2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ON THE BRAKE. FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN TAPPED BY SOMEONE BEHIND ME. IT HAS NEVER RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. *JB

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 DR. 4X4:THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DESIGNED WITH ONLY ILLUMINATION ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ROADWAY BLOCKING SHORT DISTANCE, NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY WITH A BLACK LINE AND DANGEROUSLY LIMITING REACTION TIME. WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINED ROADWAY THAT APPROACHES AN UPHILL CHANGE IN THE CARTWAY, THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MORE THAN THIRTY (30) YARDS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DISTINCT LOSS OF VISIBILITY CREATED BY A SHIELD IN THE HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLY DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE LAMP BULB. THERE WAS NO CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO DRIVING ON HILLY ROADS WHEN THIS HEADLIGHT WAS DESIGNED. ONE WOULD NEVER HAVE ENOUGH REACTION TIME TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN OR ANIMAL, EVEN DRIVING AT THIRTY (30) MPH DUE TO THE VERY DARK LINE IN THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM CREATED ON LOW BEAM ONLY. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN ONE CANNOT DRIVE JUST WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND PRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS NIGHT TIME SAFETY VISIBILITY ISSUE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLE FROM 2005-2007 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN ENGINEERING BLUNDER THAT WAS NOT KNOWN DURING DAYTIME TEST DRIVES. *JB UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07

OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, I EXPERIENCED FIVE INCIDENTS OF BRAKE/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FINALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. FIRST INCIDENT: STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD A FEW FEET. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. A MONTH LATER, STOPPED IN A GAS STATION DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING TO EXIT, THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD TO KEEP FROM ENTERING TRAFFIC. THREE WEEKS LATER, APPROACHING THE BOTTOM OF A HILLY SHARP TURN, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. AGAIN THE REAR WHEELS ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK TO KEEP FROM STRIKING A VAN IN FRONT OF ME SO I CROSSED OVER A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE TO AVOID A COLLISION. IT TOOK ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS TO GAIN CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID, "WE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM" UNTIL WE CAN DUPLICATE IT". I CALLED TOYOTA OF AMERICA, AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT TOYOTA COULD DO NOTHING. THE FOURTH INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A HIGHWAY. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY. FINALLY THE FIFTH AND FINAL INCIDENT. COMING OUT OF NASHVILLE WHERE IT WAS RAINING HARD, I GOT FURTHER NORTHBOUND ON THE I-24 WHERE IT WAS RAINING LESS AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. WHILE IN THE SHOULDER LANE, A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE STARTED MOVING OVER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ME TO TAP MY BRAKES. THE REAR WHEELS ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HYDROPLANE. THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND, STILL ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, DROVE INTO THE EMBANKMENT, FIRST SKIDDING SIDEWAYS THEN THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES. IT STRUCK A RUT CAUSING IT TO GO AIRBORNE FINALLY LANDING ON ITS ROOF. IT ROLLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES COMING TO A STOP IN A DITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *JB

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM TOYOTA OF WALDORF ON JULY 19, 2007. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTED A SEVERE WIND WHISTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ABOVE. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK HAD 800 MILES ON IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I STOPPED FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHILE STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL THE TRUCK REMAINED IN DRIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND LURCHING FORWARD. THEREAFTER, THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME. THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I ALSO NOTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, HAVING SET THE ODOMETER TO ZERO THE LAST TIME I FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS, THAT I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES TO THE GALLON IN MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NEVER SEEMED TO TRACK THE ROAD EASILY. I REPORTED ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERS (WALDORF TOYOTA) SERVICE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTATIVES MARY PRICHETT AND JIM CLEMENS. THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY, WALDORF TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 20, 2007 THAT I NOTIFIED TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA. NICOLE OF TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ASSIGNED ME CASE NUMBER 200708201412. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS CONTACTED BY MY TOYOTA ASSIGNED CASE MANAGER KEVIN SPILLANE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM MIKE PAVIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER, WALDORF TOYOTA'S IS TRYING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY I WAS INFORMED AUGUST 21, 2007 BY MIKE PAVIN THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE TRUCK. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED AND I WAS INFORMED AUG. 24, 2007 BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY ARE STILL GETTING THE TROUBLE CODE AND STILL HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES TOYOTA OWN UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I O BE KILLED BECAUSE THIS SOME EI REPAIRS ARE CONTINUING. I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FRAME BOUNCES OFF THE AXLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND SHOCK ABSORBERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS FOR A TSB TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,543 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL(AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TAKEN OVER) THE GAS PEDAL *PUSHED ITSELF* TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING AS FAST AS IT COULD GO, RPM PAST 7000(COMPLETELY RED LINING). I APPLIED THE BRAKE WHICH DID NOTHING, TRUCK JUST KEPT ACCELERATING TO TOP SPEEDS. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. COUNTERBALANCING IT AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH(WHILE THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING). I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKE, BUT THE SECOND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF, IT KEPT ACCELERATING FASTER TRYING TO GO 120 MPH. SOMEHOW RIDING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD I WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC I GOT INTO THE BRAKE DOWN LANE. STILL NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE I THREW IT IN PARK, WHICH STOPPED IT, BUT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS SCREAMING, RPM AT 7000, AND THE TIRES ARE SPINNING BURNING RUBBER. I THEN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING UNTIL I REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS ACTUALLY STUCK SO I HIT IT AND IT RELEASED. ONCE I UNSTUCK THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SEEMED OK SO I DROVE HOME VERY CAUTIOUSLY. WHEN I AS ALMOST HOME I ACCELERATED WITH A LITTLE TO MUCH JUICE AND IT DID THE SAME THING A SECOND TIME. THE PEDAL TOOK OVER AND FLOORED ITSELF, ACCELERATING TO TOP SPEED AND TOP RPM'S. THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, UNSTUCK THE PEDAL AND AGAIN CAREFULLY FINISHED MY DRIVE HOME. REPORTED THE INCIDENT THE NEXT MORNING. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, AFTER A MONTH OF FIGHTING TRADED THE TRUCK IN. *JB *DSY

2007 TACOMA WITH 2200 MILES. NOTICEABLE VIBRATION BETWEEN 18-28 MPH. TIRES BALANCED THREE TIMES. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. STILL VIBRATES. THOROUGHLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TRUCK "SURGES" FORWARD WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK ALSO EXHIBITS VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN AT LOW SPEEDS/ LOW RPMS THIS IS CONSTANT AND RECURRING SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,407 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD WHEN A/C CONPRESSOR ENGAGES WHILE STOPPED. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK MOVES FORWARD AND CREATES A POTENTIAL RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT