2007 Toyota Tacoma complaints

NEW 07 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB 2WD WITH 400 MILES ON IT EMITS LOUD WIND NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AREA AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AROUND 70MPH+. SOUND WAS MORE LIKE A SCREECH THAN A WHISTLE AND WILL LIKELY DISTRACT MOST DRIVERS FROM FOCUSING ON ROAD AS IT DID ME. I DROVE IT AROUND FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND FOUND THE PROBLEM COULD BE RE-PRODUCED ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT THE RIGHT SPEED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED A TSB ABOUT IT BEING A BAD SEAL ON THE WINDSHIELD. (I DID NOT FIND THE TSB ON THE INTERNET YET, BUT IT COULD BE QUITE NEW AND NOT YET POSTED) AS THE TRUCK IS WELL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY PROMPTLY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY RE-SEALED. IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE DAY SINCE, BUT SO FAR THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE REPAIRED. TACOMA OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS IT COULD PRESENT A SAFETY PROBLEM JUST BY HOW DISTRACTING IT IS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE ON BUT IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2007 WILL START REVVING AND RED LINE AND BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND USING THE E-BRAKE. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT AND TOYOTA DENIES TO ADMIT ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA AND THIS TIME I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE FADED OR MALFUNCTIONED 4 TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND THE FACTORY REPS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT THROUGH ONE INTERSECTION AND CROSSED TWO MERIDIANS INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO BRAKES OR VERY LITTLE. IT ALSO DID IT ONE TIME BEHIND A SEMI WHRE I COULD NOT STOP AS HE WAS BRAKING. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING IS ON ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OR JUST THE AIR-CONDITIONING. I CANT REALLY TELL WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. EVENTUALLY, I AM GOING TO GET KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE IS. PLEASE HELP RESPECTFULLY, ANDREW W. EJMA SMC USN RETIRED *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND AN INCREASINGLY ANNOYING VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A CURVEY ROAD WHEN I BEGAN TO BRAKE THE ENGINE SURGED I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK SLOWED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LATER I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A USUALLY VERY BUSY INTERSECTION (ROUTE 2 IN MASSACHUSETTS) I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE SURGED BEFORE I COULD STOP THE TRUCK I WAS 10 FEET BEYOND THE STOP SIGN IN THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS WERE COMING OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE SIDE DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE BUT I HAD MADE EXCUSES AND IT WAS NEVER RTO THE EXTENT THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. PREVIOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT A LUNGING MOTION. SHE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,243 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. HE THEN DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED PARKED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,567 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,525.

I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHERE THE RPM'S AND THE SPEED OF MY 2007 TACOMA TRUCK HAVE SHOT UP (RUN AWAY UNCONTROLLED) WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE RPM'S WILL RAMP UP AND EXCEED 4500 IN A MATTER OF A SECOND OR TWO. THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK INCREASES PROPORTIONALLY WITH THE RPM'S TO 85+ MPH. IT IS DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE THE EXACT READINGS OF RPM?S AND SPEED, BECAUSE ALL MY ATTENTION IS NEEDED TRYING TO CONTROL A SITUATION WHERE I MIGHT BE KILLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERMANENT FIXTURES ALONG THE ROAD OR FREEWAY. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE OF AVOIDING A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE SPEED IS TO DEPRESS MY CLUTCH AT WHICH TIME THE RPM?S GO UP EVEN HIGHER AND THEN I BRAKE EXTRA HEAVY AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. UPON ENGINE RESTART, I HAVE NO INDICATION OF HAVING HAD ANY PROBLEM. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE INSTANTANEOUS RAMPING UP OF RPM?S WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE OTHER DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH. AGAIN, I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE RUN AWAY RPM PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT I FEEL I WILL BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND HAVE BEEN LESS THAN SUCCESSFUL IN HAVING TOYOTA TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK. *TR UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB

LTR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM IN THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, URGE NHTSA TO CONDUCT A SWIFT AND THOROUGH INVESTIGATION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS. *KB THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS WHERE DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATIONS THAT WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED.*JB SEE ALSO ODI 10207231 *DSY

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED. *TR

LTR FROM CONGRESSMAN RE CONCERNS RAISED BY MEDIA OUTLETS IN TENNESSEE ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM IN THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. *KB THE LETTER STATED DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AFTER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. *JB SEE ALSO ODI 10208315 *DSY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED MINUTES LATER. FIVE THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE, JERKED FORWARD, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EACH FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE (NA), SIZE 21570R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BLOW OUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS MOUNTED TO THE RIM. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,528 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,028. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WHERE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM REIMBURSED HIM FOR THE TIRE. UPDATED

WHEN STOPPED AT IDLE ENGINE SPEED, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DBL CAB PRERUNNER V6 WILL SURGE / LUNGE SUDDENLY. ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE BRAKES FIRMLY APPLIED, THE TRUCK WILL STILL MOVE A LITTLE BIT. I'VE DAMAGED PERSONAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF IT. NO INJURIES (YET), BUT IT'LL SURE GET YOUR ATTENTION WHEN IT HAPPENS. ALSO, THE TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE A BIT WHEN YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE GAS. NOTHING DRASTIC, BUT IT SHOULDN'T DO THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH ME; ENOUGH THAT I WON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR IT MAY STARTLE THEM AND THEY MAY LOSE CONTRROL OF IT. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY.

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ON THE BRAKE. FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN TAPPED BY SOMEONE BEHIND ME. IT HAS NEVER RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. *JB

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 DR. 4X4:THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED WITH ONLY ILLUMINATION ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ROADWAY BLOCKING SHORT DISTANCE, NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY WITH A BLACK LINE AND DANGEROUSLY LIMITING REACTION TIME. WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINED ROADWAY THAT APPROACHES AN UPHILL CHANGE IN THE CARTWAY, THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YARDS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DISTINCT LOSS OF VISIBILITY CREATED BY A SHIELD IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLY DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE LAMP BULB. THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO DRIVING ON HILLY ROADS WHEN THIS HEADLIGHT WAS DESIGNED. ONE WOULD NEVER HAVE ENOUGH REACTION TIME TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN OR ANIMAL, EVEN DRIVING AT THIRTY (30) MPH DUE TO THE VERY DARK LINE IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM CREATED ON LOW BEAM ONLY. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN ONE CANNOT DRIVE JUST WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND PRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS NIGHT TIME SAFETY VISIBILITY ISSUE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLE FROM 2005-2007 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN ENGINEERING BLUNDER THAT WAS NOT KNOWN DURING DAYTIME TEST DRIVES. *JB UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07

OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, I EXPERIENCED FIVE INCIDENTS OF BRAKE/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FINALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. FIRST INCIDENT: STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD A FEW FEET. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. A MONTH LATER, STOPPED IN A GAS STATION DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING TO EXIT, THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD TO KEEP FROM ENTERING TRAFFIC. THREE WEEKS LATER, APPROACHING THE BOTTOM OF A HILLY SHARP TURN, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. AGAIN THE REAR WHEELS ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK TO KEEP FROM STRIKING A VAN IN FRONT OF ME SO I CROSSED OVER A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT TOOK ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS TO GAIN CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, "WE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM" UNTIL WE CAN DUPLICATE IT". I CALLED TOYOTA OF AMERICA, AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT TOYOTA COULD DO NOTHING. THE FOURTH INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY. FINALLY THE FIFTH AND FINAL INCIDENT. COMING OUT OF NASHVILLE WHERE IT WAS RAINING HARD, I GOT FURTHER NORTHBOUND ON THE I-24 WHERE IT WAS RAINING LESS AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. WHILE IN THE SHOULDER LANE, A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE STARTED MOVING OVER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO TAP

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM TOYOTA OF WALDORF ON JULY 19, 2007. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTED A SEVERE WIND WHISTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ABOVE. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK HAD 800 MILES ON IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I STOPPED FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHILE STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL THE TRUCK REMAINED IN DRIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND LURCHING FORWARD. THEREAFTER, THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME. THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I ALSO NOTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, HAVING SET THE ODOMETER TO ZERO THE LAST TIME I FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS, THAT I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES TO THE GALLON IN MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NEVER SEEMED TO TRACK THE ROAD EASILY. I REPORTED ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERS (WALDORF TOYOTA) SERVICE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTATIVES MARY PRICHETT AND JIM CLEMENS. THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY, WALDORF TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 20, 2007 THAT I NOTIFIED TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA. NICOLE OF TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ASSIGNED ME CASE NUMBER 200708201412. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS CONTACTED BY MY TOYOTA ASSIGNED CASE MANAGER KEVIN SPILLANE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM MIKE PAVIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER, WALDORF TOYOTA'S IS TRYING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY I WAS INFORMED AUGUST 21, 2007 BY MIKE PAVIN THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BEING INS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FRAME BOUNCES OFF THE AXLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS FOR A TSB TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,543 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL(AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TAKEN OVER) THE GAS PEDAL *PUSHED ITSELF* TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING AS FAST AS IT COULD GO, RPM PAST 7000(COMPLETELY RED LINING). I APPLIED THE BRAKE WHICH DID NOTHING, TRUCK JUST KEPT ACCELERATING TO TOP SPEEDS. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. COUNTERBALANCING IT AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH(WHILE THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING). I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKE, BUT THE SECOND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF, IT KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER TRYING TO GO 120 MPH. SOMEHOW RIDING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD I WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC I GOT INTO THE BRAKE DOWN LANE. STILL NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE I THREW IT IN PARK, WHICH STOPPED IT, BUT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS SCREAMING, RPM AT 7000, AND THE TIRES ARE SPINNING BURNING RUBBER. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING UNTIL I REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS ACTUALLY STUCK SO I HIT IT AND IT RELEASED. ONCE I UNSTUCK THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK SO I DROVE HOME VERY CAUTIOUSLY. WHEN I AS ALMOST HOME I ACCELERATED WITH A LITTLE TO MUCH JUICE AND IT DID THE SAME THING A SECOND TIME. THE PEDAL TOOK OVER AND FLOORED ITSELF, ACCELERATING TO TOP SPEED AND TOP RPM'S. THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, UNSTUCK THE PEDA

2007 TACOMA WITH 2200 MILES. NOTICEABLE VIBRATION BETWEEN 18-28 MPH. TIRES BALANCED THREE TIMES. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. STILL VIBRATES. THOROUGHLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TRUCK "SURGES" FORWARD WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK ALSO EXHIBITS VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN AT LOW SPEEDS/ LOW RPMS THIS IS CONSTANT AND RECURRING SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,407 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD WHEN A/C CONPRESSOR ENGAGES WHILE STOPPED. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK MOVES FORWARD AND CREATES A POTENTIAL RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT

A FRIEND AND I LOADED A REFRIGERATOR IN THE BACK OF MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE LONG BED PICK UP TRUCK WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE PUSHING THE FRIDGE IN IT LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN IT. IS THIS SAFE ?????????? *TR

THIS E-MAIL CONCERNS THE OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONCERNS ALL VEHICLES THAT OPERATE THIS WAY. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK WITH A 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC WITH A CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS NOT TOLD AND DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CRUISE WILL ACTIVATE THE PASSING GEAR TO HELP MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF CAR. THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE ABOUT THIS IS, IF YOU ARE SET AT 70 MPH AND HAVE A BLOWOUT BEFORE YOU CAN TELL WHAT HAS HAPPENED THE CRUISE CONTROL CAN ACTIVATE THE PASSING GEAR AND EASILY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, AND WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE TO STOPPED CRUISE AND THE CAR COULD LOOSE IT. I AM TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CARS THAT HAVE WRECKED BECAUSE OF LOOSING CONTROL AND JUMPING THE MEDIUM AND SO ON. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. ALSO I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CRUISE KICKED IN THE PASSING GEAR ON MOST HILLS WHEN SET THAN WHEN IT WAS NOT SET.. I HAVE RETRACED MY PATH ON A GIVEN STRETCH AND WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF THERE WAS ONLY ONE HILL THAT IT NEEDED MORE HELP TO MAINTAIN THE SAME SPEED. SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THIS CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS THING. *AK

MY TRUCK A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB, LURKS FORWARD A BIT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING (A/C )IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AT STOP EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I SUSPECT THIS OCCURS WHEN A/C COMPRESSOR KICKS IN AS IT RECYCLES. COUPLE OF TIMES EITHER I ALMOST BUMPED THE CAR THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN WALKING RIGHT IN FROM OF ME. I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OF IT ON OTHER VEHICLES. IT JUST MAKES ME CONCERNED. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCED THIS ON TACOMA TRUCK, BUT NOTICED ALMOST ALL OF TACOMA OWNERS AGREED WITH THIS PROBLEM(ACCORDING TO INTERNET FORUM, TOYOTANATIONS.COM. I WILL BE VISITING THE DEALER VERY SOON ,BUT HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS JUST NORMAL. MY SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE TRUCK LED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING .I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST USED A/C ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE GLARE OFF THE REAR SLOPING HOOD SCOOP WAS A SAFETY HAZARD**CC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE AND ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S RPM ACCELERATED FROM TWO TO MORE THAN FIVE WITHIN SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS THE VEHICLE'S NORMAL OPERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,900.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB OFFROAD 4X4 . VEHICLE SURGES (RPM INCREASES 200-300 RPM)WHEN IN GEAR AT A STOP. DOESN'T MATTER IF AC IS ON OR OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, MY GARAGE DOOR AND THE WORK BENCH IN MY GARAGE. VEHICLE IDLES EXTREMELY FAST (1500 RPM) WHEN COLD WHICH IS DANGEROUS ON SLIPPERY ROADS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO SLIDE THROUGH STOP SIGNS. VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH, DOESN'T MATTER IF AC IS ON OR OFF. VEHICLE HAS A HARSH STUTTER SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. VEHICLE HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THIS VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING, DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OR DECELERATING. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHETHER BRAKING OR NOT. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS ENGINE BRAKING WHEN LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS 40 MPH OR SLOWER. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON ICY ROADS. ALL THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ARE TERRIBLE IN SNOW. *JB

I BOUGHT A 07 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN FEBRUARY. I HAVE NOTICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT WHILE SITTING STOPPED,A/C OFF, RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGED AGAINST THE BRAKES. I THINK IF I HAD NOT HAD FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY MOVED FORWARD. I BECAME AWARE OF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ON THE INTERNET TOYOTA FORUMS. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS JUST THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. *AK

THIS IS NOT A FAILURE, BUT SOMETHING I SEE AS A SAFETY ISSUE.. WHEN I AM STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT/ STOP SIGN AND AM IN DRIV WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) ON THE TRUCK WILL SURGE FORWARD AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES DOWN HARDER. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE A/C IS ON, AND SEEMS TO COME FROM THE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHEN THE COMPRESSOR KICKS ON. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD CAUSE ME TO REAR END SOMEONE. *AK

ON MARCH 24TH I DROVE TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN ABOUT 120 MILES AWAY IN MY NEW TOYO TACOMA 4X4 2007. I DID MY SHOPPING, AND EVERY TIME I EXITED THE VEHICLE I WOULD SMELL THE ODOR OF BURNT RUBBER. I WOULD THEN INSPECT MY TIRES (EXTERIOR) AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE HOME THAT EVENING OKAY, BUT WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME, I AGAIN SMELLED THE BURNT RUBBER ODOR. THE NEXT DAY, I USED THE TRUCK OFF ROAD TO GET A BUNDLE OF FIREWOOD (UNDER 15 POUNDS). BUT, ON MY WAY OVER I HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. WE TOOK OFF THE TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD WEAR MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CAUSED BY PROTRUDING METAL OFF OF THE A-FRAME. WE CHANGED THE TIRE AND PUT ON THE SPARE. I RETURNED HOME, AND BECAME CONCERNED. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE OTHER PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL ALSO BEGINNING TO TEAR INTO THE RIGHT TIRE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GET THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS TAKE A LOOK AT THE MATTER. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED, BEING THAT I HAVE NO SPARE TIRE, AND MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS 120 MILES AWAY ONE WAY. BUT, ALL IN ALL, I THINK THE DEFECT IS IN THE A-FRAME, WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS OVERLOOKED IN BEING GRINDED DOWN BEFORE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED SOME MAJOR DAMAGE AND INJURY, LUCKILY, I USUALLY DRIVE UNDER 60 MPH. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE THAT DO PURCHASE A 4X4 TOYO TACOMA TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THEIR

VEHICLE HAS A EXTREME HIGH IDLE AND OR HIGH TRANSMISSION HEAD PRESSURE. VEHICLE ONLY INDICATES APPROX 600-700 IDLE RPM'S WARM, HOWEVER; WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS VEHICLE WANTS TO LURCH AND TAKE OFF. VERY UNEASY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, FEELS LIKE DRIVER IS ABOUT TO LOSS CONTROL AND STRIKE THE VEHICLE AHEAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND ADVISED THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. THIS WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY TESTING 2 OTHER LIKE VEHICLES(07/V6/AUTOMATIC) *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55. I WENT TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. MY SPEED AT THIS TIME WAS 65 MPH. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND STARTED TO CHANGE LANES, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO A PASSING GEAR AND THE THROTTLE WAS WIDE OPEN AND IT STAYED THAT WAY. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE THROTTLE WAS STILL WIDE OPEN. I TRIED THIS A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, NOW I AM GOING WELL OVER 80 MPH. I FINALLY LEFT THE IGNITION OFF AND COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY WIFE ASKED WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED AND I TOLD HER THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN. I ASKED HER TO LOOK ON THE FLOOR SO SHE COULD SHE NOTHING WAS STUCK ANYWHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MIGHT ADD THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND CAUTIOUSLY WENT TO OUR DINNER ENGAGEMENT. AFTER DINNER WE USED EXTREME CAUTION ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT NEVER DID PRODUCE ITSELF ON OUR RETURN TRIP. I CALLED TOYOTA ON MONDAY MORNING AND AFTER TELLING THEM THE PROBLEM THEY WANTED ME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER I REFUSED. I MADE THEM COME TOW IT. IT WAS CHECKED OUT BY THE FIELD ENGINEER AND WAS RETURNED TO ME. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ORDER. BUT WENT INTO DETAIL THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THIS TRUCK HAD 149 MILES ON IT. IT WAS ONLY 4 DAYS OLD. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, THE THROTTLE STICKS WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP, IT ACCELERATED AT ALL TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE COMPUTER WAS LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE, THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL, AND THAT ALL TOYOTA VEHICLES WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST THREE TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. JUST LAST WEEK HE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 2300 MILES.*AK TOYOTA CLAIMED CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL AND A PART OF THE EMISSIONS. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL ALONG ABOUT 50 KM/H. I NOTICED STOP LIGHTS AND CARS SPINNING AND SLIDING EVERYWHERE. I GENTLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE TO START ENGINE BRAKING AND AS USUAL NOTHING HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY. WORSE, TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF RPM HANG PROBLEM ON EVERY MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED MODEL (MY COMPLAINT TO DEALER WAS IGNORED TWICE). THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PUSH THE BRAKES EVEN WITH ABS BECAUSE IT ALSO IS AN OFF SLOPE TURN. INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN GRACEFULLY, THE RPM HANG ACTUALLY ACTS LIKE A CRUISE CONTROL. COMBINED WITH THE DOWNHILL AND THE RPM HANG I AM NOT DECELERATING AT ALL! SUDDENLY THE ECU FINALLY DECIDES TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE (FUEL CUT OFF). AT THIS POINT TRUCK TAIL OF MY TRUCK SLIDE TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. ONLY MY 20 YEAR EXPERIENCE AND GOOD LUCK LET ME AVOID A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE NON-LINEAR THROTTLE RESPONSE IS NOT SAFE. THIS IS JUST DANGEROUS HOW THE ECU IS PROGRAMMED! MAYBE BECAUSE ONLY <10% OF ALL TRUCKS HAVE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. TOYOTA MUST ISSUE ECU PATCH FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS V6 TACOMA, FJ CRUISER TO ELIMINATE: 1.RPM HANG WHEN SHIFTING 2.HIGH RPM (1450) WHEN ROLLING DOWNHILL IN NEUTRAL OR WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED 3.MAKE LINEAR THROTTLE RESPONSE. *JB

I WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT RT. 136 WEST NEWTON PA. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED SO HARD THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD IT EVEN WITH FULL PRESSURE APPLIED. THE ONCOMING CAR MISSED ME BY INCHES. AFTER TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF IT WITH NO LUCK, I TRADED THE TRUCK IN WITH ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TRUCK WILL BE SOLD TO SOMEONE THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOT BE AS FORTUNATE AS I WAS. *JB SEE ALSO 10180652 *DSY

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE THROTTLE STICKS OPEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE AT HIGH RPM AND THE VEHICLE WON'T SLOW DOWN. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE IS GREAT SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM

BAD BRAKES ON A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 BY 4. *JB

AT A FULL STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE TRUCK ACCELERATED BY ITSELF HARD ENOUGH THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD IT. PUSHING THE TRUCK ONTO THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR MISSED ME. PLEASE DO NOT QUESTION MY ABILITY TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS AS YOU HAVE IN ALL THE REPORTS I HAVE READ. *NM SEE ALSO 10181486 *DSY