Problems with 2006 Toyota Tacoma EQUIPMENT

I purchased a fram ph7317 filter & 5w-30 castrol oil on 5/9/14 from autozone to do an oil change for my '06 toyota tacoma regular cab prerunner. my truck was fine until 6 months & 3k miles later, on 11/7/14, when i experienced a failure such that the filter came off my truck going 30mph & oil spewed onto the road.i pulled over about 200 yards after the filter came off just as the oil check engine light came on. i found the oil filter on the side of the road.the gasket was attached in fine condition, & neither face nor body looked deformed. the filter had minor scratches.my father came with tools & oil.the car's male threads were good. assuming i erred & forgot to fully tighten the filter, it loosened over time, & its condition, i cleaned then threaded the same filter on & snugged it down with a wrench. i filled the engine with oil.my father was watching the filter area under the car for dripping oil while i filled, but there was none. i idled the car while my father & i checked for dripping oil but there was none.at this point, it seemed reasonable that the filter would not come off & oil would not leak. as a precaution, my father drove behind me.i started the car & made a u-turn in the road. at some point in the turn, the filter came off so i immediately turned off to the side of the road. the oil filter was crumpled. it is of my father's theory (he is a mechanical engineer by trade) & i that the filter failed causing pressure to build-up.this pressure build-up caused the filter to unscrew itself.the male threads on the engine side were good. i have since installed a bosch filter with castrol oil & the truck drives fine.the filter was not double gasketed.even if it were, there would have been oil leaking when i idled the truck.it was not fouled oil, because the oil was replaced.it was not an improperly tightened filter, because the oil filter failed catastrophically almost immediately after driving off & there was no oil dripping during replacement or idle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. the contact received recall notice 10v036000 (equipment:other:labels) for the incorrect labeling. the manufacturer sent her the correct label but the contact was concerned because the manufacturer could not explain if the loading capacity was related to the double cab, vehicle in its entirety or the tires. the current and failure mileages were approximately 41,000.

Braking took much longer to stop. ceramic pads were installed. brake pedal now goes to the floor when stopped. master cylinder was replaced by toyota on 2/25/2010. the brake pedal still went to the floor when stopped. toyota checked it on 4/05/2010 and said all their newer trucks loose vacuum and the pedal goes to the floor. called toyota headquarters and they said this isn't normal (4/07/2010). toyota inspected brakes again on 4/12/2010 and said it's normal for the brake pedal to go to the floor at a stop. i have a 2006 toyota tacoma w/ 40k miles. toyota showed me a 2007 tacoma that did the same thing. my pedal never went to the floor before the master cylinder went. many mechanics tell me it's not safe for the pedal to go to the floor. if you feel this is safe ok. if this is not safe please investigate. *tr

Sun visors on 2006 toyota tacoma 4wd, don't hold their positions especially when in use. this has occurred since truck was new. they were replaced under warranty, and continue to fail. *tr

The jack that comes with a toyota tacoma (2005 or later) with the off-road package does not work. the jack is too small to reach the lowest point on the vehicle to jack the truck to change a tire. toyota does not advise the customer upon purchase of the vehicle that the jack is not compatible with the truck. i contacted toyota customer service and they responded by saying they had tested the jack with the tire and it worked. i responded that the strut and leaf spring combination on the vehicle raised the vehicle higher and a standard jack would not work. toyota refused to acknowledge they had provided a product that would not work with their vehicle. potential danger exists if the operator is unaware of the jack issue and suffers a flat in a remote location and has no way of contacting anyone for assistance. it would seem obvious that vehicle manufacturers should be required to provide equipment that actually works with the vehicle design. *tr

Second occurrence: may 26, 2006 merging onto main highway into oncoming traffic. cruise control was not on. accelerated and gas pedal stuck. truck continued to accelerate, could not disengage pedal. brake pedal was also locked and could not depress it. after numerous tries, brake pedal finally engaged and gas pedal disengaged. called toyota dealer again and this time they are replacing the non-factory installed cruise control. one week prior to incident, they replaced computer system, something in the gas pedal itself and the cruise control computer. *jb