Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10213979January 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA 4.0 V6 LURCHES WHILE STOPPED AND TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHUDDERS BETWEEN SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213611January 3, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
EXCESSIVE RUST IN BOTH FRAME MEMBERS WHERE THE FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING BRACKETS ATTACH TO THE FRAME. THIS PRESENTS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRAME COULD BREAK.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213639January 3, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRAME ROTTED ON TRUCK. EXSTENSIVE REPAIR NEEDED TO MAKE FRAME SAFE.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213429January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ON ALL 2005 AND 2006 TOYOTA TACOMAS THE FOURWHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. I NEEDED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO FOURWHEEL DRIVE AND HAD TO FEEL AROUND THE DASHBOARD FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO FOURWHEEL DRIVE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET INTO FOURWHEEL DRIVE IN A HURRY IF THEY NEED TO. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT I DON'T THINK THEY WILL DO ANYTHING BASED ON THEIR RESPONSE. ALL OTHER TOYOTA FOURWHEEL DRIVE MODELS HAVE FOURWHEEL DRIVE SWITCHES THAT DO LIGHT UP. ALL TACOMA MODELS FROM ATLEAST 2001 TO 2004 HAVE SWITCHES THAT LIGHT UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CHANGED THE SWITCH ON THE 2007 OR 2008 TACOMAS. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR TRUCK AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM ON THE ROAD. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE A NUMBER TACOMA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213236December 31, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A PROBLEM WITH LURCHING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I END UP RIDING THE BRAKES ALL THE TIME. NUMEROUS TIMES HAS IT LURCHED AT STOP LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213258December 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAMATICALLY JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURES GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THREE TIRES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM AN INSPECTION. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,631.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213267December 31, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAMATICALLY DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UNLESS THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAFF AIR SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS MELTED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONVERTER WAS NOT MELTED. A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUPERCHARGER HEAT OUTPUT EFFECTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR AND WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213099December 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2004 TOYOTA TACOMA, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10212718December 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES (SURGES) ON ITS OWN AND BRAKING DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT BEING USED. IT ALSO IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLOOR MATS AS WE HAVE CAREFULLY CHECKED THE POSITIONING OF OUR MATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212656December 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOWN A HILL AND WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE...I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ALSO INJURED. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT OR IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10212602December 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT DRIVE OF ABOUT FOUR MILES, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATOR REVVED VERY HIGH. I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL LURCHED FORWARD HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR AND SIDE WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE OEM FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE AND DID NOT AFFECT THE PEDAL. NO PERSONAL INJURIES - JUST A VERY SHAKEN FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212557December 22, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RECENTLY NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME, JUST BEFORE THE LEAF SPRINGS, HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. I HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I FEAR THE TRUCK IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212294December 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK A TABLE AND A WALL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,400.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212348December 19, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE / FRAME FALIURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212377December 19, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS TOLD TODAY BY AN INSURANCE APPRAISER THAT THE FRAME ON MY 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTENDED-CAB, 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK IS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD VERY POSSIBLY BREAK ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. SUCH A FAILURE COULD RENDER THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. HIS EVALUATION WAS SIMPLY THAT "THIS TRUCK IS NOW JUNK". HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION DAMAGE HE WAS ASSESSING DIDN'T BREAK THE FRAME. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN AUGUST OF 1998 ($27000+ WINDOW STICKER) AND IT NOW HAS 46,766 MILES ON IT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS RUST IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN CAREFULLY BY A MATURE DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212198December 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON VACATION. THE MOTOR MOUNT ON THE VEHICLE BROKE, AND THE ENGINE WAS LEANING TO THE DRIVER SIDE. TOYOTA REFUSED COVERAGE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, INCLUDING SAYING IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, MY AFTERMARKET SHOCKS CAUSED THE MOTOR MOUNT TO BREAK, MY HEAVY FRONT BUMPER CAUSED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID I DROVE THE TRUCK TO HARD. UNDER THE MAGNUSSON-MOSS ACT, I ASKED THEM TO PROVE THAT MY AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY COULDN'T DO THAT AND OFFERED ME ARBITRATION. BECAUSE OF THE COST OF RENTING A CAR WHILE WAITING FOR ARBITRATION, I DECIDED TO FIX THE TRUCK OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AND TAKE TOYOTA TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT. I WON MY CASE, AND TOYOTA WAS ORDERED TO PAY ME $2,900.00. SINCE MY COURT CASE, I HAVE JOINED AN INTERNET FORUM IN WHICH THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 5 OTHER 2005 TACOMAS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE; MOST RECENTLY LAST WEEK. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BEHIND THE WHEEL AS A RESULT OF ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211606December 12, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION. ENGINE IS GOOD AND STILL GETS 24 MPG, NO OIL BURNING. REAR FRAME OVER TIRES FAILED AND HAD TO BE WELDED WITH NEW FRAME PIECES. BOTH SIDES. ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER, COULD NOT REGISTER VEHICLE DUE TO ADDITIONAL, UNREPAIRABLE FRAME FAILURES. REPAIR SHOP SAID HE HAS WELDED ABOUT 100 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCKS. KNOWN TO HAVE PREMATURE FAILURES IN THE CHASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211468December 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR GOING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT SHIFTER MOVING OUT OF DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211289December 9, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
IN NOVEMBER, 2007, I NOTICED A BANGING NOISE WHENEVER I DROVE OVER THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. I EXAMINED THE OUTSIDE & THE UNDERSIDE OF THE 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK I HAD BEEN DRIVING SINCE NEW, & FOUND THE FOLLOWING: #1, THE TRUCK FRAME IS SEVERELY ROTTED WITH JAGGED, SHARP, IRREGULAR, PENETRATING HOLES IN THE FRAME - UP TO 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. #2, THE UNDERNEATH INSIDE OF THE TRUCK FRAME BOX BEAMS ARE COVERED WITH CORROSION & LARGE PIECES OF FRAME HAVE "FLAKED OFF"! #3, THE SEVEREST CORROSION EXTENDS FROM THE "CABIN FRONT AREA" TO THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SIMILAR BUT SLIGHTLY LESSER CORROSION EXTENDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THIS TOYOTA TRUCK. #4, ONE REAR "CABIN MOUNTING BLOCK" ON THE FRAME, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, HAS TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED, DROPPING THE CABIN DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH, DIRECTLY ONTO THE FRAME CAUSING MY BANGING SOUND! THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR "CABIN MOUNTING BLOCK" ON THE FRAME IS ABOUT 75% DISINTEGRATED! I FEAR THIS TRUCK MIGHT HAVE BECOME UNSAFE IN AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE POOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF ITS FRAME. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, LOCALLY, NEVER EVEN PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN WATER, & NEVER ABUSED. IT WAS ALWAYS INSPECTED & MAINTAINED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, YEARLY, I BOUGHT IT FROM. IT WAS NEVER IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, & THE ONLY DAMAGE IT EVER SUFFERED, ACCIDENT WISE, WAS A FENDER BEING STRUCK BY A DEER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS 2000 TOYOTA TRUCKS EXHAUST SYSTEM IS STILL INTACT & ORIGINAL! I WOULD EXPECT THIS TRUCKS FRAME TO OUTLAST AN EXHAUST SYSTEM, AT THE LEAST! SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE STEEL &/OR FABRICATION OF THIS PARTICULAR TOYOTA TACOMA'S FRAME, CALLING FORTH A SAFETY QUESTION. THIS TRUCK, AT THE TIME, HAD 97,361 MILES ON IT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW 7 YR'S AGO! I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER WITH THESE FACTS, WITH A REQUEST FOR A "FRAME INSPECTION", THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK IS "OUT-OF-WARRANTY", & CANNOT BE REPAIRED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211100December 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH LURCHING, SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND HIGH IDLE. WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT SQUARELY ON THE BRAKE (AND ONLY THE BRAKE), THERE WILL BE A SUDDEN LURCH THAT IS OFTEN STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE BRAKE, NEARLY CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALWAYS SEEM TO BE PRESSING THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP MOTION AND STAY STOPPED. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK ACCELERATES ABOUT 100 RPM BEFORE EVEN TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND BEGINS MOVING SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SUDDEN RPM AND ACCELERATION. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN GENTLY PULLING INTO MY GARAGE - THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LURCHES, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO DAMAGE MY GARAGE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE BRAKING TO STOP, BUT THE ENGINE LURCHES GREATLY (SEVERAL HUNDRED RPM), I ALMOST CAN'T GET THE TRUCK TO STOP, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR, BUT AFRAID IT WON'T LAST. ALL OF THIS IS WORSENED WHEN THE AC/COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING - THE IDLE RPM INCREASES ABOUT 300 RPM (WAY MORE THAN NECESSARY), AND ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO WORSENING THE LURCH. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS THAT THE LURCHING OCCURS WHILE DOWN-SHIFTING DURING DECELERATION. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN TO ME REGULARLY - AND ALWAYS OCCUR WHEN RUNNING THE AC/COMPRESSOR. PLEASE ADDRESS ASAP. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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