2006 Toyota Tacoma: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Oct 10, 2020 · Brakes · 280,000 miles · VA

When pressing the break pedal to stop the truck, the break pedal will go straight to the floor. The breaks will not engage the truck will not stop. Pumping the breaks does not bring the breaks back. No dashboard light come on. The breaks will be gone for any length of time and then will start working again. Stopping the truck and turning it on and off will not bring the breaks back. Only way to stop the truck when the breaks go out is with the parking break. This is an intermittent problem sometimes they work sometimes they don't. When the breaks would go out it was always at speeds over 40mph and on highways country roads and always on a return trip after the car had been turned off once. After the first incident took it to toyota dealership they said it was bad front breaks and front left bearing, replaced both took it home two weeks later breaks went out again on highway while trying to stop at a light, brought it back to toyota dealership, breaks were still out. They said nothing was wrong except I heated up my front breaks while trying to stop, and that they were now cool and I should not have the problem again. I asked them to check all the other components of the breaking system they said they were fine. At no time did any light come on on the dashboard. I picked it up from dealership there was no breaks on the truck. So I towed home. Had break booster and check valve replaced re-flushed breaks. Problem accured again, took it to local mechanic who believes it's the ABS modular. Have been trying to replace ABS modular since may of 2020, toyota says there is a backorder of ABS systems can not give an eta of when they will be back in stock.the problem might be unknown but the mechanic is pretty sure it is the ABS modular.

Filed May 9, 2018 · Body, Brakes · 77,000 miles · OH · crash

Car ABS wire disconnect, coolant in transmission lines and 4th gear not functional.

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 75,000 miles · PA

On october 2013 I approached a red light (no car in front of me) the road surface was wet and the ABS kicked in. When I applied the brake hard, the engine started to accelerate and I couldn't hold the truck back. I went through the red light avoiding an accident. I called the toyota dealer and was told that I probably did not press down on the brake hard enough. On january 2014 the same thing occurred. Here again I was fortunate that another vehicle was not in front of me and this time I went through a stop sign. I called the dealer and had it checked out. They found nothing wrong. March 15th it happened again. Once again I was lucky that no vehicle was in front of me, but I now brake way in advance of a light or stop sign because of fear. This time when the engine started to accelerate I got off the brake and went right back on and the engine stopped accelerating. I once again put it in the garage and they found nothing wrong. I think that the unintentional acceleration is triggered when hard pressure is applied to the brakes when the ABS kicks in. I'm not a rookie driver. I've been driving tacomas for over 30 years. This is my 4th one. After happening three times, it is definitely a problem with the truck. This is a possible serious accident waiting to happen. What can I do to get toyota to correct this problem? Thank you

Filed Mar 13, 2010 · Driver assistance, Engine · 36,200 miles · GA

2006 toyota tacoma . Abs brakes right front brake when slowing or coming to a stop @ times applying the brakes in a normal manner. The right front seems to lock up while the others seem not to brake @ all. And slid through a traffic light. Took it to toyota 2/15/10 picked up 2/18 /10, could not duplicate . This has happened before when it was about1 to 11/2 years old was pulling a small trailer, I called toyota the said it happened because of pulling the trailer, so never took it in. It when this happens there is like a loud rumbling buzzing vibration coming from the right front. Also ever since new the idle will run rough then speed up to run normal. At toyota they said its normal 4 a tacoma to run like that & there was nothing they could do to fix it.

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · NJ · crash

S10 appropriate handling re toyota throttle control problem fm owner of a 2006 toyota tacoma truck. *kb the consumer stated twice within the past year, he experienced sudden acceleration. In both instances, his foot was on the brake and he was moving less that 5 MPH. Both times, the vehicle surged forward as the ABS activated, and the front of the vehicle impacted the garage wall. The consumer believed the problem involved the electronic control system that activated and operated the ABS and throttle. He noticed that the ABS tends to activate too often and too early, even in dry conditions.

Filed Feb 16, 2010 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 50,800 miles · KY · crash

2006 toyota tacoma quad cab 4wd. On 02/10/2010 brakes failed to work and vehicle rear ended a car. No injuries. On dry pavement vehicle started to stop and ABS felt like they were deploying. Vehicle stopped slowing down and brakes failed at approximately 3mph and ran into rear of vehicle in front. Toyota says they can not replicate situation. Will it take a death to have the federal safety agency investigate and hold toyota accountable.

Filed Feb 8, 2010 · Body, Brakes · CA

I have a 2006 toyota tacoma with 43,800 miles on it. I have taken the tacoma in to valley high toyota in victorville numerous times for a terrible braking problem that they are now recognizing on the prius. The truck does not stop when driving over any uneven surface. When we went to valley high toyota we were told that it is ABS brakes trying not to lock up. In fact, the brakes don't work at all in this situation which could lead to a very serious accident. Furthermore, there seems to be a problem with the motor mounts as well. In 2007 we took the truck in for its first motor mount problem, it seems that both motor mounts were stretched beyond repair and had to be replaced. We thought the problem was over, but in nov. 2009 the driver side motor mount snapped completely through. The truck has never been driven roughly and this should not have happened. I researched this problem and found that there were new designs put into place on the 2007 tacoma models. The mechanic working on the truck said he could tell the truck had not been driven hard and stated that he had seen this happen before. We have also noticed that since the first motor mount problem the transmission has been shifting extremely rough. We've asked valley high toyota about the transmission several times and they have said there's nothing wrong with it. Our warranty is almost up and I'm worried we could have a transmission failure within the next several months. My daughter drives this truck, and I no longer feel it's safe for her to drive. I am very concerned about these problems and the fact that our local toyota dealer won't do anything about the brakes or the transmission, we are fortunate that the motor mounts did not cause the engine to fall out of the truck, causing serious damage to the vehicle and injury to my daughter and anyone else.