2015 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FEB 25, 2020. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, LOW SPEED (UNDER 10 MPH), RIGHT HAND TURN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, LOCKING THE BRAKES UP AND SQUEALING TIRES. THE TRUCK LURCHED TO A STOP. NO DAMAGE, NO OTHER CARS NEAR WHERE I WAS PARKING. THIS WAS A NORMAL ROUTINE STOP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION THAT MAKE SOME MORNINGS BEFORE WORK TO PURCHASE A FOUNTAIN DRINK. UNKNOWN CAUSE - ECU/SOFTWARE, GAS PEDAL SENSORS, ELECTRICAL NOISE ? YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK - PURCHASED NEW DEC 2014. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NEW TIRES ON FEB 7, 2020 AT 75,329 MILES, SIMILAR SIZE AS ORIGINAL. MILEAGE: 76093 AT TIME OF INCIDENT FYI - I AM AN ENGINEER AT NASA - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AROUND CORNERS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS START TO TREMBLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE STABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RED SENSOR WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRONTIER TOYOTA (23621 CREEKSIDE RD, VALENCIA, CA 91355) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MATTER WAS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY CONTROL REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I COLLIDED INTO A LARGE FREE RANGE ANIMAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND AS A RESULT I SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, WAS FLOWN TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AND HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY TO REPAIR MY AORTA WHICH RUPTURED UPON IMPACT. DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM THE SURGERY I HAD TO UNDERGO A SECOND MAJOR SURGERY IN MAY OF 2019, AND AM CURRENTLY RECOVERING. MY PASSENGERS ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. HE REPLACED THEM AND THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR ALMOST A YEAR. TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND SHAKING STOPPED FOR ALMOST A YEAR THEN RESUMED. NO SHAKING OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. MOST OF MY DRIVING OCCURS BELOW 40 MOH.

EMISSIONS AIR PUMP FAILED WITH 48000 MILES. AIR PUMP NOT COVERED BY EMISSIONS WARRANTY IN OHIO. PREVIOUS YEARS(2012) COVERED FOR 10 YEARS 100000 MILES.

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK. I WAS ALMOST AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME AND MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED . MOST PEOPLE SAY WELL YOU MUST HAVE HIT THE ACCELERATOR MY MISTAKE THAT IS NOT THE CASE MY FOOT WAS ALREADY APPLYING THE BRAKE TO STOP A

I AM CONCERNED THAT THE LABEL ON MY TRUCK WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEIGHT LOAD BEARING IS WRONG, BECAUSE BOTH LEAF SPRINGS ON MY TRUCK BROKE AND I WASN'T CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD, OR MORE THAN WHAT IS RECOMMENDED. HOW DO I PURSUE A DISPUTE WITH A RECALL? TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN I WAS HAULING AN ATV AND I NOTICED THAT MY BED LOOKED OFF BALANCE.

BOTH MY TRUCK AND MY DADS TRUCK MAKE MODEL AND YEAR AND BOTH OF THE FRAME ARE RUSTING ON THE FRAME AND FRAME WELDS AS WELL AS THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE RUSTING AND STARTING TO FLATTEN OUT WHILE PARKED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS STARTING TO RUST VERY QUICKLY AS WELL THEY ARE JUST DAILY DRIVERS AND WE KEEP THEM VERY CLEAN AND LIVE IN FLORIDA SO WE DON'T HAVE ROAD SALT

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME NOW AND IS RELATED TO MY BREAKS. AT FIRST NOT SO BAD BUT IS BECOMING MUCH WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. LET ME DESCRIBE AS I DID TO MY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER LAST WEEK BEFORE MY LAST SERVICE AND MULTI POINT INSPECTION. WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND I APPLY THE BREAKS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JUMPS BACK AND FORTH IN MY HANDS. THE HARDER I APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THE WORSE IT GETS. I JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP WITH SOME FRIENDS GOLFING. WE TRAVELED FROM CUMMING, GA TO HUNTSVILLE, AL. THIS WAS CHRONIC AND GETTING A BIT SCARY. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND IT HAS ONLY ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD. WE (MY WIFE AND I) ARE MAKING A TRIP TO GREEN BAY, WI TO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS IS SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED. IT FEELS UNSAFE. OUR CURRENT SERVICE CENTER IS BEAVER TOYOTA OF CUMMING GA. WE ARE LEAVING JUNE 6, 2019 TO TRAVEL TO GREEN BAY..... IT WOULD BE NICE IT WERE FIXED BEFORE WE LEAVE!J MY TELEPHONE (CELL) IS (XXXXXX) PLEASE CALL. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

USED CERTIFIED 2015, TACOMA, PURCHASED AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE, CA. WITH A PITTED WINDSHIELD. DEALER DIDN'T DISCLOSE. SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER WANTED TO DO A REPAIR IT NOT REPLACE IT. SENSE THEN I HAVE A REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, BECAUSE IT CREATED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. ALL THEIR INSPECTIONS MISS IT. DISCOVERED ON 3-12-19, SEVERAL DAYS LATER AFTER PURCHASE.