2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DOWN, WHEN A RUNNING DEER MADE CONTACT WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WITH IT'S HEAD. THE MIRROR WAS VIOLENTLY SHUT INTO IT'S FOLDED-IN POSITION CAUSING THE MIRROR TO SHATTER AND PROJECT LARGE AND SMALL PIECES OF VERY SHARP GLASS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND FORWARD AREA OF THE CABIN. DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE IN THE GLASS' PATH WERE CUTS ON MY LEFT HAND, SLICE MARKS ON THE STEERING WHEEL COVER, AND PUNCTURE MARKS ON THE DASHBOARD, PASSENGER-SIDE A-PILLAR, AND PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR PANEL. INCORRECT MIRROR MATERIAL AND/OR PROPER BACKING MATERIAL PLAYED PARTS IN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT IF THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER (IF THERE WAS ONE). THE MIRROR MATERIAL WAS NOT SAFETY GLASS OR MADE FROM OF A SHATTER-RESISTANT MATERIAL. THE BACKING MATERIAL SURFACE CONTACT AREA WITH THE BACK OF THE MIRROR WAS ONLY ABOUT 45% OF THE MIRROR'S SURFACE AREA.

LTR ON BEHALF OF CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF HIS 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK DUE TO MECHANICAL ERRORS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL; REPLY ATTN BILAL MALIK/PATCHOGUE DISTRICT OFFICE; DOT # 2011-1195 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED LIGHTLY FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES LURCH FORWARD ENOUGH TO THROW HIS HEAD BACK INTO THE HEADREST. ON SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACES THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD TRAVEL CLOSELY TO THE FLOOR, LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SOMETIMES HIS FOOT WOULD HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAMS ONLY ILLUMINATED TWO CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF HIM. THE FAILURE WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT ON ROADS WITH LIMITED STREET LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 WHEEL DRIVE -LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE BY OVERCORRECTING AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON- FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPOLY. HOWEVER, SIDE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. GREAT CONCERN OF WHY BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY 2010. I SAW A STICKER IN MY DOOR JAM THAT NOTES MODIFICATIONS TO MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN MADE TO REDUCE THE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2010 THAT LED TO THE MODIFICATION. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE THE SALESMAN DID NOT REVEAL TO ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OR ANY CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE ON 12/08/2010, 01/06/2011, & 01/13/2011. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER & TOLD ME AFTER THE 3RD ATTEMPT TO CALL THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. TO THIS VERY DATE I STILL CAN NOT GET ANYONE @ THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO RETURN MY CALL IN REFERENCE TO THIS. I AM STILL NOT CLEAR ON WHAT MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE & HOW IT IMPACTS MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE TREATMENT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND FEEL IF THEY SOLD ME A FAULTY VEHICLE THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK.

MY 2010 TACOMA, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY SURGES AS IF SOMEBODY HIT THE GAS OR SLAMMED ME IN THE REAR. IT HASN'T PUSHED ME BEYOND MY BRAKES BUT IT IS VERY DISTURBING. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY REGULARITY, IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU GO TO VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MAKE A SHARP TURN THE RPMS JUMP TO ABOUT 3,000 AND THEN IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS BY DESIGN BUT IF IT IS IT IS POOR DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. AS THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY IN RI AT APPROX 6-8 MPH, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE REACHING THE MAIN ROAD. MY BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK, GOT HARD TO DEPRESS AS THE ABS TOOK OVER AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND COULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AT ALL. I WENT UNCONTROLLABLY OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH, HIS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT UNDER THE METAL PIECE ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. UPDATED 03/07/118LJ