2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

NOW THAT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS HAVE RECEIVED SUCH WIDESPREAD COVERAGE, I WANTED TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A PROBLEM ON MY WIFE'S 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS, WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THERE WAS AN UPGRADE REQUIRING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE POWER TO MAINTAIN SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SIMPLY START THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING WITHOUT STOPPING AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE RECALLS AS I SIMPLY DON'T USE IT--JUST THOUGHT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED COMPARED TO EVERY OTHER ONE I HAVE EVER HAD. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS WELL AS TOYOTA EXPERIENCE REGARDING THE GAS PEDAL / FLOOR MAT ISSUE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES TO MYSELF AS WELL AS THREE TIMES TO MY HUSBAND, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURIES. I WANT MY FLOOR MATS REPLACED AT THE LEAST, MY FLOOR IS DAMAGED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO USE MATS AND THE FEAR OF IT TALKING OFF REALLY PREVENTS ME FROM DRIVING IT WITHOUT EXTREME CAUTION AND CONSTANT WORRYING. I WAS GIVEN A CUSTOMER CASE # 1002131342 AND WAS TOLD TO SPEAK WITH MARISOL BETANCOURT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WERE SOME NEW MATS AVAILABLE BUT THIS WAS THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM: ---- MARISOL BETANCOURT [XXX] WROTE: ============= [XXX] I SPOKE TO YOU ON THE PHONE REGARDING YOUR CONCERN ABOUT YOUR VEHICLE'S PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS. THE SERVICE WRITER NAMED KEVIN HOLLINGER PULLED YOUR VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER TO SEE IF IT WAS UNDER RECALL AND HE INFORMED ME THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT KEVIN HOLLINGER OR MYSELF. THANK YOU, MARISOL BETANCOURT CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER TOYOTA CHULA VISTA [XXX] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

HELLO I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR LOUD CLACKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKES EVERY TIME I USE THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THIS SOUND IS NORMAL BUT I KNOW BETTER AS I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THIS BEFORE AND I ALSO AM SOME WHAT OF A MECHANIC. THE CLACKING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE BRAKE CALIPER HITTING THE MOUNTING BOLTS AND AS ANY ONE WITH A BRAIN KNOWS THAT METAL HITTING METAL OVER AND OVER WILL EITHER BREAK THE BOLTS OR EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH THE BOLTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AS A TOYOTA CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING WORN OUT AND THIS ISSUE IS NOT WITH WEAR OF BRAKE PADS BUT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MOUNTING OF THE BREAK CALIPERS THEM SELF. TOYOTA MAY NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AT THIS MOMENT WITH THIS BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND SOME ONE NEEDS TO GET THEM ON IT NOW BEFORE THIS STARTS CAUSING WRECKS. *TR

JUST LEAVING A MALL AND HEADING TOWARDS A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN ENGINE ON TRUCK ACCELERATED AS FAST AS IT COULD GO. BRAKED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP USING BOTH LEGS ON BRAKE PEDAL, PUT CAR IN PARK, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, AND ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

TOYOTA TACOMA 2006.... ENGINE LURCHES AT RED LIGHTS...WHEN IDLE...WHEN WARMING AT INTERMITTENT OR SPORADIC TIMES. RPM GOES FROM 1.5 TO 3.5. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE..ONLY TWICE HAS IT LURCHED WITH MY FOOT NOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE. BOTH TIMES I WAS TURNING AND HAD MY FOOT NEAR THE BRAKE SO THAT I HAD TIME TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP ME FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT LURCHED DURING ONE OF THE TURNS LAST WEEKEND ON A TRIP TO FLORIDA. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IN BOTH INSTANCES, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HE WAS MOVING LESS THAT 5 MPH. BOTH TIMES, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AS THE ABS ACTIVATED, AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GARAGE WALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATED AND OPERATED THE ABS AND THROTTLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS TENDS TO ACTIVATE TOO OFTEN AND TOO EARLY, EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA I WAS FORCED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING UNTIL I DOING ALMOST A 100 MPH WEAVING THROUGH TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. ONCE STOPPED THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE FLOOR MAT AS I HAD A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK BUT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT JUST REVVED WIDE OPEN SO I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL A WRECKER AS THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY HAD IT FOR THREE DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AS IT RUN PERFECTLY WHEN OFF LOADED OFF THE WRECKER. I WAS ADVISED TO INSTALL MAT RETAINING PINS. THEN I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORMAT. I WAS TOLD NOTHING MORE THAT TOYOTA AS TO WHAT WAS BEING ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IS THAT A VIABLE RECALL? I KNOW FOR A FACT IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WITH TACOMA'S. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TACOMA PRERUNNER ACCESS CAB, V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH TOWING PACKAGE. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA WOULD RAPIDLY GET FIX IN PLACE BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE AND FOR THIS REASON I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF AUTOMATIC RAPID ACCELERATION. THESE HAVE ALL OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS RELATED TO A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM SINCE THEY OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AND I AM STILL HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AT PRESENT TIME TOYOTA HAS THE VEHICLE LISTED FOR THE 90L FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL ONLY AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM, BUT RATHER IT IS AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CALL AND EMAIL TOYOTA CORPORATION SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD ZERO RESPONSE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM THE 90L FLOOR MAT ENTRAPMENT RECALL SERVICE UNTIL TOYOTA RELEASES THE VIN NUMBERS AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TACOMA. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHEN THIS RECALL WILL BE RELEASED BY TOYOTA AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY URGENCY FOR IT. IN THE MEANTIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TACOMA, AND INFACT TOYOTA FAILS TO RECOGNIZE RAPID ACCELERATION IN THE TACOMA. I HAVE LISTED MAY 1, 2009 AS THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE. HOWEVER, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES TO MULTIPLE DRIVERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM 4TH TO 5TH HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OR RISE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,041 UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DURING 4TH AND 5TH SHIFTING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED ERRATIC IDLING WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK FROM 8-14 SECONDS. UPDATED 08/24/10.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A PROBLEM SURGING FORWARD AT STOPS. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT WITH THE CURRENT RECALLS NOW ON OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES I AM CONCERNED. THE ONLY CURRENT RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IS FOR THE FLOOR MATS. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE? DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO STATE MY CONCERNS. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN. FOUND SOME TOYOTA OWNERS FORUMS ONLINE OTHERS HAVE STATED THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!! *TR