Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10979137April 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A RECALL ON THE FRAME, THEIR INSPECTION WAS VISUAL AND TAP WITH A HAMMER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FIFTY YEARS OLD, IT SO RUSTY I'M SCARED OF IT. THE RESALE VALUE HAS SUFFERED DUE TO THE OVERSIGHT OF TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE A NEW FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979141April 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE EFFECTING ALL 2016 AND 2017 TACOMA TRUCKS. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, THIS MADE NO IMPROVEMENT ,THE NOISE IS THE SAME. TOYOTA FST SAD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON A CORRECTION. I JUST HOPE THIS IS FIXED BEFORE THE REAR END LOCKS UP ON SOMEONE TACOMA AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978938April 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978945April 17, 2017
ENGINE
SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND VALVE FAILURE. SECOND TIME IN 1 YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978966April 17, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO MECHANIC THAT FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P2442 - SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. AT 61K MILES THIS FAULTY PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THE PART COST ALONE WAS $1321 AND THEN ADD TAX AND LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $1709! SO DISGUSTED WITH TOYOTA FOR NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS FAULTY PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978729April 17, 2017
SEATS
THE SEAT MATERIAL IS FUZZING UP AND SUBJECT TO TEARING EASILY ON ALL SEATS THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I OWNED IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978730April 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
YELLOW RUST SPOT ALL OVER THE TRUCK BODY PAINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978747April 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WORKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978763April 17, 2017
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LESS WHEN THERE IS WEIGHT IN BACK OF TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978779April 17, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION AND THE ENGINE DE-POWERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BEFORE THE VEHICLE RECOGNIZED THE SPEED THE SOFTWARE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DE-POWER FOR INTERVALS OF ONE TO TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. A REMEDY WAS NOT DISCLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978874April 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY TACOMA TO BE SERVICED AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED TO LIFT IT INTO THE AIR, LOUD CREAKING WAS HEARD AND MOVEMENT OF TRUCK BED FROM TRUCK CAB. TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY LOWERED VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND TRUCK MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TRUCK INSPECTED AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO RUST AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS YEAR TACOMA WAS NOT IN THE MASSIVE RECALL OF RUSTED FRAMES, BUT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT SHOULD BE. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT IT WAS FOUND BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978913April 17, 2017
ENGINE
AS I READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE, IT SEEMS MOST ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE SEEN. AS IT IS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT ITEM FOR 2012 TACOMA ON THIS WEBSITE, AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON TUNDRA FOR THE SAME ITEM, AND THAT 2013 TACOMA WERE REDESIGNED TO FIX, THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE OF A FAULTY PART/DESIGN OF THE THE AIR INJECTION PUMP VALVE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS AND THE DANGER IT POSES. LIKE THE OTHERS, I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/TRAC OFF ONE EVENING WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK STARTED UP FINE, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE A PROBLEM UNTIL I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A 60 MPH ROAD. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE BUT I ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. LUCKILY, ALL I GOT WAS A BUNCH OF HONKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I SAW THE CODES P2440 AND P2442 AND UNDERSTAND IT IS A LIMP MODE DUE TO AN EMMISIONS ITEM AT STARTUP. BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FIX, I HAD TO WORK A SHIFT AT MY SECOND JOB OF SKI PATROL IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. AS MY TRUCK OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T MAKE IT UP THE CANYON, I WAS FORCED TO BORROW ANOTHER CAR, AND ALL I COULD GET WAS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS A LATE SEASON STORM, AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MY 4X4 TRUCK I GOT STUCK OVERNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS. I SURVIVED, BUT TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WAS FACED INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BOUGHT A NEW 4X4 FOR THE VERY REASON TO AVOID DANGERS LIKE THESE. GRANTED I HAVE 65K MILES NOW, BUT I DON'T EXPECT A VEHICLE TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. IT IS EVEN WORSE TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WITH A KNOWN ISSUE TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FOR THE TACOMAS, BUT I AM EQUALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND EXAMPLES OF DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND THE NHTSA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978615April 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
REAR END DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HOWLING FROM 52-59MPH - ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS 'NORMAL' HOWEVER IT ONLY DOES IT ON A FEW VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978622April 15, 2017
STEERING
IN THE LAST WEEK, I'VE HAD A HARD TIME STEERING, ESPECIALLY TIGHT TURNS. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD THE U JOINT ON THE MAIN STEERING SHAFT IS SEIZING UP. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES LATELY. THE SERVICE AGENT SHOWED ME A DAMAGED ONE SITTING BEHIND HIS DESK. COST TO REPLACE IS $621. WENT ON TACOMA WORLD AND A LOT OF OWNERS COMPLAINING THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978589April 14, 2017
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE ORIGIN OF THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, AND THE STABILIZER BAR, PASSENGER SIDE STEERING ROD, STRUTS, AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,678.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972182April 13, 2017
ENGINE
ECL CODE P2442, SECONDARY AIR HANDLER, EPA PART BUT TOYOTA DEALERS WON'T COVER UNDER EPA WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971999April 12, 2017
STEERING
STEERING IS GETTING STIFF, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, TIGHTER TURNS. CAUSED BY CORROSION GETTING INTO THE U JOINT OF THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. POOR DESIGN, DOES NOT PROTECT FROM WEATHER / ROAD CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972024April 12, 2017
STRUCTURE, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE WELDED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972026April 12, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY INNER LENS DISTORTION. TOYOTA NEVER SENT ME THE EXTENSION OF WARRANTY NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT, MY DEALERSHIP DID NOT MENTION IT TO ME AND NOW NEITHER WILL COVER THIS OBVIOUS AND RECOGNIZED SAFETY DEFECT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 8000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972102April 12, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
I PULLED UP TO PARK THE TRUCK. AFTER PUT IN PARK THE 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA LUNGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS ALMOST $5950.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I WATCHED MYSELF CRASH INTO THE WALL AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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