2007 Toyota Tacoma
Recalls and owner complaints reported to NHTSA
Compared with the typical (middle) count of 215 complaints across the 6 model-year 2007 midsize trucks we cover. Best-selling trucks naturally collect more complaints because more of them are on the road.
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Recalls
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Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler
Jun 2016 · #16V396000Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element.
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Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
Risk: If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at [phone removed]. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler
Nov 2014 · #14V743000Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner.
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Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
Risk: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
Fix: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at [phone removed].
Suspension:Rear:Springs:Leaf Spring Assembly:Leaf
Sep 2014 · #14V604000Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner and 4x4 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, to October 11, 2010.
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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner and 4x4 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, to October 11, 2010. In the affected vehicles, one of the leaf springs may fracture due to stress or corrosion. While being driven, the broken leaf could move out of position and contact surrounding components including the fuel tank, possibly puncturing the tank and causing a fuel leak.
Risk: If the fuel tank leaks fuel from being punctured, there is an increased risk of a fire.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners and dealers will install new rear leaf spring assemblies. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at [phone removed].
Seat Belts
Aug 2013 · #13V337000Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured September 14, 2004, through March 29, 2010; and model year 2011 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, through September 7, 2011.
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Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured September 14, 2004, through March 29, 2010; and model year 2011 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, through September 7, 2011. If the access doors are repeatedly and forcefully closed, the screws that attach the seat belt pre-tensioner to the seat belt retractor can loosen over time. If the screws loosen completely, the seat belt pre-tensioner and the retractor spring cover could detach from the seat belt retractor.
Risk: If the seat belt pre-tensioner detaches from the seat belt assembly, the seat belt pre-tensioner will not perform as designed, increasing the risk of injury in a severe crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assemblies. Based on the inspection, the seat belt assembly will be replaced or new pre-tensioner screws will be installed with thread-locking sealant and a retractor spring cover with stopper ribs to prevent loosening of the screws. These services will be provided at no cost to the owner. The recall began during February 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at [phone removed].
Air Bags:Frontal
Mar 2012 · #12V092000TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TACOMA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 2004, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2008.
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TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 TACOMA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 2004, THROUGH AUGUST 29, 2008. OVER TIME, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION MAY DAMAGE THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY (CLOCKSPRING) THAT POWERS THE DRIVERS AIR BAG MODULE. IF DAMAGE OCCURS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE AND THE AIR BAG MAY BECOME DEACTIVATED.
Risk: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Fix: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER IS EXPECTED TO BE MAILED TO OWNERS DURING APRIL 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT [phone removed].
Equipment:Other:Labels
Feb 2010 · #10V035000GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
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Risk: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
Fix: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT [phone removed].
Equipment:Other:Labels
Feb 2010 · #10V036000SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.
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Risk: A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT [phone removed].
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal
Oct 2009 · #09V388000TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES.
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TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.
Risk: A STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Fix: TOYOTA FILED AN AMENDED DEFECT REPORT ON NOVEMBER 25, 2009, STATING THAT DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, ALTER THE SHAPE OF THE FLOOR SURFACE UNDER THE PEDAL. THESE CHANGES ADDRESS THE RISK OF PEDAL ENTRAPMENT DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MAT. REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDALS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BEGINNING IN APRIL 2010 AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MODIFIED PEDAL WITH THE NEW PEDAL IF DESIRED. ALSO, DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY GENUINE TOYOTA OR LEXUS ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS WITH REDESIGNED ALL-WEATHER MATS, OR REPURCHASE THE PREVIOUS MATS FROM OWNERS WHO DO NOT WANT THE NEW ONES. ADDITIONALLY, SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INSTALLED ON CAMRY, AVALON AND LEXUS ES 350, IS 350 AND IS 250 MODELS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE OVERRIDES THE ACCELERATOR IN THE EVENT BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE APPLIED. TOYOTA WILL BEGIN MAILING LETTERS TO OWNERS ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT [phone removed], LEXUS AT [phone removed].
Equipment:Other:Labels
Jun 2009 · #09V223000TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009.
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TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."
Risk: INCORRECT LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING OVERLOADED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A NEW, ACCURATE LABEL TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE INACCURATE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT [phone removed].
Power Train:Driveline
Jul 2007 · #07V324000ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, A SECTION OF THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CAST.
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Risk: THE FRONT SIDE OF THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT COULD SEPARATE AT THE JOINT AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT [phone removed].
Owner complaints by area
Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.
- Suspension1181 involved a crash
- Filed Feb 2026
I tried to take my 2007 Toyota Tacoma for a recall about the leaf springs to Modern Toyota in Winston-Salem, NC. Modern Toyota took my truck for inspection, but upon return, informed me the would not replace the component nor were the obligated to do so.
- Filed Jun 2025
It was determined by the Toyota dealer where this vehicle was purchased that there are rust holes in the frame. This vehicle's mileage is less than 100,000 miles. I understand there was a recall at one time however the Toyota dealership advised that this truck was not one of the vehicles in the recall at that time. This truck has always been garaged, has low miles and well maintained. You would think it would be able to be driven another 150k miles. This is a safety issue and I don’t feel I should be penalized for taking good care of this vehicle. It is a known fact within the industry that Toyota used bad steel for their frames during this year if manufacture. Please advise what you can do to remedy this situation. Thank you
- Filed Apr 2025 · Also filed under Structure
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer declined to service the vehicle because of the excessive rust on the subframe of the vehicle. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced before the recall repair could be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.
- Filed Apr 2025 · Also filed under Structure
Purchased my 2 tacoma in 11/24 second party learned of leaf spring tested and failed sent me home in rent a car demanding it back 2 min upon my arrival home due to the frame was damaged. Said they put it up on lift but didn't it was too dangerous. Had to he my vehicle out of their shop Saturday morning without the fix. Driving it off the lot from toyota Pittsfield Massachusetts. Called another toyota she sees in 16 it was inspected with recall but never fixed. I know if a pervious owner was aware who wouldn't get a fix for free? It came from an auction, a.dealership according to history. With no reports of it ever being fixed. I believe from much research this is the second recall for leaf springs. It was never explained to be except via text that it was terrible w insulation shoved in parts. Who had done it I'm not sure. CT. Toyota is amazed by the treatment I endured from Pitts toyota. Noone spoke to me.of alternatives, danger, cost to fix but just let me drive away unsafe. I'm appalled that toyota gets away with this when so many people are at risk. New tires oil change and this test Noone saw?? Until it was being cared for but refused. NO. It should be fixed all of this issue. The truck as many is in great shape engine everything for this is why I purchased it also knowing thinking how great totota is/was would be fixed being a federal recall. There are 10s of thousands of consumers still with this issue that most were unaware of. I was never personally told except a message.
- Filed Sep 2024
The springs or decks are in poor condition, the material, I want to know if they have a warranty.
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- Structure1093 involved a crash
- Filed Sep 2026
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The vehicle was towed. The dealer was contacted and diagnosed the vehicle with heavy rust throughout the subframe. The failure mileage was 95,342.
- Filed Oct 2025
I have a well cared for, garaged 2007 Tacoma. It had a recall for a known frame corrosion issue. I had it inspected by Toyota and they chose not to replace the frame, choosing instead to apply a CRC spray in 2016. I have learned that my vehicle was sprayed by a formula that was later known to Toyota to harbor water and accelerate rusting. My vehicle has just failed state inspection and was identified to have a cracked frame in two places. Both left and right sides of the frame, behind the cab, and directly across from one another. The fact that Toyota now chooses not to honor any warranties, or provide consumer help, (I just spoke with their "Brand Engagement Center"), when I am the recipient of 2 known and compounding failures seems a dereliction of responsibility. I have a vehicle that should have a lot of service life left but for inadequate steel being used in production, that was then given an inadequate remedy which was later discontinued by Toyota after being found to accelerate corrosion. This seems like an obvious case of manufacturer responsibility but I'm being told I'll receive no assistance from the Toyota corporation. I wonder whether the inspection done in the first place was adequately and responsibly performed.
- Filed Jul 2025 · Also filed under Unknown or Other
My 2007 Toyota Tacoma has an open recall on the rear leaf springs due to the risk of fuel tank puncture and fire. However, Toyota and their authorized dealership are unable to perform this safety recall because the vehicle’s frame is too severely rusted. The dealership informed me that attempting the repair could further damage the vehicle, and they requested I sign a waiver releasing Toyota of liability if harm occurs during the recall process. They also informed me that replacement frames are no longer available, so the recall cannot be completed as I was interested to pay for this to get the recall safely completed This leaves me with a vehicle that presents a known, life-threatening safety hazard, which Toyota cannot resolve. The frame corrosion is due to a previously acknowledged defect for which Toyota offered limited-time frame replacements that expired before I owned the vehicle. I believe Toyota is violating its obligation to provide a remedy for this open recall. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate this issue, as it appears Toyota is leaving customers with dangerous, unrepaired vehicles and no available remedy.
- Filed Apr 2025 · Also filed under Suspension
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer declined to service the vehicle because of the excessive rust on the subframe of the vehicle. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced before the recall repair could be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 198,000.
- Filed Apr 2025 · Also filed under Suspension
Purchased my 2 tacoma in 11/24 second party learned of leaf spring tested and failed sent me home in rent a car demanding it back 2 min upon my arrival home due to the frame was damaged. Said they put it up on lift but didn't it was too dangerous. Had to he my vehicle out of their shop Saturday morning without the fix. Driving it off the lot from toyota Pittsfield Massachusetts. Called another toyota she sees in 16 it was inspected with recall but never fixed. I know if a pervious owner was aware who wouldn't get a fix for free? It came from an auction, a.dealership according to history. With no reports of it ever being fixed. I believe from much research this is the second recall for leaf springs. It was never explained to be except via text that it was terrible w insulation shoved in parts. Who had done it I'm not sure. CT. Toyota is amazed by the treatment I endured from Pitts toyota. Noone spoke to me.of alternatives, danger, cost to fix but just let me drive away unsafe. I'm appalled that toyota gets away with this when so many people are at risk. New tires oil change and this test Noone saw?? Until it was being cared for but refused. NO. It should be fixed all of this issue. The truck as many is in great shape engine everything for this is why I purchased it also knowing thinking how great totota is/was would be fixed being a federal recall. There are 10s of thousands of consumers still with this issue that most were unaware of. I was never personally told except a message.
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- Vehicle Speed Control10835 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire
- Filed Nov 2019
I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH, FINISHED MY TRANSACTION VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN 2 CAR LENGTHS AND NO COLLISION WAS INCURRED.
- Filed Jul 2017
OVER THE LAST ++18 MONTHS, WHEN AC IS ON, THE TRUCK IDLE WILL IDLE AT ABOUT 1500-1800RPM. AFTER HAVING MECHANIC [name removed] COUPLE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING IT DID COME DOWN BELOW 1000-1200RPM. FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS, WHEN SHIFTING (EITHER UP OR DOWN) BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEAR, THE ENGINE SURGE TO 3200-3600 RPM AS SOON AS CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED + ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. IN 2011 WHEN THE DEALER DID RECALL # 09V388000, THE ENGINE SURGING ISSUE WAS NOT THAT AS SEVERE AS IT IS TODAY. IN LAST 3 MONTHS, BESIDE ENGINE REVVING UP , I STARTED GETTING ENGINE ERROR CODES. 07/12/2017 TOOK MY TACOMA TRUCK TO DEALER FOR AVAILABLE RECALLS: 12V092: AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE 13V337: SEAT BELTS 14V604: REAR LEAF SPRINGS; THESE BROKE IN JANUARY 2013 & I REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITH SKYJACKERS TCR515S (4LEAFS) AND I HAVE NO INTENTION TO REPLACE THEM. I THINK THAT IN EARLY 2011, THE DEALER DID RECALL 09V388000 BUT THIS DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY REFERENCE TO IT SO THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE; BUT HE WOULD WANT TO OPEN ENGINE TO CHECK THAT TIMING CHAIN IS NOT DEFECTIVE/ OFF WHICH HE CLAIMED IS THE CAUSE OF THE SURGING BETWEEN 4TH/5TH GEAR. THIS DIAGNOSTIC WOULD BE AT MY COST. I REFUSE BECAUSE I DISAGREE WITH THIS LOGIC, I DO NOT HAVE LOST OF POWER BUT ONLY ENGINE REVVING UP LIKE CRAZY AND HIGH IDDLE WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED
- Filed Nov 2016
THIS TRUCK HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. IF THE ENGINE IS LOADED AT 50% OF FULL THROTTLE OR MORE (ACCELERATING, GOING UP HILLS, INTERSTATE SPEEDS) IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR, AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ECM (COMPUTER) CONSISTENTLY HOLDS THE THROTTLE OPEN FOR 10 SECONDS. IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED TO STOP QUICKLY (YELLOW LIGHTS, CAR TURNS IN FRONT OF YOU, PEDESTRIAN) AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE FIGHTS THE BRAKES AND GREATLY INCREASES (>DOUBLES) STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE REAR WHEELS REPEATEDLY BROKE-FREE, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT. ON SNOW OR ICE, I EXPECT MAINTAINING CONTROL TO BE IMPOSSIBLE: I'LL SPIN AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. TOYOTA TECHS HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND CONFIRM THAT IT IS THE ECM HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN, SUPPOSEDLY "...HELPING THE RPMS TO STAY UP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME TO HELP WHEN SHIFTING" AND TO MITIGATE EMISSIONS. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE THROTTLE OPEN WHEN IN GEAR, BUT I WAS TOLD THE ECM DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED OR WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. ON MY VEHICLE THE NORMAL "SHIFT CYCLE" HAPPENS CORRECTLY BETWEEN ALL THE GEARS AND LASTS ~1 SECOND AS LONG AS YOU DON'T "LOAD" THE ENGINE GREATER THAN ~50%, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. BUT IF YOU DO, THE ECM HOLDS THROTTLE FOR 10 SECONDS WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR, WHICH IS 880FT AT 60MPH! I HAVE SPOKEN TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES: BRENTON, [phone removed], CASE #[phone removed]. BRENTON, A SUPERVISOR, CLAIMS THAT THIS IS INTENDED BY DESIGN AND IS SAFE AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. THERE IS MORE DOCUMENTATION AT HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/UNSAFE-ENGINE-REVS-BETWEEN-GEARS-3-4-4-5-AND-SHIFTING-OUT-OF-5.458027/ I WILL CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT THE TRUCK'S BEHAVIOR UNTIL I CRASH DUE TO THE SEVERELY DEGRADED STOPPING DISTANCES.
- Filed Aug 2016 · Also filed under Suspension, Wheels
THE PROBLEM WITH LEAF SPRING STARTED THREE YEARS AND AFTER THE FINAL RECALL, WE WAITED TWO MONTHS. THE BAD LEAF SPRING CAUSED A ROUGH VIBRATION, WHICH CAUSED ROD, DRY SHAFT, U JOINT, AND REAR END ARE CONNECTED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL CONNECTED PARTS.THE THREE YEARS AND TWO MONTHS OF ROUGH VIBRATION CAUSED A SNOWBALL EFFECT WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AND IN MOTION.
- Filed Jul 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE FEATURE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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- Power Train685 involved a crash
- Filed Jul 2021
VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. TRUCK FRAME LOCATED BEHIND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAS RUSTED AND DETERIORATED. THERE ARE VISIBLE PORTIONS OF THE FRAME COMPLETELY GONE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAIN FRAME CLOSEST TO PASSENGER DOOR. METAL IS LITERALLY FALLING OFF IN MY HANDS WHEN TRYING TO DETERMINE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE METAL CONNECTING THIS PORTION OF THE FRAME. IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP.
- Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System, Structure
THE SHIFTER BROKE AFTER PULLING INTO PARK AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR BOX FAILED. REPAIRED SHIFT CABLE 8/6/2020.
- Filed Aug 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,287.
- Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Fuel/Propulsion System
DRIVE SHAFT U JOINT FAILED WHILE OPERATING AT HIGH SPEED. DRIVE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND CRACKED FUEL TANK AND EXHAUST. TRUCK HAS HAD FRAME RECALLED AND LEAF SPRINGS RECALLED. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALREADY 4 TIMES REGARDING FRAME RECALL.
- Filed Mar 2019 · Also filed under Structure, Unknown or Other
THERE ARE 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE IN WHICH I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO SET UP A DATE IN WHICH I CAN LEAVE MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA STATED THAT I WOULD BE PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED, SINCE THE RUST TREATMENT WAS GOING TO TAKE 4 DAYS TO DRY. NOW SINCE I'VE REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO AVOID MY CALLS OR LET ME SPEAK WITH THE HEAD REPAIR TECHNICIAN. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HAS HAD RECALLS FOR SAFETY HAZARDS AND POTENTIAL DEATH WHILE DRIVING.
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- Steering544 involved a crash
- Filed May 2022
Steering has developed a clunk at low speeds. Appears intermediate shaft is bad. Dealer wants over 500 to replace. Online it is a very common problem. The steering shaft goes bad ..how much more dangerous can you get?
- Filed Mar 2021
STEERING SUDDENLY GOT VERY STIFF. DANGEROUS THINK ITS THE UJOINT.BEEN THIS WAY ABOUT A WEEK
- Filed Feb 2021 · Also filed under Electrical System, Wheels
A WINTER STORM HIT MY AREA AND I NEEDED TO ENGAGE MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULDN'T ENGAGE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD ONLY FLASH. MY TRUCK ONLY WENT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE GETTING STUCK ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED.
- Filed May 2020
I'VE NOTICED MY STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND STIFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. I'VE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUID, IT ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NO 2. (LOWER ONE BY THE WHEELS). I NOTICED THAT PART WAS NOT PROTECTED BY ANYTHING AND IS AND WAS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS LIKE SALT, WATER, DIRT ETC. OVERTIME, THE U-JOINT RUSTS UP AND STARTS TO STICK CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THE DRIVER WHERE IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. I'VE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF MY PART IN QUESTION. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR
- Filed Feb 2020
STIFF STEERING. SAME AS THIS POST: HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/STIFF-STEERING.122153/PAGE-2
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- Air Bags4411 involved a crash
- Filed Nov 2025
Single car accident resulting in rollover. Concerns about NO airbag deployment
- Filed Sep 2025
The contact owned a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact's lawyer stated that another vehicle lost control due to a dropped water bottle and collided with his client's vehicle on its front driver's side at 50 MPH. The contact's lawyer stated that no air bags deployed. The contact's lawyer stated that the contact sustained injuries to the pelvis, which was fractured, a concussion, and contusions to the head, left leg, and a laceration to the head and back. Medical attention was required. The contact's lawyer stated that a police report was filed. The contact's lawyer mentioned that the contact was in a coma for two months and was on a ventilator for four months. The vehicle was towed to a private location. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The contact stated that the failure was not diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 500,000.
- Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. HORN NOT WORKING. FUSES GOOD- WIRE HARNESS RECALL COMPLETED 2012 NOV. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SAME COMPONENTS. NOW OVER 240K MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
- Filed Apr 2019
MY TOYOTA TACOMA (2007) APPEARS TO QUALIFY FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT SEARCHING MY VIN DOES NOT BRING IT UP. THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, DATES AND VIN RANGE ALL SEEM TO MATCH. HOW DO I CHALLENGE THIS OR APPEAL TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED? THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON I AM TOLD IT WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE SPIRAL SPRING. PLEASE HELP!
- Filed Feb 2019
TAKATA RECALL- I HAD A ACCIDENT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. INJURIES INCLUDED FACIAL CUT TO CHIN REQUIRING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STITCHES, A CONCUSSION, BLACK EYE AND OTHER CUTS ( HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT COULD NOT BE UPLOADED DUE TO SIZE) TAKATA INFORMED ME I MAY HAVE CLAIM. I FILLED OUT THERE FORMS ONLY TO BE DENIED THREE TIMES, THE LAST ONE DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT ON RECALL LIST. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT ON RECALL WHEN I HAVE SUFFERED THE EXACT INJURY'S FROM THE AIR BAG AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU.
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- Service Brakes4313 involved a crash · 2 involved a fire
- Filed Jun 2022 · Also filed under Structure, Unknown or Other
The entire chassis is rusted underneath. This vehicle is only 14 years old and the brake lines are completely rusted, the rear bumper cross arm that holds the frame from side to side is rusted. Multiple parts under the rear are having to be replaced due to the rust!
- Filed Feb 2022 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure
I was totally aware of the recall for these year models of Tacoma and I brought the truck in several times to have the frame inspected and asked for it to be replaced. The folks at Dorschel Automotive group turned me away saying it did not meet the "rust perforation standard." Lo and behold, when Dorschel was bought by Bob Johnson Auto Group, the first time I took it in they recognized that the frame was entirely rotted and would not pass inspection. At this point, I called Toyota Customer Service and they said they would not honor the recall as it is outside the window of time. Yet this is not a matter of me not taking proper action. I did. I did my due diligence and I am being harmed by the negligence of the service managers at Dorschel. I made Toyota aware that the frame inspection was not done properly. I could see visible rust and I made mention of that. Now I am in a really tough spot. The truck only has around 130K miles on it and planty of useful life but for this faulty frame. Consumer stated attempted to access the benefits under the warranty recall.
- Filed Nov 2017
ON 29 NOV. 2017, WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM AN ERRAND, THE AB BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM TURNED ON. AT THAT INSTANCE, I LOST THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF MY TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR MY HOME AND MANAGED TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
- Filed Mar 2017 · Also filed under Suspension, Power Train
TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK 2007 HAS FRAME RUST THAT CAN AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FATALITY IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I WARN OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO START LOOKING FOR RUST FOR I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT YOU WILL BE THE FINCIAL LOOSER IN THE LONG RUN OF THING! PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE WITHOUT LOOKING ELSEWHERE. THESE ARE TOYS AND DANGEROUS.
- Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Power Train, Structure
THE FRAME OF THIS TRUCK IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. HAVE SPENT A GREAT DEAL ON PARTS DUE TO THE RUST AND NOW IT IS CONSIDERED AS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED TO GET TOYOTA'S ATTENTION ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY KEEP TURNING ME AWAY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ON THE INTERNET AND FOLKS AROUND MY COMMUNITY WHO OWN THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE IS RUSTED AS WELL. PLEASE! I NEED SOMEONE TO CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.
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- Unknown or Other342 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire
- Filed Oct 2025
Low miles 78000 in 2017 at 51000 miles toyta opted not to replacetbe frame and only treated it with crc now it is rusted out bad and unsafe to drive
- Filed Jul 2025 · Also filed under Structure
My 2007 Toyota Tacoma has an open recall on the rear leaf springs due to the risk of fuel tank puncture and fire. However, Toyota and their authorized dealership are unable to perform this safety recall because the vehicle’s frame is too severely rusted. The dealership informed me that attempting the repair could further damage the vehicle, and they requested I sign a waiver releasing Toyota of liability if harm occurs during the recall process. They also informed me that replacement frames are no longer available, so the recall cannot be completed as I was interested to pay for this to get the recall safely completed This leaves me with a vehicle that presents a known, life-threatening safety hazard, which Toyota cannot resolve. The frame corrosion is due to a previously acknowledged defect for which Toyota offered limited-time frame replacements that expired before I owned the vehicle. I believe Toyota is violating its obligation to provide a remedy for this open recall. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate this issue, as it appears Toyota is leaving customers with dangerous, unrepaired vehicles and no available remedy.
- Filed May 2023 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure
Frame is massively rusted and is hazardous. Need full replacement.
- Filed Jul 2022 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure
Yesterday, 7/27/2022, I had my 2007 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab at my mechanic's shop for a minor issue. While on the lift he noticed significant rust on the frame rails. He brought me over and showed me extensive areas where the metal was completely rusted through. I have never seen anything like this on even the oldest of vehicles. Subsequently I did a search online and found that this was a known issue for many years of Tacoma truck frames, but I was never notified by Toyota or anyone including the local Toyota dealer where I have had services done. I cannot believe a company as well established as Toyota would allow such a potentially serious problem to go unaddressed. Toyota should be held responsible for selling defective and dangerous vehicles and be required to effect repairs as soon as possible completely at their cost. (see article below) https://www.vehiclehistory.com/articles/toyota-tacoma-most-years-are-reliable-but-some-2005-2010-models-struggle-with-rusty-frames-faulty-leaf-springs
- Filed Jul 2022
Truck has been well kept and maintained since purchase 2008. We are the 2nd owner. Won't pass inspection due to a rust spot on frame.
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- Hydraulic207 involved a crash · 2 involved a fire
- Filed Jul 2015 · Also filed under Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE PUMPED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
- Filed Dec 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LAUNCHED FORWARD. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 81,000.
- Filed Mar 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE BUT EXHIBITED GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN A NORMAL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE DEALER BLEED THE BRAKES BUT THE DEALER REFUSED. THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS THE NATURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN HIS MODEL VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE SOFTWARE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN OVERRIDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 5/6/10 *CN UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB
- Filed Mar 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE WAS AN ABRUPT STOP; THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A SMALL DITCH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10.*JB
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ON THE SIDE AND THE CONTACT LANDED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO A LOCAL SHERIFF. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06.07/10*JB
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- Electrical System183 involved a crash · 3 involved a fire
- Filed Feb 2021 · Also filed under Steering, Wheels
A WINTER STORM HIT MY AREA AND I NEEDED TO ENGAGE MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULDN'T ENGAGE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD ONLY FLASH. MY TRUCK ONLY WENT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE GETTING STUCK ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED.
- Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. HORN NOT WORKING. FUSES GOOD- WIRE HARNESS RECALL COMPLETED 2012 NOV. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SAME COMPONENTS. NOW OVER 240K MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
- Filed Sep 2020 · Also filed under Power Train, Structure
THE SHIFTER BROKE AFTER PULLING INTO PARK AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR BOX FAILED. REPAIRED SHIFT CABLE 8/6/2020.
- Filed Feb 2020 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting
TOYOTA DENIED ME HELP WITH THINGS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALLS! THEY ARE GREEDY AND OUT RIGHT LYING SOCIOPATHIC THIEVES! THE TOP REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TACOMA 07 TRUCK LETS RAIN WATER IN. THIS IS GOIN TO CAUSE MOLD AND HAS ALREADY BLOWN OUT THE COMPASS ON THE CEILING AS THE WIRING FOR THIS IS IN THE CEILING! AND SEATS GETTIN WET OVER AND OVER FROM RAIN WATER GETTIN IN THE TOP REAR LIGHT. THEY ALSO JUST DENIED ME ANY HELP REFUNDING ME FOR UPDATED HEADLIGHT LENS THAT HAD TO COME OUT WITH WHICH KEPT BURNING SOCKETS, BLOWING BULBS AND BURNING THE LENS! THERE TSB WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL IS T-SB-0129-11. THIS TSB THING IS A SCAM SO THEY DONT HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR POOR QUALITY MISTAKES. I PAID 24,000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND TOYOTA WONT HELP ME AT ALL WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! THEY ARE PURE EVIL! THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET WATER IN THE TOP REAR BREAK LIGHT, NO WAY WHATSOEVER, THERES NO WAY I CAN BURN OUT SOCKETS AND LENS OVER AND OVER SINCE IV OWNED THE TRUCK! PEOPLE DONT GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY ARE RUDE AS HELL! THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEYRE DOIN IN FIRST PLACE AND THEY PULL SCAMS LEFT AND RIGHT. THEY SAID THEY WONT HELP CAUSE I DONT GO TO DEALERSHIP ENOUGH CAN U BELIEVE THAT??? IM NOT OUT OF REALITY AT ALL, I DONT USE FACEBOOK , I DONT DRINK OR DRUG, I AM IN NO WAY OUT OF REALITY WHATSOEVER! I DO NOTHING THAT RESULTS IN IRRESPONSIBILITY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM! I DONT SPEND MONEY EVERYDAY GOIN DOWN A RIVER. IM VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MEEK. THIS IS ENOUGH ! I CAN NO LONGER DEAL WITH THEM SCAMMING PEOPLE ! IM SICK OF IT! PLEASE DO UR JOB! [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC
- Filed Jan 2020
ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME, AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (AT THE TIME). SINCE THEN, TWO OF THEM ( BOTH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) HAVE FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE 1 YEAR REPLACEMENT PART WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS POSSES A SAFETY HAZZARD AND A SECURITY RISK TO MYSELF AND ANYBODY ELSE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL.
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- Engine And Engine Cooling121 involved a fire
- Filed Aug 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL ROAR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FILTER YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
- Filed Mar 2010
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA X-RUNNER PICKUP IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED TO AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE, FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 SECONDS. I CONFIRMED NOTHING WAS HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THE ENGINE'S REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE WAS EXCESSIVE TO THE EXTENT, I FEARED THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE UNCONTROLLED ENGINE REVOLUTION ENDED ON IT'S OWN. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC CHIP INSTALLED TO LIMIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE REVOLUTION, PRIOR TO CAUSING ANY DAMAGE. FURTHER, THAT NONE OF THE PRESENT "GOVERNMENT RECALLS," APPLY TO THE ABOVE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPEATED.
- Filed Mar 2010
PURCHASED 2007 TACOMA 4X2 NEW FROM TOYOTA DEALER 01-05-07- AFTER ABOUT 42,700 MILES HEAD GASKET BLEW -- DISCOVERED DURING REGULAR OIL CHANGE- TOYOTA DEALER REPAIRING PROBLEM UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED AT INITIAL PURCHASE OF VEHICLE - *TR
- Filed Feb 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 45 SECONDS WHEN THE RPM'S REACHED 3400. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ECU. UPDATED 09/21/10*JB
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Steering
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, WHEN I DRIVE, THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. IT SEEMS LIKE I AM CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE, MORE SO THAN ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. ALSO, WHEN I STOP, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS AND LURCHES FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. *TR
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- Exterior Lighting104 involved a fire
- Filed Feb 2020 · Also filed under Structure
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS: FIRST IS THE CLEAR-COAT AND PAINT ON THE VEHICLE RUBBING OFF CAUSING THE ROOF AND OTHER BODY PANELS TO RUST, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPROMISED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. SECOND IS THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMPS FILL UP WITH WATER/MOISTURE DURING COLD WEATHER/RAIN/ AND CAR WASHES. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE HEADLAMPS SHORTING OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURIES/DEATHS. TOYOTA SO FAR HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO EITHER CONCERN AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THEY WON'T COVER SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS. IF THEY ARE AS THEY CLAIM SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS HOW IS THE WATER INTRUSION HAPPENING? BOTH OF THESE CONCERNS ARE SAFETY RELATED AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS LESS THAN 62,000 MILES.
- Filed Feb 2020 · Also filed under Electrical System
TOYOTA DENIED ME HELP WITH THINGS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALLS! THEY ARE GREEDY AND OUT RIGHT LYING SOCIOPATHIC THIEVES! THE TOP REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TACOMA 07 TRUCK LETS RAIN WATER IN. THIS IS GOIN TO CAUSE MOLD AND HAS ALREADY BLOWN OUT THE COMPASS ON THE CEILING AS THE WIRING FOR THIS IS IN THE CEILING! AND SEATS GETTIN WET OVER AND OVER FROM RAIN WATER GETTIN IN THE TOP REAR LIGHT. THEY ALSO JUST DENIED ME ANY HELP REFUNDING ME FOR UPDATED HEADLIGHT LENS THAT HAD TO COME OUT WITH WHICH KEPT BURNING SOCKETS, BLOWING BULBS AND BURNING THE LENS! THERE TSB WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL IS T-SB-0129-11. THIS TSB THING IS A SCAM SO THEY DONT HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR POOR QUALITY MISTAKES. I PAID 24,000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND TOYOTA WONT HELP ME AT ALL WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! THEY ARE PURE EVIL! THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET WATER IN THE TOP REAR BREAK LIGHT, NO WAY WHATSOEVER, THERES NO WAY I CAN BURN OUT SOCKETS AND LENS OVER AND OVER SINCE IV OWNED THE TRUCK! PEOPLE DONT GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY ARE RUDE AS HELL! THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEYRE DOIN IN FIRST PLACE AND THEY PULL SCAMS LEFT AND RIGHT. THEY SAID THEY WONT HELP CAUSE I DONT GO TO DEALERSHIP ENOUGH CAN U BELIEVE THAT??? IM NOT OUT OF REALITY AT ALL, I DONT USE FACEBOOK , I DONT DRINK OR DRUG, I AM IN NO WAY OUT OF REALITY WHATSOEVER! I DO NOTHING THAT RESULTS IN IRRESPONSIBILITY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM! I DONT SPEND MONEY EVERYDAY GOIN DOWN A RIVER. IM VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MEEK. THIS IS ENOUGH ! I CAN NO LONGER DEAL WITH THEM SCAMMING PEOPLE ! IM SICK OF IT! PLEASE DO UR JOB! [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC
- Filed Aug 2014
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE ORANGE PLASTIC LENS MATERIAL HAS CRACKED AND BURNED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULB. THE EFFECTS WERE NOTICED AROUND 60,000 TO 70,000 MILES. RUNNING HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAY TO AVOID HAVING RUNNING LIGHTS ON. *TR
- Filed Dec 2013 · Also filed under Structure
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME WHERE THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *TR
- Filed Oct 2013
THE ORANGE BULB IN THE HEADLIGHTS BURNT THROUGH PLASTIC CASING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT. ONE SIDE HAS CRACKED. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT I DID NOTICE IT A WHILE BACK THAT THE BULB WAS BURNING THE PLASTIC, HOWEVER, I JUST NOTICED THAT IT CRACKED ON ONE SIDE. *TR
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- Tires8
- Filed Mar 2021
AT 65 MPH ON NY I-87S - WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY TOYOTA TACOMA SUDDENLY DRAGGED TO THE RIGHT. GUIDED TRUCK TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER - WENT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. FOUND PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS NOT INTACT. FOUND THE TIRE TREAD WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXEL - SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. TIRE WAS DEMOLISHED. CONTACTED TIRE MANUFACTURER (CONTINENTAL/GENERAL) AND DEALER (MAVIS). THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TIRE WAS WARRANTIED FOR 60K MILES - I HAD <17K ON TIRE.
- Filed Jul 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, SIZE: 215/70R15. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT KNOWN. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,810 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Filed Apr 2016
DUNLOP AT20 P245/75/R16 DOT M670 C8ER 1012, TIRES ARE THE SECOND SET TO BE REPLAED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. FIRST SET FAILED TO MEET THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY OF 70K MILES WITH ONLY 43K ON TIRES. WERE REPLACED AFTER MUCH HAGELING WITH GOOD YEAR. AFTER PUTTING 23K ON SECOND SET OF TIRES, FOUND ONE WITH A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE OUTER SIDEWALL. IF THIS TIRE WERE TO HAVE BLOWN OUT, A TRUCK THIS SIZE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND THE POSSIBLITY OF SEVERE INJURIES WERE PRESENT. AGAIN I AM HAGELING WITH GOOD YEAR TO REPLACE THE TIRE, ALTHOUGH DEFECTIVE, I AM EXPECTED TO PAY 43.00 COST TO REPLACE IT. THIS ON A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AND SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
- Filed Sep 2015
MY LEFT REAR BFGOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A SIZE P265/70/R17 113T M+S 06-58633-01 WLA195 (DOT BFT6 0011)(E4 0244068 02 42227-S E4)(777 T60 011) EXPERIENCED RAPID AIR LOSS DUE TO A RUPTURE/TREAD SEPARATION IN 5 LOCATIONS IN THE SIDEWALL/TREAD AREA. THE SIDEWALL/TREAD RUPTURED/SEPARATED DURING USE, RESULTING IN RAPID AIR LOSS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T016000. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 32.5 PSI. THE ON-BOARD TOYOTA TPMS NOTIFICATION PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SEPARATION DAMAGE ARE AVAILABLE. SEARS HAS TIRE.
- Filed Sep 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH BRIDGESTONE DULLER AT /265 60 R/17 TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE BREAKING OFF IN PIECES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE TIRES WAS EXPOSED. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20000.
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- Engine81 involved a crash · 1 involved a fire
- Filed Dec 2018
TIMING CHAIN COVER SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. COMMON DEFECT IN THIS YEAR TACOMA, RESULTING FROM LACK OF PROPER SEAL APPLICATION.
- Filed May 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO VACATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND DIAGNOSED WITH SMOKE INHALATION AND SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAY HOSPITALIZED FOR EIGHT DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF
- Filed May 2016
DRIVING NORMALLY AND APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT WITH A STOPPED TRUCK AHEAD. APPLIED THE BRAKE AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. STRUCK THE STOPPED TRUCK WITH PRESSURE STILL ON THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. MINIMAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURY INVOLVED. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE TOYATA DEALER( AFRAID TO DRIVE IT) AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
- Filed Sep 2014
OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY CYCLED ON AND OFF FOR OVER ONE YEAR. EVENTUALLY ECM REPLACED. PART #:89661-04C44. ORIGINALLY QUOTED REPAIR PRICE: $1,100.00. *TR
- Filed Mar 2014 · Also filed under Power Train
WHILE STOPPED TO TAKE A TICKET BEFORE ENTERING A GARAGE, WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE TWICE ACCELERATED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS. THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT RATHER ON THE BRAKE. MY TACOMA HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. LAST WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN - CAR IN NEUTRAL, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ENGINE ZOOMED TO 6K RPMS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2007 AND WHO HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE EVERY 5K MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS FRIDAY. ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ ABOUT TOYOTA AND THIS PROBLEM IS FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND REFERENCES TOYOTA'S COVER UP OF THE ISSUE, ETC. IS THERE A MORE CURRENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, SINCE IT DOES APPEAR THE THAT ISSUE IS WITH THE ELECTRONICS AND NOT THE MECHANICS? IS THE TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE? *TR
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- Fuel System72 involved a crash
- Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Gasoline, Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SUFFERED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND COMING TO A STOP THE TACOMA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW OVER TWO GOOD SIZE BOULDERS A CAST IRON FIRE PIT AND CAME TO A REST AFTER HITTING A SOLID CONCRETE PICNIC TABLE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH COHO CAMPGROUND HOSTS ACTING AS TO GO ON FILE WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. THIS EVEN OCCURRED AT THE WYNOOCHEE DAM AND RESERVOIR LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON STATE. THE TRUCK WAS REMANDED TO TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA WASHINGTON AND THE INSURANCE CARRIER WAS NOTIFIED. THE TRUCK WAS DUE FOR THE WELL DOCUMENTED TOYOTA FLOOR MAT, GAS PEDAL AND BRAKING ACCELERATION OVERRIDE MODIFICATION. NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY HERE...THE FLOOR MATS WERE HEAVY DUTY RUBBER NON-TOYOTA BRAND MATS. THEY WERE NOT IMPEDING THE GAS PEDAL IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED INSTANTLY WHILE BRAKING AND ALMOST AT A DEAD STOP. REVIEW OF NHTSA FINDINGS ON THIS ISSUE ARE SHOCKING. I DID NOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE, THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE SIZE, FEEL AND CONSISTENCY OF THESE TWO INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT PEDALS. MANY CHILDREN AND CAMPERS WERE PRESENT IN THIS CAMPGROUND, THE SHEER LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IS A MATTER OF FATE. THE FACT I AM WRITING YOU FROM MY LIVING ROOM AND NOT A JAIL CELL WHILE BEING HELD FOR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IS A MIRACLE. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR, YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF 4 WHEEL TIME BOMBS OUT THERE TRAVERSING THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. WITH OVER 30 YEARS IN TECHNICAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS I ASSURE YOU THIS TRUCK ACCELERATED FROM AN ALMOST DEAD STOP WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE GIGANTIC BREAK PEDAL, NOT THE LITTLE TINY GAS PEDAL. HEAR ME, BELIEVE ME..... END OF STORY.
- Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FILLER AND OVERFLOW LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,400.
- Filed Mar 2010 · Also filed under Gasoline
I HAVE A 2007 TACOMA 4X4 5 OR 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE GONE OUT INTO THE GARAGE TO FIND THE FUEL PUMP HAS STARTED RUNNING ON ITS OWN. I CAN TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH NO RESULTS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THIS WOULD ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE AT THE DEALER WHEN ITS PARKED. *TR
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Other
I WAS EXITING THE PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT IN BARBOURSVILLE, WV IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED UP CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE INCOMING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. DURING THE TIME BEFORE I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OF THE ENGINE, I WAS APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I COULD AND THE TACOMA WAS STILL MOVING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2007. THE TACOMA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND BY TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICIAN AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO THE FIELD TECHNICIAN'S REPORT TWICE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AFTER BOTH REVIEWS WAS FLOOR MATS. I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED BY ANYTHING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Gasoline, Vehicle Speed Control
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA THROTTLE STICKING WHILE CLIMBING ABOVE 5000 FT IN MOUNTAINS THROTTLE STUCK WILE TRYING TO SHIFT IN MOUNTAINS ENGINE RACED UNTIL SLOWLY LET OUT CLUTCH SHIFTING IN MOUNTAINS WHEN I CAME DOWN TO NORMAL ALTITUDE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THINK IT IS IN COMPUTER NOT GAS PEDAL. *TR
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- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Filed May 2023
Gas tank gas strap bracket rusted off
- Filed Mar 2022
The rear strap that holds the gas tank to the bottom of the truck broke. When It came loose on one side it dropped to the street and was bounced up and bent up against the flexible, rear brake line. The brake line was not cut. The strap end dragged on the street causing sparks. I had no idea what all the noise was coming from. I thought I might have a loose exhaust pipe. I drove it a couple days until I noticed the metal hanging down. I used a mirror to see what it was and took it in right away for replacement. It cost me $330. The bracket could have cut the brake line, or pierced the gas tank. The tank could have dropped and blown up. I have never heard of this problem before. I've had older pick ups for 40 years with no such problem.
- Filed Jan 2020 · Also filed under Power Train
DRIVE SHAFT U JOINT FAILED WHILE OPERATING AT HIGH SPEED. DRIVE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND CRACKED FUEL TANK AND EXHAUST. TRUCK HAS HAD FRAME RECALLED AND LEAF SPRINGS RECALLED. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALREADY 4 TIMES REGARDING FRAME RECALL.
- Filed Nov 2019
FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE. NO WARNING. I WAS HEARING A NOISE WHEN I TOOK TAKE OFF AND DRIVING. COULDN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT THAT WAS UNTIL I LOOKED BACK AND FOUND THE GAS TABS STRAP WAS TANGLING AND HIT THE PROP SHAFT. THEN NOTICE THE TANK WAS HANGING 1/2'LOWER THAN THE FRONT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP AND BOTH SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH I TOLD BOTH THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD THE FRAME REPLACED AND I TRIED TO GET THAT DONE BUT THEY SAID IT EXPIRED. I'VE ONLY OWN THE VERGIL'S FOR 3MTHS. SINCE THE FRAME DID NOT GET REPLACE THAT MEANS THAT THE FUEL, BRAKE,SPRING, TANK, STRAPS DID NOT GET REPLACE WHICH IS HIDDEN RECALLED. THE DEALER SHIP THAT MY FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO FIX IT. SO OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 MTHS AND IF I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. SO NOW I MAYBE OWNING A LEMON DUE TO THIS WITH NO HELP. THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT THIS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THERE WAS, WHEN THE HAD THE VEHICLE ON THERE LOT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
- Filed Nov 2016 · Also filed under Structure
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. ONCE THE FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
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- Wheels6
- Filed Feb 2021 · Also filed under Steering, Electrical System
A WINTER STORM HIT MY AREA AND I NEEDED TO ENGAGE MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULDN'T ENGAGE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD ONLY FLASH. MY TRUCK ONLY WENT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE GETTING STUCK ON THE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED.
- Filed Aug 2016 · Also filed under Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control
THE PROBLEM WITH LEAF SPRING STARTED THREE YEARS AND AFTER THE FINAL RECALL, WE WAITED TWO MONTHS. THE BAD LEAF SPRING CAUSED A ROUGH VIBRATION, WHICH CAUSED ROD, DRY SHAFT, U JOINT, AND REAR END ARE CONNECTED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL CONNECTED PARTS.THE THREE YEARS AND TWO MONTHS OF ROUGH VIBRATION CAUSED A SNOWBALL EFFECT WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AND IN MOTION.
- Filed Aug 2015
MY LEFT REAR BFGOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A SIZE P265/70/R17 113T M+S 06-58633-01 WLA195 (DOT BFT6 0011)(E4 0244068 02 42227-S E4)(777 T60 011) EXPERIENCED RAPID AIR LOSS DUE TO A RUPTURE/TREAD SEPARATION IN 5 LOCATIONS IN THE SIDEWALL/TREAD AREA. THE SIDEWALL/TREAD RUPTURED/SEPARATED DURING USE, RESULTING IN RAPID AIR LOSS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T016000. TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 32.5 PSI. THE ON-BOARD TOYOTA TPMS NOTIFICATION PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SEPARATION DAMAGE ARE AVAILABLE.
- Filed Oct 2014 · Also filed under Suspension
AT APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I HAD ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ESTABROOK TOYOTA IN PASCAGOULA, MS (BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME). WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR MANAGER HAD PERSONALLY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING SO IT WAS REPLACED AND SUPPOSEDLY TEST DRIVEN. I LEFT THE STORE AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VIBRATION ONCE AGAIN ON THE LEFT FRONT SO I BROUGHT THE CAR RIGHT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT BEARING AS I HAD INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM AREA AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS GONE OUT ONCE AGAIN AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Filed Jan 2013 · Also filed under Power Train, Service Brakes
THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES WHEN WE DROVE IT TO FLORIDA CHRISTMAS DAY. ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, WE RAN SOME ERRANDS THAT COVERED ABOUT 15 MILES OF CITY DRIVING. UPON RETURNING TO OUR HOTEL, AS WE BACKED IN TO A PARKING SPACE, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WILDLY. THE TIRES SCREAMED AS WE BACKED UP ONTO A PARKING BERM (PICTURES INCLUDED) AND CONTINUED TO SQUEAL WHILE MY FOOT WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE, THE TRUCK CAME OFF OF THE BERM, BUT THE TIRES WERE STILL SQUEALING ALL THE WHILE I'M STILL STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PUT IT IN PARK RIGHT AWAY AND SHUT IT OFF. LOOKING DOWN AT THE PEDALS, THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL TO NOTE. NO MATS HAD MOVED AND THE PEDALS WERE AS THEY SHOULD BE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE BERM, THERE IS NO TELLING OF WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN. I RECALL THAT AS WE BACKED IN, MY FOOT WAS EITHER ABOUT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR I HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE ENGINE HAS SUFFICIENT RPM'S TO SLOWLY MOVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT IT. I WENT OUT A FEW HOURS LATER TO START THE TRUCK AND MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I ALSO TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BERM AND TIRES AT THAT TIME, WHICH I CAN SUPPLY. THIS WAS A VERY UNNERVING EXPERIENCE AND I'VE BEEN MINDFUL OF IT SINCE. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE THE INCIDENT, I'M UNSURE I CAN HAVE FAITH THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE GONE TO THE DEALER WHO PREFORMED TWO OPEN RECALLS, BUT SAID THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY "INCIDENT" AS STATED ABOVE EVER HAPPENING. *TR
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- Gasoline61 involved a crash
- Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Fuel System, Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SUFFERED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND COMING TO A STOP THE TACOMA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW OVER TWO GOOD SIZE BOULDERS A CAST IRON FIRE PIT AND CAME TO A REST AFTER HITTING A SOLID CONCRETE PICNIC TABLE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH COHO CAMPGROUND HOSTS ACTING AS TO GO ON FILE WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. THIS EVEN OCCURRED AT THE WYNOOCHEE DAM AND RESERVOIR LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON STATE. THE TRUCK WAS REMANDED TO TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA WASHINGTON AND THE INSURANCE CARRIER WAS NOTIFIED. THE TRUCK WAS DUE FOR THE WELL DOCUMENTED TOYOTA FLOOR MAT, GAS PEDAL AND BRAKING ACCELERATION OVERRIDE MODIFICATION. NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY HERE...THE FLOOR MATS WERE HEAVY DUTY RUBBER NON-TOYOTA BRAND MATS. THEY WERE NOT IMPEDING THE GAS PEDAL IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED INSTANTLY WHILE BRAKING AND ALMOST AT A DEAD STOP. REVIEW OF NHTSA FINDINGS ON THIS ISSUE ARE SHOCKING. I DID NOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE, THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE SIZE, FEEL AND CONSISTENCY OF THESE TWO INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT PEDALS. MANY CHILDREN AND CAMPERS WERE PRESENT IN THIS CAMPGROUND, THE SHEER LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IS A MATTER OF FATE. THE FACT I AM WRITING YOU FROM MY LIVING ROOM AND NOT A JAIL CELL WHILE BEING HELD FOR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER IS A MIRACLE. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR, YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF 4 WHEEL TIME BOMBS OUT THERE TRAVERSING THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. WITH OVER 30 YEARS IN TECHNICAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS I ASSURE YOU THIS TRUCK ACCELERATED FROM AN ALMOST DEAD STOP WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE GIGANTIC BREAK PEDAL, NOT THE LITTLE TINY GAS PEDAL. HEAR ME, BELIEVE ME..... END OF STORY.
- Filed Mar 2011 · Also filed under Fuel System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FILLER AND OVERFLOW LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,400.
- Filed Mar 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System
I HAVE A 2007 TACOMA 4X4 5 OR 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE GONE OUT INTO THE GARAGE TO FIND THE FUEL PUMP HAS STARTED RUNNING ON ITS OWN. I CAN TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH NO RESULTS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THIS WOULD ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BE AT THE DEALER WHEN ITS PARKED. *TR
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System, Vehicle Speed Control
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA THROTTLE STICKING WHILE CLIMBING ABOVE 5000 FT IN MOUNTAINS THROTTLE STUCK WILE TRYING TO SHIFT IN MOUNTAINS ENGINE RACED UNTIL SLOWLY LET OUT CLUTCH SHIFTING IN MOUNTAINS WHEN I CAME DOWN TO NORMAL ALTITUDE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THINK IT IS IN COMPUTER NOT GAS PEDAL. *TR
- Filed Jul 2009 · Also filed under Fuel System, Vehicle Speed Control
I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE PASSING. I TAPPED IT TWICE TRYING TO RELEASE IT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE PEDAL WAS STILL LAYING ON THE FLOOR WHEN I STOPPED SO I OPENED THE ENGINE HOOD AND LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD SEE THE CABLE LINKAGE AND SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I THEN WENT BACK TO THE CAB TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM (IT WAS NOT). AS I CAME TO THE CAB DOOR I HEARD A POP AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SNAPPED BACK UP (ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER COASTING TO A STOP). I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
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- Seat Belts5
- Filed May 2015 · Also filed under Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR LONGER THAN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Filed Dec 2014 · Also filed under Suspension, Air Bags, Structure
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENTIRE FRAME WHICH WAS PERFORATED. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
- Filed Oct 2014
WHEN I REMOVED THE BABY SEAT FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO TAKE A TRIP AFTER RETURNING I COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK IN PLACE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. *TR
- Filed Nov 2012 · Also filed under Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR AND STRAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500.
- Filed Jan 2011 · Also filed under Air Bags
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SRS LIGHT IS ON 66,000 MILES. NO ACCIDENTS TO SET OFF AIRBAGS. SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. WITH LIGHT OFF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SUPPOSE TO NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
- Electric42 involved a crash
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009, I PULLED MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL WALMART STORE PARKING LOT AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED CAUSING A "FORWARD BUCKING" MOTION FORCING ME INTO THE CAR PARKED IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE AND ALSO REPORTED THE MATTER TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON PRIOR OCCASIONS (AND SINCE) BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. I AM AWARE OF THE FLOOR MAT RECALL BY TOYOTA FOR THE PICKUP, BUT IN MY STRONG OPINION, THIS "ACCELERATION" ISSUE IS NOT CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. RATHER, I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL/SYSTEM AND/OR THE ACCELERATOR. THE CURRENT DESIGN ALLOWS MY FOOT TO CATCH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE LESS THAN 3 INCHES APART AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ONLY ABOUT 1INCH HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR WHEN NEITHER PART IS BEING DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECOMES LEVEL WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND IF MY FOOT IS NEAR THE SIDE OF THE PEDAL, MY FOOT CAN ALSO CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT ONLY THE ONE INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS MATTER TO TOYOTA, I WAS ASKED NOT TO HAVE THE PICKUP REPAIRED/CHECKED UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN. AFTER EIGHT WEEKS AND SEVERAL PHONE CALLS, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. WHILE I NOW KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURS, ANOTHER DRIVER MIGHT NOT AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT. MOREOVER, MY FOOT SIZE IS LESS THAN AN 8 SO A DRIVER WITH A LARGER FOOT SIZE COULD EASILY HAVE SIMILAR OR GREATER PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS VEHICLES DURING MY 50 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION!
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4, ALL OEM, NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM VERY SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN IN THE SITUATION I HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND ONTO LESS STABLE SURFACE, GRAVEL, I CAN'T STOP!!!!!! YES, I REALIZE THE ROAD SURFACE IS NOT STABLE USUALLY GRAVEL. BUT THE TRUCK DOESN'T SLOW DOWN WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE BOOSTER IS HUMMING. I LIVE ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD AND WHEN AN ONCOMING CAR IS APPROACHING I HAVE TO DRIVE OFF OF THE PAVEMENT AND ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN THIS SITUATION IT IS USUALLY A SURPRISE AND YES I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I TRIED MY WIFE'S HONDA CRV IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE SHOULDER OF THE SAME SPOT ON THE ROAD. THE HONDA CRV STOPS LIKE IT SHOULD. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THIS PAST WEEK AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. THEY TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. THE TIRES ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE JUST REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO, ABOUT 6K MILES, ON OEM STYLE TIRES. THIS MORNING I JOINED A TOYOTA TACOMA FORUM TO SEE IF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. YES, THERE IS OTHER TACOMA OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TOYOTA TACOMA'S. HOW DO WE GET THIS MESSAGE TO TOYOTA THAT THEIR TACOMA'S ARE DANGEROUS? SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED THE WAY THE TRUCK IS. I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE MY TRUCK UNTIL I HAVE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TACOMA AND THAT THE FLOOR MAT REPLACEMENT WILL NOT FIX IT... I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET BUT A CRASH IS IMMANENT THAT I WILL BE IN A SITUATION THAT I CANNOT STEER OUT OF. PLEASE HELP!!!! THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS!!!!! *TW
- Filed Jan 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes
I WAS AT A 4 WAY STOP, MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WOULD NOT STOP. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES SO HARD, BUT THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING, GOOD THING ANOTHER CAR WAS ALSO STOPPED. *TR
- Filed Jan 2010 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control, Service Brakes
VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. *TR
- Equipment3
- Filed Sep 2012 · Also filed under Power Train, Air Bags, Vehicle Speed Control
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO 5 RECALLS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THEM, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST WORTHLESS.
- Filed Aug 2011 · Also filed under Unknown or Other
I BOUGHT AN UNDERCOVER TRUCK TONNEAU COVER TO COVER THE BED OF MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE THE COVER DEVELOPED SEVERE FATIGUE CRACKING AROUND THE MOUNTING HINGES. FEARING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, WITH THE COVER POSSIBLY FLYING OFF INTO TRAFFIC, I REMOVED THE COVER FROM THE TRUCK. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY UNDERCOVER AND THE PART REMAINS IN MY POSSESSION. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE COVER SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT IT SHOULD BE REMOVED IF I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. PICTURES OF THE CRACKED HINGES ARE AVAILABLE. *KB
- Filed Jul 2007
MY TRUCK A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB, LURKS FORWARD A BIT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING (A/C )IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AT STOP EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I SUSPECT THIS OCCURS WHEN A/C COMPRESSOR KICKS IN AS IT RECYCLES. COUPLE OF TIMES EITHER I ALMOST BUMPED THE CAR THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME OR HIT A PEDESTRIAN WALKING RIGHT IN FROM OF ME. I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OF IT ON OTHER VEHICLES. IT JUST MAKES ME CONCERNED. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCED THIS ON TACOMA TRUCK, BUT NOTICED ALMOST ALL OF TACOMA OWNERS AGREED WITH THIS PROBLEM(ACCORDING TO INTERNET FORUM, TOYOTANATIONS.COM. I WILL BE VISITING THE DEALER VERY SOON ,BUT HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS JUST NORMAL. MY SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE TRUCK LED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING .I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST USED A/C ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *AK
- Visibility/Wiper2
- Filed Aug 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF
- Filed Jul 2013
SUN VISOR DROPPED AND WILL STAY IN PLACE. NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN; IT'S DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS AS IT FAILS TO ADEQUATELY BLOCK THE SUN. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MECHANISM HOLDING THE VISOR IN PLACE. COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM IS THE PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AT PARTS STORES AND IT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE -- MORE THAN $100 EACH FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE FAILED TO BEGIN WITH. *TR
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Filed Apr 2015 · Also filed under Electrical System
ONE BY ONE, ALL FOUR ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS THAT LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLES DOORS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM, ONE AT A TIME UNTIL ALL FOUR WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW, AT 84,000 MILES, TWO OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN ! THIS TIME, THE DEALER TOLD ME BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY ROUGHLY $500.00 PER DOOR TO HAVE IT FIXED! MY RESPONSE WAS " THIS IS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, SO THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA". THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WERE ONLY WARRANTEED FOR ONE YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND SUBMITTED ALL OF THE PAPERWORK FROM MY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. TOYOTA RESPONDED WITH A "TOO BAD, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP YOU". SO, HERE I AM WITH FAULTY DOOR LOCKS THAT YOU THINK ARE LOCKED, BUT ARE NOT. WHICH LEADS TO A SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE FOR ME AND ANYONE THAT RIDES IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- Electronic Stability Control (esc)11 involved a crash
- Filed Nov 2014 · Also filed under Structure, Service Brakes
WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. BACK IN 2009 I HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE I WAS DRIVING DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKED IN TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP AND I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND GOT IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN THE ROAD HAS ANY WET, SLIPPERY, LOSE GRIP THE ABS WILL KICK IN AND PREVENT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS DRY, IF ONE TIRE OF THE THREE LOSE ANY TRACTION MY BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH MY GENERATION TRUCK. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS INSTANCES OF PEOPLE SLIDING INTO INTERSECTIONS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE ABS. NOT AS MANY AS UNFORTUNATE AS ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS. *TR
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility11 involved a crash
- Filed Mar 2010 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control
I HAVE A TOYOTA ON RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS. I DID NOT HAVE THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS, NOT PROVIDED WHEN PURCHASED. ON 2/12/10 40K MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE ACCELERATE / BRAKE ISSUE THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I ASKED THE ADVISER IF THE MECHANIC [name removed] CHECK THE ACCELERATOR & BRAKES WHILE PERFORMING THE MAINTENANCE CHECK, HE STATED HE THAT IT WOULD BE DONE WITH THE INSPECTION. UPON RECEIVING MY TOYOTA FROM THE SERVICE ADVISER, I AGAIN ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN DONE. HE STATED THAT MY TOYOTA WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKING SYSTEM. ON THE MORNING OF 2/26/10 APPROXIMATELY 10:15 - 10:30 I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL. I PARKED MY TOYOTA IN A CAR SPACE AND TOOK HER TO CLASS. I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, STARTED THE TRUCK, SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND GENTLE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AT LEAST 53 FT BACKWARDS INTO A TREE. I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE DIDN'T WORK. I REMEMBER GLANCING FORWARD FOR A SPLIT SECOND TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLYING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TURNING BACK AROUND AND THEN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK HIT THE TREE. PER POLICE THERE WAS A 53 FT SKID MARK FROM ONE OF MY TIRES. TIRES WERE STILL SPINNING PER WITNESSES AFTER CAR HIT THE TREE. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK. AT THAT POINT THE FIRE & AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE POLICE. POLICE REPORT. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK. *TR
- Other11 involved a crash
- Filed Feb 2010 · Also filed under Fuel System
I WAS EXITING THE PARKING LOT OF HOME DEPOT IN BARBOURSVILLE, WV IN MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE REVVED UP CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE INCOMING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. DURING THE TIME BEFORE I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OF THE ENGINE, I WAS APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I COULD AND THE TACOMA WAS STILL MOVING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2007. THE TACOMA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND BY TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICIAN AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA NOTHING WAS FOUND. I HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO THE FIELD TECHNICIAN'S REPORT TWICE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AFTER BOTH REVIEWS WAS FLOOR MATS. I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED BY ANYTHING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RATE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR
- Visibility1
- Filed Nov 2007
NEW 07 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB 2WD WITH 400 MILES ON IT EMITS LOUD WIND NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AREA AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AROUND 70MPH+. SOUND WAS MORE LIKE A SCREECH THAN A WHISTLE AND WILL LIKELY DISTRACT MOST DRIVERS FROM FOCUSING ON ROAD AS IT DID ME. I DROVE IT AROUND FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND FOUND THE PROBLEM COULD BE RE-PRODUCED ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY AT THE RIGHT SPEED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED A TSB ABOUT IT BEING A BAD SEAL ON THE WINDSHIELD. (I DID NOT FIND THE TSB ON THE INTERNET YET, BUT IT COULD BE QUITE NEW AND NOT YET POSTED) AS THE TRUCK IS WELL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY PROMPTLY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY RE-SEALED. IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE DAY SINCE, BUT SO FAR THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE REPAIRED. TACOMA OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS IT COULD PRESENT A SAFETY PROBLEM JUST BY HOW DISTRACTING IT IS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Safety ratings
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD, so check the row that matches the truck. Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma 4-DR. | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | 4/5 stars |
| Toyota Tacoma Extended Cab | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | 4/5 stars |
| Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | 4/5 stars |