2009 Toyota Tacoma complaints

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, WHEN I APPLIED FIRM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RAMP, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE REAR WHEELS ON MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SPIN AND SLIP. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS SLOWING DOWN IT COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STRUCK A STOPPED VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE RAMP AT SLOW SPEED. WITH EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK REMAINED STOPPED BUT THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN AT A HIGH RATE. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY. THE TRUCK IS AN AUTOMATIC AND WAS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND THE AUTO SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT ON. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS BECAUSE I HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL INTERIM NOTICE AND HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE SURE THE MATS WERE CORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT WAS CORRECTLY INSTALLED AND SECURED TO THE 2 FLOOR HOOKS, AND WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED BACK ON THE TRUCK OPERATED NORMALLY AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO, NOW ABOUT 2 WEEKS. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2009 I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER A WEEK OR SO I NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AND SLIPPED WHEN YOU DECELERATE THAN ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STALLS THE VEHICLE WHILE IT TRIES TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE GEAR TO MOVE FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE TECH SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR NEW TACOMA'S. THIS IS A HAZARD AND WILL GET SOMEBODY KILLED BECAUSE YOU CANNOT MERGE INTO TRAFFIC UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. VISIBILITY WAS SERIOUSLY LIMITED, MAKING THE SITUATION DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. IN OCTOBER 2009 WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 9-13-02205886. ON DECEMBER 17, 2009 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION ON THAT DATE. THE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 17, 2009. THE DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $6,000. HE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7,300. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/18/10

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT HY-VEE GROCERY STORE IN MOUNT PLEASANT, IA AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED(<5MPH) MY 09' TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATED INTO A GROCERY CART STALL. I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULTS AND AFTER A ONE SECOND LULL THE TRUCK ACCELERATED QUICKLY INTO THE MOVABLE OBSTRUCTION. I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE RATE OF ACCELERATION BY THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATIOR. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE LIGHT PRESSURE ACCELERATES THE CAR AT A FASTER RATE AND TIMES WHERE HEAVIER PRESSURE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH RESPONSE IN ACCELERATION. FLOORMATS ARE SECURED DOWN AND NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THE DEALERSHIP I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3000. UPDATED 01/26/10 *BF THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF VARIOUS TIMES WITH NO WARNING. THE DASH AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED AND WENT INTO A DITCH. HER FRONT FENDER, HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK SPORADICALLY AND INFREQUENTLY. UPDATED 10/12/10*JB

I NOTICE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN BEFORE THE BRAKE FEELS THAT IS APPLIED. I'VE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING IN ERROR. I DISAGREE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR-WITH THE SAME CONCERN. BRAKES DON'T GRAB. MY BROTHER WHO IS UPS HEAD MECHANIC SAID THE SAME, A FAULT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS APPLIED. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE. I'M AWARE OF IT SO I DRIVE WITH CAUTION. BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS. THANKS, PATTI KAY. I TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP OCT.22 2008 AND THEY SAID THE CAUSE WAS FROM THE FLOOR MAT---IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY FLOOR MATS YOU HAVE IT'S IN THE PEDAL. EITHER NEEDS ADJUSTED OR NEW PEDAL SYSTEM PUT IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STIFF. THIS CONDITION CAUSED HIM TO INCREASE HIS STOPPING DISTANCES. ON ONE OCCASION THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR, WHICH DISABLED HIM FROM PUSHING THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000.

FIVE MONTHS OLD 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER, V6 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD MADE SHORT TRIP FROM HOME AND WAS RETURNING. PROCEEDING DOWN SLIGHT GRADE ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM HOME MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 4TH. SEEING RED SIGNAL SEVERAL BLOCKS AHEAD DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN TO 3RD, THEN 2ND, SLOWING ENOUGH SO AS TO HAVE GREEN LIGHT AT INTERSECTION. MADE BRAKING RIGHT TURN AT INTERSECTION, AWARE FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I WOULD NOW HAVE RED LIGHT AT NEXT INTERSECTION AND WOULD HAVE TO STOP. AGAIN SLIGHT DOWNGRADE AFTER MAKING TURN. TRUCK REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKING TO SLOW PROPERLY AFTER TURN, FINALLY USED BOTH FEET TO APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKE PRESSURE. TRUCK STOPPED, BUT AFTER STOPPING ENGINE SURGED REPEATEDLY, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO INTERMITTENTLY SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY ON DAMP PAVEMENT. ONLY FRONT WHEEL BRAKES WERE HOLDING TRUCK FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. MANAGED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTED, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. FLOOR MATS NOT INVOLVED! ENGINE WAS REPEATEDLY SURGING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL RPM. BOTH FEET WERE ON BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ON ACCELERATOR. ODOMETER: 3850. CONDITIONS: NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS ON, HEATER BLOWER ON, A/C OFF, RADIO OFF. DUE TO SHORTNESS OF TRIP ENGINE WAS MOST LIKELY NOT FULLY WARMED UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME TOOK TRUCK OUT FOR ANOTHER SHORT TRIP OVER SAME ROUTE. UNABLE TO REPLICATE SITUATION. AS RETIRED ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT THIS TYPE OF INTERMITTENT ISSUE IS FOR

1. WAS PARKING TACOMA IN GARAGE AT ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS; WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID CRASH. (SEPT 2009; ABOUT 1500 MILES ON VEHICLE) 2. WAS SLOWING DOWN; AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID CRASH. (NOV 25, 2009; ABOUT 2500 MILES ON VEHICLE) ---->>> DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT REMOVED ON NOV 26, 2009. <<----- 3. WAS SLOWING DOWN; AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPR I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PUT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID CRASH. (DEC 2, 2009; ABOUT 3000 MILES ON VEHICLE) THIS HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT HAD BEEN REMOVED. ADDITIONAL INFO: RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM JENNETTE AT (ROSVILLE, CA ??) TOYOTA ON DEC 14, 2009. I EXPLAINED THE 3 INCIDENCES TO JENNETTE. SHE GAVE ME TOYOTA CASE NUMBER 0912121226. JENNETTE TOLD ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CHICO, CA ON DECEMBER 16, 2009 AND PROVIDED EXTENSIVE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO SERVICE ADVISOR GARY SWIETANSKI. THEY NOW HAVE THE VEHICLE AND ARE GOING TO CHECK IT OUT. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT TOYOTA TOLD HIM THAT THEY STILL HAVE NO "FIX" OR CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE SOUND SYSTEM TURNS ON -- LOUDLY -- BY ITSELF. CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS YOU TURN OFF ENGINE. I BELIEVE DEALER WAS COGNIZANT OF THIS BEFORE I WAS SOLD BRAND NEW 2009 TACOMA, AND (CALIFORNIA) TOYOTA ASSURES MY PROBLEM IS BEING RESOLVED, AND I WILL GET A NEW WORKING SOUND SYSTEM, BUT ALL I SEEM TO GET ARE PROMISES. AS I STARTLE EASILY -- THIS IS A MOST DANGEROUS PARADIGM! *TR

RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY, HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN,NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 4500. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8636. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE TRUCK RUNNING IN PARK WHILE HE RETRIEVED HIS MAIL. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE TRUCK, HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE IN A DOWNWARD MOTION. AS SOON AS THE SHIFT LEVER ENTERED NEUTRAL THE MOTOR BEGAN TO RACE FROM 4,500 TO 5,00 RPM'S. THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CONSUMER QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. UPDATED 01/06/10. *JB SEE ALOS ODI 10325627 AND 10367974. *DSY

WHILE SHIFTING MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM PARK INTO DRIVE THERE WAS A BRIEF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH REQUIRED ME TO APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKE PRESSURE TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

WHILE IN CRUISE AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY,VEHICLE SHIFTS DOWN FROM DRIVE TO SECOND. THUS REDLINING THE ENGINE.BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS,"VEHICLE IS OPERATING PROPERLY AND IS DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO". SO THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE DESIGNED A VEHICLE THAT IS DESIGNED TO SHIFT DOWN TO SECOND, NOT THIRD AT 70MPH. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AFTER DECELERATING BELOW 20 MPH TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC OR TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WITH TRAFFIC OR OUT OF THE TURN. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SEARCH FOR THE CORRECT GEAR FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO DIE AFTER BEING STRUCK BROADSIDE TRYING TO COME OUT OF A TURN BEFORE TOYOTA IS FORCED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009, I WAS COMING OUT OF A STOP LIGHT AND THE THROTTLE WENT TO FULL OPEN AND STUCK. (2009 TACOMA - JUST A YEAR OLD) I AM A CONSERVATIVE DRIVER AND DO NOT GUN THE ENGINE. I WAS PULLING INTO THE INTERSECTION GRADUALLY AND HADN'T EVEN LET THE CLUTCH OUT ALL THE WAY YET TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST WHEN THE THROTTLE WHEN TO FULL. (THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A STANDARD!) I BABIED THE CLUTCH TO GIVE ME JUST ENOUGH GAS TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT WAS FINE. THE ENGINE SMELLED AWFUL! I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT WHEN I STOPPED BECAUSE I KNOW IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS AND I HAD A NON-CONFORMING MAT, SO I KEEP AN EYE ON IT, BUT THE MAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. ALSO, I NEVER HAD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN VERY FAR AT ALL WHEN THE THROTTLE OPENED UP, SO I DON'T SEE HOW THE MAT COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO OPEN FULL, STICK YES, BUT OPEN FULL BY ITSELF? I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK (LESS THAN 2 MILES) AND THE SMELL BLEW AWAY AND ALL SEEMED OK. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TODAY AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE MATS. FINE, I CAN DO THAT, BUT MEANWHILE IT MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE AGREED WITH ME THAT HE DIDN'T SEE HOW THE MATS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BEING A GENERAL PROBLEM AND IN THE NEWS RIGHT NOW (I DON'T WATCH TV AND IF I MISS THE NPR STORY OR IT ISN'T FRONT PAGE, I MAY NOT HEAR THINGS). WHEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED SO HE SHIFTED IT BACK INTO DRIVE. RECALLING RECENT NEWS BROADCASTS HE THEN PULLED THE FLOOR MAT AWAY FROM THE PEDALS, AND THEN THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO A NORMAL STATE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT HOOKED ONTO THE CLIPS. THE FLOOR MATS ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ALL WEATHER MATS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6680.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLECAB LG BD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT INTENTION. HE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT, BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

RADIO IN MY 2009 TOYOTA HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF THREE SEPERATE TIMES WITHOUT EXPLANATION. VEHICLE HAS 10K MILES ON IT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 CREW PICKUP TRUCK WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION AND V6 ENGINE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO OVER 80 MPH, THEN LATER ON THE SAME TRIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ON A LONG STRAIGHT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE THE SECOND TIME SO I ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH AT WHICH TIME I STOPPED THE TRUCK AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE TO A SLOWER CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME FEATURE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED 15 MPH PAST THE PRESET SPEED AT WHICH TIME I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK WAS AGAIN IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND WAS GOING UP A LONG HILL. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND ACCELERATED TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE PAST 95 MPH AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. I ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO GET TO THAT SPEED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DISCONTINUE ACCELERATING BUT CHICKENED OUT AT 95 MPH BECAUSE IT IS AFTER ALL A TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SELLING DEALER, HE TRIED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS (TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT BUT COULD NOT DO THAT UNLESS HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE CHANGE OUT) AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT ONE MORE TIME. 4 THINGS SEEM TO BE COMMON: 1. THE CRUISE IS TURNED ON. 2. THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS. 3. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AUTO

1. NEW VEHICLE--PROBLEM BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES. 2. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH--TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE SPEED REACHES APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION REENGAGES WITH A JERK SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE REAR WHEEL SLIP ON WET ASPHALT PAVEMENT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE WHEN I SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 10MPH FOR A TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE /MODEL--THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES UNDER THE HEADING "2009 TOYOTA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS". THIS PROBLEM, IF NOT RESOLVED, WILL LIKELY CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS DURING THE APPROACHING WINTER MONTHS. 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT 4018 MILES (08/12/09)--SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND STATED "IF CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE". *TR

WHEN RE-ACCELERATING AFTER A LOW SPEED TURN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA REVS HIGH BUT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. AFTER A SECOND OR SO IT RETURNS TO A NORMAL RPM AND THEN IS IN GEAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF CARS WERE APPROACHING IN A FAST MANNER, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON 10/16/09 AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN MY NEW (3 MONTHS OLD) 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. I WAS ABOUT ONE BLOCK FROM HOME WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. AS I WAS BRAKING FOR THE RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SPED UP ON IT'S OWN. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR, BUT WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING CAUSE THE BRAKES TO SMOKE. (I COULD SEE THE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO COMPLETELY STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT VERY HIGH RPM. I THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN IN PARK, THE ENGINE AGAIN RACED UP MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED AND EVERY THING WAS NORMAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS I FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PRIOR IT BEING TOWED I CHECKED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEIR WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS AROUND IT. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULT CODES OR STICKING LINKAGE ETC. THEY ALSO TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED I ACCIDENTALLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, WHICH I TRULY BELIEVE IS NOT THE CASE HERE. I SAW OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET SIMILAR TO THIS FOR THE TACOMA SO I FELT COMPELLED TO NOTIFY YOU. KINDLY REQUEST THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS SOMEONE COULD EVENTUALLY GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. NOTE: I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR SEE ALSO 10329722 *DSY

AUDIO SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. UNPREDICTABLE ACTIVATION. INABILITY TO CONTROL DEVICE, DISTRACTING DRIVERS OR SURPRISING OPERATORS WITHOUT WARNING. VOLUME UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO GO AROUND A CURVE OR DECELERATE FOR ANY REASON IT DOES A HARD DOWN SHIFT AND THEN WHEN I PROCEED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN, AT THE SAME TIME THE RPM IS INCREASING (ENGINE STARTS TO RACE) AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD AND GOES INTO GEAR. IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THAT I HAD TO GET USED TO IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TACOMA DOUBLE CAB SR5 4X4 AUTO IN JUNE OF 2009. IT NOW HAS 9000KMS. EVER SINCE NEW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS STRANGELY AND SOMEWHAT UNPREDICTABLY. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT APPROX 18KM/H AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR (TO ACCELERATE OR CONTINUE SAME SPEED) THE TRUCK USUALLY DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR AND STAYS THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE GOING BACK INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS CAUSES A "LURCHING" AS IT SHOULD NOT BE JUMPING TO 1ST. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANY, MANY AUTOMATICS, INCLUDING TOYOTAS, AND THEY DO NOT DO THIS. I HAD A 2001 TACOMA BEFORE PURCHASING THIS NEW ONE AND IT DID NOT DO THIS. ALSO, WHEN YOU SHIFT THE TRUCK FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, AND IMMEDIATELY PRESS THE GAS, IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE TRUCK HESITATES, THEN LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES CAUSING WHEELSPIN. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE THERE IS NO POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN IT SUDDENLY HITS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE DANGEROUS AS THEY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

ON THREE OCCASIONS MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. *TR

2009 TACOMA, 5 SPD. AUTO TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNING THIS CAR (NOW AT 2400 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING PROBABLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR (10-15MPH). THE TACH WILL GO UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE AND YOU JUST END UP COASTING INTO A TURN OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS CONDITION DUE TO THE HESITATION AND SHOULD NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA; BE AFRAID, DO NOT BUY IT AS IT HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT LIVE UP TO. TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE ISSUE!!!! I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED THEN CAUGHT JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE T-BONED. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK. I HAVE THIS TRUCK 6 MONTHS. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY OWN A HIGH END TOYOTA. SINCE TOYOTA "HAD" SUCH A GOOD NAME. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THERE ARE NO GOOD VEHICLES OUT THERE TO BUY........ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DE869 HERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY TOYOTA. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR A DEATH DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I SLOW DOWN FOR A RIGHT TURN (OR BRAKE FOR ANY OTHER REASON) AND THEN ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND FAILS TO RESPOND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS PROBLEM MAKES MERGING INTO MOVING TRAFFIC VERY HAZARDOUS. WHEN I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 TACOMA AND NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH WITHOUT INTENTION. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. HE THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS EITHER A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM RESET OR A FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,100. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. BL

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WHICH HAS EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY ISSUE AS MUCH AS IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE SINCE THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND OCCURS WITH ALL THE TACOMAS USING THEIR NEW 5 SPEED ECT-I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HERE ARE SOME WEB SITES REFERENCING THE PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/TOYOTA/TACOMA HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DE869 WHEN SLOWING DOWN AROUND TURNS OR DECELERATING FOR OTHER REASONS, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO A NON-RESPONSIVE MODE AND THERE IS AN EXTREME LAG FOLLOWED BY A LURCH FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION DESPERATELY SINKS WHICH GEAR TO GO INTO. I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH MY DEALER TO NO AVAIL. THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. THIS SITUATION IS OF GREAT SAFETY IMPORTANCE SINCE THE TRUCK FAILS TO RESPOND FOR SAFETY AND AVOIDANCE MEASURES. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA,5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN RESUMING SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE IN NEUTRAL OR SEVERELY SLIPPING. TOYOTA SERVICE STATES THIS IS NORMAL ! MAKES TURNING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE PROPERLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. ALWAYS HAPPENS AT 20 MPH OR LESS WHEN IN DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN IN LOCAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, NO TURNING INVOLVED. *TR

WHILE USUALLY MAKING LEFT TURN, COMING OUT OF THE TURN, PUTTING ON THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE BUT WILL REV UP TO APPROX. 2500 RPM'S AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND LURCH FORWARD IN FIRST GEAR. THERE IS A DELAY IN POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF CROSSTRAFFIC IS COMING. SAME SLOWING DOWN THROUGH INTERSECTION, THEN PUTTING GAS DOWN. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA CREWCAB IN JULY 2009. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO NOTICE WHEN DRIVING THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARING WAS NOT CORRECT. WHEN DECELERATING TO MAKE A TURN OR AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP FOLLOWED BY ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR FOR THE SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED HER TO HIT PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO. THE MANUFACTURER BACKED UP THE DEALER'S EXPLANATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161. BL

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA IN MAY OF 2009. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION 'SLIPS' AND DOES NOT ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER SLOWING TO AROUND 10 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATING WITHOUT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAVE CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY THAT TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A COMPUTER 'PATCH' TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN NO TIME FRAME TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I "GOOGLED" TOYOTA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SO PREVALENT THAT THERE IS A PRIVATE WEB SITE DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL? THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I DRIVE A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES/STICKS WHEN THE DRIVER ACCELERATES AFTER DE-ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK SLOWS TO A SPEED BELOW 15-20 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR YIELDING. THE DRIVER IS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STICKING AND REVVING UP; NOT WANTING TO KICK IN AND GO. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL - IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING PROBABLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE TACH WILL GO UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE AND YOU JUST END UP COASTING INTO A TURN OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I SEE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH SOME 09 TACOMAS. YOU CANNOT PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A ROLLING START SAFELY. *TR

MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA PRERUNNER TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPS (DELAYS) WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I FIRST NOTICED IT AT 150 MILES. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH A DEFINITE PATTERN, EXCEPT IT HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SPEEDS BELOW 10MPH. I NOW HAVE 1500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IT STILL SLIPS RANDOMLY AND CONTINUOUSLY. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO SLIP AND I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE RUN INTO ME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THIS IS A "NORMAL" THING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER/EMISSIONS/AND OTHER COMPONENTS, WORKING TOGETHER FOR BETTER GAS MILEAGE (WHICH BY THE WAY IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT) AND IT IS NORMAL. IN OTHER WORDS, NOTHING IS WRONG AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED, IT'S SUPPOSED TO THAT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPPING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. *TR

LIKE A GREAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE, I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO IN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. IT ALSO SWITCHES BANDS (FM1 TO FM2, ETC.) OF ITS OWN VOLITION. SOMETIMES IT REFUSES TO TURN ON AT ALL. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SCATTERED AROUND VARIOUS FORUM SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT IN THE "ACCESS CAB," WHICH IS THE MODEL I RECENTLY PURCHASED. THIS BIZARRE BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM THE DAY I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE DEALERS LOT: THE RADIO--WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OFF-- SUDDENLY BEGAN BLARING AT HIGH VOLUME. AFTER ABOUT ONE SECOND, IT. TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. IT WAS STARTLING TO SAY THE LEAST, AND I'M GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RADIO EXHIBITS SOME KIND OF "POLTERGEIST" MANIFESTATION ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SO FAR TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO MY PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TYPICAL OF WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING. THE COMPANY (AND THE DEALER) APPEAR TO BE STONEWALLING AND STALLING. THE INTERNET IS RIFE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RADIO YET THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN (PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY AN INDIRECT CONNECTION TO SAFETY ISSUES AND THE LAWSUITS THEY CAN BRING). THE SERVICE WRITER AT MY DEALERSHIP STOUTLY MAINTAINED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD FOUND COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, HE ATTEMPTED TO CONVINCE ME THAT I WAS THE VICTIM OF INTERNET HYSTERIA--AS IF I COULDN'T TELL WHEN MY RADIO WAS TURNING ON AN

IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM HARR TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $30,000. THIS TRUCK WAS A 4X4 OFF ROAD, AND CAME WITH ALL OF THE EXTRA OPTIONS THAT COULD BE OFFERED. THE TRUCK INCLUDED A 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND A LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SINCE I TRAVEL OFTEN FOR WORK, THE TRUCK WOULD REMAIN GARAGED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS OF THE WINTER. IN JULY, AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR, AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE SMELL WOULD GET WORSE. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO BE LOOKED AT BY HARR TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IMMEDIATELY REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO 'CORROSION.' HISTORICALLY, TOYOTA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH CORROSION AND THE IMMEDIATE REFUSAL FOR COVERAGE SHOCKED ME. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRUCK APPEARED TO 'HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THROUGH A BODY OF SALT WATER' ' COINCIDENTALLY ON THE TRANSMISSION ONLY. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATE TO REVIEW MY CASE, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAME TO SEE THE TRUCK, AND DENIED COVERAGE. AS MY RESEARCH SHOWED, THEY HAD NOT ACTUALLY COME DOWN, AND HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT AT A TOYOTA INSPECTION FOR COVERAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD TO PAY $441.00 FOR THEM TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN, AND THEN COVERAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN DENIED. . AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS, AND INSULTING CONVERSATIONS WITH DEMEANING AND S

THE TRANSMISSION IN 2009 TACOMA 4WD V6 DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN SMOOTHLY AS THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN INTO A TURN AND BEGINS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN OR IN A STRAIGHT AWAY. THE ISSUE IS PRONOUNCED IN SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND LESS . THERE SEEM TO BE A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING,. UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDS AND THE TRUCK LURKS FORWARD . I CHECKED WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER , AND THE DEALER DOES NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM . I CHECKED TOYOTA FORUMS AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE . THERE IS FOR SURE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THE SOFTWARE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 2700 MILES ON IT . ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ REGARDING THIS ISSUE ARE LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND CROSSWALK WAITING FOR TWO PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA SPORT BEGAN TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WAS TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL - WITH THE ENGINE RACING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I MANAGED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 10K MILES ON IT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE BRAKE ON HARD ENOUGH TO PREVENT HITTING THE PEDESTRIANS WHILE MY TIRES WERE SMOKING BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE REVVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS VERY LOUDLY. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE MISSING 1ST GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPDATED 08/21/09

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING INTO A TURN OR COASTING DOWN A HILL. THE RPMS INCREASES BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. ISSUE OCCURS AROUND 10-12 MPG. DRIVELINE RUMBLES FROM 25-10MPH DECELERATING. DEALER SAYS TRUCK IS NORMAL. *TR