This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
We were going to park the Toyota Tacoma truck in our garage and it all of a sudden accelerated, increasing the speed which caused us to hit a tree and the neighbors cement wall.
I am reporting an incident I had with my 2009 Toyota tocoma pickup truck. I was stopped at a red light, with both feet on the brake, when the engine started revving up. I engaged the emergency brake as well, and shiftedinto neutral. The engine continued to race, until I repeatedly pumped the accelerator and it slowed back down. A trip to the dealer (cobb county Toyota, kennesaw ga) revealed nothing. The floor mat was still fastened by its hooks, and was nowhere near the accelerator pedal. This occured on January 14, 2009 when the vehicle had approximately 2,100 miles on it. Before this incident there were two times when the vehicle refused to shift gears until it was turned off and then back on. These incidents were also unsolved by the local dealer.
I have a new 2009 Toyota Tacoma truck which has exhibited transmission problems since I purchased it. This is not a quality issue as much as it is a design issue since the problem I am experiencing is well documented and occurs with all the Tacoma using their new 5 speed ect-I automatic transmission. Here are some web sites referencing the problem www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2009/Toyota/Tacomatownhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.F0de869 when slowing down around turns or decelerating for other reasons, the car will downshift into a non-responsive mode and there is an extreme lag followed by a lurch forward as the transmission desperately sinks which gear to go into. I have discussed it with my dealer to no avail. They recognize the problem but can not do anything to resolve it. This situation is of great safety importance since the truck fails to respond for safety and avoidance measures.
My husband and I purchase a Toyota Tacoma double cab 4X4 2009, on Friday May 22, 2009, and we are having problems with the transmission and the radio. When we are slowing down to turn on a curve and when we depress the accelerator the transmission downshifts into what appears to be the 1st gear. The engine will race up to a higher rmp as the car suddenly slows down. This is definitely a safety hazard. This possess a possibility of an accident as our vehicle now slows down quickly as we are coming out of the curve, light intersection or entering into an intersection. This has been occurring since we purchased both vehicle. We took it to the dealer to be checked, but cannot see anything wrong with it. They told me they can't do anything to correct the issue.(Toyota of St. Croix, us virgin islands). Radio has been ordered because in both vehicles the radio doesn't work. It shuts off, and in the other one when you accelerate (gas pedal) the volume goes down and sometimes up. What can you do to assist us. Thank you.
My new 2009 double cab trd 4X4 has dangerous shift patterns. When you slow down to go through an intersection and begin to make the turn the automatic transmission jumps down into 1st gear and races the engine making it hard to control the vehicle properly. Toyota sent me to the dealer they tested it and stated, "normal for the model" on my ticket. They reset the "learn code" and told me off the record that other Toyota cars had this problem in the past - Toyota fixed it with a new software/firmware release, but we just don't have a software fix for the 09 Tacoma". I sent another email to Toyota last week they opened a case - but have no solutions. Other owners are complaining about this as well.
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- Yorba Linda, CA, USA