Three problems related to speed control springs have been reported for the 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2007 Tacoma.
Over the last ++18 months, when ac is on, the truck idle will idle at about 1500-1800rpm. After having mechanic do a couple throttle body cleaning it did come down below 1000-1200rpm. For the last 5 months, when shifting (either up or down) between 4th & 5th gear, the engine surge to 3200-3600 rpm as soon as clutch is depressed + accelerator is released. In 2011 when the dealer did recall # 09v388000, the engine surging issue was not that as severe as it is today. In last 3 months, beside engine revving up , I started getting engine error codes. 07/12/2017 took my Tacoma truck to dealer for available recalls: 12v092: air bag spiral cable 13v337: seat belts 14v604: rear leaf springs; these broke in January 2013 & I replaced both sides with skyjackers tcr515s (4leafs) and I have no intention to replace them. I think that in early 2011, the dealer did recall 09v388000 but this dealer could not find any reference to it so they would not address that issue; but he would want to open engine to check that timing chain is not defective/ off which he claimed is the cause of the surging between 4th/5th gear. This diagnostic would be at my cost. I refuse because I disagree with this logic, I do not have lost of power but only engine revving up like crazy and high iddle when clutch is depressed.
The problem with leaf spring started three years and after the final recall, we waited two months. The bad leaf spring caused a rough vibration, which caused rod, dry shaft, u joint, and rear end are connected which caused damage to all connected parts. The three years and two months of rough vibration caused a snowball effect while driving, turning and in motion.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma which was purchased brand new. He stated that while he was utilizing the 4-wheel drive and attempting to accelerate making either a left or right turn at any speed over 5 mph, the vehicle would jerk as if it was resistant to accelerating. When driving over any type of bump in the road, the vehicle would shake violently and would exhibit a banging noise similar to clanging metal. Upon startup, there was a buzzing noise coming from the vehicle. The dealer stated that they would have to remove the leaf spring and lubricate the components, unknown to the contact, in order to investigate the failure. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. There were no recalls. The failure mileage was under 15,000 and current was 62,340.