general problems of the 2007 Toyota Tacoma

Gas tank gas strap bracket rusted off.

The rear strap that holds the gas tank to the bottom of the truck broke. When it came loose on one side it dropped to the street and was bounced up and bent up against the flexible, rear brake line. The brake line was not cut. The strap end dragged on the street causing sparks. I had no idea what all the noise was coming from. I thought I might have a loose exhaust pipe. I drove it a couple days until I noticed the metal hanging down. I used a mirror to see what it was and took it in right away for replacement. It cost me $330. The bracket could have cut the brake line, or pierced the gas tank. The tank could have dropped and blown up. I have never heard of this problem before. I've had older pick ups for 40 years with no such problem.

My 2016 Hyundai tucson stumbles a lot upon acceleration from a stand still. Sometimes while making a turn. A few times it put my daughter in dangerous situations. Hesitating while acceleration though an intersection. It is very frightening. I took the vehicle to the dealer twice. Once in July 2019 then again in October 2019. The first time they told me they had no idea what could be causing the vehicle to hesitate and stumble upon acceleration. They told me they had reset the computer on the car in hopes that it will fix the issue. Then the second time they told me it may be my air filter and or my fuel injectors need cleaning. I declined both because the dealer who I bought the car from just had them cleaned and air filter was almost brand new. After trying to convince me that something else could be causing the car to hesitate he finally confessed that it was a transmission issue and that one other Hyundai car had the same issue and they had no solution for the fix. They also said that they were waiting on Hyundai to come up with a fix. In the mean time my daughter, who I bought the car for, continues to drive the car until Hyundai recalls the car and have this problem taken care of.

I was exiting the parking lot of home depot in barboursville, wv in my 2007 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 and when I attempted to stop for a vehicle to enter the parking lot, the engine revved up causing me to strike the incoming vehicle in the passenger side door. During the time before I could put the vehicle in neutral and turn of the engine, I was applying as much pressure on the brake pedal as I could and the Tacoma was still moving into the other vehicle with the engine revving at a high rate. This is the only time this has happened in the vehicle since I bought it new in March 2007. The Tacoma has been checked by the dealer where I purchased it and by Toyota's field technician and according to Toyota nothing was found. I have been denied access to the field technician's report twice. The only thing that was brought up after both reviews was floor mats. I can personally attest that the floor mats had nothing to do with the problem in my vehicle. The accelerator pedal was completely untouched by anything and the engine was still revving at a high rate. The problem appears to be in their electrical system and Toyota refuses to acknowledge it.