Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2000)

211 consumer complaints on file.

#11163761December 27, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BROUGHT MY TACOMA TO MY MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE VEHICLE, THE FRAME STARTED TO CRUMBLE AS IT WAS COMPROMISED BY CORROSION. HE IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE TRUCK AND DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE. HE MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A RECALL ON THE FRAMES AS THEY WERE PRONE TO CORROSION AND FAILURE. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL RISK OF FRAME FAILURE, NOR WAS I AWARE OF THE RECALL AND IT'S EXPIRATION. I NOW HAVE A TRUCK WITH ONLY 175K MILES THAT WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND DUE TO TOYOTA'S POOR QUALITY STEEL IS NOW WORTHLESS. HOW TOYOTA CAN PLACE A LIMITATION ON A SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL IS BEYOND ME, BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155428December 2, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME CORROSION SAFETY RECALL OCT 24 2011. DEALERSHIP APPLIED CORROSION TREATMENT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PASSENGER SIDE REAR FRAME CORROSION HAS CAUSED SHOCK MOUNT TO BREAK OFF CAUSING VEHICLE INSTABILITY. OTHER SECTION OF FRAME ALSO COMPROMISED BY CORROSION IN SPITE OF DEALERSHIP OK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152997November 20, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRAME RUSTED INTO PIECES AND BROKE OFF WAS NOW INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT IT .I WAS NOT INFORMED. DROVE INTO DITCH .TOWED HOME AND WELDED BACK TOGETHER FOR NOW .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144870November 2, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 270,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123859August 31, 2018
SUSPENSION
AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR A RUSTED FRAME IN 2008 OUR 2000 TACOMA WAS INSPECTED AND SAID TO BE OK. RECENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR END, SO WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED US THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT RUST TO THE FRAME AND THE BACK SUSPENSION MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED, LEAVING THE TRUCK UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE INITAL NOISE WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123349August 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HAD RECEIVED RECALL LETTER BUT LOST NOW THEY SAY THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110707July 11, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT WITH PERFORATION OF THE METAL, IT'S FALLING APART. I'M ABLE TO POKE HOLES IN THE FRAME WITH MY FINGER AND THE RUST GOES ALONG THE WHOLE WELD LINE DOWN THE FRAME ON THE UNDERSIDE AS WELL AS HOLES THROUGHOUT THE SIDES OF THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806885April 10, 2018
STRUCTURE
2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RUST PROBLEMS. *SMD *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074810April 4, 2018
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE
2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOYOTAS RUST RECALL. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082139March 30, 2018
SUSPENSION
THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING CAUSING TRUCK TO BEND LIKE A BANANA AND POSING A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN IN MOTION THE DANGER IS THAT THE PICKUP COULD VEER IN ANY DIRECTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROAD OR CROSS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENED OVER YEARS; DISCOVERED 3/29/17
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079530March 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TACOMA WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTAWORLD NEWARK IN NOV. 2011 FOR A RUST PROBLEM AND THEY COATED THE FRAME WITH CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND AND PROMISED THAT THE COATING WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IN NOV. 2015 IT WAS BROUGHT IN AGAIN BECAUSE RUST WAS PRESENT. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 3 MONTHS (TOYOTA KNEW MY VIN, YET DID NOT NOTIFY) TOYOTA NEVER RECALLED 1995-2004 TACOMAS EVEN THOUGH THEY BOUGHT BACK AND CONDUCTED FRAME REPAIRS ON SOME VEHICLES THROUGH THOSE YEARS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY 2017. THERE WAS SOME RUST BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS THAT BAD. LAST WEEK I NOTIICED 2 CRACKS IN THE FRAME, ONE ON THE LEFT FRAME AND ONE ON THE RIGHT FRAME. I TOOK IT TO SHORE TOYOTA IN NJ AND THEY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY (BECAUSE WORK WAS DONE IN 2011 AND THE 15 YEAR WARRANTY APPLIED FROM THE TIME RUST WAS AN ISSUE) AND THEY WOULD CALL ME ABOUT A RENTAL CAR THE NEXT DAY. WHEN THEY DIDN'T CALL, I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND I WANTED TO HAVE MY TACOMA FIXED THERE. THEY NEVER CALLED BACK. AGAIN I CALLED TO FOLLOW UP. LARRY, THE SERVICE MANAGER, SAID THAT IT WAS INSPECTED, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WROTE ON THEIR SERVICE INVOICE THAT 'SHORE TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO WORK ON FRAME WHEN I OFFERED TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET.' WHEN I ASKED FOR A PHOTOCOPY OF THE INVOICE, THEY REFUSED. COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE#1803132713. SUPERVISOR DID NOT RETURN MY CALL.BOTTOM LINE: I'VE BEEN DRIVING IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ME AND MY LOVED ONES. TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THE FRAMES OF THEIR 1994-2004 VEHICLES (800,000 OF THEM) ARE DEFECTIVE. YET, TOYOTA HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRED, BOUGHT BACK, OR REPLACED BY TOYOTA. HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073302February 16, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEIVED A LETTER AROUND 2008 REGARDING FRAME ISSUES WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. TOOK IT TO METRO TOYOTA IN KALAMAZOO, MI TO INSPECT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK. YEARS LATER, I SEE THAT THE FRAME ROTTED NEAR THE LEAF SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057269December 29, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TOYOTA TACOMA WAS ON A LIFT, AND EXTENSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME WAS NOTICED, INCLUDING TWO HOLES (ONE PASSENGER SIDE, ONE DRIVER SIDE) ANTERIOR TO THE REAR WHEELS. I STOPPED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER OF TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THEIR WAS A RECALL THAT ENDED IN 2011. WHEN I TOLD THEM I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND THAT I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, I WAS TOLD THE SOMETIMES THEY NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES! TO ME AT LEAST, THIS IS "PASSING THE BUCK," SHIRKING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, AND I EMAILED THE CEO OF TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA. I HAVE NOT AS YET HEARD A RESPONSE, AS IT IS THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. I PLAN TO PURSUE THIS WITH MY ATTORNEY. THERE SHOULD BE NOT "STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS" ON SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041609October 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED HOLES IN THE FRAME AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE REAR AXLE BECOMING LOOSE ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 1710310166. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041518October 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE 140,000 MILES ON VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020097August 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VISIBILITY/WIPER, SUSPENSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALER (LOCATED AT 68105 KYLE ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234; 760-328-0871) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011637July 31, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,124.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011185July 28, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY FRAME IS RUSTED REALLY BAD AND MY FRONT MOTOR MONT IS RUSTED AWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003256July 6, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RUST RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I TALKED WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE TO MY ADDRESS. THE UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT DENIED MY RIGHT TO HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED. I HAVE SPENT 1400.00 DOLLARS TO FIX AND KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD SAFELY. THE RECALL ENDED EARLY WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM MY DEALERSHIP OF THE REPAIR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING PERFORMED. THAT STARTED MY INQUIRY WITH TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002753July 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THIS TRUCK WAS CHECK OUT AT A TOYOTA DEALER IN 2014 OR 2013 I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE BUT THEY SAID THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION IS OK BUT AS OF 6-2017. THEY FRAME IS VERY RUSTED AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE . AND I AM AFRAID TO SELL THIS TO ANY BODY FOR SAFETY ISSUES ,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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