Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11310477February 21, 2020
STEERING
STIFF STEERING. SAME AS THIS POST: HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/STIFF-STEERING.122153/PAGE-2
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310276February 20, 2020
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY 08'TOYOTA TACOMA USED 10/21/19. NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM THESE SEEMED TO HAVE. IT HAD 174000 MILES ON IT, AND SO FAR I AM FIRST HAVING TO GET A NEW OIL PAN, (RUST HOLE) IT IS ABOUT A 7+ HOUR JOB BECAUSE THE CROSS MEMBER CAN NOT BE REMOVED . COST WILL BE ABOUT $800.00, WHILE WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN THE REAR AXLE (DIFFERENTIAL) STARTED TO LEAK. ANOTHER RUST HOLE...THE DIFFERENTIAL IS ONE PIECE, NO REMOVABLE COVER. NOW I'M IN FOR A USED ONE AND ADD LABOR IT WILL BE SOME AROUND $1200.00 TO $1500.00 TO FIX...WHAT GIVES, THIS IS WAY OVER THE TOP FOR A 11 YEAR OLD TRUCK! I GOT RID OF MY 2000 FORD RANGER WITH WHEN I BOUGH IT HAD 200,000 MILES ON IT. AT 206,000 WHEN I GOT RID OF IT, NO LEAKS ANYWHERE, THE BODY WAS RUSTED OUT BUT THIS NY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL PROBLEM LONG AGO AND I ASKING WHY IT WASN'T. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ON MY END TO GET SOME HELP WITH THIS MAJOR COST. I AM 74 YEARS OLD AND ON SS. MY E-MAIL 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
#11310193February 19, 2020
STEERING
STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY STIFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SEE MANY OTHER 08 TACOMAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL? ALSO STEERING DOES NOT RETURN TO POSITION YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY TURN IT ON YOUR OWN. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS APPARENTLY NO WAY TO FIX IT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME TODAY BECAUSE I COULDN'T STEER THE TRUCK. DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS POINT TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STATIONARY. IT DOES IT ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, ALL THE SAME. AND AT TIMES STEERING WILL BE NORMAL AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY TRUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM IT DOES NOT RESPOND AND THE WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309828February 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND WAS PROBABLY DUE TO A BURNT UP CONNECTION AT SEAT HEATER AMP LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND TOLD THEM THERE IS A VISIBLY BURNT CONNECTION BUT WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE I WAS 600 MILES PAST WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED TOYOTA USA AND GOT A CASE NUMBER AND WAS AGAIN TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.WITH ALL THE IMAGES OF BURNT CONNECTORS THIS SEEMS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309965February 18, 2020
STEERING
THE STEERING IN THE TRUCK HAS TIGHT SPOTS. AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED THERE ARE PLACES WHERE IT SEEMS TO BIND AND GET STIFF THEN SUDDENLY LOOSEN AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SHOWED ME THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE JOINT IS BADLY CORRODED AND BINDS IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. LUBRICATING IT HAS HELPED A SMALL AMOUNT TEMPORARILY. THE STEERING FEELS STRANGE AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHEN STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309620February 17, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VERY LOUD WHINE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOST NOTABLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH. THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308914February 13, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME WHILE TOWING A BOAT... WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A HIGH SPEED TWO LANE ROAD AND SECOND WHILE GOING 45 TOWARDS A GREEN LIGHT. BOTH TIMES THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED...TWICE! TOYOTA SAYS "FIXED' THE PROBLEM "TWICE". WE ASKED THEM TO BUY THE CAR BACK AFTER THE SECOND TIME, AS WE NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN IT.......THEY REFUSED. AS A GESTURE OF "GOOD WILL" THEY OFFERED US AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH WE HAD ALREADY GOTTEN WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR SO IT WAS POINTLESS. WE CREATED A CASE WITH THEM AFTER IT OCCURRED THE SECOND TIME. THE MOST RECENT RECALL THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL YEAR AND IT NEEDS TO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE..THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT WE DON'T FEEL SAFE IN BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO THE RIGHT THING. HOPEFULLY BY US REPORTING OUR PROBLEM IT WILL SAVE SOMEONE ELSE LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308935February 13, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN FOR INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAD SUSTAINED SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308987February 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BODY FRAME PERFORATION CAUSED BY RUST AFTER REMEDIATION BY TOYOTA PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308831February 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH IN THIS AREA IS 70 MPH. THE TRUCK WOULD STICK AND THE RPMS WOULD GO ABOVE 3000 RPM. I HAD TOYOTA OF MIDLAND LOOK AT THIS ON 03/07/19. IN APRIL I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ASSIGNED CASE #1904152129 AND SENT A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE HERE ON 04/24/19. THE CORPORATE REP, ALONG WITH A LOCAL TECHNICIAN, HOOKED UP A COMPUTER AND RODE WITH ME AND WITNESSED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE CORPORATE REP. SAID THAT THIS WASN'T ANY FAULT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCAL TECHINICIAN SAID THAT HIS 2017 TACOMA WAS DOING THE SAME THING. ON 01/22/2020 I BROUGHT MY TACOMA IN FOR IT'S 30K MAINTANCE AND TOLD THE SEVICE WRITER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AGAIN. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHEN HE OWNED A 2017 & 2019 TACOMA, AND REMEDED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE TRADED FOR A 2020 TACOMA.. THIS IS MY FAMILIES 5TH TOYOTA VEHICLE; IT WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308865February 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS: FIRST IS THE CLEAR-COAT AND PAINT ON THE VEHICLE RUBBING OFF CAUSING THE ROOF AND OTHER BODY PANELS TO RUST, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPROMISED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. SECOND IS THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMPS FILL UP WITH WATER/MOISTURE DURING COLD WEATHER/RAIN/ AND CAR WASHES. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE HEADLAMPS SHORTING OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURIES/DEATHS. TOYOTA SO FAR HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO EITHER CONCERN AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THEY WON'T COVER SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS. IF THEY ARE AS THEY CLAIM SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS HOW IS THE WATER INTRUSION HAPPENING? BOTH OF THESE CONCERNS ARE SAFETY RELATED AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS LESS THAN 62,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308511February 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH THE HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONER UNIT BECAME INOPERABLE AS SMOKE WAS ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WIRES WERE MELTED AND DISCONNECTED THE WIRES FROM THE COUPLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT (2525 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED]. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308606February 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA OFFERING ME $100 BECAUSE THEY 'ACCIDENTALLY' MISREPRESENTED THE SAFETY RATINGS OF MY 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE RATINGS WHICH WERE 4 AND 5 STARS ON THE WINDOW STICKER FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE BASICALLY BEEN ALL CHANGED TO NOT RATED. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE THE VEHICLE WAS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RATING BY YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. NOW THERE ARE NO RATINGS OTHER THAN ROLLOVER WHICH IS RATED AT 4 STARS. I'VE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE WINDOW STICKER WITH VIN NUMBER BLOCK AS REQUESTED AS WELL AS THE PORTION OF THE LETTER THEY SENT. I CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF BOTH UPON REQUEST.. I'M SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND A CALL TO TOYOTA WAS UNEVENTFUL AS THEY TRIED TO OFFER ME $100 TO OVERLOOK THIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308641February 11, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, WHEELS
YES, I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO IS SELLING THIS VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE 9 RECALLS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. DISTURBING! I CHECKED THE SAFETY SITE FOR THE INFORMATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308304February 10, 2020
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BENCH SEAT FALLING APART, DETACHED FROM THE WELL, THE STEEL BAR POINTED OUT RIPPING THROUGH THE MATERIAL AND THE FRAME DETACHED CAUSING THE DRIVE TO UNABLE TO SEAT PROPERLY TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH FREEHOLD TOYOTA DEALER, (4268 ROUTE 9, SOUTH ST, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ 07728) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307691February 7, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHOWED EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PRIOR OWNER DECLINED TO HAVE THE CORROSION REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307824February 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS AS IF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS CUTTING THROTTLE INPUT FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SPECIFICALLY, IF ACCELERATING TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR, THEN STOPPING, THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE TRUCK SUFFERS AN ENGINE STALL. THE TRACTION CONTROL DASHBOARD INDICATOR DOES NOT LIGHT UP DURING THIS OCCURRENCE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE PERFORMS VERY SIMILAR TO INSTANCES WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES OPERATE. THE STALL ALSO OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAYS, ETC. THERE IS NO REQUIRED INTERVENTION TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE; IT SIMPLY LASTS 1-2 SECONDS, THEN OPERATES AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (BOTH TOYOTA). NEITHER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY ERROR CODES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT REQUIRED SERVICE. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS (DECEMBER 2019-JANUARY 2020).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307450February 6, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ENGAGES WHEN ROAD SURFACES ARE SNOWY OR SLICK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. THE ABS TAKES OVER AND THE CAR COASTS INDEFINITELY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING, AND HAVE NOW HAD THREE NEAR MISSES OVER THE LAST TWO WINTERS DUE TO THE ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307523February 6, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY 2019 TACOMA SR5 TO HEADQUATER TOYOTA MIAMI TODAY. I TOLD THEM THAT MY TRUCK VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING BETWEEN 25 TO 15 MPH. THEY INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND TOLD ME THEY FELT THE VIBRATION SO THEY CALLED THE CORPORATE AND THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD TO TEST DRIVE A SIMILAR TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND TO WAIT FOR A MAYBE RECALL. NEXT WEEK I'M TAKING MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307224February 5, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE CHASSIS WAS BENT AND WAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT TOYOTA OF BRISTOL DEALER, (3045 W STATE ST, BRISTOL. TN 37620, (423) 212-4266), HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 264,488.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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