general problems of the 2010 Toyota Tacoma

Stepping on the break sometimes I have a good firm brake pedal others seem to go almost to the floor. Talking with a mechanic he had told me that there was numerous Toyota Tacomas with the same issue. I have tried bleeding the brakes and still have the same symptoms I would think this would be a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop and continued to accelerate while driving down an incline. The rpms increased while the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle was shifted into neutral. The vehicle was turned off and restarted normally. The contact stated that it sounded as if the throttle was stuck. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,500.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. While driving various speeds on a slippery surface, the rear passenger side brake became inoperable. As a result, the vehicle started to sway from side to side. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Anto lock feature not allowing adequate braking during emergency stop. Applied brake pedal hard and vechicle would not stop resulting in crash (minor. Tested feature later after accident with similar result. .

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while ascending an incline and making turns at unknown speeds, the steering wheel and brake pedal suddenly became stiff. The contact also stated that the vehicle ran rough. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to return the vehicle to the dealer for further testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,000.

Ltr on behalf of concerning the safety of his 2010 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck due to mechanical errors with the accelerator and brake pedal; reply attn bilal malik/patchogue district office; dot # 2011-1195 the consumer stated when the accelerator pedal was applied lightly from a stop, the vehicle would sometimes lurch forward enough to throw his head back into the headrest. On slippery road surfaces the vehicle fishtailed. Also, when the brake pedal was applied, it would travel closely to the floor, lower than the accelerator pedal. The consumer stated the accelerator and brake pedal were designed too close together and sometimes his foot would hit the accelerator pedal while attempting to brake.

When driving down my driveway in ri at approx 6-8 mph, I applied my breaks to stop at the bottom of the driveway before reaching the main road. My brake peddle kicked back, got hard to depress as the abs took over and I had no brakes at all and could not stop. The brakes were not operating at all. I went uncontrollably out into the middle of the road.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph and exiting a residential driveway. As the brakes were engaged, the vehicle did not respond and the vehicle rolled to a stop. The failure recurred twice before the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technician advised the contact that there were no failures and it was a characteristic of the anti lock braking system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000. The VIN was not available.

This is a follow-up to odi numbers 10444039 & 10444967. After much work on my part, a Toyota factory representative examined the vehicle in question on three separate occasions. The factory represenative was able to reproduce the occurence twice. The solution or guess at the time, was to replace the automatic transmission. This was done on 3/12/12. The problem still occurs. I have experienced and documented the occurrence over 150 times since December 2010. Last contact with the Toyota executive branch deemed the vehicle to be operating as "designed". Final outcome was made after finding another vehicle (just one) like mine in the state of virginia. That vehicle was taken out and driven by a factory representative. That vehicle also shuddered while breaking to and maintaing the speed of 20mph. Final analysis/answer was that the computer had a problem with open and closed loops and a temperature involving 138 degree's. No further solutions were offered; vehicle "operating as designed". As of this date the vehicle in question has less then 19,000 miles and the following work has been done in an attempt to rectify that occurence "operating as designed"; 1) front rotors ground twice 2) a new transmission was installed 3) new rotors were placed on the vehicle to replace the ground ones. Two links that do work for anyone having problems are listed below: [xxx] (customer retention [xxx]) [xxx] (president & coo [xxx]) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer in order have the brake override system installed. After the vehicle was repaired the brakes felt spongy. While driving 25 mph the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle would not slowed down causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of another vehicle. The contact suffered a minor back injury. The contact called a local mechanic to examine the brakes who confirmed that the brakes were faulty. The mechanic also advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer since the warranty was valid. The contact did not take the vehicle to the for further diagnostic testing since the dealer installed the brake override system a week prior to the crash. The failure mileage was 7,000.

I have a Toyota Tacoma 2010. The way the brake and gas pedals are configured I frequently hit the gas pedal along with the brake pedal. The brake pedal when depressed goes almost to the floor. The pedals are so close together that the gas pedal is sometimes intercepted while braking causing the engine to race. This especially happens when backing up and my body is contorted to see out the rear windshield. It also happens frequently when wearing boots. I do not feel safe in this vehicle. I have referred the problem to the dealer. They say they have no remedy for the problem. I have gone to arbitration to no avail. Now I learn that Toyota has a fix for this problem introduced in the 2011 models. The fix is referred to as Smart stop technology [sst]. They disable the electronic throttle control when the brake pedal is depressed. I have asked Toyota to retrofit my vehicle with this fix but so far I am being stonewalled.

I was going about 30 mph when I had to stop behind the car in front that had stopped. Stepped on the brake, the car stopped & then jerked forward. Came close to hitting the car in front.