2009 Toyota TACOMA problems and owner complaints

WHILE BRAKING AT INTERSECTION, TRUCK ACCELERATED STRIKING VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO STRIKE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255120 at NHTSA ↗

HAVE 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT PCKG. TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, ONCE I TURN AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS TO SHIFT GEARS. HAPPENS 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, WHETHER ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A U-TURN IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS APPROACHING. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA MECHANICS TOLD ME THE TRANNY IS COMPUTER OPERATED AND NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 5,000 M…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10266514 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ENGINE RACES AND GOES INTO GEAR. SPORADIC AND UNRELIABLE ACTIONS, SOMETIMES CAUSES WHEEL SPIN. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS ALL NEW VEHICLES PERFORM THIS WAY AND REFUSES TO FIX. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC VERIFIED MY CONCERN AND STATED IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252500 at NHTSA ↗

CONTINUAL PROBLEM. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DISENGAGES DURING OR PRIOR TO ACCELERATION, PRIMARILY AFTER TURNING A CORNER. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE REVS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH/SURGE SOMETIMES UNCONTROLLABLY. "SHIFT LOGIC" CONTROL WAS RESET BY DEALER ON 03/23/09 BUT DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE 03/02/09. VEHICLE HAS 470 MILES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3 miles reported. Look up ODI 10262840 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED NEW TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT IN AUG 2009 WITH ZERO MILES. ALL SEEMED OK, OTHER THAN A FEW FRUSTRATING CAB RATTLES HERE AND THERE. HOWEVER, I ALSO NOTICED THAT AS MY TRUCK NEARED MORE MILES (7,000 CURRENT), I NOW HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A BIT HARDER, YET WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED ALL WAS NORMAL AND COULD NOT REPLICATE. I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE I'VE HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PRETTY HARD TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN. IT SEEMS I NEED TO RIDE IT A LITTLE HARDER THAN WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY TRUCK. …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10318522 at NHTSA ↗

MY TACOMA HAS A CONSTANT SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY MECHANIC AND TOYOTA SERVICE HAVE TRIED BALANCING, ALIGNMENTS AND ROAD-FORCE TESTING, BUT NOTHING WORKS TO ELIMINATE THE SHAKE. IT IS AT IT'S WORST WHEN I FIRST ACCELERATE TO CRUISING SPEED AFTER THE TRUCK HAS SAT FOR EIGHT HOURS. AT THESE TIMES IT IS AN APPROXIMATELY A 1/4 INCH SHIMMY IN THE WHEEL, AND IS QUITE A VIOLENT SHAKE. IT SEEMS TO DISSIPATE AFTER A WHILE, BUT THE SHIMMY NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. IT EXISTS WITH BOTH MY ALL-SEASON TIRES, AND MY SNOW TIRES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10439892 at NHTSA ↗

LIKE A GREAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE, I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO IN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. IT ALSO SWITCHES BANDS (FM1 TO FM2, ETC.) OF ITS OWN VOLITION. SOMETIMES IT REFUSES TO TURN ON AT ALL. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SCATTERED AROUND VARIOUS FORUM SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT IN THE "ACCESS CAB," WHICH IS THE MODEL I RECENTLY PURCHASED. THIS BIZARRE BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM THE DAY I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE DEALERS LOT:…

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280538 at NHTSA ↗

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE MELTING THE PLASTIC LAMP HOUSING. ALL COMPONENTS ARE FACTORY STOCK: BULBS, HOUSINGS, WIRING, ETC. MELTED PLASTIC HOUSING HAS CHANGED THE TURN SIGNAL BEAM GEOMETRY RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND RISK OF ACCIDENT. ALSO, MELTED MATERIAL INDICATES A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 45,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10421396 at NHTSA ↗

WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF SHREDDED TRACKER TRAILER TIRE, APPROXIMATELY 8-10 INCHES LONG, BY 3-6 INCHES WIDE. THE TIRE PIECE FLEW UP, IMPACTED THE FRONT FACING SECTION OF MY FUEL TANK, PUNCTURING THE TOP PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE GASH WAS ABOUT 1 INCH, AND FUEL BEGAN TO GUSH OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE TANK COVERING THE TOP, SIDES, AND BOTTOM OF THE TANK DUE TO THE WIND FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN 200 MILES MORE AND NOTICED MY FUEL ECONOMY DR…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10662171 at NHTSA ↗

REAR LEAF SPRING RECALL - RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL INTERIM NOTICE SEPT. 2014 ADVISING OF DEFECTIVE REAR LEAF SPRING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR, AND ADVISED CONTINUALLY TOYOTA HAS NOT YET DESIGNED OR CREATED A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AS OF JULY 28, 2015 DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR LEAF SPRING. I HAVE ADVISED DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AND BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING JOLTS FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND MAKES A LOUD CLUNK IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10744350 at NHTSA ↗

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT HY-VEE GROCERY STORE IN MOUNT PLEASANT, IA AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED(<5MPH) MY 09' TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATED INTO A GROCERY CART STALL. I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULTS AND AFTER A ONE SECOND LULL THE TRUCK ACCELERATED QUICKLY INTO THE MOVABLE OBSTRUCTION. I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE RATE OF ACCELERATION BY THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATIOR. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE LIGHT PRESSURE ACCELERATES THE CAR AT A FASTER RATE AND TIMES WHERE HEAVIER PRESSURE DOESN'T GET ENOUGH RESPONSE…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298159 at NHTSA ↗