2003 Toyota Tacoma Parking Brake 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.

What owners report

parking brake · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	2
30–60k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

June 1, 2009
Parking Brake
I have a 2003 toyota tacoma and the parking brake remains on and the parking brake does not work. I will take it to the dealership to hopefully fix the problem but i don't think i should have to pay to fix the faulty parking brake. This is safety equipment and should be the responsibility of toyota to fix. I noticed that there have been several other complaints about the same faulty item. One faulty parking brake is…
ODI 10372333
August 20, 2007 · 16,000 miles
Parking Brake
I have a 2003 toyota tacoma [redacted] truck with 26,560 miles. There is a continuous failure in the parking brake (previously called emergency brake). Apparently, the parking brake design is such that it "freezes up" giving an indication on the dash with the "brake light" illuminated. The brake is not engaged and thereby gives a false reading that the brake is engaged. However, as a real problem occurs the drivers…
ODI 10305570
October 13, 2006 · 1,800 miles
Parking Brake
2003 toyota tacoma parking brake is not working properly.*mr when the parking brake was released, the brake did not completely disengage and could be heard dragging until it kicked off. Occasionally it refused to release and required re-application before finally releasing. When the parking brake was applied, it did not always hold the vehicle even on a modest slope such as the consumers driveway. *jb *nm
ODI 10117417
September 1, 2006 · 58,000 miles
Parking Brake
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's parking brake cable snapped. Also, the pin froze causing the cable to snap when trying to apply the parking brake. The service dealer determined the pins needed to be replaced, and the new pins would continue to freeze again and would continuously need to be replaced.
ODI 10171085