2013 Toyota Tacoma Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the ABS activated at approximately 35 MPH while making a turn. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V054000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electronic Stability Control). The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

NHTSA ID

11525967

Incident

May 8, 2023

Mileage

92,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while in reverse and attempting to park the engine RPMs suddenly increased while pressing the brake pedal and the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration causing the driver to lose control of the steering. During the incident, the vehicle crashed into two separate vehicles and a restaurant building serving outside diners. The contact was eventually able to switch gears causing the vehicle to drive forward before turning the engine off and stopping. The contact indicated that the brake pedal was being pressed at the time of the failure but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The driver sustained a mild head injury and one diner was also injured. No further information was available. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 75,000.

NHTSA ID

11429292

Incident

Aug 6, 2021

Mileage

75,000 mi

ALL OF THE HEAT SHIELDS PROTECTING MY FLOOR BOARDS FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST ARE FALLING OFF. THE HAVE BEEN FALLING OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND GENERALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT SEEMS AS IF THE NUTS THAT HOLD THE SHIELDS ON ARE CORRODING THE ALUMINUM SHIELDS.

NHTSA ID

11384664

Incident

Dec 20, 2020

Mileage

95,000 mi

I NEED HELP PLEASE I BROUGHT A TRUCK FROM DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T TELL ME NOTHING ABOUT CHASES I HAVE 45 DAYS SINCE I GOT IT I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN I FEEL THE TRUCK WAS MOVING LEFT SIDE SO I TAKE TO BODYSHHOP AND THE MECHANIC GAVE A REPORT HE FOUND A LOTS PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK I TRIED TO SPEAK WITH DEALER BUT THEY NOT WANT TO HELP OR CHANGE THE TRUCK I WANT TO RETURN THE TRUCK BECAUSE I CAN'T PAY FOR A TRUCK T'S NOT SAVE TO DRIVE PLEASE HELP

NHTSA ID

11340028

Incident

Jul 5, 2020

Mileage

109,000 mi

ON AUGUST 17, 2019, I HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE STEAM COMING FROM THE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK. IT WAS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE ME GET DOWN AND PHYSICALLY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT SEE ANY OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR ERROR, SO I WENT ABOUT MY DAY AS USUAL. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THEN, THIS NOISE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND THE A/C IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I PARKED THE TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE TRUCK, A BUNCH OF INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, WIPERS WERE WIPING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING OFF AND ON. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START SO I HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHARGED. NOW THE VEHICLE'S REAR BLINKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND STEREO WILL NOT TURN ON. FUSES SEEM ALRIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THAT CONTINUOUSLY POPS WHEN REPLACED (FUSE FOR STEREO).

NHTSA ID

11259117

Incident

Sep 29, 2019

CODE C1241: LOW OR HIGH POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE CODE C1422: MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR ZERO POINT HIGH CODE P0304: CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED CODE P0304: CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED CODE P0304: CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED CODE P0304: CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED CODE P0304: CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE DETECTED BOTH CHECK ENGINE & TRAC OFF ALUMINATE ON DASHBOARD.

NHTSA ID

11153649

Incident

Nov 24, 2018

Mileage

135,000 mi

ISSUE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN VEHICLE IN ONCOMING LANE CROSSED IN TO MY LANE. HORN WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THANKFULLY OTHER DRIVER COURSE CORRECTED IN TIME. COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME BY TOYOTA AS SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING OR SPIRAL CABLE. HORN FAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING "THAT HAPPENS" WITH TIME AND FORCED TO PAY $700 TO HAVE REPAIRED. WAS WARNED THAT PART THAT FAILED WAS ALSO IN CONTROL OF AIRBAGS, CRUISE CONTROL AND OTHER ELECTRONICS EMBEDDED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS AN ITEM WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN VOLUNTARILY RECALLED ON OTHER MODEL YEARS OF TOYOTA TACOMA'S AND OTHER MODELS.

NHTSA ID

11130640

Incident

Sep 21, 2018

Mileage

89,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE MAKING A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES SINCE 2013.

NHTSA ID

11118769

Incident

Jul 18, 2018

Mileage

20,000 mi

WHEN COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT REENGAGE FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHES 1.5K RPM AND JOLTING THE TRUCK FORWARD. THE TRUCK WILL THEN NOT SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

10981431

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

Mileage

83,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V054000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10968391

Incident

Mar 23, 2017

Mileage

56,000 mi

MY 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 CYLINDER TRUCK, WHILE IN MOTION, INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES, WITHOUT WARNING, FOR A FEW BRIEF SECONDS THEN CORRECT IT SELF. THIS ACCELERATION HAPPENS WITHOUT THE DRIVER INITIATING THE ACCELERATION BY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 YEARS. FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST 4 MONTHS (JULY - NOV 2016) THE ENGINE REVS UP TO HIGHER REVOLUTIONS, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION, WHILE STILL IN PARK. IT'S AS IF I WAS DELIBERATELY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, WHILE IT WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. IN FACT I HAD NOT PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED OUT, I WAS TOLD THAT'S THE WAY TOYOTAS START. IT WAS AFTER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO BOLT/ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED AFTER GOING FROM A PARK POSITION TO EITHER A REVERSE OR DRIVE POSITION, IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKES, AND NOT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25, 2016 THAT I REPORTED THE ISSUES TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE EXPERIENCE CENTER, IN PLANO, TEXAS (CASE NUMBERS: 161 027 1958 AND 161 110 2063) . BALLENTINE TOYOTA, IN GREENWOOD, S. C. INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT ABOUT 300 MILES AND REPORTED TO ME THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK NOV, 4, 2016, NOTHING HAPPENED FOR AWHILE, THEN ON NOV., 9, 2016 IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 9 YARDS. THE FIRST TIME THE TRUCK DID NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE WAS ON OCT. 25,2016, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO 55 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REACH 55 MPH. ON NOV., 10, 2016 THE TRUCK BOLTED/ACCELERATED AS I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT WHILE OUT SHOPPING. I LEFT IT IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE STORE WHERE I WAS SHOPPING. IT REMAINS THERE AS OF THIS WRITING NOVEMBER 14, 2016. UPDATED 06/26/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10925971

Incident

Oct 25, 2016

Mileage

63,500 mi

2013 TACOMA, FROM PARKED POSITION, STARTED TRUCK, RELEASE PARKING BRAKE, FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, ACCELERATED, MOVE ABOUT 5-10 FEET TRUCK ACTED AS IF BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED, WOULD NOT MOVE. I PLACED TRUCK IN PARK POSITION SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES THAT SAME DAY ABOUT 20 MINUTES APART.

NHTSA ID

10915130

Incident

Oct 8, 2016

Mileage

13,328 mi

I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE SAME WHEELS AND TIRES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW, RUNNING 17" ALUMINUM WHEELS WITH A 10- PLY RATED 265/70/17 MICHELIN LT WHICH IS A STANDARD SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE. AT ABOUT 47,000 MILES THE TRACTION CONTROL ON MY TACOMA STARTED ACTING UP BADLY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH SUPER-ELEVATED TURNS. BASICALLY THE TRUCK THINKS IT IS SLIDING WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BREAKING LOOSE AT 35 MPH. THE SENSORS OR COMPUTER IS FAILING CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT OR LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO PULSE (APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE) WHICH RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE PULLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION I AM STEERING. THIS IS AT LOW SPEED 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS 'PULLING ME ACROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION AND I GOT NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN " IF MY SHOP FOREMAN TELLS ME THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED THERE IS NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO OR YOU. WHEN I CALLED IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SHOP FOREMAN AT NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO ERRORS SO THE TRUCK IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED' AND THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO DEACTIVATE THE TRACTION CONTROL FROM NOW ON, EACH TIME I DRIVE A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE ASKING ME TO DEACTIVATE THE ON BOARD SAFETY MEASURES ON THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THE HIGHEST RISK DRIVING CONDITIONS, THEY AGAIN SAID THE TRUCK WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THAT I SHOULD NOT EXPECT THEIR TO BE ANY REPAIRS MADE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INEXCUSABLE. THEY WENT ON TO SUGGEST I SEEK A SECOND OPINION AT ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SENT ME DOWN THE ROAD IN MY TRUCK EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE SYMPTOMS, DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WITH SHOP FOREMAN IN THE TRUCK AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FASCINATING!!!

NHTSA ID

10894810

Incident

Aug 7, 2016

Mileage

47,000 mi

WHAT HAPPENS: THE FRONT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ACTUATE FOR APPROXIMATELY .5-2.5 SECONDS. WHEN: TURNING LEFT 90%, RIGHT 8% AND FORWARD 2% THE MOST FREQUENT IS A LEFT TURN WHERE THE BANK OF THE ROAD IS AT A SIGNIFICANT ANGLE. IT IS TERRIFYING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD TO HAVE YOUR FRONT END DIVE DOWN AND LOOSE CONTROL. MY NERVES ARE ON EDGE WITH EVERY TURN, WONDERING IF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO DO ITS DIVE. MY GIRLFRIEND REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF IT. IT STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO AND I HAD FAITH TOYOTA WOULD COME OUT WITH A FIX. TOYOTA HASN'T AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES/COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ON WINDING ROADS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIFIC HAPPENS. THAT ONE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAT DOESN'T REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH. PLEASE PUT OUT THE FIX BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

10824012

Incident

May 31, 2015

Mileage

1,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REVERSE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,950. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

NHTSA ID

10743360

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

4,950 mi

DRIVING TO WORK TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 55-60 I WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL OR SOMETHING CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE FRONT TO DIVE DOWN AND A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. NO CRASH JUST SPOOKED. I DRIVE THE ROUTE EVERY DAY THE SAME WAY NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. THE SKID INDICATOR WAS FLASHING BUT NO NOTICEABLE SKID. I AM SENSITIVE TO THAT FEELING AND THERE WAS NONE DETECTED PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714807

Incident

May 6, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN INITIALLY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

NHTSA ID

10582817

Incident

Nov 18, 2013

Mileage

3,200 mi

BRAND NEW VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS THE ON-GOING STATUS. BRAKE MUST BE PUSHED DOWN ABOUT 2" BEFORE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED, TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SO REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY AND EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT. SEVERAL INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED AND RESULTED IN UNINTENDED TRAVEL OF A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET TOWARDS AN OBSTACLE BECAUSE THE CRUISE DID NOT DISENGAGE. I'VE DRIVEN SCORES OF VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS AND NONE OF THEM HAD A CRUISE CONTROL THAT NEEDED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED DOWN SO FAR TO DISENGAGE. IT MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO DRIVES A TACOMA, OR IT IS A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. EITHER WAY IT IS A DANGER.

NHTSA ID

10567180

Incident

Jul 15, 2013

Mileage

500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPM GAUGE WOULD BECOME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION WOULD PULL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

NHTSA ID

10547903

Incident

Sep 15, 2013

Mileage

9,000 mi

FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 50 MPH AND FEELS WOBBLY STEERING AND JITTERS DURING DECELERATION. VERY ANNOYING FEELS LIKES DRIVERS SIDE TIRES ARE LOOSE WHEN DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543960

Incident

Sep 9, 2013

Mileage

9,500 mi