2007 Toyota Tacoma complaints

THE ORANGE BULB IN THE HEADLIGHTS BURNT THROUGH PLASTIC CASING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT. ONE SIDE HAS CRACKED. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT I DID NOTICE IT A WHILE BACK THAT THE BULB WAS BURNING THE PLASTIC, HOWEVER, I JUST NOTICED THAT IT CRACKED ON ONE SIDE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

HEARD A RATTLE UNDER THE TRUCK LOOKING INTO IT FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER REAR LEAF SPRING WAS BROKEN AND HAD DAMAGED THE BRAKE LINE. THIS COULD HAVE BROKEN THE BRAKE LINE AND CAUSED A BRAKE FAILURE. *TR..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD HUMMING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. ....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT SIDE OF THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE JOINT AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V324000 (POWER TRAIN ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

SUN VISOR DROPPED AND WILL STAY IN PLACE. NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN; IT'S DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS AS IT FAILS TO ADEQUATELY BLOCK THE SUN. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MECHANISM HOLDING THE VISOR IN PLACE. COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM IS THE PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AT PARTS STORES AND IT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE -- MORE THAN $100 EACH FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE FAILED TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER ASSEMBLY STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN VIBRATION WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW. WHEN HE TURNED ON THE AC, THE IDLE WOULD INCREASE AND THE TRUCK WOULD STOP VIBRATING. ALSO, IF HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE RPM WOULD INCREASE AND IT WOULD STOP VIBRATING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY VISUAL LEAKS. AS HE PROCEEDED TO SLIDE FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, THE FRONT TIRE ROLLED OVER HIS HEAD AND CHEST. THE TRUCK ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT A STREET SIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND A FRIEND RE-CREATED THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE FRIEND TOUCHED A LINKAGE, HE SAW THE SHIFTER MOVE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, STAYING IN THE SLOT FOR PARK. THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED WHILE MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK STOPPED, HE PUSHED THE SHIFTER FORWARD AND THE TRUCK RE-ENGAGED INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD ONLY RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, IT HAD THE ABILITY TO POP OUT OF PARK BY SLIGHTLY TOUCHING THE LINKAGE UNDER THE TRUCK. UPDATED 07/23/13*LJ

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 THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEAF SPRING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 121,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE OF A DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD TOYOTA SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER OF DENIAL FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE PROOF OF PAYMENT, WHICH THEY DEFINED AS A COPY OF A CANCELLED CHECK OR CREDIT CARD STATEMENT. THE CONSUMER THEN SENT TOYOTA A COPY OF THE CANCELLED CHECK,. TOYOTA THEN RESPONDED BY ASKING FOR THE REPAIR ORDER, WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY SENT THEM. THEY ALSO ASKED THE CONSUMER TO VISIT AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED,WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. *JB

THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES WHEN WE DROVE IT TO FLORIDA CHRISTMAS DAY. ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, WE RAN SOME ERRANDS THAT COVERED ABOUT 15 MILES OF CITY DRIVING. UPON RETURNING TO OUR HOTEL, AS WE BACKED IN TO A PARKING SPACE, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WILDLY. THE TIRES SCREAMED AS WE BACKED UP ONTO A PARKING BERM (PICTURES INCLUDED) AND CONTINUED TO SQUEAL WHILE MY FOOT WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK CAME OFF OF THE BERM, BUT THE TIRES WERE STILL SQUEALING ALL THE WHILE I'M STILL STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUT IT IN PARK RIGHT AWAY AND SHUT IT OFF. LOOKING DOWN AT THE PEDALS, THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL TO NOTE. NO MATS HAD MOVED AND THE PEDALS WERE AS THEY SHOULD BE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE BERM, THERE IS NO TELLING OF WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN. I RECALL THAT AS WE BACKED IN, MY FOOT WAS EITHER ABOUT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR I HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE ENGINE HAS SUFFICIENT RPM'S TO SLOWLY MOVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT IT. I WENT OUT A FEW HOURS LATER TO START THE TRUCK AND MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I ALSO TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BERM AND TIRES AT THAT TIME, WHICH I CAN SUPPLY. THIS WAS A VERY UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND I'VE BEEN MINDFUL OF IT SINCE. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE THE INCIDENT, I'M UNSURE I CAN HAVE FAITH THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE GONE TO THE DEALER WHO PR

MY TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WE HAVE BALANCED THE DRIVE LINE 3 TIMES REPLACED BOTH U-JOINTS AND THERE IS STILL A VIBRATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEARER SHIP AND THEY KEEP IT ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND FIRST SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN THE WHEELS AND THEN MAYBE IF I SPENT THE MONEY AND PUT A NEW DRIVE LINE ON THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OVER 1,000 DOLLARS AND NO LUCK WITH FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHO WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND I WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH ON IMPACT. THE IMPACT WAS PERFECTLY SQUARE INTO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, HOWEVER I WAS STILL PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL QUITE HARD. FORTUNATELY I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIOUS, AND ONLY SUFFERED MINOR ACHES AND PAINS. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR AND STRAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN BRAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING ANY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN EVERY RECALL LISTED FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL INCLUDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,553.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH TURNED ON. FROM RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND BECOMES INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CONE ON THE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING OUT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE KICK DOWN FEATURE. THE TRUCK REARED UP WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTED, THEN IMMEDIATELY FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF BUT, RETURNED IDLE WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 12/27/2012 *JS

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO 5 RECALLS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THEM, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST WORTHLESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,400.

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 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES ON THE SURFACE OF ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE PSI WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CHEMICALS USE TO ATTACH THE ALUMINUM ALLOY ON THE WHEELS, THAT CAUSED THE PRODUCT NOT TO SEAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE WHEELS WERE DISSOLVING, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED WITH THEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TRUCK WAS IN A PARKING SLOT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CONCRETE BARRIER AND HIT THE BUILDING (DELI) BROKE THE GLASS AND DAMAGED BUILDING. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS $6533.97. THIS IS SECOND TIME TRUCK HAS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. TOYOTA INSPECTED IT ON 6/25/2012 AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURE DESIGN OR DEFECT. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION. THEY CHECKED THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEY CLAIM ALL THROTTLE TESTS WERE SAFE AS THEY WERE DESIGNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A FAULTY FAN SWITCH AND CONNECTOR THAT BURNED THE FAN WIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RESISTOR TO THE FAN UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE RESISTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) AND ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS WITH DEALER. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE MY ACCELERATOR STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, I TRIED TO PUT ON THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE KEEP PICKING UP SPEED. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED HITTING THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT, THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED AND MY TRUCK WAS DOING OVER 70 MPH OR MORE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL SPEED WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHEN IT RELEASED, I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THE MAN ASKED HOW MANY FLOOR MATE'S WERE IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE ONLY MAT WAS THE MAT THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK , I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP OFF MY VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT UNTIL SOMEONE WENT OVER IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE DAY OR MORE, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILL OUT A BUNCH OF FORM'S FIRST. I TOLD THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD NO OTHER VEHICLE TO USE UNTIL THEY WERE DONE WITH THERE CHECK OF THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE PERSON ( [XXX] OF PGH PA) SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I RECEVIED AN "INTERIM" SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THEIR TN (1-888-270-9371) TO GET ANY INFRO. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE? *TT

I WAS ON MY WAY TO GET GAS I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT THERE WERE ABOUT 4-5 CARS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, MY TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE AS SOON AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES,UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THAT WAS ON MY RIGHT I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK ON PARK AND IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN FASTER.I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED I MISSED THE GAS PUMP BY 2 FEET.I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MCGEORGE TOYOTA 9314 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND VA AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST,THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID THAT I HAD LOOSE MATS,AND WRONG PEDALS ON MY TRUCK,WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT I EXPERENCE(,I REPORT THIS ALSO TO TOYOTA ),I FEEL THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BRUSH THIS UNDER THE CARPET BY SAYING IT WAS MY MAT,AND GAS PEDALS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK,I KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH AND ALMOST HAD A REAL TRAGIC ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT THE MATS,OR MY PEDALS..THIS TRUCK TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN AND I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF, AND WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR SOMEONE ELSE..THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TOYOTA TACOMA BY THE WAY I ONLY HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK LESS THAN A MONTH AND HAVE NOT EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ! *JS

VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN FOUR INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A WARNING ALARM CONSTANT TONE. AT THAT POINT I LOST ALL POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, WITH ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, WITH BOOSTER PUMP). TOYOTA CURRENTLY EXPERIENCES A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE REQUIRED PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE (PART NUMBERS 47050-04041 AND 47070-04020). I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A LARGER PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. I WAS FURTHER TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY RARE BUT WITH A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS AND NO ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE, I AM VERY SKEPTICAL. IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BRAKING ISSUES WITH OTHER TOYOTA MODELS AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE CARPET OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF. *TR

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT CAME WITH MY TACOMA STARTED RUNNING SO HOT THAT IT IS MELTING/CRACKING THE PLASTIC LENS/HOUSING. AFTER A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE FORUMS WITH USERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD BUT OTHERS, SUCH AS MYSELF, WERE ASKED TO PAY UPWARDS OF $800 FOR NEW HOUSINGS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BULBS, I NOTICED THAT EVEN THE HOUSINGS FOR THE BULBS ARE SHOWING BURN MARKS. ON THE ROAD I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TOYOTA TACOMAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THEIR LENSES ARE EITHER BUBBLING UP AND BURNING, OR FULLY CRACKED. THIS SAFETY OPTION THAT CAME STANDARD ON MY TACOMA IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

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

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, CODE INDICATES DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN NEWER TACOMAS AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. REPLACING THESE IS APPARENTLY A PROFIT MAKER FOR TOYOTA, ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME THEY WERE MADE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT THEMSELVES, VIA A SAFETY RECALL? OR DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

SPIRAL CABLE IN STEERING DEFECTIVE, HAD TO REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. AIR BAG NOT OPERATING IF DASH LIGHT ON. *TR

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

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ANY RELATED INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO COME ON. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY RELATED DEFECT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP FOR A FUTURE RECALL OR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

VIBRATION OCCURRED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING OVER A GRAVEL ROAD. RESEARCH INDICATED THERE WERE TSB'S FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT A LITTLE HIGHER SPEED WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RUBBER INSULATOR ENGINE MOUNT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LATER TOLD WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR REPAIR THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THAT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOW ONE OF THE U JOINTS WAS NOT TURNING LIKE IT SHOULD. THE REPAIR RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND 3 U JOINTS AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,000.00. I ENDED UP SPENDING $731.00 AND TOYOTA PAID THE REST. THE REPAIR BILL STATES "DRIVE SHAFT FROZE". THE REPAIR WAS DONE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP HOUSING MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED BOTH HEAD LAMPS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,388.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SUA (SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION) MY INCIDENT STARTED FROM A NEAR STANDSTILL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. AS A FORMALLY TRAINED OBSERVER AND TROUBLESHOOTER OF AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS VEHICLE DELIVERED UNINITIATED STIMULUS TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. I AM 100% POSITIVE ABOUT THIS FINDING AS I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE WITH A CLEAR MIND AND EXCELLENT VANTAGE POINT. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THIS VEHICLE AFTER VIOLENT AND AGGRESSIVE BRAKING WAS APPLIED WHILE CONTACTING A CEMENT PICNIC TABLE. THIS FINALLY OCCURRED JUST SHORT OF A 267 FOOT CLIFF/HILL POINTING INTO A RESERVOIR. THIS IS MY SECOND ENTRY INTO THE NHTSA DATABASE CONCERNING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. I HAVE NOW BEEN THROUGH THE ENTIRE TOYOTA PROCESS AND HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS AND INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED. DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUA HAS BEEN REPAIRED. TOYOTA FINDINGS WERE CONCLUSIVE. "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". THIS MEANS THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL. I HAVE TO DATE ENGAGED IN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF THIS PHENOMENON AND I AM SHOCKED AS TO THE FINDINGS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BY RAY LAHOOD AND NASA THAT EXONERATES ELECTRONICS AS A POSSIBLE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, MAINTAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS SINCE 1980 AND CONSIDER MYSELF A CREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN. THIS WAS DEFINITELY AN ELECTRONIC GHOST IN THE MACHINE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. MY PASSENGER LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR THE AIR BAG HAD BROKEN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS CABLE BREAKS. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY FOR PASSENGER RESTRAINTS, AS I SEE THIS IS A PRETTY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND HAVE TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART. WHY AREN'T SAFETY FEATURES ALWAYS COVERED IN ALL CARS, AS LONG AS THEY ARE ON THE ROAD? *TR

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

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

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER DOUBLE CAB 4X2 CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PLANNED TO CHARGE ME $115 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE CODE AND CHARGED ME $59.50 STATING THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK AFTER SPEAKING WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT. LATER THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS THE SPIRAL CABLE AND QUOTED ME $562.44 TO REPLACE IT. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN JULY 2011 AT 59,000 MILES. I PLAN TO FIX IT SOON FOR 2 REASONS: MY LIFE IS WORTH MORE THAN $562 AND I BELIEVE IN VIRGINIA THE LIGHT NEEDS TO BE OFF TO PASS THE YEARLY STATE INSPECTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL AND A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS PRACTICALLY STILL NEW, I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR