Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11074706February 25, 2018
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING NOISES 7 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. DEALER TOOK THE DASH OUT, REPLACED SOMETHING AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. 7 MONTHS LATER THE SOUND BEGAN AGAIN. THREE LETTERS TO TOYOTA COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WERE TOTALLY IGNORED. I VISITED THE DEALER IN TUCSON, AZ ABOUT THIS AND I WANTED THE PROBLEM SOLVED AT TOYOTA EXPENSE. AGAIN I WAS PUT OFF AND THE RATTLE HAS PERSISTED TO THIS DAY. I AM TIRED OF LISTENING TO THIS RATTLE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK. IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME GET THE TOYOTA FOLKS TO REPAIR, REPLACE OR PUT A GREASE FITTING ON THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE COLUMN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074875February 25, 2018
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION ON DECELARATION BETWEEN 20 TO 0 MPH WITHOUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS ON A STREET GOING STRAIGHT AND HAPPENS AT EVERY DECELARATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074877February 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY CUTS OUT UNDER ACCELERATION LIKE THROTTLE DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ENGINE. DRIVES LIKE AN OLD CAR WITH A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER OR A DISTRIBUTOR WITH NO ADVANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074664February 24, 2018
STEERING
STEARING GOT STIFF DUE TO STEALING SHAFT LINKAGE. MANY INTERNET STORES ABOUT THIS . THIS TRUCK EVEN THOUGH 10 YEARS OLD ONLY HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT. THE U JOINT OF THE PART HAS RUSTED BADLY. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074482February 23, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE SHACKS AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074485February 23, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074591February 23, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAG "WARNING" LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON AND HAS BEEN SINCE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK , ACCORDING TO THE SELLER. NOT SURE IF AIRBAG WOULD EVEN OPERATE (DOUBTFUL). ALSO, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS ON, SCANS KEEP SAYING IT IS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM. VACUUM CANISTER, WIRING, OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED AND LIGHT WENT OFF TEMPORARILY, THEN STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH TRUCK RUNS FINE. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS DATE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, ONGOING PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074378February 22, 2018
ENGINE, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2017 TOYOTA TACOMA, ODOM AT 9250. NO AFTERMARKET ADD-ONS: AFTER 28 MILE COMMUTE IN 4X4, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, PLUGGED IN FACTORY INSTALLED BLOCK HEATER (@ 12 DEG F), 1 HOUR LATER EXPLOSION HEARD (WALLS OF HOUSE SHOOK), BLEW HOOD OFF, UP AND AGAINST WINDSHIELD. MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS HEARD, FRONT TIRES & ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, FLAMES 30 FEET HIGH, ALL WINDOWS BLOWN OUT, ENTIRE CABIN (EXTENDED CAB) ENGULFED IN FLAMES, INTENSE HEAT FUSED DOORS CLOSED, MELTED ALUMINUM VIN PLATE & FRONT LICENSE PLATE. ALL DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN REDUCED TO ASHES. DOG KENNEL AND ALL CONTENTS OF CABIN CONSUMED IN FIRE. CANOPY ON LONG BED AND REAR OF VEHICLE INTACT DUE TO QUICK ARRIVAL OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. NO INJURIES ONLY BECAUSE PEOPLE AND DOG HAD PREVIOUSLY LEFT VEHICLE WHEN ARRIVING AT HOME. OWNER HAD COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY ABOUT ENGINE SMELLING HOT AFTER ALL COMMUTES, CHECKED IT AT DEALER PREVIOUSLY TO DETERMINE PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND NOTHING DURING EXAM. VEHICLE WAS RESCHEDULED TO CHECK FOR SOURCE OF HOT ENGINE SMELL, AT 10,000 MILE CHECKUP/OIL CHANGE 4 DAYS AFTER FIRE OCCURRED. NO RECALLS OR PENDING NOTICES KNOWN AT TIME OF INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD STARTING PROBLEMS EVEN DURING WARM WEATHER. IN TOWN MPG SHOWED ON DASHBOARD AT 5-9.5 MPG, HWY AT 16-19.5.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073981February 21, 2018
SUSPENSION
LEAF SPRINGS ARE UNDER A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074135February 21, 2018
STEERING
STEERING HAS SEIZED UP. U JOINT CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE LUBED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074189February 21, 2018
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME REALLY STIFF, BECAUSE THE #2 SHAFT STEERING WAS POORLY DESING, IT'S RUSTED AND GETS DIRTY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A BOOT OR NOTHING COVERING IT. TRUCK IS STIFF WHEN TURNING, AND ALMOST GETS STOCK WHEN TURNING BACK TO STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074197February 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS TRUCK SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THE FIRST SECOND SHIFT ALTERNATES BETWEEN EXTREMELY SLOW AND HARSH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRUCK BUCK AND SHAKE. BECAUSE OF THIS SHIFT ISSUE POWER APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS IS INCONSISTENT. THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOWNSHIFTS EXCESSIVELY. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ARE ONGOING. THE ISSUES OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM 2MPH THROUGH 75MPH THESE ISSUES MAKE THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ADDITONALY THE U BOLTS HOLDING THE AXLE ONTO THE VEHICLE WERE NOT TORQUED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY. THE BOLTS WERE TORQUED TO APPROXIMALTY 30 FTLBS, NOT THE 52 FTLBS TOYOTA SPECIFIES, WHICH CAUSED AXLE WRAP ISSUES AND MADE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES LISTED ABOVE WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073959February 20, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR IMMEDITELY LOST POWER. COMPUTER CODES P2440 AND P2442 INDICATED ISSUES THAT WOULD NOT EFFECT NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE- JUST EMMISION CONTROL ISSUES. 98,000 MI. ON VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURRED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073493February 18, 2018
STEERING
THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF ON TIGHT TURNS AND WOULD NOT RECENTER ITSELF AFTER A TURN. IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. AT TIMES THE STEERING WAS NORMAL, BUT ANOTHER 1/4 TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. A POORLY DESIGNED PART ALLOWED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073198February 16, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I KNEW IT HAD SOME RUST ISSUES BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, BUT I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE TO SEE IF THIS VIN WAS PART OF THE RECALL IN WHICH TOYOTA REPLACES THE FRAME OR BUYS BACK THE TRUCK. THE REP I SPOKE TO SAID THAT IT WAS INDEED IN THE RECALL AND THAT, AFTER I PURCHASE I SHOULD TAKE TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IF THE FRAME HAS PERFORATION THEN THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. SO IN GOOD FAITH I FLEW TO NJ, BOUGHT THE TRUCK, WHICH ONLY HAD 60K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME, AND DROVE IT BACK TO NC AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE FRAME INDEED HAD PERFORATION AND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT. I LEFT THE TRUCK THERE, BUT THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY WERE SORRY BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THEY HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE 2003 TACOMA WAS A "NORTHERN TRUCK" AND HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY "UNDERCOATED" AND WAS THEREFORE EXEMPT FROM THE RECALL THAT WOULD FIX THE FRAME. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND UPON FURTHER CHECKING, THEY SAID THAT IF THE 2003 TACOMA HAD BEEN UNDERCOATED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER (AT NO COST TO OWNER--A SERVICE TOYOTA PROVIDED FOR FREE ONCE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD USED BAD STEEL FOR THE FRAMES OF THESE TRUCKS) THEN IT WOULD BE COVERED IN RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS THEIR REP HADN'T TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME WOULD REPLACED. THEY SAID THE REP HAD NOT LOOKED FAR ENOUGH INTO THE MATTER AND HAD TOLD ME WRONG AND THAT I WAS BASICALLY STUCK WITH A TRUCK I COULD NOT DRIVE. I PAID $6500 FOR THIS TRUCK AND I CANNOT PUT $12,000 INTO IT TO FIX THE FRAME. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO! TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR USING BAD STEEL FOR THESE TRUCKS. SO DO I KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE FRAME BREAKS AND INJURES MY, MY FAMILY, OR OTHER DRIVERS? THEN I WILL SUE TOYOTA! PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED!
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
#11072886February 14, 2018
STEERING
STIFF STEERING CAUSED MINOR COLLISION INTO SNOW BANK WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREET. MANY COMPLAINTS/ACCOUNTS ON FORUMS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072925February 14, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUANDO EL VEHCULO EST FRO, ES DECIR CUANDO LA AGUJA DE LA TEMPERATURA EST POR DEBAJO DE LA MITAD, AL DISMINUIR LA VELOCIDAD SE SIENTE MU RUDO LA ENTRADA DE LOS CAMBIOS INCLUSIVE COMO DE GOLPE, UNA VEZ QUE LA TEMPERATURA LLEGA A LA MITAD SE RESUELVE EL PROBLEMA, YA LO HE LLEVADO TRES VECES A LA AGENCIA, YA ACTUALIZARON LA COMPUTADORA DE LA TRANSMISIN Y NO SE HA RESUELTO EL PROBLEMA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072941February 14, 2018
ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072804February 13, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE YELLOW PART OF THE HEADLIGHT HAS MELTED CRACKING BOTH LENSES INSIDE , WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS OVER AND I WAS TO LATE TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED . I GOT NOTHING IN THE MAIL , NOTHING BY THE DEALER TO LET ME KNOW IF WAS A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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