Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11032450October 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POOR HANDLING AND UNTIMELY REPAIR OF VEHICLE. *LD UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#11031768October 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
MANY TOYOTAS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY TRUCK WAS NOT. LAST YEAR MY HORN STARTED TO ACT UP AND SOMEONE AT THE TOYOTA REPAIR CENTER COMMENTED THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THE AIRBAGS. JUST TO LOOK AT IT THERE IS A CHARGE OF OVER $100.00 TO REPAIR IT WOULD COST ME OVER $200.00 NOW MY HORN WORKS WHEN WHEN I PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON BUT NOT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I THOUGHT I READ THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME YEAR THAT WERE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#11031574October 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK BED AND REDUCED PROPULSION. ROSEVILLE TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN I TOOK IT THERE FOR MY FIRST 3 SERVICES. SO ON 5/22/17 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE REAR DIFF LEAK NHTSA RECALL#17V-285 AND INSPECTED AND FOUND A LEAK. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND WHEN I DO CALL THEM TO ORDER THE PARTS. I CALLED THEM WHEN I GOT THE NOTICE IN JUNE AND WAS TOLD I'D BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN AND ITS 10/3/17 AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE ALL THE PARTS IN AND HAVE NOT REPAIRED MY NEW 2016 TACOMA IN A TIMELY MANNER.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11031584October 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MAUI TOYOTA IN KAHULUI, HAWAII WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030689October 1, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2017 TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL. THEY MY TRUCK MIGHT TAKE UP TO 8 WEEKS TO FIX, ITS BEEN CLOSE TO 4 WEEKS SO FAR. I USE MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND AM CURRENTLY LOSING WAGES BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE TRUCK. WHY DO I NEED TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR THE TRUCK I DON'T HAVE? THE RENTAL IS NOT USABLE OF MY WORK AND THE DEFECT IN TRUCK WAS NOT MY FAULT. I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS MATTER AND THEY SAID TO CONTINUE PAYMENTS BECAUSE I AM USING A FREE RENTAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11030676September 30, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THE TACOMA 10/9/2013, I NOTICED SOME OF THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN MADE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, 10/29/2013 FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE GUY, USING A HAMMER, THAT MY FRAME WAS CRUMBLING AND I WOULD BE NEEDING A NEW FRAME AS WELL. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALL I EVER GOT WAS, I'M SORRY, AND HOW THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ON THE 2002. THE RUST PROBLEM ON MY TACOMA IS SO SEVERE, THE TRUCK IS STARTING TO BUCKLE, NO SPACE BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED AT THE TOP. IT IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE NO ONE WILL PUT IT ON A LIFT! IT WILL BE THE COMPLETE AND SINGLE CAUSE FOR THE DEMISE OF MY TRUCK, AND QUITE POSSIBLY MYSELF. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I WILL BE DRIVING THE TACOMA WHEN THE FRAME BREAKS APART AND I WILL PROBABLY DIE. 9/11/17 I WROTE JAMES LETZ, CEO OF TOYOTA, AND MANAGER OF TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, I STATED, "I FOLLOWED THE CORROSION PREVENTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE QUALITY OF THE FRAME ON THE 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA IS INFERIOR DUE TO INADEQUATE RUST PROTECTION AT THE FACTORY." 9/28/17 I RECEIVED A RESPONSE BY PHONE FROM GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER SENT OUT TO THE OWNERS OF 2002 TACOMAS, INFORMING THE OWNERS TO CHECK FOR RUSTING AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME, AND THEY COULD BRING THE TRUCK IN FOR A RUST PREVENTION SPRAY; HOWEVER, IT EXPIRED 2011. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW HOW SEVERE THE PROBLEM IS. I TOLD HIM I WAS SCARED, AND HE ANSWERED, "I UNDERSTAND I WOULD BE TOO." HE LED ME TO THINK NOTHING WAS GOING TO BE DONE, BUT IT WAS UP TO THE ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT, ODDLY ENOUGH, THAT IS MR. LETZ!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030290September 28, 2017
STEERING
I BOUGHT A NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X4 AND IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THERE IS KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHING THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS REPLACED. EVIDENTLY THERE IS "PLAY" AROUND WHERE THE RUBER BUSHING IS. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2005 MODELS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS? THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE BUT COULD POSSIBLY BECOME A LIFE THREATENING ONE! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM TO REPAIR IT INSTEAD OF PASSING THE COST ON TO THE CONSUMER!
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11030390September 28, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY EXPLAINED THAT MY SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES WERE STUCK OPEN (P2440, P2442) WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOSE ALL POWER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT SINCE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT) THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE 2,000 DOLLAR COST TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE TOYOTA TUNDRA ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OFFERED FOR THOSE VEHICLES. SINCE TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I FOUND OUT. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS NO REASON THIS EMISSIONS PART SHOULD EVER SHUT DOWN THE POWER TO THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030179September 27, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ERROR CODE P2442 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK OPEN. TRUCK IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO "LIMP' MODE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DECELERATE ON A HIGHWAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS PROMPTED WARRANTY EXTENSIONS ON TOYOTA TUNDRA'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11029944September 26, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT. TOYOTA HAD THE VEHICLE FRAME COATED WITH SOME KIND OF TAR SUBSTANCE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SUSPECT TO HEAVY CORROSION. THE COATING WHICH WAS DONE AROUND 2010 DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE NOW HAS HOLES IN THE FRAME DUE TO HEAVY RUST. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. TOYOTA OFFERED A NON-WORKING SOLUTION THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE COATING WAS JUST A GIMMICK AND NOT A SOLUTION TO THE FRAME ROT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025324September 25, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED NEW TOYOTA TACOMA 2011 FROM LOCAL DEALER. PROBLEM IS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GETTING TOO HOT AND BURNING AND CRACKING LENS. CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY SENT OUT WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL14-03) , BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. THEY ALSO SAY BOTH WARRANTIES THEY CREATED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, HAVE EXPIRED, AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. I AM WORRIED THEY MAY START A FIRE BECAUSE OF THE OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025191September 23, 2017
SUSPENSION
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A BACK ORDER OF THE PART. AN INSPECTION INDICATED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER SO I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE LEAF SPRINGS & WOULD BE CALLED, BUT MONTHS PASSED &I WASN'T CALLED. I CHECKED MANY TIMES & IN BETWEEN CALLS, THEY GAVE MY PART TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER.WHEN THEY GOT ANOTHER SET, I ARRIVED FOR THE APPT &WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAF SPRINGS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LIFT BLOCK INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN HAVE THE RECALL COMPLETED WAS TO PAY TO HAVE THE LIFT REMOVED FROM ANOTHER SHOP & THEN TOYOTA WOULD DO THE RECALL WORK. I PRICED THE COST OF HAVING THE LIFT REMOVED AND WAS TOLD BY THE AFTERMARKET SHOP THAT OTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WERE DOING THE LEAF SPRING RECALL WORK WITHOUT REQUIRING THE LIFT TO BE REMOVED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP & THEY STILL SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO THE WORK. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE LIFT REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION, THE MODIFICATION THAT WAS DONE TO THE TRUCK IS A SIMPLE BLOCK THAT IS PUT UNDER THE LEAF SPRINGS SO ALL THAT TOYOTA WOULD NEED TO DO IS THE SAME WORK THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DOING IF THE LIFT WAS NOT PRESENT; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS REMOVING 1 LIFT BLOCK FROM EACH REAR SIDE, & PUTTING IT BACK WHEN THEY PUT NEW LEAF SPRING ON. I EVEN TOLD THEM I'M WILLING TO SIGN ANY WAIVER NECESSARY. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE WORK THEY ARE SAYING IS MANDATORY BEFORE THEY COMPLETE THE RECALL & AS TIME PASSES I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE INCLUDING THE RUST SPOTS ON THE LEAF SPRINGS. THE DEALERSHIPS THAT ARE WILLING TO DO THE RECALL SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS BUT WHEN REASSEMBLING IT THEY WILL NOT PUT THE BLOCK BACK WHICH MEANS MY VEHICLE WOULD BE LIFTED IN THE FRONT BUT NOT IN THE REAR AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED( UNABLE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION) TO A SHOP TO REDO ALL THE WORK TOYOTA JUST PERFORMED!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024960September 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUBFRAME BETWEEN THE REAR AXLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF A BUY BACK PROGRAM, WHICH HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CASE NUMBERS: 1505202202 AND 1602030551. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,238.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11024980September 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000(POWER TRAIN) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (NEWARK TOYOTA IN NEWARK, DELAWARE) AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRUBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025104September 22, 2017
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN I LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND THAT THE JOINT ON THE LOWER PART OF THE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN. THEY RECOGNIZED THIS SAME PREMATURE PART FAILURE ON MANY OTHER 2ND GENERATION TACOMAS SUCH AS MINE. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024608September 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS AT SANTA MARGARITA TOYOTA (22722 AVENIDA EMPRESA, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688 (949) 766-2000) FOR OVER 60 DAYS WITH NO RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024696September 20, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS DRL BULBS BURNED THROUGH LENS. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY. THE DESIGN OF THESE HEADLIGHTS IS FLAWED!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023787September 16, 2017
WHEELS
YOKAHAMA GEOLANDER HT GO65 275 70R16 TIRE (4ULJ) DEVELOPED A BULGE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023634September 15, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BOHN BROTHERS TOYOTA (3800 LAPALCO BLVD, HARVEY, LA 70058; 504-341-3300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM ONCE PARTS ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 11/2/2017*JS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023679September 15, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS RUSTED AND GAS TANK STRAP BROKE OFF. WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS BUT EXPIRED 2011. HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. IT WAS MY LATE HUSBAND'S UNTIL HIS DEATH IN APRIL 2017.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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