2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Power Train Problems

THE TRANSMISSION, WHILE DRIVING, HAS A JERKY SHIFTING MOTION. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN STOPPED AT LETS SAY A RED LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO DRIVING AWAY, WILL SEEM LIKE IT ENGAGES WITH AN EXTREME JERKING MOTION, ALMOST FEELING LIKE YOU'VE BEEN REAR ENDED.

Mileage: 100

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE FRONT JOINT OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT BROKED AWAY AND THE PROPPELLER FALLED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK, HITTING AND DAMAGING OTHER TRUCK'S COMPONENTS UNTIL STOPING

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

DEAR SIR OR MADAM: I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 AT THE END OF 2010. AND WITHIN MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE I NOTICED EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNDER THE VEHICLE TAKING PLACE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CONCERNS WERE EITHER DISMISSED OR SIMPLY IGNORED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER, DURING THE CORROSION RECALL OF THE PREVIOUS TACOMA'S, I REPORTED MY OBSERVATIONS TO THE TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL DEPARTMENT. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR A CORROSION TREATMENT, BUT NO RECALLS WERE YET TAKING PLACE FOR THE 2010 MODELS. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK IN TO THE TOYOTA CORROSION PROBLEM, IT EXTENDS FROM 2004 TO THE PRESENT. AND IT IS NOT ABOUT JUST LEAF'S THAT COULD FRACTURE. IT IS ABOUT TOYOTA FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THAT WAS ALREADY TAKING PLACE IN OTHER EARLIER MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 01/27/15*JB

Mileage: 17,000

TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 ACCESS CAB, 5SP, 2.7 LITER. CLUTCH FAILING AT 40000 MILES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $2200 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I EXITED AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE OFF RAMP INTERSECTION. WHEN CLEAR I BEGAN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HWY WHEN I FELT 3 LOUD KNOCKS AND HEARD LOUD NOISES THEREAFTER LOOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THE FRONT YOKE OF THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 67,735

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BROUGHT TO A STOP, THERE WAS A THUMP THAT CAME FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SLIP JOINT AND THE DRIVE SHAFT BEARING SUPPORT JOINT WERE CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT FOUND A CORRECTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SLIP JOINT SHOULD NOT COME APART, BUT IT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,590....UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

Mileage: 18,000

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI NUMBERS 10444039 & 10444967. AFTER MUCH WORK ON MY PART, A TOYOTA FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FACTORY REPRESENATIVE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE OCCURENCE TWICE. THE SOLUTION OR GUESS AT THE TIME, WAS TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS DONE ON 3/12/12. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND DOCUMENTED THE OCCURRENCE OVER 150 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2010. LAST CONTACT WITH THE TOYOTA EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEEMED THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING AS "DESIGNED". FINAL OUTCOME WAS MADE AFTER FINDING ANOTHER VEHICLE (JUST ONE) LIKE MINE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT AND DRIVEN BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THAT VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERED WHILE BREAKING TO AND MAINTAING THE SPEED OF 20MPH. FINAL ANALYSIS/ANSWER WAS THAT THE COMPUTER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OPEN AND CLOSED LOOPS AND A TEMPERATURE INVOLVING 138 DEGREE'S. NO FURTHER SOLUTIONS WERE OFFERED; VEHICLE "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". AS OF THIS DATE THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS LESS THEN 19,000 MILES AND THE FOLLOWING WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THAT OCCURENCE "OPERATING AS DESIGNED"; 1) FRONT ROTORS GROUND TWICE 2) A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED 3) NEW ROTORS WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE GROUND ONES. TWO LINKS THAT DO WORK FOR ANYONE HAVING PROBLEMS ARE LISTED BELOW: [XXX] (CUSTOMER RETENTION [XXX]) [XXX] (PRESIDENT & COO [XXX]) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 4,037

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LOUD NOISE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS NORMAL FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STATED AS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 34,000

SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAD 5000 MILES ON IT I HAVE HAD CLUTCH ISSUES. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR CLUTCH ISSUES AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NOW. THE CLUTCH IS BURNING UP, THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE A FEW WEEKS AGO. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING ON THE LAST SERVICE. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN WITH ON 3,000 MILES ON THIS NEW CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OVER 1 YEAR OLD AND CURRENTLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA IS GIVING ME THE RUN A ROUND AND NOW WANTS ME TO PAY FOR WARRANTY WORK. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM THEY HAVE A WEAK DESIGN CLUTCH, MADE FOR A 2 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE IN A 4X4 TRUCK. WE THINK THE CLUTCH SLIPPED SO MUCH A FEW AGO IT REALLY DID CATCH FIRE, IT SMOKED FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I HAVE FILED WITH THE HOUSTON BBB AND FILED WITH TOYOTA. I NEED HELP *JS

Mileage: 5,213

CORRECTION TO OID ID#1044518 OCCURS WHILE BRAKING AND REACHING 20MPH...... SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW VEHICLE (PURCHASED 8/2010) I STARTED TO NOTICE A SHUDDER THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. THE SHUDDER OCCURRED SPORATICALLY AND ALWAYS WHILE BRAKING AND REACHING THE SPEED OF 20MPH. IT REMINDED ME OF DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS CUT ALONG FREEWAYS AND PRIOR TO TOLL BOTHS. THE SUDDER OCCURS ON UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, TURNS, AND FLAT ROADWAYS. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". DAVE ZELLERS (CUSTOMER RETENTION FOR TOYOTA) ASSISTED IN MY COMPLAINT AND IN THE END REFUNDED $890.00 AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH (EXTENDED WARRANTY PRICE). TOYOTA HAS GROUND THE FRONT DISKS ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE OCCASIONS STATING THEY WERE NOT FLAT. THEY HAVE CUT MORE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISKS THAN I HAVE USED WITH ONLY 14,000 PLUS MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NOW BELIEVE THERE IS A FLUID RESTRICTION IN THE TRANSMISSION OR A PROBLEM IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONCE THE INCIDENT STOPPED WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I HAVE RECORDED THE INCIDENTS AND THEY HAVE OCCURRED AT LEAST 106 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAPPENING. TOYOTA HAS MORE OR LESS WRITTEN MY COMPLAINTS OFF CLOSING OUT MY LAST COMPLAINT NUMBER FILED AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 4 CYLINDER 2WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 5,058

BOUGHT MY 2010 TACOMA USED. DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ISSUES DURING LONG TEST DRIVE. VERY NEXT DAY BEGAN TO NOTICE AUTO TRANSMISSION NOT FINDING CORRECT GEAR AFTER SLOWING THEN MAKING A TURN; DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TRUCK IS BROUGHT COMPLETELY TO REST WITH PAUSE BEFORE THE TURNS. I ALSO NOTICE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING IN STRAIGHTLINE; FEELS SAME AS CLUTCH SLIP / STALL WITH MANUAL TRANS IF GEAR TOO HIGH FOR SPEED. AND MY TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TOO DEEP WHEN I BRAKE MEDIUM HARD GOING DOWNHILL. I HAVE BEGUN TO MANUALLY SHIFT DURING TURNS WITHOUT STOPS. HAD DEALER INSPECT TRANSMISSION FLUID & SYSTEM AT FIRST OIL CHANGE AND DISCUSSED OBSERVATIONS WITH SERVICE TECH. WAS TOLD MINE IS FINE, OPERATING NORMALLY, & THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE HYPER-ACTIVE. BEGINNING TO THINK MY TOYOTA SELECTION WAS A MISTAKE. DOES ANYONE MAKE A TROUBLE-FREE VEHICLE THESE DAYS? *TR

Mileage: 26,500

SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW VEHICLE (PURCHASED 8/2010) I STARTED TO NOTICE A SHUDDER THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. THE SHUDDER OCCURRED SPORATICALLY AND ALWAYS AT 20MPH. IT REMINDED ME OF DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS CUT ALONG FREEWAYS AND PRIOR TO TOLL BOTHS. THE SUDDER OCCURS ON UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, TURNS, AND FLAT ROADWAYS. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". DAVE ZELLERS (CUSTOMER RETENTION FOR TOYOTA) ASSISTED IN MY COMPLAINT AND IN THE END REFUNDED $890.00 AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH (EXTENDED WARRANTY PRICE). TOYOTA HAS GROUND THE FRONT DISKS ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE OCCASIONS STATING THEY WERE NOT FLAT. THEY HAVE CUT MORE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISKS THAN I HAVE USED WITH ONLY 14,000 PLUS MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NOW BELIEVE THERE IS A FLUID RESTRICTION IN THE TRANSMISSION OR A PROBLEM IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONCE THE INCIDENT STOPPED WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I HAVE RECORDED THE INCIDENTS AND THEY HAVE OCCURRED AT LEAST 106 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAPPENING. TOYOTA HAS MORE OR LESS WRITTEN MY COMPLAINTS OFF CLOSING OUT MY LAST COMPLAINT NUMBER FILED AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 4 CYLINDER 2WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 4,037

MY 2010 TACOMA, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY SURGES AS IF SOMEBODY HIT THE GAS OR SLAMMED ME IN THE REAR. IT HASN'T PUSHED ME BEYOND MY BRAKES BUT IT IS VERY DISTURBING. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY REGULARITY, IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU GO TO VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MAKE A SHARP TURN THE RPMS JUMP TO ABOUT 3,000 AND THEN IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS BY DESIGN BUT IF IT IS IT IS POOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2010 TACOMA 4CYL, 5 SPEED. CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION IN 4TH GEAR. FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 10700 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 13500 MILES AND THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR RESOLUTION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. SLIPPING OCCURS IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT 1ST. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. RPM'S SURGE BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 10,700

WHENEVER SLOWING DOWN FROM 25 MPH TO MAKE A TURN OR JUST TO SLOW UP, WHEN ACCELERATOR IS AGAIN PUSHED DOWN TO SPEED UP, THE TRUCK "HUNTS" FOR THE PROPER GEAR, USUALLY SHIFTING TO TOO LOW A GEAR FOR THE SPEED NEEDED (TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER PROBLEM), CAUSING VEHICLE TO PAUSE & NOT PICK UP SPEED. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE THREAT OF BEING REAR ENDED OR HIT IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION. DEALERS WON'T FIX IT OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. I'VE OWNED A LOT OF VEHICLES & NONE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM..

Mileage: 21,238

2010 TACOMA CREW CAB WITH 18,000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD OR WARM IT SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME BUT AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. ALSO AFTER I HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND A CORNER OR CROSS AN INTERSECTION THE TRUCK FEELS AS IF IT SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OCCURS. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 6 SECONDS IT STARTS MOVING FORWARD AGAIN AND STARTS MOVING AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AT EVERY CORNER, STOP OR LIGHT BUT DOES HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND CHANGING LANES. SO FAR I HAVE HAD 5 NEAR COLLISIONS IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THEIR FIRST TEST DRIVE, HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

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 DEFINITELY THERE FOR A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 28

2010 TACOMA CREW CAB WITH 10,000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN) AND STOPPED (AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN), WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE TIMES IT TAKES TWO TO THREE SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO 'CATCH' AND THE TRUCK TO BEGIN MOVING. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REV UP BUT THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE. PRESSING HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO MOVE DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE, AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOES CATCH THE VEHICLE CAN LURCH FORWARD RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THIS SITUATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT 'READY' FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY TACOMA 2010 SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS -- AFTER I'VE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND THE CORNER THE TRUCK REVS HIGH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST ALL CORNERS, BUT NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I DO NO THINK THE CORNER CAUSES THE PROBLEM, IT'S JUST THAT THE TRUCK IS DOWNSHIFTING, THEN UP-SHIFTING AGAIN. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE TRUCK, AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH AND THAT IT IS NOW "FIXED." THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM "CODES" THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM. I WILL PICK UP THE TRUCK TOMORROW, SO I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME IF IT INDEED HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 100

MY 2010 TACOMA, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY SURGES AS IF SOMEBODY HIT THE GAS OR SLAMMED ME IN THE REAR. IT HASN'T PUSHED ME BEYOND MY BRAKES BUT IT IS VERY DISTURBING. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY REGULARITY, IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU GO TO VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MAKE A SHARP TURN THE RPMS JUMP TO ABOUT 3,000 AND THEN IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS BY DESIGN BUT IF IT IS IT IS POOR DESIGN. *TR

2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB PRE-RUNNER, I HAVE EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN JERK (LIKE OTHER CAR HAS HIT ME ON THE REAR) WHILE I WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED WHILE WAITING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIME FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, WHICH THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND IT IS JUST BECAUSE THE TACOMA HAS A SEQUENTIAL TYPE OF TRANSMISSION.. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

THE VEHICLE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY. ONE OR MORE TIMES A DAY, DEPENDING ON TRAVEL NEEDS, I EXPERIENCE SURGES BOTH AT COMPLETE STOPS AND WHEN ACCELERATING. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP OR ROLL INCLUDES A "DELAY" IN RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE, THEN THE UNEXPECTED SURGE IS NOTICED. GENERALLY, A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL DOES NOT YIELD A DESIRED ACCELERATION EFFECT, INSTEAD A "WAIT AND GO" EFFECT IS EXPERIENCED. SEVERAL TIMES, THIS DELAY HAS CAUSED NEAR MISSES IN TERMS OF ACCIDENTS. EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE BUT NOT GETTING ACCELERATION IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS. SURGING FORWARD VIOLENTLY WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP IS ANOTHER CONCERN. WITH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD AT MOST TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE WITH MY CONCERNING OF SHIFTING AND SOMETIME ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. THE DEALERSHIP DID LITTLE MORE THAN TAKE A SHORT TEST DRIVE WITH ME (NO DIAGNOSTICS, NO FORMAL OR MECHANICAL EVALUATION), AND TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT, NOW WITH 2600 MILES, THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. *TR

Mileage: 100

MY 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA ENGINE TRY TO ACCELERATE BY IT SELF WHILE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. MY WIFE HELD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING INTO THE INTERSECTION THE TIRE WERE SPINNING WHILE IT WAS SITTING STILL.ALSO MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP WHEN I GIVE IT GAS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 MPH. I TOLD THE TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT IT HE SAID THAT HE HASN'T RECEIVED ANY REPORTS FROM TOYOTA ON THESE TWO PROBLEMS HE DIDN'T SEEM TO INTERESTED IN MY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

L HAVE A 2010 TACOMA THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING TOOK IT IN AT 500 MILES AND THEY SAID IT WOULD WORK IN ,IT DIDN'T AT 1100 MILES L TOOK IT BACK AND THEN THEY SAID L SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT 1700 MILES L MADE AN APPOINTMENT ,THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT STILL SLIPPED AND THEY FLUSH THE SYSTEM AND NOW IT'S WORSE, THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THE ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEY'LL GET BACK WITH ME WHEN THEY FIX IT , IN THE MEAN TIME DRIVE THE TRUCK , WHICH, IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 50

WHILE SLOWING AND MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, MY 2010 TACOMA V-6 4X2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO EITHER NEUTRAL OR FIRST GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (TYPICALLY 2 OR 3). ENGINE RPM INCREASE AND THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WITH A LURCH. THIS DEFECT MAKES LEFT TURNS, ACROSS TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, SINCE YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO HUNT FOR AND FIND THE "RIGHT" GEAR. I FIRST NOTICE THE ISSUE AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 75 MILES (HAVE A LITTLE OVER 800 MILES NOW). BEEN TO DEALER TWICE. DEMONSTRATED PROBLEM WITH SERVICE MANAGER IN THE TRUCK. HE HAD NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. HE "HOPES" TOYOTA WILL COME OUT WITH A FIX. TOYOTA HAS A SIMILAR DEFECT WITH THE 2009 TACOMAS AND ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2009 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN T-SB-0373-09. BUT TSB ONLY ELIMINATED THE DEFECT IN THE 2009 MODEL. DOES NOT ADDRESS 2010 TRUCKS. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE GET INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 75

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 RESOLVED BUT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. DEALERS TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND THIS CONDITION WAS DUPLICATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND SO FAR NO FIX HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 150

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 HITTING ME. WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IF MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE GONE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU ARE GOING AT A RATE OVER 25 MPH AND SLOW DOWN TO AT LEAST 15 MPH AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. IE: CROSSING HIGHWAYS. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK OCT. 21, 2009 AND HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOV 9TH, 2009 WITH THIS ISSUE, THE TECH DROVE IT, ACKNOWLEDGED IT, AND TOLD ME ALL THE NEWER VEHICLES ARE THAT WAY, & HAVE HAD OTHERS COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE TO TRY TO FIX THIS. I BELIEVE THIS COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES, IF NOT WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 1,220