2012 Toyota Tacoma Brakes Problems

Your truck is experiencing warning lights on the dashboard and unintended drifting on slippery roads, then the lights disappear and it drives normally once you regain control. You discovered this matches a known Toyota recall issue, but your dealer says your specific truck isn't covered by that recall. The problem appears related to your brakes and stability control system, and needs professional diagnostic service to identify the root cause.

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY TACOMA NEW I NOTICED THAT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE SENSITIVE AND WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE CAN VARY EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THE VARIED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSES PROBLEMS SINCE THE TRUCK COULD SUDDENLY STOP SHORTER THAN NORMAL AND CATCH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME OFF GUARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OTHER TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING FIRMLY AND WONDERING IF I'M GOING TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON EMERGENCY QUICK STOPS MY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND WITH THE VARIED STOPPING DISTANCES I'M SURPRISED I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE THE STOPPING DISTANCE IN AN EMERGENCY WAS MORE THAN NORMAL CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I WOULD SAY THAT MY ONLY COMPLAINT SO FAR ON THIS TRUCK IS THE BRAKES AND MUCH BETTER THAN THE TRUCK THAT I TRADED IN BECAUSE OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S ELECTRICAL, BRAKING (IT'S BRAKES WERE POOR BUT AT LEAST YOU COULD STOP WHEN YOU WANTED), BUILD QUALITY, AND OTHER ISSUES. THIS CLEARLY ISN'T NORMAL AND IF THE DEALER SAYS IT IS, HOW CAN SOMEONE GET IT FIXED WITHOUT TRADING IT IN. THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS TRUCK BUT IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO TRADE IT IN. I SPENT $30K FOR THIS TRUCK AND WOULD RATHER KEEP IT BUT IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.

BREAKING HARD, ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP CAUSING LACK OF STEERING. NOTICED THIS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2012. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NORMAL BRAKING AND EMERGENCY STOPPING.

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2015, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND DIDN'T GO OFF. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON THE 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED BOTH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY PLANS AT THIS TIME TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I CAN NOT TELL IF THESE COMPONENTS ARE WORKING OR NOT AS I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IN ICE, SNOW, ETC AND HAD A NEED FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A TIME IN WHICH I DO NEED THEM AND THEY BE INOPERABLE.

BRAKE FAILURE THINKING DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR-- BRAKES SERVICED -- NEW BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BACK PADS STILL GOOD -- BRAKE CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE -- BRAKES BLED OFF STILL NO BRAKES ONLY HAVE BRAKES IF PUMP THEM CONTINUOUSLY -- AT THE MOMENT STILL IN SHOP TRYING TO FIND A MASTER CYLINDER TO REPLACE THE ONE IN IT TO SEE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM

CONSTANT SQUEAL/YELP WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR AN APPROACHING STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE AS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT BEGAN TO PULSATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 1/18/2013 *JS

PLASTIC FOOT-REST UNDER PARKING BRAKE PEDAL FALLS OFF EASILY & SLIDES AROUND FLOOR OF DRIVER'S SIDE. IN THIS INCIDENT, THE BLOCK FLIPPED UP ON IT'S SIDE AS IT SLIPPED UNDER BRAKE PEDAL, PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO CREEP FORWARD WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHILE IT FELT LIKE BRAKE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT WITH VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO DEALER WHO RE-ATTACHED IT AT A ROUTINE NEW VEHICLE SERVICE, BUT IT HAS FALLEN OFF A COUPLE TIMES SINCE THAT REPAIR, AND WAS SNAPPED BACK ONTO MOUNTING CLIP EACH TIME. *TR

WHEN COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP MY REAR DRUM BRAKES WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SQUEAKING TO ME BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS HOWLING. WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP MY BRAKES GET REAL SPONGY AND MAKE A VERY HIGH PITCHED HOWLING SOUNDS. I AM AFRAID ONE DAY THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AND CRASH INTO SOMEONE. *TR