2008 Toyota Tacoma complaints

THE DEALER IS NOT ACCOMDATING THE REPAIRS FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY STATE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PARTS. *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TOO ME TRUCK IS RUNNING FINE AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TRUCK GOES INTO A LIMP MODE . HAS DONE IT TWICE ONCE RUNNING ABOUT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR THE SECOND TIME RUNNING 70 MPH IN BUSY I-10 TRAFFIC IN JAX FL RUSH HOUR BAD NEWS. TRUCK NEVER SHUTS OFF GOES TO A IDLE SPEED AND WILL NOT RUN OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR MAYBE IF YOU LUCKY . NO THROTTLE RESPONSE IT WILL ONLY HAVE A IDLE . NEVER SHUTS OFF . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND RECALL REPAIRS BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN HAWAII. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN HAWAII. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING FOUND BROKEN ON USED TACOMA THAT I PURCHASED. A QUICK WEB SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR REPLACEMENT OF WEAK SPRINGS FOR VEHICLES STILL UNDER THE NEW VEHICLE COMPREHENSIVE WARRANTY. THE AFTERMARKET SPRING SUPPLIER THAT I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SPRING FROM STATED THIS IS HIS BEST SELLING SPRING; I THINK THAT IS A STRONG INDICATION OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH MAKE A DEADLY COMBINATION. WHEN I STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL REV AT A HIGH RPM WHILE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS. NOW THIS IS WHERE IT IS SCARY FOR ME. WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL GO DOWN AS YOU WOULD EXPECT BUT SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL STAY VERY HIGH EVEN AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AT THAT POINT I STEP ON THE BRAKE, TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN. THIS IS ALL TOO REMINISCENT OF THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CARS THAT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY, THE FIRST ISSUE I MENTIONED, WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING, IS STOPPING THIS CAR FROM ACCELERATING AT A HIGH SPEED AND CAUSING INJURY TO ME AND ANYONE IN MY PATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN ON THE ROOF THAT DISPLAYED THE TEMPERATURE AND COMPASS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOLDER POINTS CONNECTING TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN, PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAILED WIPER LINKAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ON 5/2/12 ONE OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WHILE INSPECTING THE LIGHTS TO DETERMINE WHICH BULB TO REPLACE, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC LENS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT IS BLACKENED AND MELTING FROM THE HEAT OF THE BULB. ADDITIONALLY, THE LENS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT IS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE BULB HAS OVERHEATED THE LENS. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE LAMP SOCKET SHOWS HEAT FATIGUE AND DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IT APPEARS AS IF THE LIGHT BULB IS TOO CLOSE THE LENS AND THERE IS INADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR THE HEAT. I AM CONCERNED THAT CONTINUAL HEATING OF THE LENS AND THE SOCKET MAY LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THAT COMPONENT, CAUSING A FIRE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS TRUCK MODEL'S RUNNING LIGHTS (WHICH ARE ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS) ARE ALWAYS ON WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF, THERE IS NO WAY OF SHUTTING THESE LIGHTS OFF. FYI: INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE TURNED UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. MANY CONCERNED CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO TOYOTA (MYSELF INCLUDED), HOWEVER, TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF LOOKING AT THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES OF PARKED TACOMA TRUCKS JUST TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE TRUCKS SHOW THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ALSO A SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WOULD HAVE TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

HEARD HUMMING NOISE FROM FRONT END AND TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC WHO FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS.HE SAID THE WHEELS COULD COME OFF AND THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HE REPLACED BOTH WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLIES. TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS. *JS

HAS 62,000 AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN CLUSTER ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 08 TOYOTA TACOMA DRL (DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL) LENS BURNED/MELTED/CRACKED THE LENS BUT THE BULB IS STILL WORKING SO CHANCES ARE IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE EXCEEDED MY WARRANTY BUT I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE MY LIGHT LENS. LIGHT LENS SHOULD NEVER BURN/MELT/BREAK REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD OR HOW MANY MILES THE VEHICLE HAS ON IT. NOT ALL TACOMA'S HAVE DRL , THIS IS A SAFETY OPTION, NOT SO SAFE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT BECAUSE I HAD EXCEEDED MY WARRANTY. NICE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD 4 PASSENGERS AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF GEAR IN THE TRUCK BED AND IT HAS A LEER CAP ON.ON BUMPY ROADS IT BEGAN TO HIT THE BUMP STOPS AS IF IT WERE OVERLOADED, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES.ON THE RETURN TRIP ON I 57 N AS I CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT SLAMMING THE BUMP STOPS AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, THE REAR SUSPENSION AFTER HITTING THE BUMP STOPS HARD SEEMED TO RETURN ERRATICALLY AND DISTURB THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER TRIP A FEW WEEKS LATER WITH 3 OF THE SAME PEOPLE IN THE CAR IN SNOW CONDITIONS I AGAIN HIT THE BUMP STOPS BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND I LOST CONTROL DUE TO LACK OF TRACTION. TOYOTA HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON 2 OCCASIONS IN REGARD TO THE BOTTOMING OUT ISSUE, BOTH TIMES THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, DID HAVE THE FACTORY TSB DONE FOR THE SUSPENSION EARLY ON BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED, AS TRUCK GETS OLDER THE LACK OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE BUMP STOPS IS REPEATABLE AND PREDICTABLE EVEN WITH LESS WEIGHT THAN IT IS RATED FOR. *TT

AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF TACOMAS. MOST SAID IT WAS DO TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE TRUCK. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD RACE ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR IN SUCCESSION AND THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

THIS 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB WAS PURCHASED NEW IN LATE 2007. IT IMMEDIATE DEVELOPED LEAF SPRING NOISE WHICH TOYOTA ADDRESSED THROUGH TSB TSU01207 - GREASE SPRINGS. TSB 027409 WAS ISSUED IN 2009 WHICH INSERTED A NEW SILENCER PAD DESIGN. THOSE WORE OUT IN A YEAR. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED BY TOYOTA SINCE - ALTHOUGH PROMISED - AND TACOMA OWNERS STOP ME IN PARKING LOTS TO ASK ABOUT THE ISSUE. A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/YGN9EX7CEVU. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHINES/ROARS AT SPEEDS 50-70 WHICH INDICATES THERE IS A FAILED COMPONENT WITHIN. TOYOTA ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0076-08 FOR PROBLEM. DEALER, JOHN ROYBERTS TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER, TN, ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BUT COULD NOT. NOW, SAYS ALL TACOMAS HAVE WHINE/HOWL, A NORMAL CONDITION. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN EVER TACOMA HAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF DIFFERENTIAL LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS.

MY 08 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE 490.00 TO REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY PART THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TT

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX: 76,000 MILES AND HAS STAYED ON...NO CRASH, BUMP OR ANYTHING. WAS ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING, THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,835.

MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE TOO HOT AND MELTING THE HOUSING PLASTIC. DRIVER SIDE NOW HAS A CRACK FROM THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE STOCK BULB. VERY POOR DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE RECALL MY VEHICLE!!!!!!! *TR

SEVERE STEERING DRIFT AND SHIMMY. NEW TIRES DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TIRES REBALANCED, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FREEWAY DRIVING IS MORE SEVERE, I'M FIGHTING THE STEERING TRYING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRACKING STRAIGHT. IF I HIT A BUMP THE VEHICLE WANTS TO JUMP TO THE SIDE. TOWING A LIGHTWEIGHT SINGLE AXEL TRAILER IS VERY DIFFICULT, THE TRAILER IS WHIPPED BECAUSE OF THE TRUCKS STEERING SITUATION. IT FEELS LIKE PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE, OR IN THE CASE OF AN OLD STYLE STRAIGHT AXEL (KING PIN WEAR) THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS A TRD MODEL WITH BILSTEEN FRONT STRUT AND REAR SHOCK SUSPENSION. FEELS LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS INITIATING ONE SIDE OF THE FRONT BRAKES, THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL TOWARD THAT SIDE, THEN I HAVE TO CORRECT THE STEERING. I DO NOT HAVE THE AUTOMATIC ROLL-OVER SYSTEM ON THIS TOYOTA. I'VE SEEN OTHER POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA (NEW). UNFORTUNATELY, LAST YEAR I BEGAN HAVING SOME BRAKING ISSUES. EVEN-THOUGH IT WAS NOT SCHEDULED, I HAD MY MECHANIC CHANGE OUT THE ORIGINAL FRONT DISC BRAKES TO BETTER QUALITY PADS. WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE, MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE OVER-HEATING AND TURNING THE FLUID BROWN. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMS WITH THE QUALITY OF THE REAR DRUM BRAKES. MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES INCONSISTENCY EVERY TIME I STOP. TOYOTA SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH QUALITY AS I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V388000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); SHE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD WHEN SHE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT OFFER HER ANY ASSISTANCE. A FEW MONTHS LATER SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V148000(TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE TIRES SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT LENS AND HEADLIGHT HOUSING WIRES MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AN ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BY THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECT WAS ABNORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP BRAND NEW IN 10/2008. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON HIGH BEAM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED THE SWITCH, CHANGED THE ECM, AND MULTIPLE OTHER THINGS. MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME IN 32 MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THIS TIME FOR 6 DAYS AS OF TODAY. THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ON EVERY OCCASION, I HAVE LEFT WITH THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON HIGHBEAM OR GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY TACOMA TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. FOR MONTHS I'VE NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD WEAVE TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE. AND NOW HEARS A CLICKING NOISE ON SIDE OF TRUCK LIKE SOMETHING GOT LOOSE FROM PULLING TO LEFT SIDE. DIDN'T THINK ANY THING OF IT UNTIL HAVING THIS RECALL SO IM NOW CONCERNED IF IT WAS THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT FAILED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO BEFORE THIS PROBLEM ESCALATED. I WANT MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND WITH NEW TIRES DUE TO MANUFACTURER FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE RESPONDED WITH MINIMAL POWER. WHENEVER HE MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR TOYOTA DEALERS WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED HIM THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT NO ONE NOTIFIED HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT NOTICED SKID MARKS FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE THAT INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKES PRESSED. ONCE THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATIONS. FEELS LIKE A DRIVE LINE OUT OF BALANCE. HAVE HAD IT TO WILSONVILLE OREGON DEALER TWICE, AND MENTION IT TO THEM EVERY TIME I GO IN. THEY TEST DRIVE EVERY TIME AND SAY THERE IS NO ISSUE. ALSO HAVE ONE TIRE THAT ALWAYS LEAKS DOWN, DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 48 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OVER SOME BLACK ICE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED DESTROYED. THE POLICE STATED THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER THE FRONTAL NOR SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ABS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT'S AS IF YOU ENTER A SITUATION, STOPPING OR SLOWING OBVIOUSLY, AND THE ABS SYSTEM TOTALLY RELEASES THE TRUCK TO KEEP ROLLING. THE BRAKING ACTION STOPS, THE PEDAL DEPRESSES, AND THE TRUCK KEEPS GOING. YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM WHINING AWAY. IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRUCK ACCELERATES OR LUNGES, BUT I THINK ACTUALLY THE TRUCK STOPS DECELERATING FROM YOUR BRAKING ACTION AND ROLLS ON AT THE SPEED THE BRAKE RELEASED, GIVING THE SENSATION YOUR VEHICLE ACCELERATED. LATEST INSTANCE, I WAS BACKING INTO A CLEAN GARAGE OFF SNOW AND ICE. I HAD JUST STARTED THE TRUCK SO IT WAS IDLING JUST A BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE AS IT OFTEN DOES WHEN FIRST STARTED COLD. BACK WHEELS WHERE IN THE GARAGE, FOOT OFF GAS AND ON BRAKE, AND THE FRONT TIRES MUST HAVE SENSED A SLIDE WHILE STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ON THE SNOW. THE ABS WHINED, THE TRUCK SEEMED TO ACCELERATE( IN THIS CASE IT ACTUALLY DID, JUST AS IT WOULD AS IF YOU TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AT STOP SIGN). I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ON TO THE FLOOR, ABS WHINED, TRUCK HEADED ON INTO THE GARAGE. IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ANYONE BEHIND ME, ALMOST SMASHED TWO MOTORCYCLES AND TWO VERY NICE BICYCLES. ONLY THING THAT SAVED THEM AND MY TRUCK, AND MY GARAGE, WAS I HAD THOUGHT TO SLAM THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE. IT STOPPED. I WENT IN AND CHANGED MY UNDERWEAR. TOYOTA THIS IS NOT RIGHT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE GEARS THRUST INTO PARK BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT HE REPLACE THE TIRES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR A SHORT TIME, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. REPORT CAME BACK THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AND WITHIN SPEC. DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THEY COULD NOT TOUCH IT ANY LONGER WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION. DIRECTED US TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS. WE OPENED UP A CASE FILE AND NOW JUST WAITING TO HEAR FROM A CASE MANAGER. I ASKED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MGR IF HE HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HIS REPLY WAS "NEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING". I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I SENT HIM A JUST A FEW OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE IN A REAL QUICK SEARCH. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO ALOT OF TOYOTA TACOMA OWNERS. VERY UNSAFE! *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. $114.99 PAID TO TOYOTA DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. $524.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PURCHASED NEW, NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN A DOOR NICK. TRUCK HAD 71,032 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED "SPIRAL CABLE". *TR

SEVERAL TOYOTA MODELS, INCLUDING MY 2008 TACOMA EXPERIENCE PREMATURE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB FAILURES. INCIDENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THESE MODELS AS FAR BACK AS 2002 AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. THE FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE BECOMING CATASTROPHIC, BUT AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, A FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED CAN BE A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT. THIS FIRST FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE WAS RESOLVED AT MY EXPENSE IN EXCESS $800, BUT INTERNET REPORTS SUGGEST THIS REPAIR IS NOT A FIX. IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN AS TOYOTA HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IS MAKING REPAIRS AT THE CONSUMERS COST. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA STAND BEHIND THEIR ENGINEERING FAILURES. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE REVVING WHEN WE FIRST START IT UP. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" LAST WEEK WE TOOK IT IN DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS IS DUE TO FLOOR MATS. DEALER CUT DOWN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM, ROTATED THE TIRES. UPON PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED (SIDE TO SIDE) AND CAR BUCKED (FRONT TO BACK) THERE WERE LOUD GRINDING AND BANGING NOISES. CAR PULLED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR . INSTEAD OF SLOWING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP. DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF US, I FOCUSED ON STEERING US OUT OF TROUBLE BY KEEPING US IN OUR LANE. I DID NOT APPLY BRAKE. I HAD THOUGHT THAT WITHOUT GAS, THE CAR WOULD GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE ENGINE REVVED UP! TRUCK SUDDENLY LURCHED 90 DEGREES TO LEFT, JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUR OF MY HANDS VEHICLE LURCHED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, WHOLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF AND HEADED ONE WAY AND THE TRUCK WENT THE OTHER. WE WERE THROWN FORWARD, DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING UNTIL WE CRASHED INTO CONCRETE ENTRANCE/EXIT OF DEALERSHIP. I PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALER SAYS "SIMPLE HUMAN ERROR MECHANIC FORGOT TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON TIRE" I THINK THIS GOES WAY BEYOND A TIRE PROBLEM. THEY MESSED WITH COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V388000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE GASOLINE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TWICE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 90 AND 50 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND MOVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WILL SEND A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,973 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,173.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR COST WAS $5,500. IN ADDITION, THE METAL SIDING OF THE BUILDING WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AFTER THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A SPECIALIST TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,121.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BLACK FOOT REST PAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BROKE AND GOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH HE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES,THEY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A TREE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED WHENEVER IT RAINED OR WHEN HE USED THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING ON THE SAND. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND DAMAGE THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE REAR RIGHT TIRE LOST AIR CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO ADJUST THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A HOOK FOR THE FLOOR MAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2007, I DROVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. JULY 13, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55 A.M., I WAS STEPPING ON MY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP BEHIND A VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I STARTED BRAKING SLOWLY AS USUAL. IT APPEARED THE BRAKES WERE WORKING BUT NOT CATCHING AS FAST AS USUAL SO I PUT EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. GETTING TOO CLOSE THAN I SHOULD BE FOR A STOP, I PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR & MY TRUCK DIPPED A BIT APPEARING TO COME TO A STOP BUT THEN KEPT ROLLING & HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR SEEMED TO MOVE FROWARD JUST BEFORE THE TAP AS IF IT WERE GOING TO MAKE THE TURN AT THE STOP SIGN SO THE IMPACT WAS LOW. THE CAR THEN STOPPED BUT SINCE MY TRUCK HADN'T, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL HAD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, I PUMPED MY BRAKE AND STOMPED IT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND MY TRUCK LAUNCHED OUT SLAMMING INTO THE CAR AGAIN. THIS WAS A LOW IMPACT COLLISION IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA COMING TO A STOP SIGN IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION ISSUE THAT FOLLOWED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY & TOYOTA CLAIM TOYOTA IS THE ONLY COMPANY ABLE TO RUN ANY TESTS ON THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT MY TRUCK. TOYOTA WRITES THAT IT IS THEIR UNDERSTANDING MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED WHEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED & REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THAT'S ONLY A PORTION OF MY CLAIM. THEY OVERLOOKED THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE BRAKE NOT CATCHING. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN SOME CASES PEOPLE PANIC & STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN IF THAT HAD HAPPENED CAUSING THE SECOND