2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE 4 DOOR TACOMA TRUCK SURGED AHEAD HARD ENOUGH TO RUN OVER THE CURB BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. I WASN'T SURE ORIGINALLY WHAT HAPPENED BUT ASSUMED THAT I MUST HAVE PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. BUT, AFTER READING CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER TACOMA PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION I AM RETHINKING WHAT HAPPENED. I AM 56 YEARS OLD WITH AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORD. I HOPE TOYOTA TAKES THIS MORE SERIOUSLY THAN IT SEEMS THEY HAVE UP TO THIS POINT. *TR

AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY, I DISENGAGED BUT DID NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE COASTED MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED SPEED. THE HARDER I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE HIGHER THE RPMS ROSE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN, AND THE BRAKES BEGAN SMOKING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING AT 40 MPH, THE RPMS AT 6,000. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS PEGGED THE TACHOMETER, BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE MOTOR REVVED UNTIL I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. I TOOK IT TO VICTORY TOYOTA, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS. I TOOK IT TO THEM AGAIN, WITH THE SAME RESULTS. IN MARCH, TOYOTA SENT TWO ENGINEERS TO LOOK AT IT FOR A DAY, HOWEVER I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ANY RESULTS. *TR

DISRUPTIVE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY '07 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. IT ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING AT A STOP AND "LUNGES" FORWARD AT TIMES. *TR

SOFT BRAKES ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRUCK NOT RESPONDING TO BRAKING AS YOU TRY TO STOP. I HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS BUT LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THESE TRUCKS AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE. CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THERE FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE BRAKES COULD CAUSE INJURY AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS DEFECT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. *KB SEE ALSO 10225651 *DSY THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ROLL OVER. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER)*JB

I'VE NOTICED THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTENDED CAB WILL ON OCCASION LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROST UNIT IS ACTIVATED. I ASSUME IT IS THE INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED WHEN THE COMPRESSOR KICKS IN. TO DATE I JUST HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE. WHEN IT HAPPENS AS IT DOES SUDDENLY, IT USUALLY CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD. IF YOUR REACTION TIME ISN'T FAST ENOUGH OR YOU PANIC, YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY MOVE ABOUT 6" AHEAD. *TR

I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY YET HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS, BUT I IMAGE IT IS A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON.... WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA), THE SHIFT STICK DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SO, IF BY MISTAKE THE SHIFT KNOB WAS BUMPED, KNOCKED, OR WHATEVER, IT COULD SEND THE CAR IN REVERSE (ON THE FREEWAY?!?!) WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONSENT. NOT GOOD... *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN OVER-DRIVE AND BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED LIKE IN A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, DRIVER WILL SENSE SOME ACCELERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE A REAR HIT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAMATICALLY JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURES GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THREE TIRES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM AN INSPECTION. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,631.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOWN A HILL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ALSO INJURED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OR IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. *TR