Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11266905October 7, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY WIFE. SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT 90 DEGREES, SHE WAS BRAKING, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. SHE HIT A CONCRETE SUPPORT FOR A LIGHT POLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WAS DAMAGED, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE "BRAKE!" FLASHED ON THE DASH INFO CENTER. BOTH TIMES I WAS COMING TO A STOP BEHIND VEHICLES COMING TO A STOP. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA COSTUMER CARE, WHO HAD AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE EVALUATE THE "BLACK BOX:. THE DATA WAS COLLECTED AND GIVEN TO TOYOTA, WHO INFORMED US THAT IT CAN TAKE 30 DAYS FOR AN OUTCOME. TOYOTA WILL NOT SAY IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, IT IS UP TO US IF WE WANT TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA WILL NOT PROVIDE US ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION, AS PER TOYOTA ASSISTANCE PERT OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. SO AT THIS TIME I CANNOT DRIVE MY NEW, 5000 MILES, TRUCK AND NOT PROVIDED ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265805October 3, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. HE REPLACED THEM AND THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR ALMOST A YEAR. TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN AND SHAKING STOPPED FOR ALMOST A YEAR THEN RESUMED. NO SHAKING OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. MOST OF MY DRIVING OCCURS BELOW 40 MOH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265974October 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
HAVING ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK 'LURCHING AND JERKING" WITH RPMS FLUCTUATIONING BETWEEN 500 AND 1000. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY IN REVERSE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH STEADY PRUSSURE. I HAD AN UNCOMFORTABLE INCIDENT WITH A WOMAN IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. SHE SAW THAT I HAD STOPPED TO LET HER PASS BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRUCK TOOK A SHORT HOP BACKWARDS. SHE WAS NOT HAPPY. SHE TOOK MY PLATE # AND SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE LOCAL PD . I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE OLD STANDARD ANSWER, " ITS NORMAL".THE TECH THAT EVALUATED MY TRUCK VERIFIED THAT IT WAS IN FACT LURCHING.. I THINK ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA CARE. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL WRITTEN CONCERNS IN THE TACOMA FORUMS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET INJURED. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN BUT I BELIEVE THIS POSSIBLY MAY BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ONBOARD COMPUTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265738October 2, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
HI, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. THIS IS A VERY NEW TRUCK WITH ABOUT 6200 MILES ON IT. WHEN I GO TO BAKE, IT FEELS VERY SPONGY. ABOUT HALF OF THE TIMES THAT I PRESS ON THE BRAKE, I FEEL LIKE MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST 75% TO THE FLOOR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY, AS I FEEL THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME IF I NEEDED TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265490October 1, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN HER PATH CAUSING A COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH AND PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHIPLASH, AND SORENESS TO THE BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. *TT PHOTOS ATTACHED *JB*DT THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11259117September 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON AUGUST 17, 2019, I HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE STEAM COMING FROM THE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK. IT WAS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE ME GET DOWN AND PHYSICALLY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT SEE ANY OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR ERROR, SO I WENT ABOUT MY DAY AS USUAL. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THEN, THIS NOISE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND THE A/C IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I PARKED THE TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE TRUCK, A BUNCH OF INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, WIPERS WERE WIPING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING OFF AND ON. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START SO I HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHARGED. NOW THE VEHICLE'S REAR BLINKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND STEREO WILL NOT TURN ON. FUSES SEEM ALRIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THAT CONTINUOUSLY POPS WHEN REPLACED (FUSE FOR STEREO).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259124September 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PREMATURE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF SAFTY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258929September 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 [XXX] [XXX] RE: [XXX] 2001 TOYOTA TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. P.O. BOX 259001 PLANO, TX 75025-9001 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY DAUGHTER [XXX] PURCHASED THE ABOVE TOYOTA TACOMA IN 2014. AMBER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THERE WAS AN ISSUE FOR A RUST PROBLEM AND FRAME WITH CORROSION. PLEASE SEE PICTURE BELOW. AFTER A LENGTHY WAIT ON THE PHONE, THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY THIS INFORMATION: THE FRAME ISSUES DO NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. THIS TOYOTA EMPLOYEE STATED, SHE WAS SURPRISED THAT NO ONE THAT EVER WORKED ON THE TOYOTA TRUCK SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I FIND THIS VERY IRONIC SINCE TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DID NOT CONTACT THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IS MY DAUGHTER SUPPOSED TO REPLACE A BAD FRAME THAT YOU PUT UNDER THERE? NO WAY. THE CASE WORKER THAT SHE SPOKE TO WAS NOT HELPFUL WITH NO REGARD WHATSOEVER TO THE MONEY MY DAUGHTER HAD LOST ON THEIR WORTHLESS PRODUCT MUCH LESS HER SAFETY THAT WAS PUT AT RISK DRIVING THEIR PRODUCT WITH THE FAULTY FRAME THAT THEY USED. MY FAMILY/FRIENDS WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN. BOTTOM LINE: MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF HER 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? VERY SAD SITUATION. SINCERELY [XXX] C.C. WWW.NHTSA.GOV NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 1200 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, SE WASHINGTON, DC 20590 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258846September 29, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME HAS MANY HOLES IN IT. WAS JUST TOLD BY MECHANIC WHEN WENT IN FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL WORK. THEY AS I WERE SURPRISED AS THE BODY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RUST. THEY DID NOT COMPLETE WORK AS THEY SAID FRAME SO BAD IT IS UNSAFE. I HAVE OWNED OTHER 2003 AND 2004 TACOMA'S OVER THE YEARS WHICH HAD FRAMES RECALLED. THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE THE FRAME RECALL AND I AM WONDERING IS THIS A MISTAKE OR WHY NOT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258028September 25, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN BY STARTING WITH THE FOLLOWING 2 FACTS: 1. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION TO TAKE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND THE WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO FOG UP WHILE DRIVING IS TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER ON HIGH HEAT. 2. THE 2014 TACOMA WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO RUN THE DEFROSTER WITH RECIRCULATED AIR, BUT RATHER FORCES ME TO USE 'FRESH' AIR WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER. THE 2 FACTS LISTED ABOVE MAKE THE TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN COLD OR HUMID WEATHER FOR FOLLOWING 2 REASONS: 1. THE FRESH AIR (REQUIRED WHILE USING THE DEFROSTER) IS NOT ACTUALLY FRESH, BUT RATHER SMELLS LIKE WHATEVER AIR HAPPENS TO BE AROUND THE TACOMA AT THAT TIME, WHICH MANY TIMES HAPPENS TO BE THE EXHAUST OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OR NEAR THE TRUCK. THIS DIRTY AIR, CONTAINING HAZARDOUS EXHAUST FUMES NOT ONLY SMELLS BAD, BUT CANNOT BE GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN, LUNGS, AND OVERALL HEALTH. THIS SITUATION IS INTENSIFIED TO THE POINT OF COUGHING AND GAGGING WHEN THERE ARE DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES OR WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT NEAR A LOT OF VEHICLES. 2. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE DIRTY AIR FROM ENTERING THE CAB OF THE TRUCK THROUGH THE DEFROSTER IS TO TURN THE DEFROSTER OFF AND TURN THE AIR TO ANOTHER OPTION (OTHER THAN DEFROST) THAT ALLOWS RECIRCULATED AIR. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION AS NOW THE WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO FOG UP IMMEDIATELY, CAUSING THE INABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY. SO IN COLD OR HUMID WEATHER, YOU EITHER CANNOT SEE THE ROAD OR YOU HAVE TO BREATHE IN POISONOUS FUMES. WITH A 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA, YOU HAVE TO PICK YOUR 'POISON' IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE IN THE COLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257820September 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RILEY TOYOTA (2105 CHRISTY DR, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65101, 573-893-3100) FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED IN CANADA, A SPECIAL COATING WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257845September 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS VERY RUSTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257870September 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RUST. TRUCK WAS TREATED DURING THE RECALL IN DEC 2014 AND DEALER STATED IT WOULD BE FINE. 5 YEARS AND 19,000 MILES LATER, THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND IF TREATED CORRECTLY IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 5 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256676September 19, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION: TOYOTA HAD PLACED A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" TO REPLACE THE FRAMES BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T TREATED FOR CORROSION BUT WITH AN ENHANCEMENT, IT EXPIRES AND DID SO IN 2017. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND LEARNED THEY HAVE A SAFETY RECALL FOR CORROSION OF THE SPARE WHEEL COMPARTMENT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THE FRAME NOT A SAFETY RECALL?? I HAVE HUGE HOLES AND LARGE CRACKS ALONG MUCH OF THE FRAME AND MY MECHANIC TELLS ME IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY FINGERS GO THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE FRAME! MY MECHANIC TELLS ME BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE CORROSION IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, THE ENTIRE ENGINE IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT!! LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR TOYOTA TRUCKS FOR 2002 AND BEYOND. FOR MANY YEARS THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. THE GOV NEEDS TO DEMAND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRUCK AND ALL THE OTHERS AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256537September 18, 2019
WHEELS
AUGUST 2014 RECALL ON MY 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY ANY DEALERSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS. ON MY MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE ON AUGUST 17, 2019 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 18, 2019, AND THE NHTSA STILL SHOWS THE RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO FOLLOW UP ONLY TO FIND THAT THE STICKER/LABEL NEEDED FOR THE RECALL IS STILL NOT IN STOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256072September 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEAD RESTS WORK THEIR WAY UP ON THEIR OWN, THEY DON'T LOCK DOWN IN PLACE. I CAN PUSH THE BUTTON AND COMPLETELY REMOVE THE HEAD REST. I AM THINKING THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE HEAD REST DISLODGES AND BECOMES A PROJECTILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256082September 17, 2019
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE SPEED ERRONEOUSLY INCREASED TO MORE THAN 90 MPH. ALSO, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPROACHING A SECOND VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL ERRONEOUSLY DEACTIVATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (CHATHAM PARKWAY TOYOTA, 7 PARK OF COMMERCE WAY, SAVANNAH, GA) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED TO REPAIR A WAVE RADAR SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,957.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256135September 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON SEPTEMBER 14 2019, I TOOK MY TRUCK (2003 TOYOTA TACOMA) TO JERRY TOYOTA DEALER FOR A SERVICE. THEY FOUND A CRACK ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, BUT THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALLED FOR THE FRAME WAS EXPIRED ON 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256194September 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. HE COULD PUT HIS FIST THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND RECOMMENDED I CALL A DEALER TO SEE IF THIS WAS ON A RECALL LIST. WHEN I CALLED AND GAVE THEM THE VIN, THEY SAID NO IT IS NOT A RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO? ESPECIALLY IF I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256244September 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTED THROUGH, FRAME WAS REPLACED AT 48K. IT HAS 81K AND THE RAILS ARE ACCORDING TO PARKER TOYOTA UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOPYOTA SAYS PROGRAM IS ENDED ON THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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