2009 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH WITHOUT INTENTION. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. HE THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS EITHER A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM RESET OR A FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,100. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. BL

RADIO IN MY 2009 TOYOTA HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF THREE SEPERATE TIMES WITHOUT EXPLANATION. VEHICLE HAS 10K MILES ON IT. *TR

AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP AND I AM PUTTING ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVS UP UNCONTROLLABLY. MY FOOT IS PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, AND IS NOWHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN STOP IT IS TO QUICKLY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. I KEEP IT IN NEUTRAL AND KEEP PRESSING MY LEFT FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE. AFTER IT REVS UP TO ABOUT 6000 RPM, IT FINALLY GOES BACK TO IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SINCE THEY SAY IT HAS TO BE DOING IT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT. THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED IT IN THEIR FILES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION IS NOT CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT DEFECT. *TR

LIKE A GREAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE, I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO IN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. IT ALSO SWITCHES BANDS (FM1 TO FM2, ETC.) OF ITS OWN VOLITION. SOMETIMES IT REFUSES TO TURN ON AT ALL. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SCATTERED AROUND VARIOUS FORUM SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT IN THE "ACCESS CAB," WHICH IS THE MODEL I RECENTLY PURCHASED. THIS BIZARRE BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM THE DAY I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE DEALERS LOT: THE RADIO--WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OFF-- SUDDENLY BEGAN BLARING AT HIGH VOLUME. AFTER ABOUT ONE SECOND, IT. TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. IT WAS STARTLING TO SAY THE LEAST, AND I'M GLAD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RADIO EXHIBITS SOME KIND OF "POLTERGEIST" MANIFESTATION ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SO FAR TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO MY PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TYPICAL OF WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING. THE COMPANY (AND THE DEALER) APPEAR TO BE STONEWALLING AND STALLING. THE INTERNET IS RIFE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RADIO YET THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN (PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY AN INDIRECT CONNECTION TO SAFETY ISSUES AND THE LAWSUITS THEY CAN BRING). THE SERVICE WRITER AT MY DEALERSHIP STOUTLY MAINTAINED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD FOUND COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, HE ATTEMPTED TO CONVINCE ME THAT I WAS THE VICTIM OF INTERNET HYSTERIA--AS IF I COULDN'T TELL WHEN MY RADIO WAS TURNING ON AND OFF WITHOUT HUMAN INPUT. IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR, THE SERVICE WRITER TELLS ME THAT "A TECHNICIAN WILL HAVE TO EXAMINE THE RADIO FOR DEFECTS AND GET PART NUMBERS AND SO FORTH BEFORE HE CAN MAKE REPAIRS." IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE TO MAKE AT LEAST TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER (25 MILES AWAY) TO SOLVE WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE RECALL ISSUE, AND I HAVE TO HOPE AN ELECTRICAL GREMLIN APPEARS ON DEMAND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CHECKS IT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA; BE AFRAID, DO NOT BUY IT AS IT HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT LIVE UP TO. TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE ISSUE!!!! I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED THEN CAUGHT JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE T-BONED. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK. I HAVE THIS TRUCK 6 MONTHS. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY OWN A HIGH END TOYOTA. SINCE TOYOTA "HAD" SUCH A GOOD NAME. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THERE ARE NO GOOD VEHICLES OUT THERE TO BUY........ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DE869 HERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY TOYOTA. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR A DEATH DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN 2009 TACOMA 4WD V6 DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN SMOOTHLY AS THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN INTO A TURN AND BEGINS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN OR IN A STRAIGHT AWAY. THE ISSUE IS PRONOUNCED IN SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND LESS . THERE SEEM TO BE A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING,. UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDS AND THE TRUCK LURKS FORWARD . I CHECKED WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER , AND THE DEALER DOES NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM . I CHECKED TOYOTA FORUMS AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE . THERE IS FOR SURE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THE SOFTWARE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 2700 MILES ON IT . ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ REGARDING THIS ISSUE ARE LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA,5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN RESUMING SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE IN NEUTRAL OR SEVERELY SLIPPING. TOYOTA SERVICE STATES THIS IS NORMAL ! MAKES TURNING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE PROPERLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. ALWAYS HAPPENS AT 20 MPH OR LESS WHEN IN DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN IN LOCAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, NO TURNING INVOLVED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TACOMA DOUBLE CAB SR5 4X4 AUTO IN JUNE OF 2009. IT NOW HAS 9000KMS. EVER SINCE NEW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS STRANGELY AND SOMEWHAT UNPREDICTABLY. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT APPROX 18KM/H AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR (TO ACCELERATE OR CONTINUE SAME SPEED) THE TRUCK USUALLY DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR AND STAYS THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE GOING BACK INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS CAUSES A "LURCHING" AS IT SHOULD NOT BE JUMPING TO 1ST. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANY, MANY AUTOMATICS, INCLUDING TOYOTAS, AND THEY DO NOT DO THIS. I HAD A 2001 TACOMA BEFORE PURCHASING THIS NEW ONE AND IT DID NOT DO THIS. ALSO, WHEN YOU SHIFT THE TRUCK FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, AND IMMEDIATELY PRESS THE GAS, IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE TRUCK HESITATES, THEN LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES CAUSING WHEELSPIN. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE THERE IS NO POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN IT SUDDENLY HITS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE DANGEROUS AS THEY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND CROSSWALK WAITING FOR TWO PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA SPORT BEGAN TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WAS TO PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL - WITH THE ENGINE RACING OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I MANAGED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 10K MILES ON IT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE BRAKE ON HARD ENOUGH TO PREVENT HITTING THE PEDESTRIANS WHILE MY TIRES WERE SMOKING BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE REVVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON 10/16/09 AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 CREW PICKUP TRUCK WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION AND V6 ENGINE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY TO OVER 80 MPH, THEN LATER ON THE SAME TRIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ON A LONG STRAIGHT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE THE SECOND TIME SO I ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH AT WHICH TIME I STOPPED THE TRUCK AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I HAD DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE TO A SLOWER CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME FEATURE THE TRUCK ACCELERATED 15 MPH PAST THE PRESET SPEED AT WHICH TIME I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK WAS AGAIN IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND WAS GOING UP A LONG HILL. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND ACCELERATED TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE PAST 95 MPH AND WAS ONLY STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. I ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO GET TO THAT SPEED TO SEE IF IT WOULD DISCONTINUE ACCELERATING BUT CHICKENED OUT AT 95 MPH BECAUSE IT IS AFTER ALL A TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SELLING DEALER, HE TRIED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS (TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT BUT COULD NOT DO THAT UNLESS HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE CHANGE OUT) AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT ONE MORE TIME. 4 THINGS SEEM TO BE COMMON: 1. THE CRUISE IS TURNED ON. 2. THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS. 3. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED. 4. THE PROBLEM IS HALTED BY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD THE DEALER DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM SINCE HE WOULD NOT FIX IT. I HOPE THIS INFO HELPS IN YOUR CONTINUING INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEMS THAT TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE HAVING. I AM NOT A DISGRUNTLED CUSTOMER, I HAVE PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA FROM THE SAME DEALER SINCE THE INCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DUPLICATED THE FAILURE; YET, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17311. UPDATED 03/19/2010. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. PEDAL DOES NOT STAY PHYSICALLY DEPRESSED, IT JUST DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. IF I PUSH IN CLUTCH, ENGINE RACES AND RPM STAYS HIGH. DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS ENGINEERED INTO THE VEHICLE TO "ASSIST WITH SHIFTING". *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM HARR TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $30,000. THIS TRUCK WAS A 4X4 OFF ROAD, AND CAME WITH ALL OF THE EXTRA OPTIONS THAT COULD BE OFFERED. THE TRUCK INCLUDED A 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND A LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SINCE I TRAVEL OFTEN FOR WORK, THE TRUCK WOULD REMAIN GARAGED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS OF THE WINTER. IN JULY, AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR, AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE SMELL WOULD GET WORSE. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO BE LOOKED AT BY HARR TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IMMEDIATELY REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO 'CORROSION.' HISTORICALLY, TOYOTA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH CORROSION AND THE IMMEDIATE REFUSAL FOR COVERAGE SHOCKED ME. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRUCK APPEARED TO 'HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THROUGH A BODY OF SALT WATER' ' COINCIDENTALLY ON THE TRANSMISSION ONLY. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATE TO REVIEW MY CASE, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAME TO SEE THE TRUCK, AND DENIED COVERAGE. AS MY RESEARCH SHOWED, THEY HAD NOT ACTUALLY COME DOWN, AND HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT AT A TOYOTA INSPECTION FOR COVERAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD TO PAY $441.00 FOR THEM TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN, AND THEN COVERAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN DENIED. . AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS, AND INSULTING CONVERSATIONS WITH DEMEANING AND SARCASTIC CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVES, I HAVE GIVEN UP AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSED HER TO HIT PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO. THE MANUFACTURER BACKED UP THE DEALER'S EXPLANATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161. BL

THE SOUND SYSTEM TURNS ON -- LOUDLY -- BY ITSELF. CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS YOU TURN OFF ENGINE. I BELIEVE DEALER WAS COGNIZANT OF THIS BEFORE I WAS SOLD BRAND NEW 2009 TACOMA, AND (CALIFORNIA) TOYOTA ASSURES MY PROBLEM IS BEING RESOLVED, AND I WILL GET A NEW WORKING SOUND SYSTEM, BUT ALL I SEEM TO GET ARE PROMISES. AS I STARTLE EASILY -- THIS IS A MOST DANGEROUS PARADIGM! *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING INTO A TURN OR COASTING DOWN A HILL. THE RPMS INCREASES BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. ISSUE OCCURS AROUND 10-12 MPG. DRIVELINE RUMBLES FROM 25-10MPH DECELERATING. DEALER SAYS TRUCK IS NORMAL. *TR

AUDIO SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. UNPREDICTABLE ACTIVATION. INABILITY TO CONTROL DEVICE, DISTRACTING DRIVERS OR SURPRISING OPERATORS WITHOUT WARNING. VOLUME UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR

WHILE IN CRUISE AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY,VEHICLE SHIFTS DOWN FROM DRIVE TO SECOND. THUS REDLINING THE ENGINE.BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS,"VEHICLE IS OPERATING PROPERLY AND IS DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO". SO THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE DESIGNED A VEHICLE THAT IS DESIGNED TO SHIFT DOWN TO SECOND, NOT THIRD AT 70MPH. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA IN MAY OF 2009. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION 'SLIPS' AND DOES NOT ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER SLOWING TO AROUND 10 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATING WITHOUT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAVE CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY THAT TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON A COMPUTER 'PATCH' TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN NO TIME FRAME TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I "GOOGLED" TOYOTA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SO PREVALENT THAT THERE IS A PRIVATE WEB SITE DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL? THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE UPON ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN OR AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL. THE RPMS RACE BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED AND VEHICLE SLOWS. IN A PULLOUT SITUATION, THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE USUALLY MAKING LEFT TURN, COMING OUT OF THE TURN, PUTTING ON THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE BUT WILL REV UP TO APPROX. 2500 RPM'S AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND LURCH FORWARD IN FIRST GEAR. THERE IS A DELAY IN POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF CROSSTRAFFIC IS COMING. SAME SLOWING DOWN THROUGH INTERSECTION, THEN PUTTING GAS DOWN. *TR

2009 TACOMA 4 CYL. 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANS 4 X4. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AT 5000 MILES, AT 15,000 SLIPPING BADLY. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. DEALER WANTED AUTHORIZATION FOR REPAIR COSTS OF $480 -$1000 BEFORE THEY WOULD DISASSEMBLE AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF A DEFECT EXISTS.DEALER IS LOOKING FOR A BLANK CHECK, ONLY TO CALL THE DEFECT A WEAR ISSUE AND CHARGE CUSTOMER FOR REPAIR RATHER THAN ACCEPT A LOWER WARRANTY REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA. DRIVER HAS HAD 4 PREVIOUS TOYOTAS AND ALL HAD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS . VEHICLES LOGGED BETWEEN 161,000 AND 191,000 MILES AND NEVER NEEDED A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STIFF. THIS CONDITION CAUSED HIM TO INCREASE HIS STOPPING DISTANCES. ON ONE OCCASION THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR, WHICH DISABLED HIM FROM PUSHING THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000.

BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA NEW. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS HAS ACTED STRANGE AT LOW SPEEDS FROM DAY ONE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THEN ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE TRANSMISSIONS TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZARD WHEN IT COMES TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE!!!! IF THIS IS NORMAL, THIS WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

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. *TR

RADIO TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. DISPLAY SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK WHILE RADIO IS ON. DISPLAY SOMETIMES IS ERRATIC. TOYOTA OF SAINT CROIX,US VIRGIN ISLANDS REMOVED IT. WILL PUT IN A NEW ONE BY 6/8/09. I'M DRIVING WITHOUT A RADIO FOR NOW! AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER A SHARP TURN, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE TURN THE VEHICLE'S RPM RAISES TO 2000 BUT ONLY REVS. NO OUTPUT IS ACHIEVED. TO CORRECT THIS I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESS A SECOND TIME. OUTPUT IS ACHIEVED THIS TIME. ACCELERATION OCCURS. INFORMED TOYOTA OF SAINT CROIX. NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSES THIS ...YET! WAS ADVISED TO KEEP FILING COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA. *TR

RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY, HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN,NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

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 TACOMAS USING THEIR NEW 5 SPEED ECT-I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HERE ARE SOME WEB SITES REFERENCING THE PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/TOYOTA/TACOMA HTTP://TOWNHALL-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. *TR

AFTER SLOWING DOWN (NORMALLY TO ENTER A TURN) AND WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE WILL RACE UP TO A HIGHER RPM AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN. THIS LENDS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT AS YOU VEHICLE NOW SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY. *TR

I WAS DRING 40MPH AND THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AS I TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AS I ALMOST CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VHEICLE. EVEN THEN, THE TRUCK CONTINUED UNTIL I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

THE TRUCK BOTTOMS OUT AT ABOUT HALF THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF 1,295 POUNDS. A 652LB ATV CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BOTTOM OUT. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR 2005-2008 MODELS AND TOYOTA CLAIMS IT HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM BUT THE SAME EXACT PARTS ARE STILL IN USE ON THE 2009 MODELS. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA DOUBLE CAB ARE VERY SPONGY AND DOWN RIGHT SCARY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING THE BRAKES BECOME VERY SOFT, THE HEIGHT OF THE PEDAL DECREASES AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT BEFORE IT FINALLY COMES TO A RESTING STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPS ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED INCHES AWAY FROM THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN LOADED WITH CARGO OR TRAVELING DOWN HILL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IT LUNGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS DRIVING COURSES. I'VE ALSO BEEN DRIVING SINCE THE AGE OF SIXTEEN,DURING THAT TIME I'VE OWNED MANY CARS AND TRUCKS INCLUDING TOYOTA. MY TACOMA HAS THE WORSE BRAKES OF ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAS ALLOWED ME TO AVOID NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS THAT MY TACOMA HAS PRESENTED. I'M AFRAID MY TACOMA WILL PRESENT ME WITH A SITUATION IN WHICH MY SKILLS WANT MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB PRE RUNNER. THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND BECOME EVEN SOFTER WHEN DRIVEN. THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY LOSES HEIGHT, SINKING TOWARDS THE FLOOR. STOPPING DISTANCE BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH YOU GUYS. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE MY BRAKING ISSUE. *TR

WHEN RE-ACCELERATING AFTER A LOW SPEED TURN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA REVS HIGH BUT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. AFTER A SECOND OR SO IT RETURNS TO A NORMAL RPM AND THEN IS IN GEAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF CARS WERE APPROACHING IN A FAST MANNER, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

HAVE 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT PCKG. TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, ONCE I TURN AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS TO SHIFT GEARS. HAPPENS 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, WHETHER ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A U-TURN IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS APPROACHING. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA MECHANICS TOLD ME THE TRANNY IS COMPUTER OPERATED AND NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 5,000 MILES FOR THE COMPUTER TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS AND FOR TRANSMISSION TO ADJUST. I HAVE OVER 3700 MILES NOW AND TRANNY STILL SEEMS WEIRD. STILL SLIPPING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING ONTO ANOTHER STREET. ALSO, TRUCK FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION TIGHTENS UP WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 30MPH TO 20MPH (IT DOES NOT SEEM TO COAST FREELY, ALMOST LIKE THE BREAKS ARE BEING SLIGHTLY APPLIED). CAN FEEL THE DOWNSHIFTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DRIVEN TRANNY SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN UNDER 30 MPH AS THAT IS PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, THE COMPUTER PREPARES TO BRAKE AND THUS THE TRANNY PREPARES FOR A STOP HE SAID. MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THE CAMRY'S HAD AN ISSUE WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND TOYOTA HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTERS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN A COMPUTER "COLD START" TEST AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NATIONAL TOYOTA HOTLINE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT AN '09 TACOMA 4X4 ON APRIL 4, 2009. SINCE THAT DAY MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE COMING OUT OF A TURN. RPMS BOUNCE AROUND AND SOMETIMES IT GET STUCK IN A GEAR OR REVS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE TRUCK DOESN'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER THEY ADMITTED IT WAS HAPPENING BUT THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" DUE TO NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH COMPUTERS. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT LOTS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT-THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE RUNNER DOUBLE CAB. THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND BECOME SOFTER WHEN DRIVEN. THEY ONLY CATCH WHEN PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I'M VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME JUDGING DISTANCE. I'M AFRAID THIS METHOD USED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WILL FAIL ME SOON. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLECAB 4X4 TRD, UPON SLOWING DOWN AND ENTERING A TURN ENGINE RPM WILL INCREASE WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCELERATING BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES ABRUPTLY..DESCRIBE AS "SLIPPING". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS VERY LOUDLY. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY AND THEY SENT A TECHNICIAN TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE MISSING 1ST GEAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPDATED 08/21/09

VIC. 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PU ,JBL RADIO FACTORY SYS. RADIO COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL , SHAKES YOU UP TO THE POINT ALL MOST REAR ENDED TRAFFIC IN FRONT, FIRST TIME TO DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE, SECOND TIME SUNSHINE TREATMENT BUT TOLD ONE ON ORDER. MAYBE FIX ON 4/15/2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED AN EXTRA PROTECTION PACKAGE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD COVER THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WINDSHIELD INSTALLED AN ETCHING INTO THE GLASS TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE AGAINST THEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PERMANENT PLATE INSTALLED IN THE WINDSHIELD TO PREVENT IT FROM SHATTERING. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, A ROCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A LARGE SPIDER-LIKE CRACK AND A DIME-SIZED HOLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 2,000. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SECURITY ETCHING LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM DRIVER-SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD CONTRIBUTED TO THE WINDSHIELDS BREAKING WHEN A SMALL STONE HIT IT. HE BELIEVED THE ETCHING WEAKENED THE WINDSHIELD SUBSTANTIALLY. UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 550 MILES. ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON 18MAR09;VALVES AND LIFTERS NEED READJUSTING. PICKED VEHICLE UP ON 20MAR09 STILL MAKING NOISE AND LOUDER. BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WARP AND LEAKING WITH BLUE ON METAL. SUPPOSEDLY FIX BUT ENGINE STILL MAKING NOISE. NOW HEADS AND PISTON HAVE BLUE. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIPS SERVICE FOR TWO WEEKS NOW. HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WOULD FEEL SPONGY AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE FULLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 MPH. THE BRAKES WOULD FALL ON THE FLOOR BOARD. IN ORDER TO GET THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE, HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CONTINUAL PROBLEM. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DISENGAGES DURING OR PRIOR TO ACCELERATION, PRIMARILY AFTER TURNING A CORNER. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE REVS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH/SURGE SOMETIMES UNCONTROLLABLY. "SHIFT LOGIC" CONTROL WAS RESET BY DEALER ON 03/23/09 BUT DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE 03/02/09. VEHICLE HAS 470 MILES. *TR

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. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATOR POLICE REPORT ON FILE WITH SIOUX CITY IOWA POLICE DEPT. I REARENDED A MINIVAN AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SHE WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE VEHICLE LUNGING AND FAILING TO STOP DESPITE ME STANDING ON THE BREAKS.....TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT FIXING THE PEDAL AS RECALL IS ORDERING SINCE THEY SAY IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR ON A 3 YR LEASE. MY HUSBAND DRIVES IT AS I FEEL UNSAFE IN IT AND IT HAS "ACTED UP" FOR HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WE ARE GETTING NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA IN FIXING THIS DEFECT OR LETTING US OUT OF THE LEASE. IN ORDER FOR US TO "TRADE" IT FOR A FORD F150 WE HAVE TO EAT $4000 OF NEGATIVE EQUITY... I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE WE BOTH HAVE A 30 MILE COMMUTE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. ITS NOT LIKE WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES TO DRIVE INSTEAD. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, IT HAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN BILLION TOYOTA IN SIOUX FALLS SD RUNS THE VIN THEY CLAIM IT HAS NO RECALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

I BROUGHT A 2009/TACOMA PRERUNNER /ACC CAB 4X2 V6-AND IT HAS ABOUT 18,500 MILES. MY COMPLIANT IS WHEN YOU PUT THIS VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AT A RED LIGHT OR WHEN YOU STOP AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE---THE TRANSMISSION SPINS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT TAKE OFF. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NEURAL WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT?S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A NEUTRAL THING. MY OTHER TACOMA 2007 DID NOT DO THIS AT ALL. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. TO ME IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THE VEHICLE IS NATURAL/PARK AND THEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE GOES NO-WHERE FOR A FEW SECOND AND THEN IT TAKE OFF VERY FAST. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOK IN TO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING IN MY VEHICLE FOR TEST AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MAYBE I AM NOT EXPLAINING WELL ENOUGH FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND --HOWEVER, PLEASE CALL ME AN I CAN EXPLAIN BETTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HOUSING MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.