2006 Toyota Tacoma Transmission Problems

You felt vibration when releasing the gas pedal and discovered the driveshaft yoke was separating from the main shaft. Upon disassembly, you found the lock nut was missing and showed no evidence of being properly staked (secured) in place. This is a safety concern because if the lock nut comes off while driving at highway speeds, it could cause loss of control.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAK. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN THE 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA BUT MY 2006 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING YEARS AGO. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LEAKING UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT EXPERIENCED IRREGULARITIES WITH REGARD TO SHIFTING. THE CODE WAS RAN AND THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS THE ISSUE. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS RECOMMENDED. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND HAND. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE SHIFTING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME WE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE ISSUE IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL ISSUE AND IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE TRUSTED. THE CERTIFIED DEALER RECOMMENDS A COSTLY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO VERIFY THE ISSUE.

TRANSMISIN SLIPS OR NOT RUN IN REVERSE, EVEN ON FLAT SURFACES. RUNS NORMALLY IN FORWARD.

VIBRATION EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING AT LOWER SPEED, 20 MPH.

I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TO BOCH TOYOTA AS PART OF TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN REGARDING FRAME RECALL BACK IN DEC OF 2015. I WAITED 5 MONTHS TO GET MY TRUCK BACK TO GET IT BACK IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS. TRUCK WAS NOT REPAIRED SATISFACTORILY AND I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA AND BOTH TOYOTA TO NO AVAIL. TRUCK BARELY RUNNING. *TR

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH HAS 125331 MILES. ON MAY 11, 2015, WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA, FOR THE REPAIR OF THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT WHICH HAD FAILED. I WAS EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THAT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAVE ENCLOSED THE PAPERWORK DESCRIBING THE REPAIR, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS TIED TO A RECALL, AND ANOTHER REPAIR. OCTOBER 19, 2012, THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING CRACKED AND NEEDED REPAIR, MILEAGE WAS 92303. AT THE TIME WE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE LEAF SPRINGS, AND THE REPAIR FOR THE RIGHT HAD COST US 1408.11. THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO NOTICED AT THE TIME THAT THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING WAS ALSO FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THAT WAS REPAIRED A FEW DAYS LATER 10/23/2012 THE COST 1407.61. AT THE TIME WE HAD DRIVEN AROUND NOT KNOWING WHAT THE VIBRATION WAS ONLY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE FAULTY LEAF SPRINGS WE WERE TOLD AT A LATER DATE BY THE TOYOTA DEALER MAY HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE ABOVE REPAIR. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAULTY LEAF SPRING. ON OCTOBER 27, 2006 THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS 90102. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS 2866.18. WE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES JUST GOING ON THE VEHICLE WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IN OCTOBER. HE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN USING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA, WHICH IS WHERE HE HAD HAD THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR, PAID IN FULL FOR ALL REPAIRS AT THE TIME. SO I FEEL THIS ISSUE WAS PROBABLY THE FAULT OF MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA.

DUE TO THE RUSTED FRAME ISSUES THAT I REPORTED TO TOYOTA ON 04/16/2014 (MULLER TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATE) MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WHEN THE RUSTED CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER STUCK . THERE ARE BIG RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME AND TOYOTA FREELY ADMITS THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE FRAMES , BUT WON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THOSE MODEL TACOMAS UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR GET INJURED OR KILLED ! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE FRAMES THAT RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JS

6 SPEED TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN 4 TH GEAR ? WAS ABLE TO GET IN DRIVEWAY. *TR

I WAS SLOWLY ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED TO MAXIMUM RPM. I JAMMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THREW THE TRANSMISSION INTO "PARK." A GREAT CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE ISSUED FORTH FROM THE SPINNING TIRES. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND IT'S DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AND NOT MY FOOT! SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS A PEDESTRIAN, I SAW THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO A JEEP CHEROKEE AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, AN ODD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ACCELERATION SUDDENLY INCREASED UP TO 7 MPH HIGHER THAN WHAT THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET TO. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE WIND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRES AND CAUSED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER GAVE HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO TEST DRIVE AND STATED IF THAT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE THEN THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF ALL OF THE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED.. THE FAILURE FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JS

DECEMBER 2006 TRUCK PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX HE STATED THE WHEEL BEARING WERE LEAKING GREASE AND FREEZING UP SO TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. TRUCK OPERATES GOOD ALL YEAR TILL IT GETS BELOW FREEZING AND WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKED AND BELOW FREEZING. DECEMBER 10 2012 REAR WHEELS LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING IN BELOW FREEZING CAUSING TRUCK TO SLIDE AND MISS TWO ON COMING CARS, TRUCK ENDS UP IN DITCH. WOULD SELL VEHICLE BUT AFRAID ANYONE DRIVING IT IN COLD WEATHER WOULD BE STRANDED OR IN A FATAL WRECK. ARE OTHER TRUCKS HAVING SAME ISSUE AS I HUNT AND GO BACK 30 MILES INTO THE WOODS AND IF FREEZES I WOULD BE STRANDED. *TR

FOR AT LEAST 2 MOS PREVIOUS I WOULD HEAR A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WOULD GET LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATED & SEAMED MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARMER WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DHC TORRANCE TOYOTA & SAID IT WAS MY IDLER BEARINGS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD SINCE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 37400 MILES. IT COST ME OVER $800.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REFILLED PROPERLY. AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO ACCELERATE PASS THE SPEED THAT IT WAS SET WITH BEING RESET BY THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RPMS TO IDLE EITHER EXCESSIVELY LOW OR EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT FROM FIFTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH AND ABOVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,118 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,557.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL CLAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,859.

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SAME COMPLAINT AS OTHERS. LOW END RUMBLING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS, WHERE FRONT AXLES ENTER THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE, HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY (SLOP) IN THE BEARINGS. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE BEARINGS EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE VIDEO TAPED THE CONDITION AS WELL AS THE MILEAGE AND WILL KEEP RECORDS OF MY MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALER. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHER USED TACOMA TRUCKS ON DEALER LOTS WITH AS LITTLE AS 20,000 MILES THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE TOYOTA ENGINEERED THESE DIFFERENTIALS TO LAST ONLY 60,000 MI AND MOST OWNERS MAY NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY IS OVER. MY 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP 4X4 WITH 238,000 MILES HAS LESS BEARING SLOP IN IT THAN THE '06. *TR

A CHIRPING SOUND BEGAN BEING EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHIRP WAS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROW OUT BEARING WIGGLING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. THE THROW OUT BEARING SCORED THE PILOT SHAFT. A NEW THROW OUT BEARING WAS INSTALLED AND THE PILOT SHAFT SMOOTHED WITH EMORY CLOTH. THIS SOLUTION SOLVED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY, BUT WITHIN A YEAR, THE SAME CHIRP RETURNED. THE THROW OUT BEARING IS AGAIN VIBRATING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS FROM 4TH TO 5TH HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT OR RISE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,041 UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED DURING 4TH AND 5TH SHIFTING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED ERRATIC IDLING WHILE IN 1ST GEAR. THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK FROM 8-14 SECONDS. UPDATED 08/24/10.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA I WAS FORCED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING UNTIL I DOING ALMOST A 100 MPH WEAVING THROUGH TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. ONCE STOPPED THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE FLOOR MAT AS I HAD A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLE CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK BUT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT JUST REVVED WIDE OPEN SO I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND CALLED ARLINGTON TOYOTA. I WAS ADVISED TO CALL A WRECKER AS THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY HAD IT FOR THREE DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AS IT RUN PERFECTLY WHEN OFF LOADED OFF THE WRECKER. I WAS ADVISED TO INSTALL MAT RETAINING PINS. THEN I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL I WAS ADVISED TO REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORMAT. I WAS TOLD NOTHING MORE THAT TOYOTA AS TO WHAT WAS BEING ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IS THAT A VIABLE RECALL? I KNOW FOR A FACT IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WITH TACOMA'S. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 TACOMA PRERUNNER ACCESS CAB, V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH TOWING PACKAGE. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA WOULD RAPIDLY GET FIX IN PLACE BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE AND FOR THIS REASON I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ON DRY PAVEMENT DURING CONGESTED EVENING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC IN REDMOND, WASHINGTON, USA. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING (DECELERATING) UP A GENTLE RIGHT-BENDING GRADE TO A YIELD SIGN FROM SOUTHBOUND 148TH AVE NE TO WESTBOUND REDMOND WAY (RTE 908). AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE YIELD SIGN SLOWING THROUGH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT FULL POWER WITH THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE INDICATING APPROXIMATELY 5000-6000 RPM. THE DRIVER STATES WITH UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OR DURING THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED ON BUT THE DRIVER STATES WITH UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT SET/ENGAGED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO OR DURING THE INCIDENT. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS OF THE ONSET OF THE RAPID UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, THE DRIVER APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND THE ACCELERATION CEASED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE DRIVER STATES THAT NO SUBSEQUENT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE REPORTED INCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER DOUBLE CAB 4X2 V6. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR INSTANCES WHERE AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HARD, THUS INTO OVERDRIVE, THE TRUCK EITHER KEPT SPEEDING UP OR DID NOT REV BACK DOWN. 1ST INSTANCE - ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AT SPEED. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO BOOST SPEED. AS I ENTERED TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK JUST KEPT SPEEDING UP. AFTER APPLYING A LIGHT BRAKE, I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED AND GEARED BACK DOWN. 2ND INSTANCE - WHILE LEAVING THE FREEWAY @ 65 MPH I SLOWED TO 45 MPH AND SWITCHED LANES TO THE RIGHT. THEN I APPLIED GAS TO SPEED UP TO MERGE AND THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AGAIN THE LINK BETWEEN THE THROTTLE AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO REACTION AS IN A NORMAL SITUATION. I HAD TO MERGE BACK BECAUSE THE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH. AFTER 4-5 SECONDS THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. 3RD INSTANCE - AGAIN ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP ENOUGH TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC. THIS TIME THE THROTTLE OPENED FULL BORE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER 5 SECONDS THE TRUCK FINALLY REVVED BACK DOWN. I REACHED A SPEED OF OVER 90 MPH IN THIS INSTANCE. 4TH INSTANCE - DRIVING UPHILL THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED THROTTLE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL, THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD, AGAIN FULL BORE. I USED THE SAME TECHNIQUE AND IT EVENTUALLY SLOWED. THIS PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. I NOW DRIVE MY TRUCK VERY GINGERLY SO AS NOT TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, BOTH HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL OR HAVE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. SAYING THAT "YOUR TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST WE SEE HERE, CALL THIS TOYOTA NUMBER." I KNOW THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT FOR 30 SECONDS. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPED AND MY TRUCK SURGED AHEAD 8 FEET. THE ONLY REASON IT STOPPED GOING FORWARD IS BECAUSE THE RPM DROPPED TO NORMAL. MY RIGHT FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I AM FIRST WRITING NOW BECAUSE I HEARD TODAY THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2006-2007 TOYOTA TACOMA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT CARPET MAT RELATED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AISIN AY6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THE TACOMA FROM WHAT I SEE ON INTERNET FORUMS. A DANGER RESULTS IN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, MERGING OR MANY OTHER UNFORESEEN INCIDENTS WHERE IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IN MY CASE, IT IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR THE 1-2, 2-3 SHIFTS AND REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES AND IN SHORT WAS MORE OR LESS TOLD TO "TAKE A HIKE" AND SOMETIMES IN A MANNER THAN WAS NOT THE MOST PLEASANT MEANS. THROWOUT BEARING ALSO SQUEAKS SINCE BRAND NEW (TSB POSTED?), AND TOYOTA'S ONLY ACTION IS TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER BEARING THAT WILL ONLY SQUEAK AGAIN ANYWAY. I DO NOT GET WHY I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY TAKE A TRUCK THAT IS BARELY DRIVEN IN FOR A COMPLAINT. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, I (WE) PAID FOR A TOYOTA AND THEIR REPUTATION, BUT THIS WAS MY LAST PURCHASE FROM TOYOTA EVER. IT SEEMS THAT TO GET ANYTHING REPLACED ON EVERY VEHICLE AFFECTED BY THESE PROFOUND ISSUES, THAT SOMEONE MUST DIE AGAIN AS WITH THE GAS PEDAL INCIDENTS. *TW

POWERTRAIN (FRONT DIFFERENTIAL) FRONT VIBRATION AROUND 30~45MPH. THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY WHEN 4WD IS ENGAGED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE CLAIMED PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS (DRIVER SIDE). *TR

ON OUR 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4-CYLINDER 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, WHEN YOU LIFT OFF THE GAS AND PRESS IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT, THE ENGINE RPM'S DO NOT DROP AS THEY SHOULD, THEY REMAIN HIGH AND EVEN INCREASE. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE IT WAS ALMOST NEW. NORMALLY WHEN YOU SHIFT THE RPM SHOULD DROP BETWEEN SHIFTS - INSTEAD THE REVS STAY CONSTANT OR INCREASE BETWEEN SHIFTS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION", BUT RATHER THE THROTTLE GETTING "HUNG" WHEN IN NEUTRAL BETWEEN SHIFTS. EVEN TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT CAUSE THE REVS TO DROP, THEY STAY HIGH OR INCREASE. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A TOYOTA "FEATURE" TO SMOOTH OUT SHIFTS, BUT AFTER ALL THE PRESS, I HAVE COME TO THINK IT IS A STICKY THROTTLE ISSUE, WHETHER DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES (STICKY CABLE, STICKY THROTTLE LINKAGE) OR ELECTRONIC ISSUES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ONLINE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, GOT A CONFIRMATION THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED THE COMPLAINT, BUT THAT IS THE LAST I HAVE HEARD. I PUT IN A REQUIRED MONTH/YEAR/DATE, BUT REALLY IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS ALMOST NEW. *TR

REAR AXLE SEALS CONTINUE TO LEAK AFTER BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER TWICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA X-RUNNER TRIM AND IT HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD AND CAN EASILY BE REPEATED EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA TECH'S ALWAYS STATE THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DONE IT WITH TWO TECHS TEST RIDES. ALSO, IT CANNOT BE DOWNSHIFTED EASILY. IF I AM MERGING I CANNOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. ALSO, MORE RECENTLY I CANNOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHICH SEEMS LIKE THE SAME FORWARD SHIFTING, EXCEPT I AM NOT MOVING. I HAD RECENTLY PARKED IN A SPOT THAT HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO BACK OUT, I COULD NOT GET IT INTO GEAR AND KEPT ROLLING FORWARD MORE AND MORE EACH TIME TILL I HIT THE BUMP STOP IN THE PARKING STALL AND DAMAGED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND FROM WHICH I HAD TO GET SOME HELP TO PUSH IT BACKWARDS OUT OF THE SPOT. *TR

THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP, IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY. YOU PUT THE BRAKE ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK WOULD TRY TO LEAP FORWARD WITH A LOUD THUNK. THE LONGER YOU HOLD THE BRAKE THE LOUDER THE SOUND WOULD BE. NOW WHEN YOU LET UP ON THE BRAKE, IT DOES IT. NOT WHEN HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN. WHEN YOU LET UP ON THE BRAKE, IT THUNKS HARD AND LOUD FORWARD. *TR

MY 2006 DOUBLE CAB TACOMA TRD OFF ROAD TENDS TO LUNGE FORWARD AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. IT HAS NEVER CAUSED ME TO WRECK BUT IT COULD SOME DAY. IT SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE DECELERATION OR SOMETHING. *TR

MY 2006 4 DOOR 4X4 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE FIRST INCIDENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP OF A PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE TACOMA SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. MY FOOT WAS COVERING THE BRAKE WHEN THE ACCELERATION BEGAN AND WHEN I PUT HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK WAS STILL ACCELERATING. NOTHING SLOWED IT DOWN, I WAS SLAMMING THROUGH THE (AUTOMATIC) GEARS DESPERATELY TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK. I HAD TO GO OVER WALK WAYS AND CURBS TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND CEMENT BARRIERS. I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT (YESTERDAY) I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOORED AND TOOK OFF. I WAS SLAMMING THE BRAKES AND GOING THROUGH THE AUTO GEARS AND IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO READ THAT TOYOTA IS DENYING THIS ISSUE. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND THE PROBLEM REALLY DOES EXIST ACCORDING TO THE 423 COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TOYOTA TRUCKS BUT I AM SAD TO SAY THIS ONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO. WHAT IF THE TOYOTA TACOMA KILLS SOMEONE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS? I WISH SOMEONE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS...HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL IT TAKE? *TR

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. I ALSO HAVE A LURCHING PROBLEM ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING, BUT THERE TIMES WHEN IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TAPPED MY REAR BUMPER. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME, BUT I'VE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE ACTUALLY HIT OTHER CARS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, IN MY OPINION. AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF TOYOTAS REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND DEPENDABILITY. THIS LURCHING OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY, SO THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ONCE STOPPED THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD FOR NO REASON. THE TRUCK FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO GET AWAY FROM ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO HELP. *TR

ON JULY 27TH OF THIS YEAR MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAD A PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE THAT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO HAVE TO BE TOWED. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME MY CLUTCH WAS BURNED UP AND WOULD COST $1450 TO BE FIXED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE AND HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO FOUND MY PRESSURE PLATE HAD FAILED WITH NO SIGN OF ABUSE. I HAD THE PARTS REPLACED WITH TOYOTA FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS. WHEN THE SHOP RECEIVED THESE PARTS THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME THESE PARTS WERE A DIFFERENT DESIGN THEN THE PARTS THAT FAILED IN MY TRUCK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT TOYOTA CHANGED THESE PARTS AND PART #S IN 2006 AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK. I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF CLUTCH FAILURE ON THE DESIGN IN MY TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROOF OF THIS TOYOTA DENIES THAT THERE WAS A PART CHANGE OR PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND HAS NOT OFFERED ME ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $1300 IN BILLS I HAVE IN INCURRED WITH HAVING TO CHANGE THIS PART. *TR

AS MANY MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2006 TACOMA ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND HE LURCHING AT RED LIGHTS WITH THE AC ON IS DANGEROUS. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TRUCK IS GOING TO GO TOO FAR AND STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE STOP LIGHT. ALSO, THE ERRATIC SHIFTING, MAINLY BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR WORRIES ME OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION ON CRUISE CONTROL IS RIDICULOUS!!! THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE AGGRESSIVE DOWN SHIFTING TO GAIN 2 MPH. RIGHT NOW I AM CONCERNED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT AND IT'S ABILITY TO LAST IT'S EXPECTED LIFE SPAN. *TR

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH A NOISE AND VIBRATION APPEARS AS DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHERS AND AS BEING REPORTED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA AS BEING A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A TACOMA 6 SPEED TRUCK. WHEN USING THE A/C UNIT AFTER WAITING 24 HOURS OR LONGER A LOUD NOISE UPON ENGAGING THE UNIT CAN BE HEARD. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAIN THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION, AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS REPORT EXPERIENCE THIS ALSO. 3 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKY (NOISY) AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. ALSO STATED BY TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP AS NORMAL, AND REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS FROM DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. DIFFICULTY AND FAILURE TO ENGAGE OR LOW AS WELL AS THE RR DIFF LOCK, ALSO FAILURE TO DISENGAGE UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. REPORTED BY TOYOTA AND DEALERSHIP AS NORMAL DUE TO NON-USE AND REQUIRES A BREAK IN PERIOD. OWNERS REPORT THIS FROM DAY ONE TO AS MUCH AS 40K MILES. MY VEHCILE HAS 12K AND IT PERFORMS AS OTHERS AND AS I HAVE DESCRIBED. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION AS DESIGNED. STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE BALANCE AND ROTATION. NUMEROUS PAINTED AREAS HAVE MISSING PAINT DUE TO IT LIFTS OFF THE VEHICLE REVEALING THE METAL SURFACE BELOW WITHOUT IMPACT OR DAMAGE AS IF IT WAS POORLY APPLIED. VEHICLE MPG AVERAGES 10-12 CITY AND 10-15 HIGHWAY WAY BELOW LISTED AND DOCUMENTED RANGES.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A DRIVETRAIN SHUDDER ON TAKE OFF BETWEEN SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH. THIS HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. DEALER REPLACED DRIVELINE WHICH DID NOT HELP. REGIONAL TOYOTA REP DROVE THE TRUCK AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE SHUDDER BUT THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NORMAL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT AND IS COMPLAINED ABOUT BY MANY OWNERS ON TOYOTA TACOMA ONLINE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/T171279.HTML . THERE ARE MANY OTHER MESSAGE THREADS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. SEARCHING FOR SHUDDER OR VIBRATION WILL YIELD RESULTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SHUDDER/VIBRATION IS CAUSING WEAR ON COMPONENTS ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE EVERY DAY. MANY OWNERS SEEM TO BE WAITING FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WILL ADVISE DEALERS ON HOW TO FIX THIS. I HAVE OWNED 4 OTHER TOYOTA'S AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS POOR QUALITY/DESIGN IN ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. *JB

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, MANY TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCE THE "LURCHING". I WILL HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND FOR SOME REASON THE ENGINE GOES TO A HIGHER IDLE AND THE BREAK IS NO LONGER ADEQUATE TO KEEP THE TRUCK STOPPED AND SO IT JUMPS/LURCHES AHEAD. PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE IS THE ANSWER TO THIS ISSUE. I ALSO AT TIMES FEEL LIKE THE TRUSK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP...WHEN COASTING TO A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK KINDA WANTS TO KEEP GOING. I TOO THOUGHT I WAS BEING PICK BUT NOW THAT I HAVE READ THESE OTHER POSTS I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS VEHICKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DEMAND A FIX..

I HAVE AN '06 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT "LURCHES" WHEN AT A STOP BUT STILL IN DRIVE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS FROM COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE IDLES HIGHER AND IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD. *JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH I PURCHASED NEW, AND NOW HAVE 11,347 MILES ON IT. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC 4 SPEED ECT-I TRANSMISSION. FROM DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THERE IS A LOUD GERA WHINE. BELOW 50 AND ABOVE 60 IT GOES AWAY. I THINK IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE RING & PINION GEARS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL,ALTHOUGH I AM NOT CERTAIN. *NM

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (ABOVE 50 MPH) THERE IS A WHINING COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. I HAVE AN 06 TACOMA REG. CAB WITH 4X4 & 5 SPEED WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES. TRUCK HAS MADE THE NOISE SINCE PURCHASE DATE. SERVICE TECH THOUGHT NOISE WAS NORMAL OR MAY GO AWAY EVENTUALLY. I THEN TEST DROVE A DUPLICATE TRUCK OFF DEALER LOT WITH SERVICE TECH & THERE WAS NO WHINING. THEY THEN CONCEITED THAT IT WAS NOT NORMAL. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE & DRIVESHAFT WITH NO RESULTS. FORTUNATELY DEALER DOES RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT GIVE A SOLUTION. DEALER HAS PROVIDED ME WITH LOANER CAR WHILE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED, BUT THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK 24 DAYS OF THE APPROX. 70 DAYS I HAVE OWNED TRUCK. *JB

AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN IN A NORMAL MANNER, EVEN WHEN I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE. I PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, SPED UP FOR ANOTHER FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO IDLE SPEED. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A RECURRENCE OF THIS DANGEROUS INCIDENT. *NM

ERRATIC, SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *NM

THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT TO AN EARLIER COMPLAINT, ODI #10161327. THERE IS A WHINE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AT 53 TO 63 MPH. ABOVE OR BELOW THAT SPEED RANGE THERE IS NO WHINE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A WHINE, BUT SAYS ALL REGULAR CAB TACOMAS WITH A MANUAL 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVE THAT WHINE AND THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. (THEY DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT!) OTHER TACOMA MODELS (WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS) DO NOT WHINE, ONLY THOSE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, ACCORDING TO THIS DEALER. IF THIS IS TRUE, THERE MUST BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. I THINK THEY ARE STONEWALLING ME AND FEEDING ME A BUNCH OF BULL. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT IF I WANT A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, I MUST TALK TO SOMEONE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL. SO FAR, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT HOW TO REACH THEM. I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT. WOE IS ME! I SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH NISSAN. *NM

THERE IS A WHINE IN THE RUNNING GEAR AT 53 TO 63 MILES PER HOUR. ABOVE OR BELOW THAT SPEED RANGE THERE IS NO WHINE. *JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA MAKES A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UPON TAKEOFF. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE TACOMA. IF TRUE, THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS. *NM

ENGINE RPM HANGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR,CLUTCH HAS LONG DELAY TO ENGAGEMENT IN SUB-ZERO TEMP. DEALER SAYS THESE ARE NORMAL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING THE IDLE WAS HIGH. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE TO ONE AND A HALF MILES OF DRIVING FOR THE IDLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FOURTH GEAR TO FIFTH WITHOUT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE STATED THAT FOURTH GEAR COULD NOT BE USED. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED FROM THIRD GEAR TO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND THEY STATED THE COMPUTER WAS LEARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY AGREED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE . *AK UPDATED 01/25/06