2010 Toyota Tacoma Brakes Problems

“While driving 70 MPH on the interstate, my drivers side brake line completely broke off. This was due to excessive rust. The truck is only 8 years old. The truck frame had been sprayed with the anti rust coating by Toyota a year prior. The brake line was not covered in the Toyota frame rust recall. This is a very serious condition and I had no prior indications that the brake line was faulty.”

“When driving down my driveway in ri at approx 6-8 MPH, I applied my brakes to stop at the bottom of the driveway before reaching the main road. My brake pedal kicked back, got hard to depress as the ABS took over and I had no brakes at all and could not stop. The brakes were not operating at all. I went uncontrollably out into the middle of the road.”

“I was going about 30 MPH when I had to stop behind the car in front that had stopped. Stepped on the brake, the car stopped & then jerked forward. Came close to hitting the car in front.”

“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 . …”

“I have a Toyota Tacoma 2010. The way the brake and gas pedals are configured I frequently hit the gas pedal along with the brake pedal. The brake pedal when depressed goes almost to the floor. The pedals are so close together that the gas pedal is sometimes intercepted while braking causing the engine to race. This especially happens when backing up and my body is contorted to see out the rear windshield. It also happens frequently when wearing boots. I do not feel safe in this vehicle. I have referred the problem to the dealer. They say they have no remedy for the problem. …”