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2006 TOYOTA TACOMA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 676259 · 2008-07-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
17,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB HAS HAD ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, AND EPISODES WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE ACTION WHAT SO EVER. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE INTO TOYOTA DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS WITH THE COMPLAINT, BUT EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG (I THINK THEIR INVESTIGATION INVOLVED DRIVING IT AROUND AND SEEING IF THE BRAKES WORKED--AND THEY DID AT THOSE TIMES). THE PROBLEM IS EPISODIC, AND SO IS DIFFICULT TO RECREATE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING/CRUISE CONTROL/ACCELERATION SYSTEM SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. TODAY I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. WHEN IS SOMEBODY GOING TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY? I THINK AN INDEPENDENT PANEL SHOULD CONDUCT AN INQUIRY BECAUSE I THINK TOYOTA KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10232799
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