2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA- AT ANY SPEED OVER ROUGH OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AND GRAVEL ON PAVEMENT, ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ENGAGES MAKING BRAKING VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND CROSSWALKS. ANTI-SKID ENGAGES WHEN NO SKID SITUATION EXISTS! SITUATION IS ON-GOING AND CONTINUOUS. *TR

THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROLLER ON MY 07 TOYOTA TACOMA DOES NOT RELEASE THE THROTTLE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS LIFTED. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO REV EXCESSIVELY. THIS IS TRUE AT STARTUP, BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE TO SLOW OR STOP. ALSO, OF GREATER CONCERN IS THAT THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS THE ENGINE INITIALLY SLOWS BUT THEN ABRUPTLY THE ENGINE RPMS SURGE PROPELLING THE VEHICLE AHEAD. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CONDITION TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AT THE 5,000 AND 10,000 MILE SERVICES. BOTH TIMES THEY ALLEGED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING SATISFACTORILY. THE SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO SUGGEST THE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MAT BUT THE MECHANIC DISMISSED THAT CAUSE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT THIS COMPLAINT WAS NOT UNCOMMON AND THAT A FIX COULD BE MADE BY PURCHASING AN AFTER-MARKET CHIP TO BE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE CONTROLLER. TOYOTA IS TOTALLY IN DENIAL THAT THE ELECTRONICS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ENGINE REVS AND SURGES. THE GAS PEDAL FIX IS A FARCE. *TR

TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT 2007 THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM, WHEN THE ROAD HAS A SLIGHT INCLINATION TO THE SIDE, THE TRUCK DANGEROUSLY TENDS TO GO OUT OF THE ROAD IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LEFT UNTOUCHED FOR ONE SECOND THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER CHECKED OTHER NEW TRUCKS 2008 OR 2009 AND IT WAS THE SAME THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY REPAIR, JUST SAID IT WAS A "NORMAL" CONDITION IN TACOMAS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA (V6, 4-WD, AUTOMATIC, ACCESS CAB), I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING FROM W. SEVENTH AVENUE IN EUGENE, OREGON ONTO NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE-105. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SAFE RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 20 MPH) AS I MADE THE TURN FROM THE SURFACE STREET TO THE LEFT-HAND, CURVING, ON-RAMP WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF AN ELEVATED FREEWAY STRUCTURE. IT WAS MID-MORNING AND, ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SOME LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CURVE THE TACOMA INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED. THE REAR OF THE TRUCK SWUNG OUT TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT IT WAS MOVING SIDEWAYS UP THE ON-RAMP. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK JUMPED THE CURB AND THE TRUCK PROCEEDED 20-30 FEET SIDEWAYS ALONG THE CURB AND EVENTUALLY SLID UP A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE CURB TRANSITIONS TO THE BRIDGE RAIL OF THE ELEVATED STRUCTURE. JUST SHORT OF THE START OF THE ACTUAL BRIDGE RAILING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND FENDER STRUCK A TREE. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK, CONTINUED TO ROTATE TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A REST, STRADDLING THE TRANSITION WALL, HAVING TURNED 150-170 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THE MOTOR WAS STILL RACING AND I SWITCHED THE ENGINE OFF. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. POLICE WERE CALLED TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC CONTROL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. I HAVE LIVED WITHIN TWO-AND-A-HALF MILES OF THIS INTERSECTION FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION THOUSANDS OF TIMES AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND IN MY ROLE AS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER. I HAVE BEEN AND AM BAFFLED BY THIS INCIDENT. THE COLLISION DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. OTHER THAN THAT ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA FLOOR MATS HAD BEEN REMOVED PREVIOUSLY. *TR

2007 TACOMA,,[STILL UNDER WARRANTY,AFTER A FULL STOP ,THE TACOMA WILL LURCH FORWARD AFTER A TIME OF FROM 5 TO 30= SECONDS.[TRANSMISSION ,OR ELECTRONICS] I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE JULY OF 2008,WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THEY HAVE NOT REPLIED TO MY CHARGES . *TR

I WAS EXITING THE PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT IN BARBOURSVILLE, WV IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED UP CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE INCOMING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. DURING THE TIME BEFORE I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OF THE ENGINE, I WAS APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I COULD AND THE TACOMA WAS STILL MOVING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2007. THE TACOMA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND BY TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICIAN AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO THE FIELD TECHNICIAN'S REPORT TWICE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AFTER BOTH REVIEWS WAS FLOOR MATS. I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED BY ANYTHING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, WHEN I DRIVE, THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. IT SEEMS LIKE I AM CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE, MORE SO THAN ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. ALSO, WHEN I STOP, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS AND LURCHES FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS UTILIZING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED OVER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AS IF IT WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD EXHIBIT A BANGING NOISE SIMILAR TO CLANGING METAL. UPON STARTUP, THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE LEAF SPRING AND LUBRICATE THE COMPONENTS, UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT, IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 15,000 AND CURRENT WAS 62,340.

WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO EASE FORWARD. THE ACCELERATOR DREW AWAY FROM MY FOOT AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BURNING ME AND BREAKING MY LEFT HAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE IDLE RACES VERY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED AS HE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, AND BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO FOR THE CONTACT. VIN NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 28,280.