NHTSA Complaint #10313477 — 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10313477 |
| Vehicle | 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 900 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OR |
Consumer Description
NOTE: THE DATE GIVEN IS FOR THE FIRST OF SEVERAL INCIDENTS. VEHICLE: 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA; 4 CYL. AUTO TRANS. WHEN ASCENDING MOUNTAIN PASSES, IN DRIVE, LETTING OFF ON GAS AS SUMMIT IS REACHED, VEHICLE ACCELERATES OVER SUMMIT AND CONTINUES ACCELERATION. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DROP THE RPM BY REPEATEDLY HITTING BRAKE AND THEN TAPPING GAS. THIS LOWERS THE RPM AND PUTS TRANSMISSION BACK INTO HIGHEST GEAR. THIS IS A COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED THE SAME WAY SEVERAL TIMES, OVER A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND SEVERAL MONTHS. I NOW MAKE THE ASCENT IN THIRD, SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AT THE SUMMIT, WITH NO PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, LITHIA TOYOTA IN KLAMATH FALLS OR, AND WAS TOLD "THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO ADJUST TO YOUR DRIVING STYLE", BUT IT STILL HASN'T HAPPENED. TOYOTA IS STONEWALLING, AND TELLING THE DEALERS TO DO THE SAME. THERE ARE DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT TACOMAS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
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