2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE RPMS RESUMED NORMAL LEVELS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,276 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THEIR CONCERNS WITH AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ISSUE WITH THEIR TOYOTA TRUCK. *KB AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD WITH FULL ACCELERATION WHICH REQUIRED HER/HIM TO USE BOTH FEET TO FULLY DEPRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STOP IN PLACE WHILE THE REAR TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN WITH FULL ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND OBSERVED COOLANT ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,222. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,435. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/25/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS WAS EITHER VERY SLOW OR VERY HIGH AND THERE WAS NO MIDDLE SPEED AVAILABLE TO CHOOSE FROM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS RELATED TO VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WARRANT THE USE OF DIFFERENT WIPER SPEEDS. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND CASE # 1008091521 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAVY LOAD AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE EXCESSIVELY HARD. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DECREASE SPEED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,053.

THE CLUTCH ARM ON THE 2010 TACOMA IS SO FAR TO THE LEFT THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE FOOTREST. IF I USE THE FOOTREST, MY LEFT FOOT TENDS TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL OR GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE KICK PANEL WHEN I RAISE MY FOOT TO APPLY THE CLUTCH. ALSO, ON A LONG DRIVE, IF I TRY TO STRETCH MY LEG OUT WHILE DRIVING, MY LEFT FOOT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE FOOT REST AND THE BACK OF THE CLUTCH ARM. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, YET. BUT, I HAVE STALLED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A RESULT. THE POTENTIAL IS DEFINITELY THERE FOR A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN HILLY COUNTRY SOUTHBOUND ON I-75, I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN VEHICLE MOVED OFF THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER, I RE-ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL (AT APPROX 65 MPH) AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO OVER 85 MPH. I THEN DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE NORMALLY DECELERATED. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TWO (2) MONTHS EARLIER WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE IN NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES (ELEVATION AROUND 2500-3000 FT ON AN INCLINE). I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER LAST WEEK AND THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL TO "REFLASH THE COMPUTER" ON MY 2010 TACOMA V6. I HAVE SEEN NO REFERENCE TO SUCH A RECALL ON TOYOTAS WEBSITE FOR MY VIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, ROTATED AND THE STEERING ALIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6.

2010 TACOMA CREW CAB WITH 10,000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN) AND STOPPED (AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN), WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE TIMES IT TAKES TWO TO THREE SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO 'CATCH' AND THE TRUCK TO BEGIN MOVING. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REV UP BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. PRESSING HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE, AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES CATCH THE VEHICLE CAN LURCH FORWARD RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THIS SITUATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT 'READY' FOR IT. *TR

MY TACOMA 2010 SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS -- AFTER I'VE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND THE CORNER THE TRUCK REVS HIGH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST ALL CORNERS, BUT NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I DO NO THINK THE CORNER CAUSES THE PROBLEM, IT'S JUST THAT THE TRUCK IS DOWNSHIFTING, THEN UP-SHIFTING AGAIN. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE TRUCK, AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH AND THAT IT IS NOW "FIXED." THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM "CODES" THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM. I WILL PICK UP THE TRUCK TOMORROW, SO I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME IF IT INDEED HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR