Two problems related to engine have been reported for the 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2009 Tacoma.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while sitting idle with the engine running, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms to 4000 for approximately three minutes. The vehicle then resumed normal idling. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated the failure occurred approximately three times before taking the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure the failure mileage was 1,500 and the current mileage was 3,500. See also 10288703 updated 05/19/10 additional documents received updated 06/01/10 additional 06/08/10 updated 06/09/10.
My 2009 Toyota Tacoma has a demented mind of its own when it comes to unexpected acceleration. I will describe what it has done at least 10 times in the year and a half since I (unfortunately) purchased it. As I take my foot off the accelerator and apply it to the brake, the engine speeds up to more than 7,000 rpm. I continue pressing on the brake which starts to slip. To avoid a crash I must quickly shift the transmission into neutral. As the engine reaches maximum rpm's, it then dies back to an idle. It is not the floor mat or the acceleration pedal causing this. Nine of these times I have been going forward, but this morning this exact same thing happened as I was slowly backing up into a parking space. Now here's the even sadder situation we have. My wife owns a 2009 Toyota rav4 and the exact same thing has happened in that vehicle on 3 separate occasions. (I have filed a complaint on her vehicle as well. ) this is not driver error. It's a very scary situation and we are both hopeful nothing serious happens to us or the vehicles in front of us as we are trying to stop our vehicles.