This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph. There was an abrupt stop; the rear wheels locked without warning. The anti-lock brake system failed to engage. The vehicle swayed off of the road into a small ditch. The driver was able to resume operation. The contact was concerned about the safety risk. The failure mileage was 23,000. Updated 4/30/10 updated 05/10/10.
Toyota Tacoma 2007 V6 4 door truck,14000 mille.driving 20 mph taking left turn pushed the brakes when vehicle fully engaged the throttle engine rev @ 7,000rpm brakes would not work!! stepped on brakes with 180lb no brakes!! lost control in front of orange parl mall truck flipped into on coming traffic rolled 2 times and totaled. Driver suffers from back injuries. See also 10219540
Soft brakes on my 2007 Toyota Tacoma. It seems that the truck not responding to braking as you try to stop. I had a couple of close calls but luckily no accidents. I searched on the internet to see if others are concerned about the brakes on these trucks and it turns out to be a major issue. Car and driver magazine reported the same problem in there February 2007 issue. I believe that these brakes could cause injury and it should be investigated.
This is not a failure, but something I see as a safety issue.. when I am stopping at a stop light/ stop sign and am in driv with the air conditioner (A/C) on the truck will surge forward and I have to push the brakes down harder. This only happens when the A/C is on, and seems to come from the increase in engine rpms when the compressor kicks on. This is very unsafe and could cause me to rear end someone.
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- Warwick, RI, USA