, (800) 331-4331, CASE #1610030909. BRENTON, A SUPERVISOR, CLAIMS THAT THIS IS INTENDED BY DESIGN AND IS SAFE AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. THERE IS MORE DOCUMENTATION AT HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/UNSAFE-ENGINE-REVS-BETWEEN-GEARS-3-4-4-5-AND-SHIFTING-OUT-OF-5.458027/ I WILL CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT THE TRUCK'S BEHAVIOR UNTIL I CRASH DUE TO THE SEVERELY DEGRADED STOPPING DISTANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE FEATURE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

OVER THE LAST ++18 MONTHS, WHEN AC IS ON, THE TRUCK IDLE WILL IDLE AT ABOUT 1500-1800RPM. AFTER HAVING MECHANIC DO A COUPLE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING IT DID COME DOWN BELOW 1000-1200RPM. FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS, WHEN SHIFTING (EITHER UP OR DOWN) BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEAR, THE ENGINE SURGE TO 3200-3600 RPM AS SOON AS CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED + ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. IN 2011 WHEN THE DEALER DID RECALL # 09V388000, THE ENGINE SURGING ISSUE WAS NOT THAT AS SEVERE AS IT IS TODAY. IN LAST 3 MONTHS, BESIDE ENGINE REVVING UP , I STARTED GETTING ENGINE ERROR CODES. 07/12/2017 TOOK MY TACOMA TRUCK TO DEALER FOR AVAILABLE RECALLS: 12V092: AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE 13V337: SEAT BELTS 14V604: REAR LEAF SPRINGS; THESE BROKE IN JANUARY 2013 & I REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITH SKYJACKERS TCR515S (4LEAFS) AND I HAVE NO INTENTION TO REPLACE THEM. I THINK THAT IN EARLY 2011, THE DEALER DID RECALL 09V388000 BUT THIS DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY REFERENCE TO IT SO THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE; BUT HE WOULD WANT TO OPEN ENGINE TO CHECK THAT TIMING CHAIN IS NOT DEFECTIVE/ OFF WHICH HE CLAIMED IS THE CAUSE OF THE SURGING BETWEEN 4TH/5TH GEAR. THIS DIAGNOSTIC WOULD BE AT MY COST. I REFUSE BECAUSE I DISAGREE WITH THIS LOGIC, I DO NOT HAVE LOST OF POWER BUT ONLY ENGINE REVVING UP LIKE CRAZY AND HIGH IDDLE WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE NO DEALERS WHERE SHE LIVES AND NO ONE IS AUTHORIZED TO ADDRESS THE RECALL ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED SHE COULD PAY $400 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHIPPED TO ANOTHER ISLAND FOR SERVICE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO FLOOR MATS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT STATED AN INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WOULD BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY AND THAT THE CARPETS WOULD BE CLEANED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SIGNED A WORK ORDER AUTHORIZING THE REPAIR. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THAT NO CARPET MODIFICATIONS HAD TAKEN PLACE AND THE CARPET WAS DIRTY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO HIGH TO THE POINT THAT HE WAS HAVING DECREASED CONTROL OVER THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,724. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WA NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 18, 2013. UPDATED 02/14/14

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA S45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AND WAITING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND INSPECTED BY A MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER WHO HAD NOT PROVIDED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD COME AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONCLUSION FROM THE INSPECTION WAS THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ERRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE A THIRD PARTY ENGINEER AUTHORIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1. STOPPING AT RED LIGHT. 2. ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE FELT IT KIND OF JUMP IN THE PAST BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS ON OWN BEYOND MY CONTROL. 3. AFTER TRYING TO SHIFT IT TO NEUTRAL AND PARK, I CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT AGAIN; ENGINE STILLED REVVED BEYOND MY CONTROL. I CUT OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN, PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR, AND RESTARTED. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED NORMAL RPM. PLAN TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED. *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. 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.

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.

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

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