2005 Toyota Tacoma

MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE PEDAL MOVED TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE FROM THE RUBBER MAT AND PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE COASTING. AFTER ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, THE ENGINE DROPPED FROM REDLINE AND RESUMED NORMAL IDLE. IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT IN PARK MODE. THE SEVERITY OF THE SURGE SEEMS TO BE PROPORTIONAL WITH THE VELOCITY OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO STOPPING (I.E. SURGE IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN STOPPING FROM A HIGHER VELOCITY THAN FROM A LOWER VELOCITY). THE SURGE EVENT OCCURS ROUGHLY 2-3 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP, AND LASTS PERHAPS 0.5 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO VERY FAR, BUT IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT THE SURGE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN A GREATER-THAN-USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE INTERSECTION OR FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *TR

HAVE SINCE HAD 4 SITUATIONS OF "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" A VERY HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. DATE AND APPROX MILES: 1/28/07-16,000,4/11/07-19,000-9/18/07-26,000,12/20/08-42,600. 1ST INCIDENT-STOPPED AT STOP SIGN WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL. TRUCK FORCEFULLY LURCHES FORWARD WITH TIRES SCREECHING. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO NOTIFY THEM. WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT. I SAID POSSIBLY BUT DIDN'T REALLY THINK SO. 2ND INCIDENT-VERY SIMILAR TO 1ST. 3RD INCIDENT-WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A CURB AHEAD I SLOWLY APPLIED BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING CURB. AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP, THE TRUCK MAKES A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND IS VERY FORCEFULLY LURCHING FORWARD WHILE THE TIRES ARE MAKING A VERY LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. 4TH INCIDENT-WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ALREADY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC TO CHANGE THE TRUCK VERY SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD WHILE TIRES ARE MAKING A SCREECHING SOUND. I QUICKLY SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE JUST MISSING THE REAR END OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME.THANKGOD THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING IN THE LEFT LANE AS I SWERVED INTO IT OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATH. 2ND,3RD&4TH TIME TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. SAME OLD STORY EACH TIME,NOTHING SHOWED UP,EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK, WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. 1/7/09 TALKED WITH TOYOTA FIELD SPECIALIST. WAS ASKED IF I COULD DUPLICATE IT, I SAID NO. WAS TOLD IF YOU CAN'T DUPLICATE IT I GUESS WE CAN'T FIX IT. IF WE COULD DUPLICATE IT WE WOULD FIX IT. I GUESS THERE IS A 2ND PROBLEM AS WELL IF THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING. BELIEVE ME IT IS! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON BEFORE AN ACCIDENT,INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING I CAN DO AS TOYOTA CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR MAYBE DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. WHAT AM I TO DO? JUST WAIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE 5TH TIME? *TR 10253233 UPDATED 1/29/08 *CN UPDATED 01/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OPERATING PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. SEE ALSO 10254167. DSY

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS CRACKED FRAME. 05 IS A NEW BODY/FRAME STYLE B/C OF THE 99-04 TACOMA DEFECTIVE FRAMES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE SHOP B/C MY FAN MOTOR WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF, THAT'S WHEN THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE. MECHANIC STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA HQ. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR 2005. MECHANIC/BODY SHOP OWNER STATES IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. FRAME MUST BE REPLACED, AND HE STATED MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO REPLACE A FRAME, WHICH MAY PRESENT FURTHER SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I GET A WHISTLING/WHINE IN THE FIREWALL AREA. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO BE THE RIGHT SIDE AND OTHERS THE LEFT, DEPENDING ON THE WIND DIRECTION. I HAVE SEARCHED AND HAD A DEALER SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE TO NO AVAIL. SURELY MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY 05 TACOMA EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB TRD SPORT. THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BECOME "RIPPED" OFF THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE SOMEHOW AS TOYOTA HAS STATED TOWARDS ME AND THIS TO ME SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HEARD OF ONE INSTANCE OF A GUY WHO WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN HIS ENTIRE FRAME COLLAPSED DUE TO HIS MOTOR MOUNTS CAVING IN HIS FRAME! THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MY TRUCK HAS HAD IT HAPPEN AS WELL JUST NOT CAVE IN MY FRAME AND HAS RIPPED AWAY FROM IT. MAKING MY ENGINE SIT CROOKED AND LEANING FORWARD IN MY ENGINE BAY. IT HAS BEEN QUITE SCARY DRIVING IT RECENTLY AND TOOK IT IN AS SOON AS I REALIZED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,500.