general problems of the 2014 Toyota Tacoma

Brake master cylinder is leaking into the cab, truck has 80k miles on it. Oem replacement part only available through Toyota dealer (part number: 47050-04092) is insane at $1500. No warning indicators, just a puddle of brake fluid on my floor mat.

This is the 2nd time my Toyota Tacoma has been damaged by rodents: the 1st time (12/15/2015), the engine was running rough, the engine and trac off warning lights were on, and the damage was about $3,000. The 2nd time (1/09/2021), the abs, airbag, traction control warning lights came on, and the cost of the damage is not yet known, but it is likely to be more expensive (5 years later). I have had 19 prior vehicles in 46 years (8 chevrolets, 2 fords, 2 nissans, 3 hondas, 1 Jeep, 1 pontiac, 1 Hyundai, and 1 Chrysler), and I never had such serious rodent problems. Rodent damage has also occurred with my parent's Toyotas (who had many other vehicle brands in 70 years), and other neighbors and friends have had the same problem with their newer model Toyotas. However, they did not have these issues ever with other vehicle brands in the past. Also, I had a Nissan frontier at my current address in 2012 and 2013, and still have a Nissan altima at my current address, and rodents never chewed the wires on those vehicles. The problem is that Toyota puts soy in their wiring insulation, and rodents find it tasty. There is a resurrected class action in California about Toyota's tasty wires. I asked Toyota to take responsibility, but Toyota maintains that there is nothing wrong with their wiring. However, the wiring does contain soy, and rodents most certainly to like to chew on it. So, this is the second time my 2014 Toyota Tacoma has been damaged by rodents, despite me taking the following steps to prevent this from happening again: (1) place bag of moth balls under the hood. (2) installed 2 sonic sound deterrents under the hood; (3) installed 1 light-flashing deterrent under the hood; (4) sprayed the wheel wells and engine with peppermint spray; (5) inspect the engine compartment regularly for signs of rodents;.

With normal braking, and just before stopping, the brakes grab excessively causing the occupants necks to snap forward. Very annoying and could cause neck strain if not anticipating the reaction. This append from the time I twas new & continues since.

The air bag didn't react in a motion crashing.

When stepping on brake pedal it slowly goes to the floor 0n boat ramp un loading boat.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. Ne.

The abs system on this truck is very unpredictable and unsafe. I have had 3 incidents where the abs system disabled all braking power to the wheels and just coasted to a stop narrowly missing other vehicles. This happens maybe 10 percent of the time when driving on snowy roads. When this happens there is no pulsing from the abs system it is just a dead brake pedal. The other 90% of the time the abs will pulse and the truck will stop just fine. I have gone driving in the snow to intentionally try to recreate this situation and I could only get the vehicle to do this non braking effect once. The other times the abs pulsed and stopped fine. . Read more...

There are two problems occurring with this vehicle. One is the key will not turn ignition switch at all. I was at the grocery store for half an hour trying to turn on my truck and the key would not turn. Not even enough to turn a. C/heat etc. This has happened on several occasions already. The other issue that scares me is the brakes. It started off as a louder than usual squeaking of the brakes only while reversing. Then when braking, it feels as if the abs kicks in then let's go. This happens often, even in my driveway going less than 2 mpg. The brake pedal feels extremely soft when pressed and the pedal nearly hits the floor. It's happened twice where the brakes feel like they lock while I'm driving and at times the truck will not stop appropriately. The road has usually been dry on in these case.

The brakes are "fading" after stopping at a light. By "fading", I mean that the brake pedal will require more pressure after the vehicle has been sitting for at a stop for a time. This is another huge safety issue, because this is causing me to inch forward (so slow), that I don't recognize it, right away, sometimes, and I'm drifting into the stopped vehicle in front of me. I have had multiple drivers, drive the same vehicle, and they can (also) confirm that this is happening with the above vehicle. I (also), reported this issue to the dealership where I purchased the vehicle new and they told me that there was nothing wrong with the brakes. I plan on taking the vehicle back to have it re-inspected. It currently has 5,000 miles.