2007 Toyota Tacoma

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2007· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAMATICALLY JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURES GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THREE TIRES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM AN INSPECTION. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,631.

• 12/30/2014· STRUCTURE

  2007 TACOMA WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME AND AND INSIDE FRAME RAILS. TOYOTA HAS A CAMPAIGN OUT AT THIS TIME TO COVER EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST ON TACOMA'S IN THE FOLLOWING STATES. CT DE IL IN KY MA MD ME MI MN NH NJ NY OH PA RI VA VT WI WV, & D.C. I LIVE IN IOWA WHICH ALSO USES SALT ON ROADS IN THE WINTER AND ONLY LIVE 35 MILES FROM THE MINNESOTA BORDER, SO WHY IS MY TRUCK NOT COVERED IN THIS SALT BELT CAMPAIGN? I CHECKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF FRAME RUST ON 1996-2009 TACOMA'S BEING DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH FRAMES FAILING AFTER AS LITTLE AS 6 YEARS. *JS

• 12/30/2012· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WE HAVE BALANCED THE DRIVE LINE 3 TIMES REPLACED BOTH U-JOINTS AND THERE IS STILL A VIBRATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEARER SHIP AND THEY KEEP IT ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND FIRST SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN THE WHEELS AND THEN MAYBE IF I SPENT THE MONEY AND PUT A NEW DRIVE LINE ON THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OVER 1,000 DOLLARS AND NO LUCK WITH FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  WHILE DRIVING FUSE PANEL UNDER DASH CAUGHT FIRE AFTER USING HORN EXCESSIVELY. FIRE WAS PUT OUT IMMEDIATELY BUT DAMAGE RESULTED IN A MELTED FUSE PANEL AND WIRING HARNESS

• 12/28/2011· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER SAYS SPIRAL CABLE NEEDS REPLACING INSIDE WHEEL. $600 TO FIX. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED DUE TO REPAIR.NEEDED IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE REQUIRED? THIS A FAILURE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE NET REPORTING SAME ISSUES. *TR

• 12/28/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/27/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AT THE KNUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V324000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 02/22/2017*CT

• 12/27/2013· STRUCTURE

  FIRST TRIP TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME WAS 09/01/10 WITH 38707 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON STATED THAT THE SURFACE RUST WAS CONSISTENT WITH NORTHEAST DRIVING SECOND TRIP TO TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON TO INSPECT FRAME SEPARATING ON 11/01/13 WITH 74942 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TOYOTA INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED PERFORATIONS IN RIGHT SIDE FRAME RAIL AND NO PROGRAMS OR CAMPAIGNS ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON 2/20/07 I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE PERFORATIONS IN A FRAME OF A TRUCK THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD..... *TR

• 12/24/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOWN A HILL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ALSO INJURED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OR IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. *TR

• 12/23/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT DRIVE OF ABOUT FOUR MILES, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR REVVED VERY HIGH. I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE OEM FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE AND DID NOT AFFECT THE PEDAL. NO PERSONAL INJURIES - JUST A VERY SHAKEN FAMILY. *TR

• 12/21/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  I RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHO WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND I WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH ON IMPACT. THE IMPACT WAS PERFECTLY SQUARE INTO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, HOWEVER I WAS STILL PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL QUITE HARD. FORTUNATELY I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURIOUS, AND ONLY SUFFERED MINOR ACHES AND PAINS. *TR

• 12/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR SUSPENSION FEELS LIKE IT BOTTOMS OUT WHEN HITTING EVEN SMALL DIPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK (2007) AND ALL SUSPENSION PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. *TR

• 12/19/2014· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/19/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A TABLE AND A WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,400.

• 12/18/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/18/2009· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TOYOTA TACOMA THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2007 FROM LEBRUN TOYOTA IN CANANDAIGUA, NY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED 4 RUST STAINS ON MY NEW GARAGE FLOOR DIRECTLY UNDER THE FRAME WEEP HOLES ON THE TACOMA. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LEBRUN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TACOMA SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT BUT THAT THEY ALSO HAD NO IDEA ON HOW TO PROCEED. THE SERVICE MANAGER OFFERED TO HAVE IT UNDERCOATED USING THE SAME PROCESS THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING ON THE OLDER TACOMA'S AND TUNDRA'S THAT ARE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DECLINED THE UNDERCOATING BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS COVERING UP THE RUST ONLY TO APPEAR AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED TO HAVE MY TACOMA LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA FTS. TODAY THE TOYOTA FTS, ROB BROWN, LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND STATED THE RUSTY WATER COMING OUT OF THE FRAME AND STAINING MY GARAGE FLOOR WOULD BE HAPPENING ON ANY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TRUCK WHETHER IT WAS A FORD, CHEVY, OR DODGE. I TOLD ROB THAT I HAVE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. ROB IGNORED ME AND AGAIN STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR MY TACOMA. HIS OFFICIAL REPORT STATED THAT THIS RUST IS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS SEEN SEVERAL WINTERS. MY TACOMA HAS SEEN EXACTLY 2 WINTERS. I CURRENTLY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN WITH THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME FORCE TOYOTA TO REPAIR MY TRUCK AS NO 2 1/2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 22,580 MILES SHOULD BE RUSTED IN THE FRAME. *TR

• 12/17/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 EXT CAB PICKUP. ON 12/5/09 I HIT AN ICY PATCH AND WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE. TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT CENTER OF THE HOOD OF TRUCK. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SUBSEQUENT INQUIRIES TO TOYOTA HAVE RESULTED IN TWO EXPLANATIONS FOR NON-DEPLOYMENT. A) AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF ON RAPID DECELERATION (I TOLD THEM I HIT A TREE) B) AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF WHEN THE ENGINE BREACHES THE FIREWALL AND ENTERS THE CAB (I TOLD THEM IF THE ENGINE WAS COMING INTO THE CAB, I WOULD BE SCREWED) THEY SENT ME A NHTSA AIRBAG BROCHURE THAT PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT AIRBAGS AND TOTALLY CONTRADICTED WHAT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT AIRBAGS. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL OF 05 & 06 MECHANISMS. MAYBE I GOT AN EARLY 07 THAT USED ONE. I DON'T KNOW. I AM NOT BUYING A TOYOTA ANYMORE. *TR

• 12/16/2010· SUSPENSION

  2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH LEAF SPRINGS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BOTTOM OUT WHEN HE HIT A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD.

• 12/14/2008· SUSPENSION

  2006 TOYOTA TACOMA REAR LEAF SUSPENSION SQUEAKS WHEN ANY FORCE IS APPLIED TO IT. NO SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN SQUEAK, NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD IN CAB WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOWS UP. REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

• 12/13/2015· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, RUSTED FRAME.. I PURCHASED USED IN AUSTIN TEXAS ON OCT 2015 FROM A DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK IS FROM A NORTHERN STATE, AFFECTED BY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST ON THE FRAME. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A LOOK OVER, I WAS TOLD I HAD A FEW YEARS LEFT IN THE TRUCK BEFORE THE RUST ROTS COMPLETELY THROUGH. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2007 MODELS AS WELL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK THINKING THIS WAS GOING TO RUN FOR A VERY LONG TIME, I WAS MISTAKEN AND BUYER BEWARE.

• 12/12/2018· ENGINE

  TIMING CHAIN COVER SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. COMMON DEFECT IN THIS YEAR TACOMA, RESULTING FROM LACK OF PROPER SEAL APPLICATION.

• 12/11/2015· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN I DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET, MY TRUCK FELT ODD WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS ACCELERATION (( SLOW)) THE SPEEDOMETER HIT BETWEEN 30MPG TO 40MPG I FEEL SHUDDER LIKE THE GAS GOT JOKE {{INTERMITTENT)) I FEEL MY ENGINE SHAKING TILL I PASS THE 40MPG, IF I STEP ON THE GAS DOWN FAST ITS RUN NORMAL, I HEARD ALOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM..MY MILAGES NOW 73,000.00....

• 12/11/2015· AIR BAGS

  DUE TO COMBINATION OF THE SPIRAL CABLE DESIGN AND CHARACTERISTICS UNIQUE TO THE CHASSIS COMPONENTS OF THE TACOMA, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ('FLUTTER') CAUSED FRICTION BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE (FFC) AND THE RETAINER IN THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED IN A FFC WITH SIXTEEN-CHANNEL CIRCUITS AND DAMAGED CERTAIN CIRCUITS ON THE FLAT CABLE THAT PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE. AS A RESULT, CONNECTIVITY WAS LOST AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BECOME DEACTIVATED, CAUSING IT TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A FFC WITH SEVEN CHANNEL-CIRCUITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. INDICATIONS OF A DEVELOPING PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. INITIALLY THE LAMP WOULD CYCLE OFF AND ON WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THE LAMP IN THE ON POSITION INCREASING OVER TIME. THIS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY WAS A RESULT OF INCREASED WEAR IN CERTAIN CIRCUITS. EVENTUALLY THE LAMP WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY INDICATING THAT ALL CONNECTIVITY WAS LOST IN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AT A MILEAGE OF 129,094 AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT A COST OF $461.83 PLUS TAX.

• 12/11/2007· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR GOING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT SHIFTER MOVING OUT OF DRIVE. *TR

• 12/10/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,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

• 12/10/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009, MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HOME AFTER ATTENDING A FOOTBALL GAME AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND AS HE WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A SEMI, MY TACOMA'S ACCELERATOR SUCKED TO THE FLOOR, PUSHING MY VEHICLE TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING US TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP USING THE BRAKE AND WAS UNABLE TO PRY THE ACCELERATOR UP WITH THE TOE OF HIS SHOE. HE RESORTED TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING IT OFF. WE WERE TERRIFIED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN A VEHICLE WE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN. AS WE WERE SPEEDING UP AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED PULLING THE ACCELERATOR AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND'S FOOT TO THE FLOOR. HE RESORTED, AGAIN, TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT. WE TOOK THE TACOMA TO TOYOTA OF DOTHAN THE NEXT MORNING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE NEARLY A WEEK TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED THAT THE FLOOR MAT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. I KNOW FOR A FACT THE MAT WAS NOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD READ REPORTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHERE MISPLACED FLOOR MATS WERE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO HANG AND I HAD PULLED THE MAT IN MY VEHICLE BACK INTO A SECURE LOCATION. I TALKED TO MY BOYFRIEND; HE REPORTED THAT THE MAT WAS IN ITS PROPER PLACE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

• 12/09/2020· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA . I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THE FRAME THEY SAID THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND MY TRUCK HAS BEEN 'FIXED' FOR THE FRAME ISSUE, NOW THERE DEFINITION OF FIXED IS A UNDERCOATING THAT HASN'T DONE A SINGLE THING TO PREVENT THE RUST. IT WILL NOT PASS THE VA STATE INSPECTION. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR SOME [XXX] RECALL THAT HAS 'EXPIRED' A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD NOT EXPIRE. IT IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AND OTHERS. I WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS EITHER NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR I NEED TO GET MY MONEY BACK. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE MADE SEVERAL REPORTS IT SHOWS THAT NHTSA IS A JOKE THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THEN THE MONEY THEY PROFIT. THANKS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 12/09/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WA NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 18, 2013. UPDATED 02/14/14

• 12/08/2011· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ANY RELATED INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO COME ON. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY RELATED DEFECT. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP FOR A FUTURE RECALL OR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/08/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, AND THEN INTO A TREE. THE FRONT FENDER AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED BADLY. THE POLICE CAME BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT BECAUSE NO-ONE WAS INJURED. A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH .THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR HOME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

• 12/07/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 22188 MILES NEEDED THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED TODAY. I ASKED THAT WHY THEY NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE I KNOW DRUM BRAKES HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WHENEVER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS USED THAT I USE QUITE OFTEN. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT "ALTHOUGH MY TACOMA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, ALL TACOMA'S DO NOT SELF ADJUST. THE FAILURE OF THIS TO NOT ADJUST CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE GETTING FULL BRAKING POWER. WHEN ASKED WHY THEY WOULD NOT FIX THEM I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO ISSUE RECALLS FOR ALL TOYOTA TACOMA'S BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *TR

• 12/07/2009· STRUCTURE

  THE TRUCK LEAVES 4 RUST STAINS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AFTER USING THE TRUCK IN THE RAIN. THE 4 RUST SPOTS ARE UNDER THE FRAME WEEP HOLES. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT TODAY AND STATED THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED LIKE THAT WITH ONLY 22,188 MILES AND ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD, BUT THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *TR

• 12/07/2007· POWER TRAIN

  ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA V6 4X4 AFTER ABRUPTLY BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AC IS NOT ON NOR IS CRUISE CONTROL AND I'M NOT IN 4WD. *TR

• 12/06/2017· STRUCTURE

  FRAME WAS INSPECTED AND IT IS RUSTING,

• 12/06/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  1. STOPPING AT RED LIGHT. 2. ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE FELT IT KIND OF JUMP IN THE PAST BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS ON OWN BEYOND MY CONTROL. 3. AFTER TRYING TO SHIFT IT TO NEUTRAL AND PARK, I CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT AGAIN; ENGINE STILLED REVVED BEYOND MY CONTROL. I CUT OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN, PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR, AND RESTARTED. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED NORMAL RPM. PLAN TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED. *TR

• 12/05/2011· POWER TRAIN

  VIBRATION OCCURRED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. THE TRUCK FELT LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING OVER A GRAVEL ROAD. RESEARCH INDICATED THERE WERE TSB'S FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT A LITTLE HIGHER SPEED WHICH EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 5 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RUBBER INSULATOR ENGINE MOUNT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LATER TOLD WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR REPAIR THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THAT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOW ONE OF THE U JOINTS WAS NOT TURNING LIKE IT SHOULD. THE REPAIR RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT AND 3 U JOINTS AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,000.00. I ENDED UP SPENDING $731.00 AND TOYOTA PAID THE REST. THE REPAIR BILL STATES "DRIVE SHAFT FROZE". THE REPAIR WAS DONE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2011. *TR

• 12/03/2014· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,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.

• 12/02/2015· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

• 12/02/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  BRAKES AND UNATTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL 1 INCH CLOSER AND ONE LOWER TO THE FLOOR BOARD GAS PEDAL. SHOE IS RESTING SLIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL AS YOU ARE BRAKING. THE AVERAGE SIZE SHOE WILL HIT THE GAS PEDAL AS YOU ARE BRAKING. *TR

• 12/01/2018· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATION 10MPH ON TO 70+

• 12/01/2017· SUSPENSION

  CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT A RECALL (REAR LEAF SPRINGS) THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE 2 RECALLS,BUT NOT TOLD TO THE OWNERS-NO NOTICE SENT OUT .THEY SAID THE OTHER RECALL IS THE ROTTING FRAME & IT WOULD BE CHECKED WHEN I BRING IT IN TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED,WHICH THEY HAD TO ORDER( ALSO THIS HAS BEEN 30 DAYS AGO).(NOTE) THIS TRUCK IS ALL I HAVE TO DRIVE.I CHECKED THE FRAME AND IT IS BAD ! THERE ARE PLACES THAT I CAN POKE MY FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME...IF SOMETHING HAPPENS I WILL COME BACK ON THE GOV. & TOYOTA FOR NOT PUBLICLY AND FORMALLY ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. I ALWAYS LIKED TOYOTA BUT I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE.......

• 12/01/2014· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/30/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 11/30/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ARE OFF BY 9%. CONSUMER STATES HE IS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE HIS SPEED AND HE COULD POSSIBLY GET A TICKET.*KB

• 11/29/2020· STRUCTURE

  MY INDIGO BLUE PAINT HAS PEELED OF THE ROOF OF THE CAB PREMATURELY AND WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE I RESEARCHED THE TOYOTA RECALL ON WHITE BLIZZARD PEARL PAINT AND I BELIEVE THIS IS DEFINITELY A SIMILAR DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PLEASE VIEW PICTURES ATTACHED. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 11/29/2007· POWER TRAINCrash

  TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE ON BUT IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2007 WILL START REVVING AND RED LINE AND BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND USING THE E-BRAKE. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT AND TOYOTA DENIES TO ADMIT ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA AND THIS TIME I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

• 11/29/2007· VISIBILITY

  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

• 11/28/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/26/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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?

• 11/26/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES AND TIRES INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AROUND THE TIMING COVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAKAGE AROUND THE TIMING COVER AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.