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  3. Parking Brake

Toyota Tacoma Parking Brake Problems

14
Owner complaint records in our dataset
7
Years with records
2001–2016
Stored years

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.

Among these 14 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • parking brake · 16 records
  • emergency brake · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi5
1–30k mi2
100–150k mi2
150–400k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • May 13, 2018 · 53,633 miles

    Parking Brake · Wheels

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. While driving 10 mph, the rear passenger wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to toyota of gastonia ([redacted], gastonia, nc 28056) where it was diagnosed that the emergency brake was leaking fluid. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for this failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 53,633.

    ODI 11093689

    2016 records in this system

  • January 20, 2018 · 300,000 miles

    Body · Parking Brake

    Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic because the emergency brake cable was damaged. When the vehicle was mounted onto the lift, the frame fractured in between the cabin and the bed of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was too old and all…

    ODI 11083259

    2001 records in this system

  • June 15, 2010 · 150,000 miles

    Parking Brake

    Emergency brake failure, the emergency brake on my 2001 toyota tacoma has seized for a second time. With the emergency brake seized it is not possible to operate the emergency brake. The design of the emergency braking system allows the system to seize due to corrosion at the location where the actuating lever meets the mounting block. I have previously had this repaired by the toyota dealer at a cost of $350 (2…

    ODI 10342067

    2001 records in this system

  • December 28, 2009 · 42,000 miles

    Frame And Members · Fuel System, Gasoline · Parking Brake · Power Train · Rear

    Gas tank shield severely rusted. Under side of gastank is protected by a shield/skid plate. It is rusted so badly that when hit with a hammer the hammer goes right through. Presumably this shield is to protect the gas tank from debris and stones especially if the truck is used off road. I discovered this as i was inspecting the underside of the truck before dropping the truck off at the dealer to have the frame…

    ODI 10297145

    2002 records in this system

  • July 10, 2009 · 112,000 miles

    Frame And Members · Parking Brake

    My 2001 toyota tacoma has dealer verified frame rust perforation. When the first letter from toyota came to my door in early 2009 i went directly to my local dealer who did not know anything about this issue and stated to me that they would get back to me with more information as it became available to them. Several months later, i was told by the dealer that wisconsin was asking toyota to provide more data on the…

    ODI 10329075

    2001 records in this system

  • June 15, 2009 · 42,000 miles

    Parking Brake

    EMERGENCY CABLE IS BROKEN. *TR

    ODI 10298349

    2002 records in this system

  • 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

    2003 records in this system

  • January 28, 2008 · 38,000 miles

    Indicator Light · Parking Brake

    Parking brake light stays on. Vehicle is sluggish. Brakes are squealing. *tr

    ODI 10220835

    2004 records in this system