2008 Toyota Tacoma

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ALSO A SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WOULD HAVE TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA (NEW). UNFORTUNATELY, LAST YEAR I BEGAN HAVING SOME BRAKING ISSUES. EVEN-THOUGH IT WAS NOT SCHEDULED, I HAD MY MECHANIC CHANGE OUT THE ORIGINAL FRONT DISC BRAKES TO BETTER QUALITY PADS. WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE, MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE OVER-HEATING AND TURNING THE FLUID BROWN. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMS WITH THE QUALITY OF THE REAR DRUM BRAKES. MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES INCONSISTENCY EVERY TIME I STOP. TOYOTA SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I BELIEVE THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH QUALITY AS I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKES PRESSED. ONCE THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11

I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ABS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT'S AS IF YOU ENTER A SITUATION, STOPPING OR SLOWING OBVIOUSLY, AND THE ABS SYSTEM TOTALLY RELEASES THE TRUCK TO KEEP ROLLING. THE BRAKING ACTION STOPS, THE PEDAL DEPRESSES, AND THE TRUCK KEEPS GOING. YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM WHINING AWAY. IT SEEMS AS IF THE TRUCK ACCELERATES OR LUNGES, BUT I THINK ACTUALLY THE TRUCK STOPS DECELERATING FROM YOUR BRAKING ACTION AND ROLLS ON AT THE SPEED THE BRAKE RELEASED, GIVING THE SENSATION YOUR VEHICLE ACCELERATED. LATEST INSTANCE, I WAS BACKING INTO A CLEAN GARAGE OFF SNOW AND ICE. I HAD JUST STARTED THE TRUCK SO IT WAS IDLING JUST A BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE AS IT OFTEN DOES WHEN FIRST STARTED COLD. BACK WHEELS WHERE IN THE GARAGE, FOOT OFF GAS AND ON BRAKE, AND THE FRONT TIRES MUST HAVE SENSED A SLIDE WHILE STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ON THE SNOW. THE ABS WHINED, THE TRUCK SEEMED TO ACCELERATE( IN THIS CASE IT ACTUALLY DID, JUST AS IT WOULD AS IF YOU TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AT STOP SIGN). I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ON TO THE FLOOR, ABS WHINED, TRUCK HEADED ON INTO THE GARAGE. IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ANYONE BEHIND ME, ALMOST SMASHED TWO MOTORCYCLES AND TWO VERY NICE BICYCLES. ONLY THING THAT SAVED THEM AND MY TRUCK, AND MY GARAGE, WAS I HAD THOUGHT TO SLAM THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE. IT STOPPED. I WENT IN AND CHANGED MY UNDERWEAR. TOYOTA THIS IS NOT RIGHT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT HE REPLACE THE TIRES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR A SHORT TIME, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT. TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. REPORT CAME BACK THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AND WITHIN SPEC. DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THEY COULD NOT TOUCH IT ANY LONGER WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORIZATION. DIRECTED US TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS. WE OPENED UP A CASE FILE AND NOW JUST WAITING TO HEAR FROM A CASE MANAGER. I ASKED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MGR IF HE HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HIS REPLY WAS "NEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING". I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. I SENT HIM A JUST A FEW OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE IN A REAL QUICK SEARCH. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO ALOT OF TOYOTA TACOMA OWNERS. VERY UNSAFE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES,THEY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A TREE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED WHENEVER IT RAINED OR WHEN HE USED THE VEHICLE FOR TOWING ON THE SAND. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND DAMAGE THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP ARE VERY SCARY. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN JUST BEGINNING TO DRIVE FORWARD FROM A STOP, I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS MADE ME THINK THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. WHICH WAS NEVER THE CASE, BUT VERY FRIGHTENING. ALSO, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT EXPECTED, FOR EXAMPLE ON GRAVEL, AND OFTEN WHEN THERE IS NO REASON THEY SHOULD ENGAGE. ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN THE ROADWAY IS DRY. OFTEN WHEN SLOWLY COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR A SUDDEN DECELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EXCESSIVE BRAKING PRESSURE IS REQUIRED. AND VERY SCARY. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA,ACTS ERRATIC AT TIMES. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS, (DEER RAN ONTO ROAD, LOTS OF DEER AND SNOW WHERE I LIVE) THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYED STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD TO BE "RELEASED", (PULLED BACK UP BY MY TOES) IN ORDER TO RESUME DRIVING OPERATIONS. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES "WORK" ON SLIPPERY ROADS, IT INCREASES YOUR STOPPING DISTANCES IMMENSELY. THEY USUALLY WORK GREAT ON BARE PAVEMENT, BUT READ ON. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY WITH TRAFFIC MOVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 30MPH.. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKED ON, AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW I PRESSED DOWN HARD FOR AT LEAST 2 SECONDS, THEN I RELEASED THE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SKID OR SLIDE, MY WINDOWS WERE DOWN, SO I COULD HEAR NONE OF THE SAME, AND IT WAS BARE PAVEMENT, AND I CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE I WAS FOLLOWING. *TR

1. ICY ROADS 2. ANYTIME ROAD SURFACE IS ICY OR SLIPPERY; ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND YOU HAVE NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL EVEN WITH SURFACES THAT MY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NO ISSUES. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES. 3. HAVE REQUESTED BELLEVUE, NE TOYOTA REPAIR 2 TIMES. TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRONICS SETTING WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR