2009 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. PEDAL DOES NOT STAY PHYSICALLY DEPRESSED, IT JUST DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. IF I PUSH IN CLUTCH, ENGINE RACES AND RPM STAYS HIGH. DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS ENGINEERED INTO THE VEHICLE TO "ASSIST WITH SHIFTING". *TR

TRUCK SURGES FORWARD AFTER BACKING UP AND THEN DRIVING FORWARD OR TURNING WHEEL FROM STOPPED POSITION AND THEN DRIVING FORWARD (I.E. AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS). *TR

BRAKE PEDAL LOW OR HIGH SOME TIMES , WHAT EVER IT FEELS LIKE. BEEN IN TO FISHER TOYOTA FOUR TIMES WITH NO LASTING FIX, LAST TIME THE FACTORY REP SAID THAT THIS IS STANDARD AND NO TROUBLE. I HAVE ALL MOST WRECKED MORE THEN ONE TIME AS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW HARD TO PUSH DOWN TO STOP. *TR

FROM A COMPLETE STOP I TURNED RIGHT AND ACCELERATED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NEARLY STOP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT PAUSE, THE TRANSMISSION FOUND A GEAR AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FORWARD. MY BRAKES STOPPED THE TRUCK AND I DROVE IT TO MY DEALER. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE SO FAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TOYOTA NATIONAL HOTLINE GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER AND CALLED MY DEALER TO MAKE SURE THEY LOOK AT MY PROBLEM. WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS COMPUTER PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A "FIX". I JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE AS LONG AS THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM TO FIX. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATOR POLICE REPORT ON FILE WITH SIOUX CITY IOWA POLICE DEPT. I REARENDED A MINIVAN AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SHE WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE VEHICLE LUNGING AND FAILING TO STOP DESPITE ME STANDING ON THE BREAKS.....TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT FIXING THE PEDAL AS RECALL IS ORDERING SINCE THEY SAY IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR ON A 3 YR LEASE. MY HUSBAND DRIVES IT AS I FEEL UNSAFE IN IT AND IT HAS "ACTED UP" FOR HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WE ARE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA IN FIXING THIS DEFECT OR LETTING US OUT OF THE LEASE. IN ORDER FOR US TO "TRADE" IT FOR A FORD F150 WE HAVE TO EAT $4000 OF NEGATIVE EQUITY... I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE WE BOTH HAVE A 30 MILE COMMUTE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. ITS NOT LIKE WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE INSTEAD. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, IT HAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN BILLION TOYOTA IN SIOUX FALLS SD RUNS THE VIN THEY CLAIM IT HAS NO RECALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2009 (TACOMA SR5, 4X4, ACCESS CAB, 4L, V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TOWING PACKAGE). WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 5000 RPM. MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND I AM NOT SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE REVVING STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN TWO DAYS, NOT EVERY TIME I STOP. THE TRUCK HAS 3900 MILES ON IT. AFTER THE THIRD TIME, I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY DID A "SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK" AND THE TEST CAME BACK OK. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION IN THE TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. I LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE FOR A TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE TO SEE IF HE/SHE CAN REPLICATE THE CONDITION. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 PICKUP 8/27/09. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AT SPEED BUMPS AND TO TURN CORNERS AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE THEN SURGE FORWARD. I CAN STOP THE HESITATION SOMEWHAT BY VERY LIGHTLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AFTER I SLOW DOWN AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. IF I FORGET TO VERY LIGHTLY ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD FOLLOWING THE HESITATION. ONE TIME THIS SURGE AS I TURNED A CORNER ALMOST TOOK ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES LOCALLY WHO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR COMPLAINT CENTER THAT IT WAS TOYOTA'S POSITION THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OPERATING NORMALLY. I FEEL THAT THIS TENDENCY, WHICH HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS AT ONLINE SITES SUCH AS EDMUNDS.COM, IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED IN A RECALL. THIS SITUATION OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND REQUIRES VERY CAREFUL CONCENTRATION TO AVOID A SUDDEN AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SURGE IN SPEED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN TO DENY MY COMPLAINT HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA DOUBLE CAB ARE VERY SPONGY AND DOWN RIGHT SCARY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING THE BRAKES BECOME VERY SOFT, THE HEIGHT OF THE PEDAL DECREASES AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BEFORE IT FINALLY COMES TO A RESTING STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPS ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED INCHES AWAY FROM THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN LOADED WITH CARGO OR TRAVELING DOWN HILL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT LUNGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS DRIVING COURSES. I'VE ALSO BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE AGE OF SIXTEEN,DURING THAT TIME I'VE OWNED MANY CARS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING TOYOTA. MY TACOMA HAS THE WORSE BRAKES OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAS ALLOWED ME TO AVOID NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS THAT MY TACOMA HAS PRESENTED. I'M AFRAID MY TACOMA WILL PRESENT ME WITH A SITUATION IN WHICH MY SKILLS WANT MATTER. *TR

ELECTRICALLY ISSUE, HIGHLY DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. WHILE RADIO MALFUNCTION IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE" PER SEA, THE MANOR IN WHICH THE TACOMA RADIOS MALFUNCTION IS HIGHLY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER. RADIO CHANGES STATION BY ITSELF, TURNS ITSELF OFF, DISPLAYS STRANGE TEXT CHARACTERS ON THE DASH AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO DASH CONTROLS, IT IS HIGHLY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. (GOOGLE TACOMA RADIO PROBLEMS). *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE RUNNER DOUBLE CAB. THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND BECOME SOFTER WHEN DRIVEN. THEY ONLY CATCH WHEN PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I'M VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME JUDGING DISTANCE. I'M AFRAID THIS METHOD USED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WILL FAIL ME SOON. *TR