10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,866 miles

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problem #23

Jan 222021

Tacoma

  • 23,500 miles
I was invoked in a front end collision my brakes didn't stop fast enough my pedal went down to the bottom floor and my tps radar collision warning didn't activate what can I do ?

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #22

Mar 122020

Tacoma

  • miles
Recall issues have been reported via phone calls and emails to dealership since March-2020 but have yet to receive any assistance on matters for two recalls, one in dec2018 for the brake master cylinder and another in jan2020 for the low pressure fuel pump. Brakes are always making a loud noise especially on reverse.

- Pago Pago, AS, USA

problem #21

Sep 042020

Tacoma

  • 14,000 miles
The car was put in reverse in order to get out of a parking space. As I turned the wheel as it was in reverse the car began to act weird and the brakes did not seem to work. I pumped the brakes 3 times, but it was too late and the car parked behind me was hit. I was going slow when I reversed, however my whole bumper snapped off and my taillight shattered. The truck seemed to have accelerated without the gas pedal being used....the brakes seemed to work just fine after, however dealership told me there weren't any codes indicating a loss of brakes. There was no fluid or leakage on the compartment either. Everything was fine I was told, but it doesn't seem to add up for me. This truck was second-hand from the dealership, so I am not sure if it was part of the trucks that had a recall on brakes. The current recall on it had to do with the pump which there is no remedy for.

- North Port, FL, USA

problem #20

Feb 052020

Tacoma

  • 19,500 miles
The automatic braking system (ABS) engages when road surfaces are snowy or slick. When this happens, I cannot stop the vehicle within a reasonable distance. The ABS takes over and the car coasts indefinitely. I have never been in an accident in 40 years of driving, and have now had three near misses over the last two winters due to the ABS.

- Memphis, NY, USA

problem #19

Jul 022019

Tacoma

  • 21,039 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota takoma. The contact stated that while driving and accelerating, a warning message in the instrument panel stated that the brake and accelerator was depressed at the same time. The vehicle lost motive power. Marietta Toyota (750 cobb pkwy S, marietta, ga 30060, (470)938-8430) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled which was still pending. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,039.

- Rockmart, GA, USA

problem #18

Oct 032019

Tacoma

  • 18,000 miles
Vehicle continues to have brake shudder while decelerating from freeway speeds. As the brakes heat up, the brake shudder gets more and more pronounced. I have had this vehicle in to the dealership for maintenance on this issue 5 times in the last 6 months to address the issue. Tsb has been done to address rear axle issues, all recalls have been completed and rear drums were replaced under warranty once. Vehicle is still under manufacturer's 2yr/25,000 mile toyotacare warranty, but manufacturer refused to replace the drums/rotors. I have taken the vehicle to a different shop and had front rotors/pads replaced, along with the rear drums and there is still a vibration coming from the brakes while decelerating. Please advise.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #17

Mar 062018

Tacoma

  • miles
The truck vibrate as if it has big off road tires, the vibration is very strong form 15 or 20 mpr at times is so strong that the dashboard make noyce and the front passenger seat makes noyce. In the morning and sometimes at any time the engine is king of missing for small times, missing, like going and stopping the engine nease. All this happening in city driving or hwy. All his happens on and off.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #16

Aug 222019

Tacoma

  • miles
Had an appointment to take my vehicle in for a recall, showed up to do the recall on the drive, service advisor said they can't do the recall on my vehicle. Why call and email about the recall on my vehicle to have me drive to the dealership to be told no. Waste of time. The recall on my vehicle is "special service campaign K0B (remedy notice) - certain 2018 ' 2019 model year Tacoma and Tundra - millimeter wave radar sensor". I've had the vehicle come to a stop and had the brake light on in the morning with morning dew, happened a few times in the last couple months.

- Costa Mesa, CA, USA

problem #15

Jul 102019

Tacoma

  • 6,500 miles
With laser cruise control on, vehicle will suddenly slam on the brakes and release with no other vehicles in front of it. This has happened 8 or 9 times in the time I have owned the truck. I have taken it back to the dealer 4 times for this problem, only to be told that they cannot duplicate it and nothing was done to repair the problem. The next day I received a recall notice to bring the truck to Toyota to repair a front sensor for this problem. I brought the truck in to the dealer and they said that water was getting into the front grill sensor and they glued a piece of rubber/foam over the sensor. A few days later the same thing happened again. My wife and I are afraid to even drive the truck and Toyota has said everything is ok. The second problem is with laser cruise on and set at 75 miles an hour traveling up a grade, the vehicle will downshift into third gear running the tach to 300 RPM's over the redline. Toyota says that this is fine and the truck has a governer to keep the truck from over revving 300 RPM's above redline at 5800 RPM. I explained that in the owners manual it says to never run the engine to redline. Again Toyota says this is normal and that they will not fix the problem. Redline is 5500 RPM.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #14

May 012019

Tacoma

  • 14,900 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. While driving various speeds, there was a vibration in the brake pedal when it was depressed. The brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to respond. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jeff wyler Toyota of springfield (2237 w 1st St, springfield, oh 45502, (937) 525-4642) where it was diagnosed that the rotors needed to be rotated, resurfaced, and the drums needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1905151322. No further assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 18V888000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact requested diagnostic testing on the master cylinder. The failure mileage was approximately 14,900.

- Springfield, OH, USA

problem #13

Mar 062019

Tacoma

  • 6,000 miles
The car takes time to stop completely after pressing the break.

- Miramar, FL, USA

problem #12

May 072019

Tacoma

  • 16,500 miles
Vehicle surges when steering wheel is turned, also is hesitant to shift gears on highway. Frustrating as it is difficult to drive efficiently when your car does not shift as expected. Tiring to drive in this way.

- Atascadero, CA, USA

problem #11

Feb 252019

Tacoma

  • miles
I feel that the Toyota dealer in waipahu, Hawaii is unable to remedy the defect in regards to recall no. 18V-888. I received the recall remedy notice in the mail, I then called our dealership service department the very next day on 2/25/19. I was told the part was on back order and they had no estimated time of arrival for the part. I asked for a phone call that day to satisfy my concern on no eta for the part since this recall affects my brake performance. No call was received. On 3/27/19, I called again and was told I had to keep calling since they have no idea in regards to the eta for the part. Secondly, I cannot be put on a waiting list since I need to be at the remedy level. I was confused since our recall states it is a remedy notice which I explained I already had. I was put on hold only to be told she made a mistake and that a manager will call me back the same day. No call was received. Today is 4/3/19 and I still have not received a call. I feel that this is not very reasonable since this recall affects brand new trucks (2018-2019). How can this repair be pushed back when it affects your brake performance? secondly, how can you send out a remedy notice, have a customer make contact right away, and state that there are already no parts available for the recall.

- Mililani, HI, USA

problem #10

Mar 222019

Tacoma

  • 10,000 miles
Pre-collision warning system is faulty. The system engages when nothing is in front of the vehicle to merit warnings or engaging the brakes automatically. However, the system does not engage when the truck is extremely close to the wall of a garage. Unfortunately there is no way to turn off this feature and it will ultimately result in an accident which may be fatal.

- Aurora, CO, USA

problem #9

Jan 052019

Tacoma

  • 5,000 miles
My brand new Tacoma has a sticking brake pedal that sticks in the pedal's neutral position. It needs more force to press it at random times. This issue stood out while I was driving in the mountains on a dirt road and came across some ice. I just needed to apply minimal pressure on the brakes to keep from speeding up as I was going downhill over the ice. There was no area to turn around in this location and would not be able to make it back up the hill due to the ice. When I depressed the brake pedal, it stuck at first then popped downward making me apply more pressure than I wanted to. The brakes engaged with more force causing me to not be fully in control as I began to swerve with the brakes locking up prior to the ABS kicking in (tires lock for the ABS to work). I've taken the vehicle to the dealership 3 times and voiced the safety concern. They did inspect it, however, I was told each time the vehicle functions as it should, per manufacturer specs. Case filed directly with Toyota corporate also had no resolution. One visit stated another vehicle on the lot had the same concern.

- Yakima, WA, USA

problem #8

Feb 122019

Tacoma

  • miles
When applying brakes, brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Vehicle is not even 1 year old yet and brakes should not be having problems.

- Parma, OH, USA

problem #7

Jan 232019

Tacoma

  • 4,500 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. While the contact was attempting to park in his garage, the brakes malfunctioned and the vehicle crashed into a wall. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall and provided a case number. The contact planned to have the vehicle towed to crown Toyota of lawrence (3430 Iowa St, lawrence, ks 66046, (785) 843-7700) for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 4,500.

- Berryton, KS, USA

problem #6

Dec 152018

Tacoma

  • 2,700 miles
After shifting into reverse from park and start backing up there is a 'clunk' noise from under the the vehicle and 'clunk' happens again once you brake in reverse. Vehicle inconsistently shifts while driving at normal city speed limits.

- Lawrence, KS, USA

problem #5

Sep 122018

Tacoma

  • 8,000 miles
Crossing street going straight eastbound on green light, road construction going on. Truck stopped completely on middle of road, thinking there was a car in front of me. No vehicle in front just shadow of the bridge, that made car stop automatically. By then North traffic started moving got hit. Were in a 5 vehicle accident.

- Buckeye, AZ, USA

problem #4

Jul 142018

Tacoma

  • 500 miles
I was driving with all tss (Toyota safety sense) systems enabled (as is the only default setting on this truck) with three passengers (my young family) at about 50 mph on a somewhat curvy mountain road. The truck's pcs (pre collision system) slammed on my brakes erroneously when a car (not in my path or lane) on a curve was slowing to turn off onto the shoulder. The truck dropped speed rapidly and unexpectedly until I pressed the accelerator hard, and could have caused a rear end collision had another vehicle been following me. The Toyota pcs system is not ready to be used safely on public roads, and needs to be recalled or disabled easily as a default setting before someone gets injured or killed!

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

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