2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COURTESY COPY OF MESSAGE TO MR. TOYODA FROM REGARDING TOYOTA ACCELERATION *TGW 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

LTR FWD ON BEHALF OF (AL) HER SON WHO DRIVES A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK SHE PURCHASED FOR HIS USE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS EARLY AS AUGUST 2007, REPLY ATTN. BRYAN PARKER (ENVELOPE ONLY) WHEN THE CONSUMERS SON DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT SOFT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES AND RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES ON ICE OR SLIPPERY SNOW,IT SEEMED LIKE MY BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AT THE INITIAL APPLICATION. *TR

A CHIRPING SOUND BEGAN BEING EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHIRP WAS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROW OUT BEARING WIGGLING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. THE THROW OUT BEARING SCORED THE PILOT SHAFT. A NEW THROW OUT BEARING WAS INSTALLED AND THE PILOT SHAFT SMOOTHED WITH EMORY CLOTH. THIS SOLUTION SOLVED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY, BUT WITHIN A YEAR, THE SAME CHIRP RETURNED. THE THROW OUT BEARING IS AGAIN VIBRATING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT CAME TO A STOP AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 7000. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,714. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,740.

HI, I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 TACOMA 4X4 TRD AUTO V6 FOR ALMOST 5 YRS, PROBLEM FREE, AND HAVE BEEN A BIG SKEPTIC OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THING IN THE NEWS TILL THIS MORNING, I WAS GOING TO THE POST OFFICE AROUND TEN AS USUAL TO MAIL SOME PACKAGES, TURNED INTO PARKING LOT OF POST OFFICE, PULLED INTO A SPACE FACING AWAY FROM POST OFFICE THANKFULLY, AS I PULLED IN, FOOT ON BRAKE ONLY, COMING UP TO CURB ABOUT TO PUT INTO PARK AND TURN OFF KEY, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE FLOORED ITSELF SPINNING THE REAR WHEELS, JUMPING FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER TALL CURB, TAKING OUT A SHRUB IN THE MEDIAN, VEHICLE WAS HEADED TOWARDS SOME NEW MINI MALL BUILDINGS 25 FT AWAY, ALL THE WHILE AS THIS STARTED I WAS PRESSING ON BRAKES HARD, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I THREW SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED IGNITION OFF, IMMEDIATELY I SAW THAT I WAS OK AND NOTHING DAMAGED, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND PUT IN REVERSE AND BACKED OFF THE MEDIAN INTO THE SPACE AND PARKED, DID MY BUSINESS, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED UP AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, I HAVE NOT CONTACTED TOYOTA YET ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR

BRAKING TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP. CERAMIC PADS WERE INSTALLED. BRAKE PEDAL NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA ON 2/25/2010. THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED. TOYOTA CHECKED IT ON 4/05/2010 AND SAID ALL THEIR NEWER TRUCKS LOOSE VACUUM AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THIS ISN'T NORMAL (4/07/2010). TOYOTA INSPECTED BRAKES AGAIN ON 4/12/2010 AND SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AT A STOP. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA W/ 40K MILES. TOYOTA SHOWED ME A 2007 TACOMA THAT DID THE SAME THING. MY PEDAL NEVER WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT. MANY MECHANICS TELL ME IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IF YOU FEEL THIS IS SAFE OK. IF THIS IS NOT SAFE PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT,THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPEED UP ON IT`S OWN,PULLED TO THE RIGHT JUST MISSING A CAR AND WENT OFF THE ROAD..THIS WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA..OF COURSE TOYOTA SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND...NOTHING FROM NHTSA..THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE,NO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL DRIVE THE 06 TACOMA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE EXCHANGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.