2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

ON THE 26TH OF MARCH 2010 ABOUT 3:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA AND GOT ONTO INTERSTATE 80 GOING WEST AND BEGAN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED TO GET IN FRONT OF A WHITE SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER, I REALIZED I WAS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY TRUCK ACCELERATED AS IF IT WANTED TO GO FASTER THAN I DID, AND SO I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. BUT, MY TOYOTA TACOMA STILL INCREASED IN SPEED, AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED SOFT AS IF THE TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. REALIZING THAT MY SPEED WAS 80 AND RISING RAPIDLY, I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR BARELY SLOWED DOWN AND SPED RIGHT BACK UP CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE AS SOON AS I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. SO, I PRESSED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL MY FORCE, BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO SAFELY PULL OVER. SO, THEN, I PUT ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND USED THE OTHER TO PUSH DOWN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO PULL OVER INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL DESPITE APPLICATION OF BOTH BRAKES, AND SO I THREW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED AS OF TODAY.

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES NOTICE RECEIVED REGARDING FLOOR MATS BUT NO OTHER COURSE OF ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE COASTING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACTS FOOT WAS NEITHER ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HE INSTINCTIVELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE DID NOT REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200 AND THE CURRENT WAS 19,225.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 2.7 L MANUAL TRANS WHERE THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, TOYOTA CLAIMS ITS THE FLOOR MAT. NO WAY THE FLOOR MAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 5% OF THE TIME, WHEN REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE PETAL, IT WILL STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION FOR APROX 10 SEC BEFORE THE RPM'S SLOW DOWN. I HAVE OWN THE TRUCK NEW AND DID TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BACK IN 2006. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK AND DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BACK THEN. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK, I AM GLAD ITS A MANUAL TRANS, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUSH IN THE CLUTCH WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED REPEATEDLY WITH AGGRESSIVE FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED; AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/25/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. UPDATED 06/02/10*JB

FAX ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR; HIS VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED IN THE TOYOTA RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON 2 OCCASIONS, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON BOTH OCCASIONS. *JB

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA . ABS BRAKES RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WHEN SLOWING OR COMING TO A STOP @ TIMES APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER. THE RIGHT FRONT SEEMS TO LOCK UP WHILE THE OTHERS SEEM NOT TO BRAKE @ ALL. AND SLID THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA 2/15/10 PICKED UP 2/18 /10, COULD NOT DUPLICATE . THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN IT WAS ABOUT1 TO 11/2 YEARS OLD WAS PULLING A SMALL TRAILER, I CALLED TOYOTA THE SAID IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF PULLING THE TRAILER, SO NEVER TOOK IT IN. IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS LIKE A LOUD RUMBLING BUZZING VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT. ALSO EVER SINCE NEW THE IDLE WILL RUN ROUGH THEN SPEED UP TO RUN NORMAL. AT TOYOTA THEY SAID ITS NORMAL 4 A TACOMA TO RUN LIKE THAT & THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. *TR

WHEN I WAS COASTING TO PARK MY TRUCK AT MY PARKING SPACE OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE PARKING GARAGE, MY P/U TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND THE TRUCK HIT THE FENCE AND STOPPED. I REMEMBER CLEARLY MY SENSE THAT I PUSHED THE BRAKE WHILE THE CAR ACCELERATING FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT DO NOT REMEMBER IF THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE FENCE WITH STEEL POLE. I SOMEHOW REVERSED BACK ABOUT 8 FEET FROM THE FENCE AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. I CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND CHECKED IF THE ACCELERATING PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS NOT. I HAD EXPERIENCED THE TRUCK ENGINE RACING A LITTLE FAST AS I TRIED TO PARK AT WORK IN THE MORNINGS ALSO. I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL BUT IGNORED THE FEELING, SINCE MY CAR WAS RUNNING HIGH RPM SINCE NEW. I REMEMBER THAT I ASKED ABOUT THE HIGH RPM TO THE SALESMAN. HE MENTIONED SOME NEW DESIGN FEATURE THAT I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WITHIN 30 MINUTES I WENT TO TOYOTA OF PLANO AND REPORTED MY INCIDENT, AND THEN I WENT TO MY CAR/HOME INSURANCE COMPANY (STATE FARM INSURANCE CO.) TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF PLANO. I HOPE SOME ONE CHECKS THE ENGINE ELECTRONICS, NOT JUST MECHANICAL PROBLEM OF MY CAR. THIS IS VERY ODD AND DANGEROUS. I ASKED MYSELF ABOUT THE STATE OF MY OWN MIND AND ATTITUDE AT THE MOMENT BUT I WAS VERY NORMAL. I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND HAVE DRIVEN THE CARS FOR LAST 50 YEARS AND HAVE LIVED AND PARKED AT THE SAME PARKING SPACE FOR LAST 17 YEARS. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS BUT NOT ABOUT MY TRUCK MODEL. UPDATED 03/30/10

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT HAS UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SURGES. IT IS MOST NOTABLE AT A STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPS ENGINE RPM REDUCES TO 500 RPMS AND SECONDS LATER IT SURGES TO 800RPM. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR,BUT THOUGHT THAT WAS "NORMAL". IN 2008 IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND REALIZED IT WAS NOT NORMAL. AT HIGHER RPMS ABOVE 35 MPH THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS IN A HIGH GEAR AS IT QUICKLY REDUCES SPEED WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. AGAIN I THOUGHT THIS NORMAL PRIOR TO THIS CURRENT ROUND OF RECALLS. I WAS AMAZED THE TACOMA'S ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN ONE MONTH SINCE HE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CONTACT STATED HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN THE CONTACT PRESSED MORE FIRMLY, BUT THE BACK TIRES STARTED TO SPIN IN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 7, 2008. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO HIS GARAGE, HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND THE BACK TIRES OF THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO ACCELERATION ONTO HIS CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE CAME FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT MUST OF HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR, BUT SECURED ON THE FLOOR TABS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ACCELERATED SINCE 2008. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB