Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10445764January 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
SRS LITE CAME ON AND NEVER HAS GONE OUT, FOR THE DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG. AFTER INVESTAGATING THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT HUNDREDS OF THESE TOYOTAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE DEARSHIP, DIAGNOSIS, IS ABOUT $115.00 TO PULL THE CODE, AND THEN RUN UP TO ABOUT $500.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING COLOMNE HAS A SHORT LIFE. 35K MILE ON SOME AND UP IN MILES AFTER THAT FOR OTHERS. SRS SYSTEMS SUCH AS THIS I UNDERSTAND IS LIFETIME WARRENTY. THAT MAY BE CUT SHORT IF THE AIR BAG DOES NOT INFLATE IF NEEDED. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONABLE, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM, AS THE COST OF REPAIR IS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY PEOPLE. USING INFERIOR WIRES, THAT IS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT. I BOUGHT THIS TOYOTA NEW, THINKING THAT TOYOTA WILL LAST A LONG TIME, IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP REGULAR, AND ON TIME. PLEASE HELP IN THIS MATTER, AS IT AFFECTS MANY OWNERS AND LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445530January 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND A CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS SIDE. THE OWNERS OF THE CAR HAD GOT OUT TO SAFETY, BUT HAD TO LEAVE IT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. IT WAS A BLACK OR VERY DARK COLORED. WITH IN THIS TIME OF MY PASSENGER AND MYSELF IN MY 2004 TOYOTA TRUCK HAD COME UPON IT TO FAST TO STOP. IT WAS A SPLIT DECISION AND REFLEX TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. OTHER CARS WHERE AROUND AND I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO HIT HEAD ON. I WAS DOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES DID LITTLE TO AVOID OR LESSON MY REDUCTION OF SPEED. THANK GOD MY PASSENGER AND I HAD ON OUR SAFETY BELTS. MY TRUCK COMES WITH AIR BAGS AND WAS LISTED AS A GOOD PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES WITH SAFE AND QUALITY PROTECTION IN AN ACCIDENT. I LOVE MY TRUCK. I WAS NOT PROTECTED AS LED TO BELIEVE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY TRUCK IS BEYOND QUESTIONABLE OF MY IMPACT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I BARELY HAVE A FRONT PORTION OF A BUMPER. ENGINE WAS SMASHED INTO MY CAB PRACTICALLY. FENDERS CAVED IN. TOTALED.... I NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING THIS. I NEED TO BE INSURED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT LET THIS BE OVERLOOKED. IM ASKING FOR THIS AND MAYBE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES TO BE HANDLED AND TAKEN INTO TO SERIOUS CONCERN. IT MIGHT BE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK ONLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10444967January 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CORRECTION TO OID ID#1044518 OCCURS WHILE BRAKING AND REACHING 20MPH...... SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW VEHICLE (PURCHASED 8/2010) I STARTED TO NOTICE A SHUDDER THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. THE SHUDDER OCCURRED SPORATICALLY AND ALWAYS WHILE BRAKING AND REACHING THE SPEED OF 20MPH. IT REMINDED ME OF DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS CUT ALONG FREEWAYS AND PRIOR TO TOLL BOTHS. THE SUDDER OCCURS ON UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, TURNS, AND FLAT ROADWAYS. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". DAVE ZELLERS (CUSTOMER RETENTION FOR TOYOTA) ASSISTED IN MY COMPLAINT AND IN THE END REFUNDED $890.00 AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH (EXTENDED WARRANTY PRICE). TOYOTA HAS GROUND THE FRONT DISKS ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE OCCASIONS STATING THEY WERE NOT FLAT. THEY HAVE CUT MORE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISKS THAN I HAVE USED WITH ONLY 14,000 PLUS MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NOW BELIEVE THERE IS A FLUID RESTRICTION IN THE TRANSMISSION OR A PROBLEM IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONCE THE INCIDENT STOPPED WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I HAVE RECORDED THE INCIDENTS AND THEY HAVE OCCURRED AT LEAST 106 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAPPENING. TOYOTA HAS MORE OR LESS WRITTEN MY COMPLAINTS OFF CLOSING OUT MY LAST COMPLAINT NUMBER FILED AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 4 CYLINDER 2WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444722January 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY 2010 TACOMA USED. DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ISSUES DURING LONG TEST DRIVE. VERY NEXT DAY BEGAN TO NOTICE AUTO TRANSMISSION NOT FINDING CORRECT GEAR AFTER SLOWING THEN MAKING A TURN; DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN TRUCK IS BROUGHT COMPLETELY TO REST WITH PAUSE BEFORE THE TURNS. I ALSO NOTICE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING IN STRAIGHTLINE; FEELS SAME AS CLUTCH SLIP / STALL WITH MANUAL TRANS IF GEAR TOO HIGH FOR SPEED. AND MY TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TOO DEEP WHEN I BRAKE MEDIUM HARD GOING DOWNHILL. I HAVE BEGUN TO MANUALLY SHIFT DURING TURNS WITHOUT STOPS. HAD DEALER INSPECT TRANSMISSION FLUID & SYSTEM AT FIRST OIL CHANGE AND DISCUSSED OBSERVATIONS WITH SERVICE TECH. WAS TOLD MINE IS FINE, OPERATING NORMALLY, & THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE HYPER-ACTIVE. BEGINNING TO THINK MY TOYOTA SELECTION WAS A MISTAKE. DOES ANYONE MAKE A TROUBLE-FREE VEHICLE THESE DAYS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444517January 19, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME AND MOST OF THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP ARE RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY, IT HAS APPROX. 45,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE RATE IT IS RUSTING I FEEL IT IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE FRAME CRACKING OR A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444518January 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TWO PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500. UPDATED 02/28/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE AT THE SAME HEIGHT AND VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. UPDATED 03/08/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444534January 19, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
FOUND OUT I HAVE A WHOLE IN THE BODY FRAME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444541January 19, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE HAD 4 PASSENGERS AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF GEAR IN THE TRUCK BED AND IT HAS A LEER CAP ON.ON BUMPY ROADS IT BEGAN TO HIT THE BUMP STOPS AS IF IT WERE OVERLOADED, THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES.ON THE RETURN TRIP ON I 57 N AS I CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT SLAMMING THE BUMP STOPS AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, THE REAR SUSPENSION AFTER HITTING THE BUMP STOPS HARD SEEMED TO RETURN ERRATICALLY AND DISTURB THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER TRIP A FEW WEEKS LATER WITH 3 OF THE SAME PEOPLE IN THE CAR IN SNOW CONDITIONS I AGAIN HIT THE BUMP STOPS BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND I LOST CONTROL DUE TO LACK OF TRACTION. TOYOTA HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON 2 OCCASIONS IN REGARD TO THE BOTTOMING OUT ISSUE, BOTH TIMES THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, DID HAVE THE FACTORY TSB DONE FOR THE SUSPENSION EARLY ON BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED, AS TRUCK GETS OLDER THE LACK OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE BUMP STOPS IS REPEATABLE AND PREDICTABLE EVEN WITH LESS WEIGHT THAN IT IS RATED FOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444542January 19, 2012
STEERING
STEERING GEARBOX SEAL FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444589January 19, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444039January 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW VEHICLE (PURCHASED 8/2010) I STARTED TO NOTICE A SHUDDER THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. THE SHUDDER OCCURRED SPORATICALLY AND ALWAYS AT 20MPH. IT REMINDED ME OF DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS CUT ALONG FREEWAYS AND PRIOR TO TOLL BOTHS. THE SUDDER OCCURS ON UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, TURNS, AND FLAT ROADWAYS. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPRODUCE THE INCIDENT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". DAVE ZELLERS (CUSTOMER RETENTION FOR TOYOTA) ASSISTED IN MY COMPLAINT AND IN THE END REFUNDED $890.00 AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH (EXTENDED WARRANTY PRICE). TOYOTA HAS GROUND THE FRONT DISKS ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE OCCASIONS STATING THEY WERE NOT FLAT. THEY HAVE CUT MORE METAL FROM THE FRONT DISKS THAN I HAVE USED WITH ONLY 14,000 PLUS MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NOW BELIEVE THERE IS A FLUID RESTRICTION IN THE TRANSMISSION OR A PROBLEM IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. ONCE THE INCIDENT STOPPED WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. I HAVE RECORDED THE INCIDENTS AND THEY HAVE OCCURRED AT LEAST 106 TIMES AND ARE STILL HAPPENING. TOYOTA HAS MORE OR LESS WRITTEN MY COMPLAINTS OFF CLOSING OUT MY LAST COMPLAINT NUMBER FILED AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THIS VEHICLE IS A 4 CYLINDER 2WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444283January 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT GOING 45 MPH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10444229January 16, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS
THE VEHICLE FRAME AND INCLUDED TOW HITCH AND MISC AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CRACKING AND FLAKING METAL. ALSO OF A LESS SERIOUS CONCERN, THE ALLOY RIMS ARE HEAVILY CORRODED, BOTH CONDITIONS WERE NOTICED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND SOLE VEHICLE OWNER. I WILL BE MAILING PICTURES ALONG WITH A HARD COPY OF THIS FORM TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 04/18/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442858January 8, 2012
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I PURCHASED A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA IN 8/2000. THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN ENGINE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED AND HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A LOCAL AUTO-BODY SHOP FOR $10,500 WHERE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I HAVE MADE MY LIVING WITH THIS TRUCK AND HAVE PUT OVER 200 K MILES ON IT WITH NO MAJOR REPAIRS. IT HAS BEEN TROUBLE-FREE AND I HAD NO THOUGHTS OF REPLACING IT. IN OCTOBER 2008, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO BE INSPECTED FOR RUST, ON THE ADVICE OF AN FRIEND. NO RUST PERFORATION WAS FOUND. IN AUGUST 2011 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ENCOURAGING ME TO HAVE THE TRUCK RE-INSPECTED FOR FRAME RUST. I DID THIS ON 12/30/2011. THIS TIME THEY FOUND RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK WITHOUT SIGNING A WAIVER AND THAT THE TRUCK WAS ELIGIBLE FOR TOYOTA'S REPURCHASE PROGRAM. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL VEHICLE PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. ON 1/5/2012 I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REPURCHASE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT HAD A SALVAGE TITLE AND TO PICK IT UP BY THE END OF THE DAY. I HAVE LOST A VEHICLE WITH NO COMPENSATION AND NO RECOURSE WITH TOYOTA. THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FACTS THAT RESULTED IN MY TRUCK HAVING A SALVAGE TITLE AND THE FRAME RUST. TOYOTA ISN'T INTERESTED IN ENTERTAINING THE MERIT OF MY CLAIM, PERIOD. PLEASE HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443035January 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OFF KILTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD, HE DISCOVERED THE ENGINE WAS DRASTICALLY LEANING TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS THE ENGINE'S COOLING FAN HITTING THE SHROUD MEANT TO PROTECT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE MOTOR MOUNT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKEN FREE AND COLLAPSED INTO THE FRAME ITSELF. THERE WAS ALSO EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME ON THE REMAINDER OF THE FRAME. A TOYOTA SPECIALIST TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILED MOTOR MOUNT AND RUSTED FRAME. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FRAME RUST ISSUES, AS A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR PREVIOUS MODELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442646January 6, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION SUPPORT FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V129000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED; HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY PLANNED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,668.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442976January 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1996 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRAME RUST CORROSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING FRAME RUST. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE DEALER NEVER PERFORMED ANY INSPECTION IN REGARDS TO THE FRAME OF HIS TRUCK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD AND THERE WERE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AND THE BODY SHOP WOULD TREAT THE FRAME, BY TREATING ANY BAD SECTIONS, THEN UNDER COAT AND CONDITION THE FRAME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL STATING THE BODY SHOP FOUND A FEW MAJOR PROBLEMS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE AND TOYOTA WOULD COME AND TALK TO THE CONSUMER ABOUT A BUY BACK AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED IN TWO DAYS, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM BEING OK TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441540December 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR FEW YEARS. THIS MONTH MY A/C STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THE RESISTOR BEFORE THINKING IT WAS BAD..THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE HOT SPOTS. THIS TIME I INVESTIGATED MORE. NOW ALL 4 CONDUCTORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF A HOTSPOTS AND THE PLUG ALSO IS SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ON THE TWO MIDDLE CONNECTIONS. TOYOTA'S SERVICE MANAGE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. ALSO TOYOTA DOESN'T SELL A REPLACEMENT PLUG. THIS CAN, AND PROBABLY WILL START A FIRE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID I WILL FINE THAT MOST OF THE PLUGS WILL SHOW HEAT INDICATIONS AT A USED PARTS HOUSES. HAVING A FIRE INSIDE MY VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST RESISTOR CHANGED 11/10 @ 81500 MILES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, JUST LOOSE CONNECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441542December 28, 2011
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER SAYS SPIRAL CABLE NEEDS REPLACING INSIDE WHEEL. $600 TO FIX. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED DUE TO REPAIR.NEEDED IS THIS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE REQUIRED? THIS A FAILURE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM. PEOPLE ALL OVER THE NET REPORTING SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441565December 28, 2011
AIR BAGS
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 DBL CAB, 6 CYL, 4.0 ENG. 50K MILES, 4 WHEEL DRIVE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION: DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR INFO. ON IT AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GOING BY THE INFO. FOUND ON LINE, FROM GOOGLE TO NEWSGROUPS IT SEEMS THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS FAILING AT A ALARMING RATE. THE TOYOTA DEALERS ARE JUST CHARGING FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND NOT ADMITTING A PRODUCT DEFECT. I AM TAKING MINE TO THE DEALER AND IS $117.00 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT.. AND I KNOW THIS TAKES THEM 10 MIN OR LESS TO HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND GET THE ERROR CODES PRINTED. THIS DEALERS ARE CHARGING $90 TO $120 JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC.. AND IT SEEMS THE REPAIRS CAN GO FROM $300 UP TO $800.00. SRS (AIR BAG) ISSUES SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE OR SRS (AIR BAGS) SHOULD BE OPTIONAL! IF IT IS A REQUIRED PART LIKE A SEAT BELT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE PART FREE. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO REVIEW MY COMPLIANT AND THOSE OF OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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