Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10108995January 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106226January 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT TURN SIGINAL DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN I PUT IT ON. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGINAL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGINAL WORKED PROPERLY. I BEGAN AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION: WHEN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS WORKED, BUT SO DID MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS WHEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ON. BEING A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND THE SAID THAT THE REAR LIGHT HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THEY WENT TO REPLACE IT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS DID NOT MATCH (ALIGN) WITH THE WIRING HARNESS (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) THAT CAME WITH MY TRUCK. SO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CONTACTED TOYOTA NATIONAL, WHO HAD TO RESEARCH THE ITEM TO FIND THE PROPER HARNESS TO MATCH MY TRUCK. TOYOTA NATIONAL SAID THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WIRING HARNESS THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCKS WERE DISCONTINUED DUE TO HARNESS FAILURES (ELECTRICAL SHORTS)! SINCE MY TRUCK HAD THE SUSPECT HARNESS ON IT NEW, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY TOYOTA PRIOR TO DELIVERY OR RECALLED! TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF I DID NOT NOTICE THIS AS QUICK AS I DID, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. SINCE TOYOTA KNEW (WHICH THEY SAID) THERE WAS A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION WITH THE CABLE THEY THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING THIS CABLE WHEN IT FAILED FOR FREE NOT CHARGING ME $418 . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106156January 11, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING IT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO START, THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE STARTER IS CRANKING THE ENGINE, BUT THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTING UP. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SAME THING HAPPEND SEVERL TIMES AFTER I HAD TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA. THE ONLY WAY TO START THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TO CRANK IT UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY WORKED ON IT. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, AND THE FUEL INJECTORS. NO OLD PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN CORRECTED. VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 6,000 MILES AND EVERY 3-4 DAYS IT STILL DOESN'T WANT TO START UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106036January 10, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5, 4WD EXTRA CAB. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE BED OF MY TRUCK WAS SAGGING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING IS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK. I DO NOT HAVE A TOWING HITCH ON MY TRUCK THEREFORE, I DO NOT TOW HEAVY LOADS OR ANY LOADS FOR THAT MATTER. I DO NOT PUT HEAVY LOADS IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I DON NOT USE MY TRUCK FOR HAULING THINGS. I HAVE NEVER INSTALLED A CAMPING SHELL OR ANY SHELL ON THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN MY TRUCK OFF ROAD AND GONE "FOUR WHEELING". THEREFORE, I AM AT A QUANDARY AS TO WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE LEAF SPRING. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SAG. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPLACE THE LEAF SPRING FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105999January 8, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB WITH THE TRD PACKAGE AND SKID PLATE 2W DRIVE. E SKID PLATE CATCHES AIR AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLANTLY AT 75 MPH AND HIGHER, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE LOSS OF CONTROL. WE REMOVED THE PLATE AND NOW THERE IS NO VIBRATION. PEOPLE WILL THINK IT IS THE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE, BUT IT IS THE PLATE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REDESIGN THIS PLATE AND CHECK THINGS IN A WIND TUNNEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107040January 7, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS CAUSED A FLOOD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE A POST BECAME DETACHED FROM THE MAIN FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A PROXY GLUE WAS APPLIED AND FIXED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106650January 3, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER BODY CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103551December 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HESITATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. SHE THEN HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, AND WAS TOLD THAT WHAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103286December 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS PRODUCE FROM THE REAR. DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102153December 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA 2WD MANUAL WITH 800 MILES DEVELOP A MAJOR OIL LEAK BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CRANK SHAFT. GEAR SHIFT NOT SMOOTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100810November 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I'M NOT SUTRE IF THIS REALLY QUALIFIES BUT I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK AND THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING AT VARIUOS TIMES WHEN ITS IN THE "ON" POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098897November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. PROGRESSIVE, SUCCESSIVE FAILURE OF BOLTS HOLDING LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SUSPENSION ARM TO THE TRUCK. THIS CAUSED SEPARATION OF MENTIONED MEMBER FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND OVERTURNING OF SAID VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098787November 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60 - 65 MPH, A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HANDLING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LAS CRUCES, NM. INVESTIGATION FROM THE DEALER WAS THE U-BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE LEAF SPRINGS TO THE AXLE CAME OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THE REAR WHEEL & TIRE AND POSSIBLY THE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CARE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF THE FAILURE OF A FASTENER AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF THIS REPORT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098516November 9, 2004
STRUCTURE
WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A BODY SEAL PURSUANT TO A TSB (THEY SAID), BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIRED OR FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099329November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097634October 25, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN WRIST. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10096375October 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE EXITING A 65 MPH TOLLWAY DURING THE RAIN. THE DRIVER ENCOUNTERED A PUDDLE APPROXIMATELY 18" - 24" DEEP AND ~70' LONG GOING ~35MPH. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE PUDDLE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FAULTER. UPON EXITING IT TOTALLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE REPAIR SHOP REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE HAD INGESTED WATER, DESTROYING THE INTERNAL WORKINGS AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ~$6,500.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095819October 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION-POWER TRAIN.WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND.....BACK AND FORTH FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS 76K MILES ON IT. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.*AKL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096656October 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES PADS ON HIS VEHICLE WAS WEARING OUT TOO FAST. HE STATED HE IS CONSTANTLY REPLACING THEM EVERY 3 MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096676October 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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