2002 Toyota Tacoma Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	2
100–150k mi	1
30–60k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

February 11, 2011 · 122,175 miles
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Abs light came on went off then came back on and stayed on. Toyota took three hours to figure it out. Abs control modual ( abs cpu )
ODI 10383835
March 5, 2008 · 38,000 miles
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota tacoma. While driving 45 mph, the front brakes detached from the pads and became jammed between the rotor and the caliper. A portion of the brakes struck the front fender like a bullet. The contact called toyota, but they would not assist. He repaired the vehicle himself and stated that he was taking his vehicle out of service for safety reasons. The vin was unknown. The failure…
ODI 10226285
June 6, 2003 · 30,000 miles
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The brakes vibrate upon decreasing speed from 60 mph or more. The longer driven, the necessary speed for vibration decreases to lower speeds. The problem intensifies the higher the grade is on any downhill. I have replaced pads twice and rotors once. As i begin to replace the calipers, i find that there is a recall for those on the tundra and a list of consumer complaints about tacoma's brakes. *nlm
ODI 10021044
February 17, 2003 · 23,500 miles
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2002 toyota double cab 4x4 during mountain driving, my front brakes will make the truck shake. I would describe the feeling like bad abs, however, i do not have abs. This problem only seems to occur when i am going downhill (like loveland pass). The shuttering does not depend on the speed of deceleration. Once it starts it seem to be there until the brakes have plenty of cooling time. I had it into the dealer and…
ODI 10018328
January 28, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I have a tacoma 2002 and the brakes have been replaced three times. Although i have called and explained the sometimes they slip, toyota refuses to really look at them. I wanted to file this in case they do give while i am driving, there will be a record of this problem, since i have mentioned it several times to toyota but they never write it down, according to the newest customer service? Person i spoke to. I have…
ODI 10080482