2007 Toyota Tacoma Power Train

IN EXTREME COLD TEMPS, SINGLE DIGITS OR BELOW ZERO, THE CLUTCH WILL NOT RETURN OR RETURNS VERY SLOWLY. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY ADVISED TO RETURN WHEN TEMP IS COLDER. *TR

MY TOYOTA PU, WHEN STOPPING, WILL OCCASIONALLY EITHER HAVE THE ACCELERATOR STICK OR THE TRANSMISSION NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO ALLOW THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAVE DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE DEALER AND THE MAIN OFFICE IN CA WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. THEY CLAIM THAT IT HAS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME BEFORE THEY CAN FIX IT. MY CONTENTION IS THAT I WILL END UP IN AN ACCIDENT IF I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. UNTIL THE DEALER SUGGESTED I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, I WAS TRYING TO HAVE THE BRAKES OVERCOME THE ENGINE TORQUE TO STOP THE TRUCK. OF THE FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, THE ENGINE ACTUALLY DIED DUE TO THE BRAKES STOPPING THE TRUCK WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STILL TRYING TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FORWARD. TWICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO ITS IDLE STATE BY ITSELF DURING MY STOPPING AND ONCE I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL SO I COULD STOP THE TRUCK. THE MANAGER OF NORTHHILLS TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ME AFTER MY LEAVING THREE MESSAGES. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 CREW CAB SURGES/ACCELERATES FORWARD . WHEN STOPPED WITH BRAKE APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED FORWARD. ALSO AFTER GAS IS APPLIED VEHICLE SURGES. I ALMOST IT A TRUCK AND A PERSON WALKING IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK. DEALERSHIP MIKE FERRELL TOYOTA IN CHAMPMANVILLE WV REFUSED TO GIVE ME A RENTAL THEN I WENT HOME-VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DLR. DLR DIDN'T DISCLOSE SURGING CONCERN-I FOUND OUT ON INTERNET. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK ENGINE SURGES IN UNCONTROLLED MANNER AS ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. MORE PRONOUNCED AND FREQUENT IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. IGNITION KEY MUST BE TURNED OFF TO PREVENT CRASH. TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. LAST UNCONTROLLED ENGINE SURGE HAPPENED JULY 9, 2008. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS INTRINSIC PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SURGE AFTER VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS VIEWED ONLINE INDICATE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY YET HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS, BUT I IMAGE IT IS A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON.... WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (2007 TOYOTA TACOMA), THE SHIFT STICK DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SO, IF BY MISTAKE THE SHIFT KNOB WAS BUMPED, KNOCKED, OR WHATEVER, IT COULD SEND THE CAR IN REVERSE (ON THE FREEWAY?!?!) WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONSENT. NOT GOOD... *TR

MY PROBLEM DEALS WITH A 2007, TACOMA, X-CAB, PRERUNNER, V6, THAT'S EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT EVERY TIME THAT I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK INTO IT, START THE VEHICLE, AND RELEASES THE PARKING BRAKES'THERE'S A GRABBING FEELING/NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. THE NOISE YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT, AS THE VEHICLE MOVES OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL THING THAT ALL TOYOTA'S THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL DO. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND GRABBING NOISE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THIS; I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2007 (NEW), THERE WAS NO GRABBING NOISE/FEELING. WHY NOW, ALMOST A YEAR LATER. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IS THIS NORMAL OF HAVING A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL? THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER AND I AM WORRIED THAT THE VEHICLE GOES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP WILL TELL ME THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. COSTING ME DOLLARS TO REPAIRED. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE? THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR LEAST FIVE MONTHS OR MORE. *TR

DISRUPTIVE SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY '07 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. IT ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING AT A STOP AND "LUNGES" FORWARD AT TIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN OVER-DRIVE AND BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED LIKE IN A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, DRIVER WILL SENSE SOME ACCELERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE A REAR HIT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE ON BUT IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2007 WILL START REVVING AND RED LINE AND BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND USING THE E-BRAKE. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT AND TOYOTA DENIES TO ADMIT ANYTHING IS WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA AND THIS TIME I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR GOING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT SHIFTER MOVING OUT OF DRIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM TOYOTA OF WALDORF ON JULY 19, 2007. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTED A SEVERE WIND WHISTLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ABOVE. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK HAD 800 MILES ON IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I STOPPED FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHILE STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL THE TRUCK REMAINED IN DRIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND LURCHING FORWARD. THEREAFTER, THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME. THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I ALSO NOTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, HAVING SET THE ODOMETER TO ZERO THE LAST TIME I FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS, THAT I WAS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES TO THE GALLON IN MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO HAS NEVER SEEMED TO TRACK THE ROAD EASILY. I REPORTED ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERS (WALDORF TOYOTA) SERVICE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTATIVES MARY PRICHETT AND JIM CLEMENS. THEY HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY, WALDORF TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 20, 2007 THAT I NOTIFIED TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA. NICOLE OF TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ASSIGNED ME CASE NUMBER 200708201412. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS CONTACTED BY MY TOYOTA ASSIGNED CASE MANAGER KEVIN SPILLANE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM MIKE PAVIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER, WALDORF TOYOTA'S IS TRYING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY I WAS INFORMED AUGUST 21, 2007 BY MIKE PAVIN THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE TRUCK. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED AND I WAS INFORMED AUG. 24, 2007 BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY ARE STILL GETTING THE TROUBLE CODE AND STILL HAVE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES TOYOTA OWN UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I O BE KILLED BECAUSE THIS SOME EI REPAIRS ARE CONTINUING. I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. *TR

TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD WHEN A/C CONPRESSOR ENGAGES WHILE STOPPED. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE TRUCK MOVES FORWARD AND CREATES A POTENTIAL RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT

ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA V6 4X4 AFTER ABRUPTLY BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AC IS NOT ON NOR IS CRUISE CONTROL AND I'M NOT IN 4WD. *TR

I BOUGHT A 07 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN FEBRUARY. I HAVE NOTICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT WHILE SITTING STOPPED,A/C OFF, RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGED AGAINST THE BRAKES. I THINK IF I HAD NOT HAD FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY MOVED FORWARD. I BECAME AWARE OF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ON THE INTERNET TOYOTA FORUMS. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS JUST THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A EXTREME HIGH IDLE AND OR HIGH TRANSMISSION HEAD PRESSURE. VEHICLE ONLY INDICATES APPROX 600-700 IDLE RPM'S WARM, HOWEVER; WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS VEHICLE WANTS TO LURCH AND TAKE OFF. VERY UNEASY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, FEELS LIKE DRIVER IS ABOUT TO LOSS CONTROL AND STRIKE THE VEHICLE AHEAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND ADVISED THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. THIS WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY TESTING 2 OTHER LIKE VEHICLES(07/V6/AUTOMATIC) *JB