2010 Toyota TACOMA problems and owner complaints

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AS IF IT WAS GETTING READY TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BEFORE IT ACCELERATED. HE HAS NOT TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS OF YET OR THE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INFORM THEM OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600....MW UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/18/10

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10285976 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DBL CAB, THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR THE RIGHT GEAR TO ACCELERATE IN ONCE THE SPEED GETS 15MPH OR LOWER AND YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE. AT 1ST IT WAS JUST ANNOYING, BUT RECENTLY I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT A SIGNAL LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEH. AND IT SLAMMED ON IT'S BRAKES, I WENT TO GO INTO THE PASSING LANE, BUT WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T RESPOND, IT JUST REVS UP TRYING TO FIND THE GEAR. BY THE TIME IT DID, I WAS WATCHING IN MY MIRROR AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE STARTED HITTING THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITT…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,220 miles reported. Look up ODI 10292867 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE SLOWING TO 10-12 MPH MY 2010 TACOMA V-6 4X4 'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO WHAT SEEMS TO BE NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS. ENGINE RPM'S WILL RISE TO ABOUT 2500-3000 RPM'S BEFORE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. THIS SITUATION HAS NEARLY GOTTEN ME INVOLVED IN 5 ACCIDENTS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 150 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN YOU SLOW FOR EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR WHEN YOU SLOW TO 10-12 MPH AND THEN TRY TO RESUME POWER . VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SELLING DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293032 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IGNITION FAULTY. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. I FEAR THAT THIS ISSUE, WORKING SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES NOT WORKING, CAN FAIL WHILE I'M DRIVING, LEAVING ME TO TRY TO OPERATE A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER AND A LOCKED STEERING COLUMN. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS DISABLED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 6,794 miles reported. Look up ODI 10323971 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, ROTATED AND THE STEERING ALIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6.

Owner-reported narrative. 6 miles reported. Look up ODI 10332635 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT RODENTS CRAWLED INTO THE VEHICLE AND WERE CHEWING ON THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT HE FOUND A RODENT "NEST" IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEST PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT A…

Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314150 at NHTSA ↗

THE CLUTCH ARM ON THE 2010 TACOMA IS SO FAR TO THE LEFT THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE FOOTREST. IF I USE THE FOOTREST, MY LEFT FOOT TENDS TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL OR GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE KICK PANEL WHEN I RAISE MY FOOT TO APPLY THE CLUTCH. ALSO, ON A LONG DRIVE, IF I TRY TO STRETCH MY LEG OUT WHILE DRIVING, MY LEFT FOOT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE FOOT REST AND THE BACK OF THE CLUTCH ARM. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, YET. BUT, I HAVE STALLED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS A RESULT. THE POTENTIAL IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 28 miles reported. Look up ODI 10334217 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF ON THE 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. I INSERTED THE KEY AND TURNED THE IGNITION ON. WAITED 30 SECONDS THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK OFF, THE PUMP DISENGAGED. THE TACOMA HAS APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES. IF THIS OCCURRED AGAIN UNNOTICED, WOULD IT CREATE A FIRE HAZARD? *KB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10426309 at NHTSA ↗

I JUST FOUND MY TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO RECALL NUMBER: E12. THE SAFETY RISK: STATES POSSIBLE PUNCTURED FUEL TANK AND POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN FIRE. THE RECALL STATUS: STATES "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY MIND. REPLACING A LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY IS NOT THAT COMPLICATED. I HOPE NHTSA WILL ENCOURAGE TOYOTA TO REACT QUICKLY TO THIS DESIGN FAILURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10649911 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510045 at NHTSA ↗

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE NEWER TYPE SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACED HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS. ALSO NOTICED IS HEAT DISCOLORATION OF THE WIRING CONNECTOR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10606683 at NHTSA ↗