Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#757240January 23, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS WALKED ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP .. THIS TIME IT WAS RAINING OUR SON HIT A BUMP AND LOST CONTROL ON THE WET ROAD BECAUSE OF THE TRUCKS... GOIN ALL OVER ROAD WHEN HIT A BUMP HE COULDNT HOLD IT ON THE ROAD WHEN IT WAS WET GOIN 65 MILES HR.. WE THINK THE SHOCKS ARE THE FRONT END THERE A DEFECT IN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756857January 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATION CONDITIONS ! I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A "FIX" FOR $600.00! I CALLED 10 JUNKYARDS LOOKING FOR USED SPRINGS AND THEY ALL JUST LAUGHED AND SAID" THEY SELL THEM AS FAST AS THEY GET THEM" BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE. I NOW ASK EVERYONE I SEE DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS IF THIERS HAS BROKE AND ABOUT 80% OF THEM SAY YES! IF THE TRUCK HAD BEEN LOADED OR IF I HAD BEEN GOING FAST WHEN IT BROKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HECK OF A WREACK! HOW COULD SO MANY TRUCKS BE DOING THIS AND TOYOTA NOT BE MADE TO MAKE IT GOOD? THANKS, GREG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002197January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINE BLEW OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MECHANIC REPLACED HOSES AND ADDED A CLAMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002264January 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE WIRE HARNESS STOPPED WORKING , POWER TO THE TRAILER WAS OFF. RECALL 01E041000 TRAILER TOWING WIRE HARNESS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WARRANTY FOR RECALL. ALSO IT WAS AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002041January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT HEAD-ON, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002042January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 35 MPH AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO BE THROWN FORWARD, AND HIT HIS SHOULDERS AND CHEST. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756649January 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET LEADS TO ENGINE FAILURE - TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS FAILURE BUT WILL REPLACE HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756556January 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD TOLD THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL FROM THE SHIFTING BRAKES PADS. PLEASE ADVISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756182December 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS CONVERTER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:01E041000. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FERRIS TOYOTA IN DOVER, OH. THEY TOLD ME I HAD A CONVERTER THAT WASN'T RECALLED. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY IT WOULD BE FINE. ON 12/28/01 I HOOKED MY TRAILER UP TO THE TRUCK. BEFORE PULLING OUT I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS ON THE TRAILER. USING A TEST LIGHT I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD POWER TO THE CONVERTER BUT NOT OUT OF THE CONVERTER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CAIN TOYOTA WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE GENTLEMAN IN PARTS TOLD ME THAT ALL THE WIRING HARNESSES HAD BEEN RECALLED. SO I WROTE THE VIN NUMBER AND CONVERTER PART NUMBER (PT207-04980) DOWN AND TALKED TO THE GENTLEMAN IN SERVICE. HE SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO RUN THE NUMBERS, BUT HE WOULD SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME NEXT WEEK TO RUN THE NUMBERS AND SEE IF IT WAS COVERED. SO, I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE AND SAW THAT MY PART NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED. I CAN'T BUY A REPLACEMENT CONVERTER. MINE WAS DISCONTINUED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. THE UPGRADED WIRING HARNESS WILL COST ME 180 DOLLARS. THIS ISN'T COUNTING THE LABOR COSTS. THEY WON'T SELL THE NEW HARNESS TO ME BECAUSE THEY SAY MY WORKING ON IT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY. YET IN ALMOST THE SAME BREATH THEY TELL ME MY WARRANTY WON'T COVER THIS PROBLEM. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED, BECAUSE MY TRAILER IS 18 FEET LONG AND TALL ENOUGH TO COVER MY TAIL LIGHTS. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION I'M HOME MORNINGS FROM 9AM TO 2PM. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000910December 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
BRACKET THAT HOLDS COIL SPRING ONTO FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000830December 17, 2001
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HEARD LOUD BANG WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. SHE STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF CAR, AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWNOUT. IT WAS FIRESTONE, TIRE, P225/75R15.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000679December 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
TAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 4-12-97. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, AND OTHER PROBLEMS HAD BEEN HAPPENING, TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ASSISTING CONSUMER WITH ANY OF THE VEHICLES ISSUES, A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WAS NOT REPLACED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND FROM ONE TOYOTA DEALER TO THE NEXT HAS FOUND MORE AND MORE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA STATED THEY WILL NOT COVER HEAD GASKET PROBLEM REGARDLESS OFTHE PAST PROBLEM. *AK. CONSUMER STATES SINCE HEAD GASKET WAS DONE THE EXHAUST STUDS WERE TIGHTENED DUE TO THE ENGINE MAKING NOISE, IT SOUNDS LIKE VALVE RAPPING, THUMBING NOISE OVER BUMPS AT LEFT FLOOR AREA, REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND NOISE FROM FRONT END AND ALSO NOISE AT IDLE. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900654December 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01E41000 LETTER ON TRAILER WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER. DEALER INSPECTED WIRE HARNESS, AND STATED WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT THE ONE ON RECALL. VEHICLE DOES HAVE THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECALL.*AK CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT THE TRAILER LIGHTS BLEW OUT THE FUSE FOR THE TAIL LIGHT, CONSUMER STATES DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE FAULTY PART. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755476December 10, 2001
TIRES
REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SIDE OF THE TIRE CAME OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755445December 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:BEAD
TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UL AWN TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754889November 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA TACOMA FROM ONE ELEVEN VITAGE CARS ON 01-16-01. THEY HOWEVER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MISSASEMBLED REAR AXLE WHICH WAS CAUSING REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS .I HAVE GIVEN THE COMPANY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER SAID WARRANTY, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT. THE DEALER ALSO HAD NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING IT . THIS MAY ALSO BE DOCUMENTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899081November 14, 2001
SUSPENSION
ROLLING MOTION WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON VARIOUS ROAD TEXTURES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST, CONSUMER IS SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK. CONSUMER IS HAVING A REAR SWAY BAR INSTALLED IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754374November 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE ROCKS AND SWAYS BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT'S GOING GO TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT IS WORST IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR SHOCKS AND HAS HAD THE TRUCK ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THE WARRANTY, BECAUSE TOYOTA SAID NOT TO. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN PLEASE HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA TRUCK SENSE 1988. TALKING TO THE SERVICE REP AND TEST DRIVING IT WITH ONE OF THERE MECHANICS AND THEM ALL SAYING THERE IS SOMTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENION AND ALSO CHANGING THE SHOCKS TO TRY AND ALIEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT YET REFUSE TO DO ANYMORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME.THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785777November 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
THE LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRINGS SNAPPED IN HALF NEAR MOUNTING POINT ON AXLE, ONE OF THE BROKEN SPRINGS SWUNG IN AND PUNCTURED THE SHOCK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754288November 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
BOTH SPRINGS FAILED AND DAMAGED REAR SHOCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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