2007 Toyota Tacoma

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

IN MY TACOMA TRUCK, AFTER STOPPING AT AN URBAN INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A SAFE SPEED NORMALLY. I THEN REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PETAL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE REACHING A VERY UNSAFE SPEED. I BEGAN TO BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH AND FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING AT SOME AWESOME RPM. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND AFTER WAITING 5-10 MIN. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND IT RESPONDED NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN PROBABLY BECAUSE I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY, NEVER ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEW WITH ONLY 250 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER THREE YEARS I HAVE ONLY 2,500 MI. ON THE ODOMETER SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH I TRUST THIS TOYOTA ! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA, WHICH IS A 4 CYLINDER STANDARD SHIFT MODEL, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO MAXIMUM RPM. I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IMMEDIATELY AND LOOKED AT THE ACCELERATOR WHICH WAS ALL THE WAY UP. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN NORMALLY. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE PLACE WHERE THIS HAPPENED REVEALED A UTILITY POLE WITH 3 TRANSFORMERS ON IT. THE STATIC FROM THESE TRANSFORMER WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT DROWNED OUT THE RADIO. THIS INCIDENT WOULD APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE THEORY THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE IS A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. NO PREVIOUS OR SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA IT SHOWING EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. IT ACTUALLY LEAKS RUSTY WATER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE RAIN. A TOYOTA FTS STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT "THE VEHICLE SHOWS NORMAL RUST FOR A VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL WINTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK". MY TRUCK WAS ONLY DRIVEN 2 WINTERS AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. I KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAD A 2005 THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM HIM FOR 125% OF BLUEBOOK FOR THE SAME REASON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER TACOMA OWNERS ONLINE AND HEAR THE SAME FROM THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HAS BEEN WITH TOYOTA SINCE 1995. THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR BOTH TACOMA AND TUNDRA PICKUPS FOR THIS REASON. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. THE DEALER OFFERED TO UNDERCOAT THE FRAME BUT I'M CONCERNED THE UNDERCOATING WILL COVER UP THE RUST THAT IS INSIDE THE FRAME AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. *TR

ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WERE SOFT ON SLOW SPEED STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS. THE EXPERIENCE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A ROLLING STOP. I HAD TO REALLY STOMP ON THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO GRAB AND/OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER EXAMINED THE BRAKES AN FOUND NOTHING WRONG. BRAKES STILL DON'T FEEL NORMAL LIKE OTHER CARS; THEY SEEM OK, BUT BELOW AVERAGE. I'M STILL VERY CONCERNED OVER THE BRAKING ABILITY ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA AND WISH A INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF THERE IS A LINK TO ACCELERATOR/ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT AN ISSUE AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. I HAVE HAD ONE EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS GOING LIKE 80 MPH, ENGINE SCREAMING - THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AT ALL. I WAS NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL (I NEVER USE THAT) AND I HAVE JUST FACTORY INSTALLED MATS, WHICH WERE NOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THANK GOD THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF. IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN SO I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL ALL THIS NEWS ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD FOR 34 YEARS, I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA SAYS TACOMA NOT INVOLVED I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND. THEY ARE LYING. NOW I HAVE TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER THE PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA. THANK YOU. *TR

TRUCK FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND IT'S JUST A 2007 MODEL. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT UNDERCOAT THE TRUCK UNLESS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE MAKES THEM DO IT. I WAS TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK THAT UNDERCOATING WAS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE THE FRAME IS ELECTROSTATIC CHARGED TO RESIST RUST. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD GET AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK BUT THEY NEVER HAVE. THE PEOPLE I BUY TIRES FROM HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK IS BADLY RUSTED ON THE FRAME---SOMETHING THEY DON'T SEE ON A VEHICLE SO NEW. ALSO, THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH---I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE I DRIVE TO WORK----SO THE RUST ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO BAD WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER ALL THE RECENT NEWS STORIES ABOUT TOYOTA PRODUCTS, IT APPEARS THEY HAVE A QUALITY ISSUE AND NO EFFECTIVE MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS UNTIL SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

MOVING VERY SLOWLY DOWNHILL ON A SNOW-COVERED DRIVEWAY. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE. BRAKES LOCKED-UP INSTANTLY, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATELY 200FT SLIDE, HITTING UTILITY POLE AND GUARD RAIL. ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER, BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN (ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE), BUT I WAS READY FOR IT AND IMMEDIATELY LET OFF AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE. THIS TIME ABS DID ENGAGE. I HAVE SINCE TESTED THE BRAKES ON SLICK SURFACES IN SAFE ZONES. ONLY THREE TIMES DID ABS FAIL, AND THE TWO TIMES THAT I LET OFF AND RE-APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS ENGAGED AT THAT POINT IN TIME. EACH TIME THE ABS FAILED, IT WAS WHILE MOVING DOWNHILL. THE ISSUE FOR ME IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REACT WHEN BRAKING IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS: DO I PUMP THE BRAKES AS FOR W/O ABS, OR STEADILY HOLD BRAKES AS ONE WOULD WITH FUNCTIONING ABS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA) TO DEALER, BUT THEY SAID BRAKES LOOKED OK. *TR