Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10209119November 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 TACOMA HAS HAD A CLUTCH SQUEAL SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED 2 CLUTCHES AFTER 2 RELEASE BEARING FAILURES IN LESS THEN 1 YEARS TIME. AFTER THE SECOND CLUTCH THE SQUEAL CAME BACK WITHIN 3,000 MILES. THE DEALER LUBED THE SLAVE CYLINDER / CLUTCH FORK INTERSECTION POINT. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FROM 48 HRS TO 1 MONTH INTERVALS THEY LUBED IT NUMEROUS TIMES. FED UP I INFORMED THEM I WOULD NOT BE COMING IN CONSTANTLY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LUBED. THEY REPLACED THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND CLUTCH FORK. WITHIN 48 HRS THE SQUEAL WAS BACK. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A TOYOTA FIELD TECH TO LOOK AT THE REPLACED THE CLUTCH RETURN SPRING. WITHIN 24 HOURS THE SQUEAL WAS BACK. DURING ALL THE INCIDENTS I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF THE ISSUES. THE LATEST CALL RESULTED IN ESCALATION AS I HAVE REQUESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AS THERE IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT IN THE CASTING OF THE TRANSMISSION OR AN INTERNAL ISSUE. TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK TO SAY THEY WOULD WORK OUT A PLAN WITH MY DEALER TO FIX THE VEHICLE. (THIS IS AFTER 13 TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BETWEEN REPAIRS AND LUBE TRIPS.) I WAS INFORMED I WOULD BE CALLED BACK NO LATER THEN THURSDAY NOV 14TH. AS OF THIS POINT THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT AND I'M TAKING LEGAL ACTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209117November 16, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. TWO WELDING SHOPS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD WELDING SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SANDBLAST THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209158November 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2005 TACOMA, TRD SPORT PKG, 6 SPEED MANUAL BEHIND A V6. AT ABOUT 27K THE CLUTCH PEDAL STARTED MAKING THIS HORRENDOUS SQUEAK. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TSB TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. SQUEAK WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 6K MILES BUT THE PEDAL STICKS. SINCE THAT FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, THE DEALER GREASES IT EVERY 6-8K MILES BECAUSE THE SQUEAK KEEPS RETURNING AND THE PEDAL STILL STICKS! THEY DID REPLACE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY A SECOND TIME HOWEVER NOW THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF AND IT STILL STICKS. THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS "EXCESSIVE USE OF THE PEDAL, THE TRUCK WAS NOT MADE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC". WHAT THE HECK WAS IT MADE FOR?? I DRIVE THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO WORK AND YES, I OCCASIONALLY GET CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK! TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS NO HELP, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER DOESN'T RETURN PHONE CALLS AND I AM STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT HAS A BAD CLUTCH PEDAL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209042November 15, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME ON OUR 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA TOTALLY ROTTED OUT. IT PASSED 2006 STATE INSPECTION AND AFTER BEING MAINTAINED BY A TOYOTA DEALER IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT PASS 2007 STATE INSPECTION. THERE ARE GAPING HOLES IN THE FRAME ON THE INSIDE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE SALVAGED AT 7 YEARS OLD. OTHER MAKE AND MODEL TRUCKS OF THIS AGE ARE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THIS CONDITION. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT LIABLE TO INFORM TACOMA OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. WE RETAINED PICTURES OF THE EXTREME DAMAGE TO THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209085November 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
I HAVE A 2007 TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK. THE BRAKES HAVE FADED OR MALFUNCTIONED 4 TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND THE FACTORY REPS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT THROUGH ONE INTERSECTION AND CROSSED TWO MERIDIANS INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO BRAKES OR VERY LITTLE. IT ALSO DID IT ONE TIME BEHIND A SEMI WHRE I COULD NOT STOP AS HE WAS BRAKING. IT SEEMS TO ACT UP WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING IS ON ALONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OR JUST THE AIR-CONDITIONING. I CANT REALLY TELL WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. EVENTUALLY, I AM GOING TO GET KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE IS. PLEASE HELP RESPECTFULLY, ANDREW W. EJMA SMC USN RETIRED *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208890November 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND AN INCREASINGLY ANNOYING VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208896November 14, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
FLOOR JACK, WHEN CHANGING A DAMAGED MUD FLAP FROM THE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK, I PLACED THE FLOOR JACK WHERE THE TOYOTA MANUAL RECOMMENDS, AFTER THE WHOLE (1/4IN LESS THAN WHOLE) EXTENSION OF THE JACK WAS APPLIED THE TIRE WAS BARELY LIFTED ABOVE GROUND, THIS WAS DONE ON MY HOMES DRIVE WAY A TOTALLY FLAT AREA WITH NO INCLINATION ANYWAY AND ALL PROPER SECURITY PUT IN PLACE AND THE FLOOR JACK WAS INCLINED... NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT (BIG ONE BUT), IMAGINE UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS AND NOTHING ELSE TO DO AROUND TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, WET OR UNEVEN GROUND, TRAFFIC, WIND OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN REALLY CREATE AN ACCIDENT, FOR THIS KIND OF TRUCK THE OEM FLOOR JACK PROVIDED IS NOT A PROPER ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208898November 14, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION IS DOING A LOUD FRICTION SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, IT SOUNDS LIKE METALS ARE HAVING FRICTION ONE AGAINST THE OTHER, THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME YOU DRIVES OVER A BUMP, BIGGER BUMP LOUDER SOUND. AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GO FAST OVER THESE BUMPS ALL OF THEM ARE AT SCHOOL STUDENT DROPPING AREAS AND SECURITY IS FIRST THAN EVERYTHING, BUT IS ANY PART OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208958November 14, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS INFORMED IN SEPT. 2007 THAT MY TRUCK PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN 2008 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY TRUCKS FRAME. THE TRUCK IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION? THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WELD STEEL ONTO THE FRAME. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO THIS BEFORE THIS WINTER SO IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY MORE SALT FROM THE ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208868November 13, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A CURVEY ROAD WHEN I BEGAN TO BRAKE THE ENGINE SURGED I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK SLOWED. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES LATER I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A USUALLY VERY BUSY INTERSECTION (ROUTE 2 IN MASSACHUSETTS) I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE SURGED BEFORE I COULD STOP THE TRUCK I WAS 10 FEET BEYOND THE STOP SIGN IN THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS WERE COMING OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE SIDE DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE BUT I HAD MADE EXCUSES AND IT WAS NEVER RTO THE EXTENT THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208625November 11, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME IS ROTTING PREMATURELY. LARGE PIECES OF FRAME ARE FALLING OFF OF VEHICLE. I KNOW OF MANY 99/00 TACOMA'S THAT ARE ROTTING AND SOMEONE MAY BE KILLED. ROT IS OCCURRING MOSTLY IN NORTH EAST DUE TO SEVERE WINTERS. TOYOTA WILL NOT ADMIT THAT 7 YEAR OLD TACOMA'S ARE POSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE SNOW BELT. I HAVE PICTURES OF A TACOMA THAT HAD HUGE HOLES IN THE FRAME AND IT COULD NOT BE SALVAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208505November 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR, USUALLY AROUND 45 MPH, THE RPM WOULD INCREASE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE RPM INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE EMISSION CONTROL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208554November 9, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
MY WIFE TOOK OUR 05 TACOMA IN TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPLACED THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY LOOKED AT THE CRACKS AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK FROM THE OUTSIDE, I MIGHT HAVE AGREED HAD MY WIFE NOT WATCHED MY YOUNGEST SON PRESS HIS THUMB AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE GLASS TO CRACK. AFTER LOOKING UP PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA'S I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL SITES STATING THAT IN 03,04 AND 05 TOYOTA MADE THE WINDSHIELDS THINNER AND IN TURN MADE THEM MORE BRITTLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208408November 8, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V096000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME IF A CRASH OCCURRED OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THERE WAS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,600. UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208426November 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. PREVIOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT A LUNGING MOTION. SHE DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,243 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208465November 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208120November 7, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. HE THEN DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED PARKED BECAUSE THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,567 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,525.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208049November 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA 4DR 2X4 IS EXPERIENCING THE LURCHING ISSUE WHEN A/C IS RUNNING AT A STOP LIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS THUS FAR, I'VE COME CLOSE IN MANY OCCASIONS AND NERVOUS AT LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. NOW THAT I'VE JUST HAD A CHILD, I'M EVEN MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED. THIS ISSUE OCCURS REPEATEDLY WHEN A/C IS RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207975November 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
THE REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT WHEN THERE IS A LARGE LOAD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK (2008 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB 4X4, NO TRD PACKAGE). JUST STANDING ON THE REAR BUMPER MAKES THE REAR END DROP CONSIDERABLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207825November 3, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THIS IS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 107,000 MILES. AFTER REPEATEDLY NOTICING RUST FLAKES ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE, IT WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND A BODY SHOP FOR ASSESSMENT. THERE WAS CONSENSUS THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, AND THAT THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT INTACT METAL LEFT TO ENABLE IT TO BE REPAIRED. THEY ALSO AGREED THAT THAT IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME (ESTIMATES RANGED FROM $3,500 TO $10,000), SO THE VEHICLE WAS ESSENTIALLY "TOTALED." THEY ALL WARNED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE, SINCE THE SLIGHTEST ACCIDENT OR ROAD HAZARD COULD CAUSE THE FRAME TO BREAK AND THE VEHICLE TO SPLIT APART AND/OR BUCKLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT OLD ENOUGH, NOR DOES IT HAVE ENOUGH MILES ON IT, TO WARRANT THIS MASSIVE FAILURE OF FRAME INTEGRITY. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND NOT DRIVEN UNDER ANY CONDITIONS THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE FAILURE; THUS, IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT THAT IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAS RESULTED IN THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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