Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11111863July 17, 2018
ENGINE
75K MILES. CEL LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 2500 RPMS, AND WILL NOT REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND ENDANGERS NOT ONLY THE TRUCKS DRIVERS, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY DIVERTER VALVE THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON FOR OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
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0
Deaths:
0
#11111635July 16, 2018
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ROTTED FRAME AND NEVER RECEIVED VOLUNTARY NOTICE ABOUT THIS AND COMPANY IS NOT SUPPORTING THEIR VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION EXPLAINED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED IT THEY TOLD ME IT HAD EXPIRED BY 23 DAYS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE CANNOT DRIVE IT I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FRAME WHEN IT WENT TO BE INSPECTED AND FAILED . HOW DID TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH SELLING SUCH AN INFERIOR AND BEING ALLOWED TO BE DRIVEN ON OUR ROADS .I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOUR DEPARTMENT COULD HELP I UNDERSTAND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER TOYOTA TRUCK OWNERS ARE IN THE SITUATION . SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
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#11111771July 16, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH SEVERE CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE FRAME. IT IS NOT SAFE AND COULD CRACK AT ANYTIME. ESPECIALLY WHERE THE LEAF SPRING MEETS THE FRAME, I CAN LOOSE THE REAR END.
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No
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0
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0
#11111228July 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
BLOWER MOTOR (SQUIRREL CAGE) SEPARATED FROM BLOWER MOTOR OUTPUT SHAFT WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND STOPPED. BEGAN MAKING LOUD RATTLING NOISE. CAN SEE CRACK IN SQUIRREL CAGE THOUGH CABIN AIR FILTER ACCESS POINT IN BACK OF GLOVE BOX. NO EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF AC, HEAT, OR FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST. O'BRIEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA DECLINED REQUEST TO COVER UNDER GOODWILL WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS 20,000 MILES OVER MILEAGE LIMIT, DESPITE BEING A PART FAILURE THAT PUTS SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION AT RISK.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11110915July 12, 2018
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER RELEASE. CONCERNED THE SEAT BELT MAY BE DEFECTIVE DURING AN ACCIDENT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111036July 12, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A TWO LANE STATE ROAD ONTO A DOWNHILL COUNTRY LANE THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE RESPONDED TO APPLICATION OF THE HAND BRAKE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE BRAKES DID SEEM TO WORK SOMEWHAT WHEN RAPIDLY "PUMPING" THE BRAKES TO PROVIDE STOPPING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (BILL KIDD'S TOYOTA, COCKEYSVILLE MD). PART THAT MAY HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE: BRAKING ASSIST/MASTER CYLINDER
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111045July 12, 2018
STEERING
HARD STEERING. AT LOW SPEEDS AND NOT MOVING
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.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110724July 11, 2018
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE, AIR BAGS
MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT IS THE SPIRAL CABLE THAT IS INSTALLED IN MY STEERING WHEEL. WAS RECALLED IN FEB 9TH, 2012. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10447308. MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK WHILE SRS LIGHT WARNING IS ON. LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110823July 11, 2018
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASSESSED THE VEHICLE AND THE FRAME FRACTURED IN HALF DURING THE ASSESSMENT. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY COVERAGE HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110875July 11, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO PRICE TOYOTA IN NEW CASTLE DE FOR A FRAME INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE FRAME RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME AND JUST RECENTLY IVE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110480July 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT TRUCK BRAND NEW. WITHIN A COUPLES OF WEEKS NOTICED RANDOM SHUDDERING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOT AROUND 35-45 MPH. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT IMITATE THE ISSUE. SHUDDERING IS WORSE AND CONSISTENT AROUND 35-50 MPH. CURRENTLY AROUND 2000 MILES ON ODOMETER. SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPT WITH TOYOTA THIS WEEK.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110306July 9, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN THE FAN WAS TURNED OFF. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR AND THAT THE PART WAS BACK-ORDERED WITH NO TIMEFRAME FOR A FIX. I AM IN LINE BEHIND OVER 1200 OTHER PEOPLE FOR THE BACK ORDERED PART. INITIALLY I FELT THAT THIS WAS ONLY A COMFORT ISSUE, WHICH IS DISTRESSING ENOUGH ON A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE IT IMPACTS THE DEFROST MODE AS WELL. IF THE DEFROST IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO THE FAN FOR THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM, AND TIMES OF INCLEMENT WEATHER LEAVE YOU WITH NO OPTIONS TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY FROM FOG OR ICE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110121July 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BLOWER MOTOR BROKE AND NOT GIVING A PROPER AC CIRCULATION. IT'S A YEAR OLD CAR IT SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVEN NOW WHEN HALF THE COUNTRY UNDER A HEAT WAVE. THAT CAUSES HEALTH ISSUES UNDER 112 DEGREE WEATHER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110020July 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS RUST IN THE FRAME, THE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION OF THE FRAME IS SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. IN THE PHOTO THAT I ATTACHED YOU CAN SEE THAT THE REAR LEFT LEAF SPRING HAS PROTRUDED INTO THE FRAME. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS CURRENT RECALL PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND I BELIEVE THIS IS COMMON ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE STRUCTURAL ISSUES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109764July 5, 2018
ENGINE
AS OF NOW THE AC FAN MAKES A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FELL APART. THERE IS NO AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS. IT SOUNDS LIKE BROKEN BLOWER MOTER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109773July 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO START OFF IN 1ST GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER A LOAD SUCH AS A/C ON DURING A HOT DAY. ALSO CONSTANTLY SHIFTING FROM 6TH TO 4TH THEN HOLDING 4TH FOR A SHORT DURATION THEN SHIFTING TO 5TH AND IMMEDIATE BACK TO 6TH THEN STARTS THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. I HAVE VERIFIED THIS IS THE CASE WITH EVEN NEW 2018 MODELS THE DEALER AND TOYOTA STATE THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THE ISSUE IS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. WE CAN DRIVE FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT LEAVES IN FIRST FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING UNPROTECTED TURNS IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCELERATE AT THE NORMAL RATE WITH THE THROTTLE NEAR THE FLOOR IT EVENTUALLY GRABBED FIRST GEAR AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY JUST IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. AS STATED THIS ISSUE IS MORE APPARENT IN THE SUMMER HEAT OF LAS VEGAS NV. FELLOW CONSUMERS SUGGEST THAT I INVEST IN A 3RD PARTY "TUNE" THAT RESOLVES THIS ERRATIC SHIFTING BEHAVIOR BUT THE COST IS NEARLY $800 AND I DON'T WANT TO VOID MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BY APPLYING A 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE REPAIR BUT THIS IS DESCRIBED BY FELLOW OWNERS AS "THE ONLY FIX". THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA OWNERS FORUMS AS WELL AS OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BUT TOYOTA HAS THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AFTER RELEASE OF THEIR 2ND REVISION TO THE SHIFTING PROGRAM OVER A YEAR AGO. ALSO, IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THIS CONSTANT ERRATIC SHIFTING (CRUISE CONTROL EMPHASIZES THE ISSUE) WE HAVE NEVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING CLOSE TO THE ADVERTISED MPG EITHER WE AVERAGE 14 CITY 20 HWY 16-17MPG COMBINED. 20 HWY MPG IS ACHIEVED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THAT HWY MPG DROPS TO 18.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109534July 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAN BLOWER MOTOR FAILED , NO AC/HEAT OR DEFROST AS A RESULT. .
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11105424July 3, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED MY FRAME COMPLETELY SPLIT. I DRIVE ALMOST ENTIRELY ON PAVED ROADS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR UNUSUAL USE IN THE AREA OF THE BREAK. I TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#11104998July 1, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR BLOWE FAN CRACKED AND MAKES RATTLING NOISE BEHIND GLOVE BOX. DOES NOT BLOW AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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