Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10375305January 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
SRS SYSTEM FAILED AT 65000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375045January 7, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA IT QUICKLY WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, SPINNING IT IN 2 RAPID CIRCLES, HITTIG THE FREEWAY METAL GUARD RAIING, TEN STOPPED FACING TE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10375118January 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(09V388000-VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE SHE WAS UNSATISFIED BECAUSE THE FLOOR MATS DO NOT FIT COMFORTABLE AND HER FOOT SLIPS OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE ALSO STATES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO REVERSE THE REMEDY DUE TO THE PROBLEM THAT SHE EXPERIENCED AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO REVERSE THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374012January 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN WEATHER TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 30 OR BELOW THE BRAKES START TO ACT UP. THERE ARE NO BRAKES UNTIL THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP. THE BRAKES SEEM TO GRAB ON FLAT ROADS BUT GOING DOWN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST HILL AND THE BRAKES LOCK. BEING A GIRL, I THOUGH I NEEDED NEW BRAKES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND HAD A BRAKE JOB DONE. THE NEXT YEAR THE TEMPS DID NOT DROP TO 30 DEGREES . THE WINTER WAS MILD. THIS YEAR IT IS COLD AGAIN AND THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP AGAIN. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS, I THOUGH I SHOULD REPORT IT. ESPECIALLY AS BEING A GIRL, THE DEALER DOES NOT TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH MANY TOYOTA OWNERS. YOUR SYSTEM WILL NOT EXCEPT THE VN NUMBER, SO HERE IT IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373354December 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOK THAT HELD THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE FLOOR MAT TO BECOME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE HOOK. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR AND STATED THE THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS OF A REPLACEMENT HOOK. THE FLOOR MAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 03/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372680December 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LAUNCHED FORWARD. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372692December 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND SHE HAS SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED BOTH PEDALS CAUSING THE ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372336December 24, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION
THE BALL JOINTS AND SUSPENSION ON MY 2002 TOY TACOMA FELL APART WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE TURN ONTO MY STREET! THE BALLJOINTS SEPARATED AND THE FRONT AXLE DUG INTO THE STREET, THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WHEEL TO THE VEHICLE WAS THE BRAKE LINE! HAD THIS HAPPENED 5 MINUTES EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH INSTEAD OF IN A RESIDENTIAL TRACT DOING 20 MPH! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372333December 24, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE PARKING BRAKE REMAINS ON AND THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE FAULTY PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOYOTA TO FIX. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME FAULTY ITEM. ONE FAULTY PARKING BRAKE IS ONE TOO MANY. ALL VEHICLES SHOULD BE EQUIPMENT WITH A FUNCTIONING PARKING BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372237December 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE GEARS THRUST INTO PARK BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372785December 22, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRAME RUST PERFORATION *TGW WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, RUST WAS FOUND AND DOCUMENTED AND PICTURES WERE E-MAILED TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WROTE TOYOTA TWO LETTERS ASKING THEM TO RECONSIDER AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. TOYOTA AGREED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT AT THE VALUE THE CONSUMER WANTED. *JB UPDATED 12/28/10.*JB UPDATED 01/13/11.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO EXAMINE THE FRAME OF HIS TRUCK. UPDATED 02/10/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372082December 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REFILLED PROPERLY. AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO ACCELERATE PASS THE SPEED THAT IT WAS SET WITH BEING RESET BY THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE RPMS TO IDLE EITHER EXCESSIVELY LOW OR EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT FROM FIFTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 55 MPH AND ABOVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,118 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,557.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372139December 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT A CALL BACK BUT HAVE NOT YET RETURNED THE CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371950December 21, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE AND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED, THE SEAT BELT FLUNG ACROSS THE BODY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A REPORT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372740December 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER IS EXPRESSING DISCONTENT WITH THE SERVICE RECEIVED FOR THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MODIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE QUESTIONED THE SERVICE TECH ABOUT REPLACING THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS, SHE WAS UNAWARE OF THAT PORTION OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER SHOWED HER A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE. THE SERVICE TECH THEN ASKED SOMEONE ELSE AND THE RESPONSE WAS; NO ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER ASKED IF HE COULD BE PLACED ON A LIST, HE WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO CALL IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO SEE IF ANY WERE AVAILABLE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371745December 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRUCK ENGINE BEGAN TO THUMP. TOWED TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FIRST DAY THEY SAID INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE, THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID ENGINE OIL PUMP FAILURE. THE OIL LIGHT INDICATOR NEVER CAME ON BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE FROM ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 30TH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371744December 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR SUSPENSION FEELS LIKE IT BOTTOMS OUT WHEN HITTING EVEN SMALL DIPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK (2007) AND ALL SUSPENSION PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371720December 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHENEVER SLOWING DOWN FROM 25 MPH TO MAKE A TURN OR JUST TO SLOW UP, WHEN ACCELERATOR IS AGAIN PUSHED DOWN TO SPEED UP, THE TRUCK "HUNTS" FOR THE PROPER GEAR, USUALLY SHIFTING TO TOO LOW A GEAR FOR THE SPEED NEEDED (TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER PROBLEM), CAUSING VEHICLE TO PAUSE & NOT PICK UP SPEED. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE THREAT OF BEING REAR ENDED OR HIT IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION. DEALERS WON'T FIX IT OR REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. I'VE OWNED A LOT OF VEHICLES & NONE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370884December 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND DURING THE REPAIR THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS LEAKING AND EXHIBITED SUBSTANTIAL RUST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 05/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370912December 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT HE REPLACE THE TIRES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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