general problems of the 2010 Toyota Tacoma

The gas gauge on the dashboard does not work properly.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v168000 (air bags) , 13v337000 (seat belts) , 11v148000 (tires) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer stated the parts were on a nationwide back order. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr.

Were pulling out and smell of gas filled up the cab, jerking occurred. Experiences of intermittent accerleration had been occurring for a very long time as been made aware of recently. Smell of gas has been overwhelming. Vehicle now parked outside and will not drive until it can be fixed or replaced, have been warned of potential air bag failure in japanese plants found last week in this model. This vehicle is the only car we have, have paid on it for a very long time. I have paid a lot of money to local dealership to keep service up to date, they have been difficult with me even though I have an extended warranty on it. I just had the services done, and had to pay for them, and even though I thought they were doing a good job, my battery died and I pulled the hood open and there was corrosion everywhere on battery and under the hood, I am going to look under the engine and drive train in the morning after looking at this new recall and I will report to Toyota financial services in the morning. At this point I am disgusted with the local dealership, I have purchased my last three Toyotas there and I will not go back there every again, in fact after these past three years of continual recalls and safety hazards, as well as them not being fixed correctly or not being reimbursed for my time or expenses being lost from this vehicle not being repaired correctly when mine and my children's lives are at stake and my client's that I see in clinical therapy, I will never consider purchasing anything from the Toyota cooperation every again.

While driving on interstate highway at the posted limit, the vehicle set speed would sag by 2 mph at the bottom of a hill as the road leveled out, then it would start up the next hill with a 2 mph deficit. As t proceeded up the hill,it would downshift to maintain speed, then downshift again to 3rd gear and accelerate over the top of the hill in 3rd gear until it would overspeed, exceeding the set speed by 3 mph as it went over the top of the hill. This would cause the vehicle to accelerate closer to the vehicles in front of it that were maintaining their set speed. I believe this is caused by the slow throttle response of the speed control system. The slow response causes the system to miss its assigned speed, then it overcompensates to "make up for it". I believe this is unsafe as it creates a speed differential in a platoon of vehicles that heretofore have been maintaining a set speed in concert.

I just about went swimming off the boat ramp when my truck redlined in reverse. I had my foot on the brake to shift in reverse and as soon as I did the accelerator redlined and peeled out in the dirt parking lot. Managed to get it in park and it redlined for a couple more seconds and back to normal. It appers this year and model was part of the recall that may not have been fixed by the dealership. I have owned the truck a little over a year and purchased in late March 2012.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer after receiving NHTSA recall campaign id number: 09v388000) for the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the dealer refused to replace the floormats under the recalll and that the manufacturer stated there was nothing they could do to help them. The current mileage was 10,500. Rl.

Shortly after I purchased the above vehicle on June 17, 2010 I was in a shopping center parking lot when suddenly the engine raced to a very high speed and I had to quickly place the transmission in neutral to avoid lunging forward. I called the Toyota dealer where I purchased the vehicle and they told me to bring it in which I immediately did. Without performing any checks on the vehicle the service manager and I went for a drive and he concluded it was the manner I was moving my foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal that caused it to occur. For a while I was satisfied with his answer but on another occasion about a year ago the same thing happened and I thought I had subconsciously did the same thing with my foot to cause the problem. However this past Thursday I was again stopped at an intersection and the engine suddenly went into full throttle and my foot was nowhere near the accelerator pedal. Once again I had to quickly place the transmission in neutral in order to avoid moving into the intersection and causing an accident.

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.

Whenever slowing down from 25 mph to make a turn or just to slow up, when accelerator is again pushed down to speed up, the truck "hunts" for the proper gear, usually shifting to too low a gear for the speed needed (transmission/computer problem), causing vehicle to pause & not pick up speed. This causes a severe threat of being rear ended or hit in an intersection due to lack of acceleration. Dealers won't fix it or reprogram the computer. I've owned a lot of vehicles & none have had this problem. .

2010 Toyota Tacoma new vehicle owned less than 2 months with 1200 miles on vehicle. Approaching red light had taken foot off accelerator to slow, upon placing foot on brake , realized, vehicle was not slowing. Standing harder on brake, it held the truck back enough to bump into car infront of me. Truck continued to push the vehicle infront of me, with rear wheels spinning on wet roadway. . . I jammed shift lever into park position with motor and tires still spinning to finally stop it. Not apparent damage to either vehicle or injuries known. Took truck local dealer to check diagnosis and vehicle. They found nothing , could not duplicate problem and test drive. I currently have truck parked in my driveway. Will not drive it because I feel it is unsafe and have reported the incident to Toyota hqs ref # 1008262334.

The pedals on the truck are too close together and the brake pedal depresses almost to the floor. When wearing heavy boots and especially when backing, the accelerator is often depressed when braking with the driver in total alarm as the engine is racing while the brakes are being heavily applied to keep the vehicle from breaking away. I have had several scary close calls as a result of having to quickly apply b rakes due to a traffic situation whereas if you release the brake to stop the engine from racing the vehicle lunges forward. Another problem is that the etc [electronic throttle control] causes the vehicle to lurch forward suddenly when you want to accelerate slowly as you would do in stop and go traffic or when starting after a traffic light turns green. I complained to Toyota who is in denial and even went to arbitration and lost. A simple fix would be to disable the etc when the brake pedal is depressed. I thought that Toyota's Smart braking system might remedy my situation. Toyota insists no. Meanwhile I am driving an unsafe vehicle. I hope you can get me some help.

2010 Toyota Tacoma. Letter from senator on behalf of constituent re their concerns with an unexpected acceleration issue with their Toyota truck. As the consumer was pulling into a parking space, the truck lurched forward with full acceleration which required her/him to use both feet to fully depress on the brake pedal which caused the truck to stop in place while the rear tires continued to spin with full acceleration. The consumer then put the vehicle into park and shut off the ignition. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for an analysis.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while stopped at a light and attempting to push the accelerator pedal, the contact would also push the brake pedal at the same time. The contact stated that the brake and accelerator pedals were too close together. The manufacturer received a complaint from the contact. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 0 and the current mileage 6,500. Nw.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The driver stated that she was at a stop sign with her foot on the brake pedal when the vehicle accelerated into an intersection. The driver also stated that she had both feet on the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. The driver had to shift into neutral gear and turn the engine off in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a Toyota dealer. The vehicle was being diagnosed by the dealer when the complaint was filed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 1,100.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The driver stated that he was driving in a large parking lot at approximately 2 mph into a parking space. The driver was coming to a complete stop, and engaged the brake pedal when the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a concrete column. He was not injured. The failure mileage was 3,200.

S10 appropriate handling re Toyota acceleration problem fm owner of a 2010 Toyota Tacoma truck. The consumer stated the engine raced and the vehicle lurched forward. The consumer applied the brake as hard as he could and quickly placed the vehicle in park. The next day, the vehicle was inspected, but the vehicle was performing as designed. The consumer was informed his vehicle was not a part of the recall. Updated 05/12/10.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. He stated that while driving at 5 mph and pulling into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated on its own. He put both feet on the brakes and the vehicle still wanted to surge forward. He put the vehicle in park and turned it off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they could not duplicate the failure and told him that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. There had been no repairs done to the vehicle at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 6367 and current mileage was 8253. Updated 04/27/10. The consumers husband was driving the vehicle. Updated 09/16/10.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that his vehicle accelerated while driving into the driveway while driving approximately 5 mph and almost crashed into the garage. He had both feet on the brake pedal; however, the vehicle continued accelerating. A Toyota manufacturer technician examined the brakes system although the contact informed him that the failure was not related to the brakes. The representative removed the floor mats. The failure mileage was 3,000.

I turned left into a best buy parking space. My foot covered the brake as I slowly coasted in. My 2010 Tacoma began speeding up. I hit the brakes as hard as I could, stopped the Tacoma. I turned the ignition off, put the Tacoma in park. This was not floor mat related, since the dealer did not supply floor mats with the Tacoma. I never touched the gas pedal. I shopped, then brought the Tacoma to pauly Toyota, crystal lake, IL, where the service dept. Took it immediately. The truck is 3 weeks old, less than 1000 miles on it.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated as he was driving and coming to a stop at the stop sign, the engine started to race as if it was getting ready to accelerate. The consumer depressed the brakes before it accelerated. He has not taken his vehicle to the dealer as of yet or the called the manufacturer to inform them of this issue. The failure mileage was 600. . . . Mw updated 02/17/10. Updated 02/18/10.

The contact owns 2010 Tacoma tundra. He stated that on several occasions the vehicle accelerated bacause the accelerator pedal is to close too the break pedal. He took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated there is nothing they could do, that is the way the vehicle is designed. The current and the failure mileage were 900.