2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE PAST ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR-BOARD. HE HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION TO ACCESSORY, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53995.

OFTEN TIMES WHEN I AM BRAKING TO A STOP IN MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA, I FEEL THE TRUCK LURCH FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT THE TRUCK STILL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD. I GENERALLY LEAVE AMPLE DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS PREVENTED TWO REAR END ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY TACOMA TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALANCE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THE DEALER HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CORRECT TO NO AVAIL. I GET A SHIMMY AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77000. UPDATED 12/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE AS THE MATS ARE CLOTH AND NOT RUBBER AND THE PEDAL WAS UP NOT DOWN. UPDATED 12/21/09

UNDERSIDE OF FRAME HAS RUST. TOYOTA INFORMED ME OF THE PRIOR RECALL UP TO YEAR 2004. THAT WAS A BAD BATCH OF METAL IN WHICH THEY WERE RECALLING THE TRUCKS DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. 2005 HAS A DIFFERENT FRAME (TOYOTA'S ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM). THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY FATHER HAS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA AND HE WAS THE ONE TO ALERT ME TO LOOK AT MINE AS HIS IS RUSTING TOO. TOYOTA IS NONRESPONSIVE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATOR WENT FULL OPEN THROTTLE AND THE TRUCK RAN AWAY FULL OPEN THROTTLE WITH OUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD NOT STOP THIS WITH CONDITION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BURNING MY BRAKES TO A SMELL OF BURNT BRAKE PAD. THIS HAPPEN IN THE DAY TIME AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS NO WHERE CLOSE OR NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THE FLOOR MAT POSITION. TO STOP THE RUN AWAY VEH AND OVER REVVING ENGINE CONDITION I HAD TO TURN THE IGN KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND I PUT THE TRANS IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP TO VOID ENGINE DAMAGE AND CRASHING. THIS CONDITION HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HWY WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE IN WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND THIS CONDITION HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE LAST 150 MILES THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A REPAIR AND DON'T NO WANT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE BY ITSELF. *TR

MUD FLAPS ON ALL CORNERS OF THE 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ARE SUBJECT TO BREAKING WITH NORMAL USE. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD TO SURROUNDING MOTORISTS WHEN THEY SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK AND GO FLYING DOWN THE ROAD. TYPICALLY, THEY TEAR PARTIALLY BEFORE SEPARATING ENTIRELY WHICH LEAVES THEM BANGING AGAINST THE TRUCK AND SCRATCHING THE PAINT. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR MUD FLAP FALLS APART, IT LAYS ON THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE, CATCHES FIRE, AND MELTS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ARE UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

MUD FLAPS ON ALL CORNERS OF THE 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ARE SUBJECT TO BREAKING WITH NORMAL USE. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD TO SURROUNDING MOTORISTS WHEN THEY SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK AND GO FLYING DOWN THE ROAD. TYPICALLY, THEY TEAR PARTIALLY BEFORE SEPARATING ENTIRELY WHICH LEAVES THEM BANGING AGAINST THE TRUCK AND SCRATCHING THE PAINT. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR MUD FLAP FALLS APART, IT LAYS ON THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE, CATCHES FIRE, AND MELTS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ARE UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PINION AND GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

LEAF SPRING SPLIT IN 3 PLACES, TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, SAYS IT'S NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR