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2003 Toyota TACOMA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	873911
Internal NHTSA #	10417701
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	10/05/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought this truck brand new in march 2003 and have had many problems, but nothing you don't expect with vehicles today or anything toyota did not eventually fix, until now. About a year ago while driving down the road at about 45 the truck just lost power and stalled on me. I was almost not able to get it off the road and of course the person behind me almost rear ended me and was highly agitated i had stopped in the middle of traffic and appeared to be driving like a teenager learing to drive a manual shift transmission. When i took it to the dealer i was told it was a bad maf sensor which was replaced along with other items which cost $400. This did not fix it and after much trial and error and research i have found it was the throttle body and one of it's sensors that can't be replaced. When i mentioned this to toyota, they disagreed and said this was impossible. It is funny how many complaints are here and how many more are having this issue who don't even know to file a complaint here. My local toyota specialist (not the dealership), who i trust and has spent a week with my truck driving it and testing it and still only charged me $80, has also confirmed the problem, a bad sensor and the only fix is to completely replace the throttle body assembly at a cost of about $1,000 or so depending on availablity of parts. This is an obvious problem with the 2003 and 2004 models only and have heard claims from toyota mechanics "off the record" that toyota knows about the problem and refuses to acknowledge it. It has come to the point that i don't let anyone in my family drive this truck but me, it is too dangerous. My kids don't ride in it with me either because it could stall as i am trying to cross traffic and the results could be deadly. Please, please do something about this, i am going to have to spend the money because i can't wait to fix this, but maybe, just maybe you can save others the money and possibly their familes lives! *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	45
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STAFFORD, VA
VIN pattern	5TEHN72N33ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	13/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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