2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED DOWNHILL WHERE THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND ENDED UP ON TOP OF A BOULDER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE REAR AXLE BEING STRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE BOULDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY A FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGES AND FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

ON THE 2007-2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE RUNNER, THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE VERY WEAK AND WHEN SMALL LOADS ARE PLACED ON TRUCK , THE REAR END BOTTOMS OUT VIOLENTLY. CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL THIS IS A POOR UNSAFE FEATURE. AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA ON ALL NOTED TRUCKS VIA SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TOOK MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF SQUEAKING AND THE SMELL OF BURN METAL. THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETINS(TBS 027409) THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE DEFECTED AS SHE SAID. TOYOTA WOULD ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT SINCE MY WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD HER THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTED PROBLEM WHY WAS I NOT IN FRONT OF IT AT THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED. SHE SAID IF TOYOTA INFORM EVERY ONE IT WOULD COST TOYOTA ALOT OF MONEY. PLEASE INFORM ALL TACOMA OWNS OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE LEAK SPRING BRAKE AND GO AIRBORN AND KILL SOMEONE .PLEASE DO NOT TAKE TOYOTA WORD ON THIS, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE FLOOR MATS.... PLEASE HAVE THEM RECALL THE VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF SOMEONE HAVE NOT ALREADY DIE. I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A LETTER TO US REPRESENTATIVE STUPAK. TOYOTA IS STILL ONLY THINKING OF THERE BOTTOM LINE. *TR

TOYOTA 2007 TACOMA. NICE NEW ,THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY UNFORGIVING ,,,THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE PLACED SO CLOSE TOGETHER , THAT ITS NOT A QUESTION OF COULD,, BUT ANSWER IS YES.. ITS HAPPENED TO ME, SISTER BORROWED IT,AND I WARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM,SHE STILL RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE..THE TRUCK IS DANGEROUS..IM USED TO IT, BUT STILL IF I HAVE BOOTS ON, I HAVE TROUBLE.. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE, AND NEARLY THE SAME HEIGHT..I CANT BELIEVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN HASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED. I DARE NOT LOAN MY TRUCK TO ANYONE , BECAUSE OF PAST EXPERIENCE.. ITS JUST NOT SAFE!!! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, BUT , TO MAKE IT SAFE I MIGHT HAVE TOO.. COME ON TOYOTA ,,THIS IS A PROBLEM.. LETS FIX IT.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND TRAVELING OVER A POTHOLE, THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE TO THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED AND SEPARATED. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GROUND WAS WET SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,429.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED EXTREMELY CLOSE TOGETHER, 2 INCHES APART WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INTERFERENCE DURING APPLICATION WITH A LARGE FOOT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA X-RUNNER PICKUP IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE, FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 SECONDS. I CONFIRMED NOTHING WAS HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THE ENGINE'S REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE WAS EXCESSIVE TO THE EXTENT, I FEARED THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE UNCONTROLLED ENGINE REVOLUTION ENDED ON IT'S OWN. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP INSTALLED TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE REVOLUTION, PRIOR TO CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. FURTHER, THAT NONE OF THE PRESENT "GOVERNMENT RECALLS," APPLY TO THE ABOVE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPEATED.

I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I FREAKED OUT, THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I MOVED MY FOOT OVER TO THE LEFT A LITTLE, WITH NO CHANGE. I THEN LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, THE LIGHT CHANGED NOT LONG AFTER THIS INCIDENT. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN.