Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10059292March 23, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
THE HUB CAPS ARE LOOSE AND MOVE AROUND ON THE RIM. THE HUB CAPS SHEARED THE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING AIR TO LEAK . THIS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK (TIRE VALVE STEM WAS CUT FROM THE HUB CAP) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063204March 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE DRIVER WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062034March 12, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT FENDER MOLDING WAS FALLING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062833March 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSES. VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR, HAS A ROUGH IDLE, AND A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY WERE INTERMITTENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061550March 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE IS VIBRATION IF CONSUMER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DRIVER MUST PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN A SECOND OR THIRD TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060064February 29, 2004
SEAT BELTS
I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEATBELTS IN TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCKS. I OWN A 1999 TACOMA, AND I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WITH TOYOTA'S FROM AROUND THE SAME YEAR AND WE ALL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR SEAT BELTS. THE BUTTON THAT KEEPS THE BUCKLE FROM SLIDING TO THE FLOOR IS BROKEN OFF IN NEARLY ALL VEHICLES; THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND OFTEN HANGS OUT THE DOOR, AND THUS IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS WHEN THE TRUCK IS PARKED, AND DAMAGES THE DOOR WHEN IT IS SHUT WITHOUT NOTICING THE BELT IS HANGING; MANY FRIENDS HAVE FOUND THAT WITH NORMAL USE THE BELT IS WEARING THIN AND THREADBARE, AND EVEN UNDER WARRANTY TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052077February 26, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM. ALL 5 TIRES SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE SENT AN INSPECTOR, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE SECOND SET OF TIRES HAD THREE TIRES WITH SPLITS IN THE SAME AREA. THE FIRESTONE INSPECTOR SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO ROCKS OR SOME SORT OF PROBLEM CUTTING THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER HAD NEVER DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OFF OF PAVED ROADS. ALL EIGHT TIRES HAD SPLITS IN THE SAME AREA. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059700February 24, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
REAR WHEEL CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM HUB. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER STATED WE BEAT THE WHEEL OFF WITH A SLUDGE HAMMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055575February 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEM. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STAYED IN THE UP POSITION WHEN IDLING. CONSUMER MUST USE BOTH FEET TO GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059603February 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILED RIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10059438February 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARDRAIL AT A HIGH SPEED. UPON THE COLLISION, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *LA (LAWYER MARY SPEEDY HAJDU ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER KENNETH C. MILLER) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052144February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IDLING IS HIGH FOR TWELVE MINUTES. THE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE TECHNICIAN CAN NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058224February 16, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE 2002 TACOMA PRE-RUNNER THAT I OWN DID NOT DIS-ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE HIT AFTER GOING INTO A SKID DUE TO BLACK ICE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058153February 14, 2004
SEATS
THE FRONT SEATS ON MY 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 XTRACAB ROCK ON THEIR TRACKS WHEN I DRIVE ON ROUGH SURFACES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY NEAREST DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD APPLY A SHIM IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE NOISE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE SHIMS WERE ALREADY INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING, SO THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057075February 12, 2004
SEATS
THE SEATS OF THE 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA HAVE HARD, PROJECTING LUMBER SUPPORTS WHICH ARE NOT ADJUSTIBLE. THESE PERMANENT LUMBER SUPPORTS PLACE ABNORMAL PRESSURE ON THE LOWER BACK OF THE DRIVER. AFTER HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, I FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHEN DRIVING. REDUCING THE PROMINENCE OF THESE LUMBAR SUPPORTS AT A LOCAL UPHOLSTERY SHOP HAS RELIEVED THE PROBLEM. THE COST WAS $50 PER SEAT, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THIS COST UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE NEW TRUCK. I AM AN ABIH-CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST AND A BCPE- CERTIFIED ERGONOMIST ASSOCIATE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE NON-ADJUSTIBLE LUMBER SUPPORTS IN THE TOYOTA TACOMA CAN CAUSE PERMANENT INJURY AND PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK OF DRIVERS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SO PROMINENT AND NOT ADJUSTIBLE. NO OTHER TYPE OF VEHICLE HAS SUCH PROMINENT LUMBER SUPPORTS. I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE ONLY BEEN INSTALLED IN THE 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA AND NOT IN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS TRUCK. DRIVERS OF THE 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA MAY NOT REALIZE THE CAUSE OF THEIR LOWER BACK PAIN UNTIL IT CAUSES PERMANENT DAMAGE AND PAIN TO THEIR BACKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10057309February 2, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE RPM'S REVVED EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR THREE TIMES IN AS MANY DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070324January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE SEIZURE AT 45MPH WITHOUT WARNING! I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH THE V-6 ENGINE IN QUESTION! THE TRUCK HAD 80,000 HIGH WAY MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE SIEZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING! TOYOTA MORTOR CORP. SAID SORRY WE CANT HELP YOU. IT COST ME $5000.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED, AT LEAST I AM HAPPY TO SAY ITS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND MY TRUCK ENGINES TYPICALY RAN WELL OVER 200,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I AM PISSED ABOUT TOYOTA'S RESPONCE. MY NEXT 4X4 TRUCK WILL BE A CHEVY!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052997January 12, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2003 CREW CAB TACOMA: DRIVE TRAIN CLUNK WHEN STOPPING, FEELS LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED LIGHTLY. FIRESTONE TIRES ARE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF SIDE WALLS, LOOK LIKE RE-TREADS, ALL FIVE TIRES ARE THE SAME. 7000 MILES ON TRUCK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048009January 12, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE.*AK THREE DAYS LATER THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ABOUT TO FAIL AS WELL. THE NEXT DAY, TOYOTA HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND ALL 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052865January 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRANK CASE PULLEY CRACKED AND THE BOLT THAT HOLDS IT TO THE CRANKCASE SNAPPED INSIDE THE CRANKCASE--THIS IS 6 WEEKS AFTER TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING, AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE REAR AXLE SEAL REPLACED 3 TIMES--THIS IS ALL IN A 2 1/2 YEAR PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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