2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA NO VISIBLE ADVERSE WEATHER, COLD/ TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS, ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE UP EVEN AFTER IT WAS ON ITS SIDE . CONTACTED TOYOTA, GIVEN AN INCIDENT REFERENCE NUMBER, NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

ON THE DAY OF DECEMBER 10, 2009 I WAS ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS I ALWAYS DO. I WAS PREPARING TO PARK MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I BEGAN TO BACK UP THE ENGINE ROARED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PLUNGE BACKWARD INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND HOUSE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE TIRES SCREECHED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE . FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL ALLOWING ME TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TAKING MY WIFE TO HER ONCOLOGIST APPOINTMENT FOR A CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT. AS I APPROACHED THE TURNPIKE BOOTH TO GET MY TICKET THE ENGINE AGAIN ROARED AND PLUNGED FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY TICKET. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF US. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP BY PLACING IT IN NEUTRAL. AGAIN VISIBLY SHAKEN, I TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND EXPLAINED TO THE TICKET TAKER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I RETURNED HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENT. THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO USE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I AM AFRAID SOMETHING FATAL MY HAPPEN. *TR

THIS IS A SECOND COMPLAINT OF THE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM DEFECT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH IS CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT MY TRUCK IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECENT RECALL LIST. (IT IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE FLOOR MAT BUT NOT THE MORE ACCURATE RECALL FOR THE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM.) ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2008, I WAS DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY TO NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE SPEED LIMIT ON 95 WAS 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE OF 60-65 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AFTER I PASSED THE DELWARE BRIDGE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH OR SO BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACTLY AND I WAS BRAKING THE WHOLE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE AND FORCE THE GEAR INTO PARK. THE ENGINE LURCHED A BIT BUT STOPPED AND THERE WAS SMELL OF BURNING ENGINE AND TIRE. THANK GOD THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. PLEASE HELP ME IN ADDING 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE LIST DEFECTIVE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM. TW* *TR

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL FOR PARKING BRAKE. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HIS PARKING BRAKE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE CAN DO. *KB

I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST AUGUST WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER. I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN A TURN LANE AND I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO STOP WHICH MADE ME CONTINUE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK WAS OVER $8,000. AND I DO NOT KNOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CASED TO THE OTHER CAR BUT IT SUSTAINED MAJOR TO THE FRONT OF THAT CAR. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL AND BACK WHEEL AREAS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET BUT I WAS NOTED AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I ALSO ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM . NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF I GUESS BECAUSE IT DID NOT HIT ME IN THE FRONT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DAY OF THE ACCIDENT SO I PUT THE 15TH OF THE MONTH. I CAN GET THE EXACT FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN NEEDED. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA TACOMA 2005. ON DECEMBER 6, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM I WAS HEADING SOUTH ON I-190 IN NIAGARA FALLS NY. CRUISE WAS ON,BUT HAD TO TAP BREAKS BECAUSE OF SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. THIS DID DISENGAGE THE CRUISE & MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN THE CAR MOVED OVER I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND AT THAT TIME THE TRUCK WENT INTO OVERDRIVE/PASSING GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS ROARING AND I HAD NO BREAKS . THEY WERE LIKE A ROCK.IT ACCELERATED TO OVER 94MPH.IT THEN DISENGAGED ON IT'S OWN& THE SPEED DECREASED. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WENT ON BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AN HOUR. AND YES I PANICKED. THIS IS NOT A MAT PROBLEM / THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP. I WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL APRIL OF 2010 (5MONTHS). *TR

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT TO FRAME SUPPORT BRACKET WAS WELDED USING TOO HIGH OF A CURRENT SETTING ON ROBOT WELDER AND WELD IS UNDERCUT INTO BASE METAL ON FRAME. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CRACK OR RUST THROUGH OVER TIME AND CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. ON 2005 AND 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA'S . TOYOTA HAS MADE A CORRECTION TO THE 2007 MODELS BY ADDING A REINFORCEMENT PLATE OVER THE FRAME IN THIS AREA BEFORE WELDING IN THE MOTOR MOUNT SUPPORT PROVING THEY HAVE REALIZED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO EARLIER MODELS. PICTURES SHOWING THIS CAN BE SEEM AT (WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM ) SHOWING FAILED MOTOR MOUNTS AND HOW CONSUMERS ARE REPAIRING THE FAILED FRAME AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE CORRECTIONS MADE AT THE PRODUCTION FACILITY THE MANUFACTURES THE TACOMA FRAMES FOR TOYOTA. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES ANY PERSONAL INJURY TO SOMEONE.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

MY TOYOTA TACOMA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL OF SPEED WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING MY LONG DISTANCE TRIP AND SCARED ME INTO NOT USING IT AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME DOING SOMETHING WRONG, UNTIL I READ ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2008, AND WASN'T AWARE OF ANY ISSUES UNTIL THE ROAD TRIP THIS YEAR. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA--IT'S NOT THE FLOOR MAT! UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION PROBLEM. BACKING TO TURN AROUND, LOOKING OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. WHEN MOVING MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THROTTLE TO BRAKE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE HARDER I BRAKED, THE FASTER IT WENT. STOPPED THE MOVEMENT BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. WHAT HAPPENED: IN THE POSITION I WAS IN, TWISTED TO LOOK OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER, WHEN MOVING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE, I INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO MOVE MY FOOT COMPLETELY ONTO TO THE BRAKE AND OFF THE THROTTLE. MY FOOT ENGAGED BOTH PEDALS AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN FAR ENOUGH TO ALSO PRESS ON THE THROTTLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES, FORTUNATELY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THERE WERE NO COLLISIONS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO LOW BEFORE ACTUALLY ACTIVATING THE BRAKES. THE SOLUTION IS TO DESIGN SO THAT THE BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE THROTTLE. IS IT JUST ME? COULD BE, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS PULLING UP BEHIND A CAR AT A REDLIGHT, APPLYING MY BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKES SEEMED TO VIBRATE. SUDDENLY, MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA'S ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. MY FOOT WAS PRESSING AS HARD AS I COULD THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAD TO THROW THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REPORT, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO RIGHT BY ME AS THIS WAS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT! I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY DISCOVER WHAT WENT WRONG. I CAN SAY THAT IT WAS NOT A FLOORMAT ISSUE! *TR