2009 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

MY COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE TOYOTA RECALL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA 09 GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE GOLDEN STATE 5 FWY WHERE I MIRACULOUSLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY PULLING BACK THE PEDAL WITH THE TIP OF MY SHOE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT CONCERNING MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE OTHER WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THIS FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WAS DIFFERENT. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRUCK DID NOT ACCELERATE, BUT INSTEAD THE ENGINE REVVED UP VERY HIGH. THE RPM'S DROPPED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS SO FRIGHTENED THAT I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TOYOTA, BUT I MUST DRIVE IT TO GET TO WORK. THESE MALFUNCTIONING TOYOTA'S ARE SO DANGEROUS. THE MILEAGE ON THAT DATE WAS ABOUT 3800. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. IN THIS LETTER THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE ACCELERATORS STICKING IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION AND OTHER PROBLEMS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. SHOULD I PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL I HEAR FROM THEM? THIS IS CRAZY. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A CASE OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT OCCURRED ON FEB 25, 2010. I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE NORMALLY. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. I LET IT IDLE FOR A SHORT WHILE UNTIL THE IDLE RATE WENT UNDER 1500 RPMS. I SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE AND THE IDLE SPEED WENT UNDER 1000 RPMS. FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I LET IT BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN ONTO THE STREET TURNING THE WHEEL PARTIALLY TO ALIGN MYSELF INTO THE STREET TO BEGIN TO DRIVE AWAY. FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. AS SOON AS I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE , BUT I REALIZE THAT THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP IT. I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK TURN TO AVOID RUNNING ONTO THE CURB/MAILBOX AND THEN I QUICKLY SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL TO BRING IT TO A STOP. IT CAME TO A STOP AND I LOOK DOWN AT THE TRANSMISSION AND I ACTUALLY SHIFTED IT THROUGH NEUTRAL INTO REVERSE. BUT, IT AT LEAST WAS STOPPED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN AMES, IA AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I TOOK IT IN ON MAR 4, 2010. THEY SAID THEY RAN ALL SORTS OF DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND OPENED UP A CASE NUMBER AND WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY KNEW SOMETHING MORE. MY VEHICLE WAS ON THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, BUT THE SAME DEALER LOOKED AT IT LAST YEAR AND SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS FINE. IT WAS NOT ON THE FOOT PEDAL RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS TRYING TO HIDE WITH THESE OTHER RECALLS. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN AND BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. *TR

HI AND LOW BRAKE PEDAL, HARD TO TELL HOW TO STOP AND HAVE RAN IT A BOLDER AND A PICKUP WITH SMALL DAMAGE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA'S SOLUTION WAS TO ATTACH THE FLOOR MAT PERMANENTLY AND THAT THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE REMOVED WOULD BE CUTTING IT OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS NOT A SOLUTION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM AND WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SUCH A SOLUTION WOULD REQUIRE THE OWNER TO REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS ON A REGULAR BASIS AS THEY COULD NOT BE CLEANED WHEN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED. THE PROPER WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REMOVE ALL THE FLOOR MATS AND CARPET, INSTALL A SINGLE FLOOR COVERING THAT WOULD BE PERMANENTLY ATTACH TO THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE CAB. IN THE AREA OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE COULD BE NO IRREGULARITIES THAT WOULD CATCH AND HOLD THE DEPRESSED PEDAL. *JB

MY 2009 TACOMA WHEN SLOWING OR GOING AROUND A CORNER, PRIMARILY A RIGHT TURN FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED AND THE ENGINE RACES MOMENTARILY, THEN ENGAGES. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE "DRIVE BY WIRE" WHICH IS ELECTRONIC, HOW CAN TOYOTA SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONICS WHEN THEY BLAME THE REVERSE PROBLEM ON ELECTRONICS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 20, 2010. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ON THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED WHILE HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS HE KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE ASKED IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2010 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE DEALER STATED FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE LEFT THE DEALER, HE DROVE INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND COLLIDED INTO AN EMPTY STORE WINDOW. THE SAINT GEORGE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT NUMBER IS 10P004639 AND THE ACCIDENT NUMBER WAS 239-10. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 328 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,960. UPDATED 3/30/2010 UPDATED 00/07/10*JB

AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP AND I AM PUTTING ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVS UP UNCONTROLLABLY. MY FOOT IS PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, AND IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN STOP IT IS TO QUICKLY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. I KEEP IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP PRESSING MY LEFT FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE. AFTER IT REVS UP TO ABOUT 6000 RPM, IT FINALLY GOES BACK TO IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SINCE THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE DOING IT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT. THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED IT IN THEIR FILES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION IS NOT CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 V6. I ALSO HAD 2008 MODEL OF THE SAME VEHICLE. BOTH THESE VEHICLES SHARED A COMMON NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTIC. THE ENGINES HAVE SUDDEN RPM INCREASES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO PROPEL THE VEHICLES FORWARD. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION , AT A RED LIGHT FOR INSTANCE. ADDITIONAL PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL ON BOTH TACOMAS. *TR