2006 Toyota Tacoma Fuel system Problems

“My Tacoma is a leasure/work vehicle, garaged and maintained with 65k miles. Within this month I had a main exhuast hanger that was welded to the frame break away and take a large part of the frame with it, then thanks to my wife she noticed an oddity under the bed and it was that 2 of my gas tank straps had broken. I informed the local dealer (kolar) and Toyota, they responded by saying that due to its advanced years, they would not help and are not responsible. …”

“In late may 2009 while on highway 50 in sacramento just east of the 50/80 interchange in good weather (dry and clear) my 2006 Toyota Tacoma's gas pedal buried itself to the floor and the vehicle went to maximum acceleration. Braking only had a slight initial effect and then overheated and faded. After a lucky 4 miles I shifted to neutral and the problem resolved. This began around 60mph and maxed around 107. …”

“The truck accelerated and would not stop I had both feet on the brakes they was as hard as a rock and the truck kept accelerating ,I was on a two lane road. I was coming quickly upon cars in front of me and I put the gear shift in 3rd out of drive and back in ,and truck engine came back under my control . Engine came down but ,a little later the brakes would not stop the truck. I managed to get it home and I am afraid to drive it. …”

“On october 2013 I approached a red light (no car in front of me) the road surface was wet and the ABS kicked in. When I applied the brake hard, the engine started to accelerate and I couldn't hold the truck back. I went through the red light avoiding an accident. I called the Toyota dealer and was told that I probably did not press down on the brake hard enough. On january 2014 the same thing occurred. Here again I was fortunate that another vehicle was not in front of me and this time I went through a stop sign. I called the dealer and had it checked out. They found nothing wrong. …”

“Problem: throttle hung in a wide-open position while driving. No carpet problem was involved. This has happened twice to me in a two week span!!! I would like to report a serious problem with my 2006 Tacoma. On 10/29/09 while towing a trailer I experienced the first occurrence. I had two passengers with me that can attest to the truth of my situation. I depressed the throttle and the motor suddenly went to a wide-open position. Fortunately, I was not in heavy traffic. I attempted to slow the truck with brakes alone but they could not stop the acceleration of the truck. …”