2019 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

IN THE 3 OR SO MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF INTERMITTENT BRAKING ISSUES. WHEN COMING TO AN UNEXPECTED OR URGENT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT CANNOT BE DEPRESSED ANY FURTHER AND INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL DOES NOT INCREASE STOPPING POWER. I AM AN ATHLETIC MALE WEIGHING 205 POUNDS (POINT OF REFERENCE FOR YOU ON HOW MUCH PRESSURE I AM ABLE TO APPLY). HAVING OWNED DOZENS OF CARS OVER 35 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE CLOSEST I CAN DESCRIBE THE ISSUE TO ANY OF MY EXPERIENCES WOULD BE THIS: IT FEELS VERY SIMILAR TO USING A BRAKE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS POWER BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND THERE IS A LOSS OF VACUUM TO THE SYSTEM. AT FIRST, THERE IS INITIAL VACUUM ASSIST, BUT AFTER A MOMENT, INCREDIBLE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I VIEW THIS AS AN URGENT AND IMPORTANT ISSUE. SO MUCH SO, THAT I WANT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEALER CAN HELP. I WILL BRING IT TO THEM FOR A CHECK-UP AS A PRECAUTION THOUGH. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE IN ABANDONED PARKING LOTS, BUT HAVE YET BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 3 INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME IN THE 4,000 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND FOLLOWED THE BREAK-IN PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE MANUAL. IT HAD CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID HARD STOPS, WHICH I WAS CAREFUL TO DO.

A COUPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH RPMS SURGING (BETWEEN 800 & 1200) SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD; BOTH WHILE IDLING IN PARK AND SHORTLY AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO D OR R. THIS HAS RESULTED IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN IT STARTED SURGING AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON COLD MORNINGS OR LEAVING AN APPOINTMENT OR WORK AFTER THE TRUCK HAD SAT & COOLED. THE RPM SURGE WASN'T AN ISSUE WHILE IT WAS SIMPLY IDLING. HOWEVER, IT HAS OCCASIONALLY STARTED SURGING AFTER I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, LET OFF THE GAS BUT HAD NOT YET (OR JUST STARTING TO) PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE SURGING WAS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. IN ONE INSTANCE I HAD DRIVEN MAYBE 100 YARDS AND PULLED UP TO A STOP. AS I WAS JUST LETTING OFF THE BRAKE TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND NOT YET PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STARTED SURGING AND JERKED FORWARD. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS LASTED FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND FORCED ME TO STAY ON THE BRAKE AND BLOCK TRAFFIC UNTIL THE SURGING STOPPED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND OTHERS DUE TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION/VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE RPM'S SURGED WHILE THE POWERTRAIN WAS ENGAGED. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE SURGING AND HAS STATED THERE IS NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ALSO TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT IS OPERATING AS 'NORMAL'. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE SURGING BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SURGING WHEN THE POWERTRAIN IS ENGAGED (IT HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY) THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR SAFE.

1. INTERSTATE DRIVING ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN . 2. REPORTED INCIDENT TO LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT & WAS INFORMED TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS AWARE OF FUEL PUMP DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE VIN-SAFETY ARE ALL AND HAD PROVIDED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NO DIRECTION ON HOW REMEDY . 3. THE TOYOTA PHONE APP DOCUMENTS OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE-VIN FUEL PUMP VEHICLES MAY RECEIVE BY LETTER OR APP SAFETY RECALL REMEDY DIRECTION MARCH 20 , 2020 . 4. FEBRUARY 19, 2020 SLOWING DOWNHILL FOR STOP LIGHT TRAVELING ESTIMATED LESS THAN 20 MPH WITH DRY ROAD CONDITIONS TOYOTA TACOMA 2019-IN VIN SAFETY RECALL , ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF MAKING CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNABLE TO SLOW AND STOP . THE TACOMA DUE TO MANUFACTURES' DEFECT INITIATED A NO INJURY PROPERTY CAUSALITY TO A. TOYOTA TACOMA -CAR #1 STRIKING TOYOTA COROLLA - CAR #2 AND CORVETTE - CAR #3. ALL DRIVERS WERE MATURE AGE AND REPORTED NO INJURIES IN POLICE REPORT . 5. TACOMA WAS DEEMED TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE WEEK OF FEB 27 , 2020. 6. MARCH 2 , 2020 INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL LOSS ADJUSTER , CHANGED TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE , AND I , AS TACOMA OWNER & DRIVER DIRECTED BY VOICE MAIL TO DOCUMENT MANUFACTURERS ' DEFECT AND INCIDENT ABOVE TO NHITSA .

WHILE IN MOTION LOST MORE & MORE BRAKING CAPABILITIES! NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER AUTO! THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY COMPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. I HAD TO USE THE E-BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SPENT THE DAY GETTING THE TRUCK TOWED INTO A GARAGE!!

THE GPS IN PUERTO RICO DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN YOU ENTER THE COORDINATES TELLS YOU IT'S DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE IS OR HE MARKS IN THE OCEAN THE COORDINATES. I'LL OPEN A CASE IN TOYOTA ON NOVEMBER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FOR THE UPDATE THEY CALLED ME A FEW DAYS AGO FOR THE UPDATE I WENT TO THE DEALER I MAKE THE UPDATE AND THE PROBLEMS STILL. THIS IS MY CASE NUMBER IN THE IN TOYOTA NA1910160007

VERY LOUD WHINE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOST NOTABLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH. THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS.

I TOOK MY 2019 TACOMA SR5 TO HEADQUATER TOYOTA MIAMI TODAY. I TOLD THEM THAT MY TRUCK VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING BETWEEN 25 TO 15 MPH. THEY INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND TOLD ME THEY FELT THE VIBRATION SO THEY CALLED THE CORPORATE AND THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD TO TEST DRIVE A SIMILAR TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND TO WAIT FOR A MAYBE RECALL. NEXT WEEK I'M TAKING MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER.

THE HEAD UNIT IS INOPERABLE WHEN CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH AND HANDSFREE DRIVING FUNCTION IS INOPERABLE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NO RESOLUTIONS, BUT TO BLAME PANASONIC. PANASONIC HAS A BACKORDER WITH NO END INSIGHT AND CANNOT REPLACE THE UNIT WITH ANOTHER MODEL WITHOUT AFFECTING THE WARRANTY.

2019 TACOMA SPORT, TRANSMISSION JUDDER, VIBRATE ON SLOWING DOWN AND LIGHT ACCELERATION ON STEP INCLINE ON TOWN OR HIGHWAY TOYOTA DEALER, TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA IN WASHINGTON SAYS IT'S NORMAL THAT WORKS AS DESIGNED. THIS CAN'T BE NORMAL GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DRIVE ONLY 3300 MILES PLS HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM MORE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

I WAS DRIVIN IN THE HIGHWAY 65 M/H AND I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE EZPASS TOLL BOOTH THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND BRAKE ABRUPTLY,I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR YOU APPLY THE BRAKE I FEEL SMALL VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR AND FINALLY THE 4X4 CONTROL KNOB IS CLOSE TO THE FAN KNOB AND BY MISTAKE I CONNECTED THE 4X4 WHEN I WANT TO TURN ON THE FAN I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE SECURITY TO NOT BE CONNECTED SO EASILY