2007 Toyota Tacoma complaints

VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. *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.

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

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 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. *

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.

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

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TACOMA, MORE THEN ONCE WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, IT HAPPENED AT A STOP JUST BEFORE MY ACCIDENT AND A SCHOOL BUS WAS GOING THOUGH THE INTERSECTION. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AT A PUBLIC STORAGE GATE A MINUTE LATTER AND GOT BACK IN AND WAITED FOR THE GATE TO OPEN I SUDDENLY HAD A UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHEN I HIT THE BREAK IT WENT FASTER, I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TO STOP THE BACK WHEELS FROM SPINNING, THE GATE WAS TOTALED FROM MY TRUCK. I WAS NOT EVEN DRIVING AND IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN! I HAD TOYOTA INSPECT IT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS FOR 20 YEARS, NOW MY INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGH, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS, IT IS NOT A WRONG PEDDLE PROBLEM. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE AND I HAD LESS THEN 5000 MILES ON THE TACOMA, BUT THE ROAD WAS WET SO I WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE ROAD. IT WAS LESS THEN A YEAR OLD WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I WAS GONE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER I ALMOST HIT THE SCHOOL BUS, BUT DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE. I HAD TO STOP AT THE STORAGE PLACE AND THAT WAS WHERE I RAN INTO THE GATE. I SINCE HAD A VOLUNTARY REPO AND GAVE IT BACK, I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT AND FEEL SAFE AGAIN. *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 T

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 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 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

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

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.

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

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA REAR LEAF SUSPENSION SQUEAKS WHEN ANY FORCE IS APPLIED TO IT. NO SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN SQUEAK, NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD IN CAB WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *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. APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET IN ELEVATION, THE VEHICLE WILL STICK AND NOT SLOW DOWN. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED UNUSUAL RESISTANCE. INITIALLY, THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AT 3,200 RPM'S, THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 36,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

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

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

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

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

VEHICLE WON'T STOP. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TRYING TO STOP. THE HARDER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FASTER THE ENGINE WOULD RACE. I HAD TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP MY MOVEMENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE SECOND WAS ABOUT THE SAME BUT NOT SO BAD. IT WAS CLEAR DAY DRY STREETS. I HAD 2992 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER , THEY CHECKED BRAKE SYSTEM,PEDAL BRACKETRY CHECKED FOR DIAG. CODES NONE FOUND ,TEST DRIVES. INSPECT ABS SYSTEM ALL SYSTEMS WORKING. NO REPAIRS MADE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK ENGINE SURGES IN UNCONTROLLED MANNER AS ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. MORE PRONOUNCED AND FREQUENT IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. IGNITION KEY MUST BE TURNED OFF TO PREVENT CRASH. TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. LAST UNCONTROLLED ENGINE SURGE HAPPENED JULY 9, 2008. *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

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

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

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

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.

TOYOTA TACOMA 2007 V6 4 DOOR TRUCK ,14000 MILLE .DRIVING 20 MPH TAKING LEFT TURN PUSHED THE BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE FULLY ENGAGED THE THROTTLE ENGINE REV @ 7,000RPM BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK!! STEPPED ON BRAKES WITH 180LB NO BRAKES!! LOST CONTROL IN FRONT OF ORANGE PARL MALL TRUCK FLIPPED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC ROLLED 2 TIMES AND TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERS FROM BACK INJURIES. *TR SEE ALSO 10219540 *DSY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE PREPARING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 3 MPH TO 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SEMI-TRUCK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER IS ALSO PERFORMING THEIR INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE 4 DOOR TACOMA TRUCK SURGED AHEAD HARD ENOUGH TO RUN OVER THE CURB BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. I WASN'T SURE ORIGINALLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT ASSUMED THAT I MUST HAVE PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. BUT, AFTER READING CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER TACOMA PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION I AM RETHINKING WHAT HAPPENED. I AM 56 YEARS OLD WITH AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORD. I HOPE TOYOTA TAKES THIS MORE SERIOUSLY THAN IT SEEMS THEY HAVE UP TO THIS POINT. *TR

AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY, I DISENGAGED BUT DID NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE COASTED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED SPEED. THE HARDER I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE HIGHER THE RPMS ROSE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, AND THE BRAKES BEGAN SMOKING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING AT 40 MPH, THE RPMS AT 6,000. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS PEGGED THE TACHOMETER, BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE MOTOR REVVED UNTIL I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. I TOOK IT TO VICTORY TOYOTA, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS. I TOOK IT TO THEM AGAIN, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IN MARCH, TOYOTA SENT TWO ENGINEERS TO LOOK AT IT FOR A DAY, HOWEVER I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ANY RESULTS. *TR

DISRUPTIVE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY '07 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. IT ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING AT A STOP AND "LUNGES" FORWARD AT TIMES. *TR

SOFT BRAKES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRUCK NOT RESPONDING TO BRAKING AS YOU TRY TO STOP. I HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THESE TRUCKS AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE. CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THERE FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE BRAKES COULD CAUSE INJURY AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS DEFECT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB SEE ALSO 10225651 *DSY THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ROLL OVER. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER)*JB

I'VE NOTICED THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTENDED CAB WILL ON OCCASION LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROST UNIT IS ACTIVATED. I ASSUME IT IS THE INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR KICKS IN. TO DATE I JUST HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE. WHEN IT HAPPENS AS IT DOES SUDDENLY, IT USUALLY CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD. IF YOUR REACTION TIME ISN'T FAST ENOUGH OR YOU PANIC, YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY MOVE ABOUT 6" AHEAD. *TR

I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY YET HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS, BUT I IMAGE IT IS A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON.... WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA), THE SHIFT STICK DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SO, IF BY MISTAKE THE SHIFT KNOB WAS BUMPED, KNOCKED, OR WHATEVER, IT COULD SEND THE CAR IN REVERSE (ON THE FREEWAY?!?!) WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONSENT. NOT GOOD... *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN OVER-DRIVE AND BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED LIKE IN A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, DRIVER WILL SENSE SOME ACCELERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE A REAR HIT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAMATICALLY JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURES GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THREE TIRES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM AN INSPECTION. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,631.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOWN A HILL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ALSO INJURED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OR IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT DRIVE OF ABOUT FOUR MILES, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR REVVED VERY HIGH. I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE OEM FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE AND DID NOT AFFECT THE PEDAL. NO PERSONAL INJURIES - JUST A VERY SHAKEN FAMILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A TABLE AND A WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,400.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR GOING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT SHIFTER MOVING OUT OF DRIVE. *TR

ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA V6 4X4 AFTER ABRUPTLY BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AC IS NOT ON NOR IS CRUISE CONTROL AND I'M NOT IN 4WD. *TR

BRAKES AND UNATTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL 1 INCH CLOSER AND ONE LOWER TO THE FLOOR BOARD GAS PEDAL. SHOE IS RESTING SLIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL AS YOU ARE BRAKING. THE AVERAGE SIZE SHOE WILL HIT THE GAS PEDAL AS YOU ARE BRAKING. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ARE OFF BY 9%. CONSUMER STATES HE IS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE HIS SPEED AND HE COULD POSSIBLY GET A TICKET.*KB