Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10129100July 18, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY TIRE LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO COME APART. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A CUT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE OTHER. I HAVENT RAN ANYTHING OVER FOR IT TO DO THAT. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND HIS TIRE IS DOING THE SAME THING.MY FRIEND AND I WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER IN SAN DIEGO AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT GETS WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128699July 14, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY IN STEERING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128601July 13, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON MAY 31, 2005 AND SAYS THE AIR FROM THE ENGINE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME HE USES THE VENT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FROM THE DAY HE BOUGHT IT. HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VENTED AIR WAS SO HOT. DEALER WILL NOT RETURN HIS CALLS AND SAY THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. CALLER CAN'T GET A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE HIS IS BEING LOOKED AT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND IS NOT EASY TO FIX. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUMES BEING INHALED INTO HIS LUNGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128233July 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE TO MOVE FOWARD THERE IS A JOLT, (SOMETIMES SO SEVERE YOU WOULD THINK YOU WHERE HIT FROM BEHIND) OTHER TIMES IT IS MINOR. IT HAS OCCURRED SINCE WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE DOUBLE CAB, WITH A TWO PART DRIVE SHAFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127892July 8, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
IN THE MONTH OF JUNE I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTER FOR OUR STATES REQUIRED STATE SAFTY INSPECTION. DURING THIS INSPECTION THE TIRES MUST BE REMOVED FOR THE BRAKE INSPECTION. WHILE THE INSPECTER WAS PLACING THE TIRES BACK ONTO THE TRUCK, TWO OF THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE ON THE FRONT HUB. HE BROUGHT THEM IN TO SHOW ME THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY 2000 - 2003 TOYOTA PICKUP THEY WORK ON. HE EVEN SHOWED ME THAT THE STUD WASN'T CROSS THREADED AND REMOVED THE STUD FROM THE LUG NUT USING A PAIR OF PLIERS. THE STUD CAME RIGHT OUT WITH LITTLE PRESSURE. THE STUDS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW STUDS FROM A LOCALE AUTO PARTS STORE. THE OLD STUDS WERE THROWN IN THE TRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127338July 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 60 MPH IN OUR 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. WITH NO WARNING THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY (HUB AND ALL, EVERYTHING) CAME OFF THE TRUCK AND LODGED UNDER THE FRONT AXLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CURRENTLY IN TRANSPORT TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126998June 29, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING TOO FAST, AND DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SWOLLEN. CALLER STATED ALL THE TIRES WERE AFFECTED. DEALER COULDN'T TELL IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN RECALL. CALLER SAID COULD NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH MANUFACTURER. RECALL WAS ON BALL JOINTS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED VEHICLE'S OWNERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126742June 27, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
1. TRUCK PRIMARILY USED AS A PASSENGER VEHICLE. ONLY INFREQUENT USE TRULY AS A TRUCK. 2. WHILE CARRYING A MODERATE LOAD ON THE HIGHWAY, A GRATING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING. THE LOWER LONG LEAF (2 LEAF + HELPER) HAD BROKEN OFF FORWARD OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND DISLODGED ITSELF FROM THE ASSEMBLY SUCH THAT IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST GAS TANK SEAM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY DISLODGED. BOTH HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME SINCE THE BROKEN ENDS WERE WELL RUSTED. 3. WAS APPROX. 200 MILES FROM HOME AND FORTUNATELY HAD A HAMMER TO FREE THE BROKEN SPRING FROM THE TANK. STOPPED EVERY 30 MILES TO CHECK IT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT YET CORRECTED AND STILL INSTALLED ON VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A FIRE IF THE TANK WAS RUPTURED. TOYOTA WAS CALLED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. THEY TOOK MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IN TRYING TO OBTAIN USED PARTS FROM AUTO RECYCLERS, MORE THAN ONE HAS STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW INQUIRIES FOR USED SPRINGS FOR TACOMAS. AND AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE, I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN IS REPORTED TO TOYOTA OR THE NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126431June 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE PERFORMING A NORMAL REVIEW UNDER THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THE OEM DELPHI BATTERY HAD SPRAYED ACID ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE HOOD WHICH RAN DOWN THE FENDER WELL (REMOVING THE PAINT ON BOTH) AND CONTINUED RUNNING DOWN TO THE FRAME AND AC LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125979June 20, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT. PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY BY TEMPE TOYOTA AND SUPERSTITION SPRINGS TOYOTA. PUMP HAS GONE OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125454June 16, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP HAS SEVERE PAINT CHIPPING PROBLEMS ON THE ROCKER PANELS, LOWER DOORS, AND FRONT OF THE BEDSIDES. TOYOTA IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY. THEY WANT TO DO A PAINT REPAIR WHICH WILL DEPRECIATE THE VALUE OF MY TRUCK INSTEAD OF GIVING ME A NEW TRUCK WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNLESS THEY WERE TO STRIP MY TRUCK DOWN TO BARE METAL AND REPAINT FROM SCRATCH, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125529June 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT:TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED HIT BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER BEING STEERED ON CONCRETE ABUTMENT. DID NOT HAVE ANY PROPERTY DAMAGES OR ACCIDENT, BUT THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. HAD TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE HE PURCHASED VEHICLE. DEALER TESTED IT, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, BUT DID NOTE THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS WEAK, AND THE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE THEY COULD NOT REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125434June 15, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS NOT REALLY A SAFETY DEFECT AS IT IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ON MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB WITH THE OFFROAD PACKAGE AND ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED SOME SEVERE PAINT CHIPPING ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER 4 MONTHS I AM STILL NO FURTHER AHEAD WITH THE PROBLEM THEN WHAT I WAS AT THE BEGINNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125440June 15, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE BLISTERING, FLAKING AND CHIPPING OF PAINT ON MY NEW TOYOTA TACOMA. FIRST OCCURED ON JANUARY 11, 2005, WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 5 WEEKS OLD, AFTER AN 18 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK ON PAVED ROADS. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF FLAKES AND CHIPS ON THE TRUCK, TOO MANY TO COUNT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF THIS, MUCH OF THE PAINT ON THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE TRUCK WAS GONE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY TACOMAS, AND TOYOTA IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME KIND OF DAMAGE, ONLY TACOMAS. WHEN DRIVEN AS THE MANUFACTURER INTENDS, THE TACOMA SUFFERS SEVERE PAINT DAMAGE, MUCH MORE THAN ANY REASONABLE OWNER WOULD EXPECT. TOYOTA OFFERED ME A "COURTESY" PAINT JOB, BUT A BODY SHOP PAINT JOB AND NEVER MATCH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FINISH AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK. PLUS, THE PAINT JOB TOYOTA OFFERS COVERS ONLY THE AREAS AFFECTED SO FAR, LEAVING BEHIND ALL OF THE OTHER AREAS ON THE TRUCK WHICH ARE STILL PRONE TO SEVERE CHIPPING AND FLAKING. IN MY OPINION, THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125243June 14, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: CONTACT STATES DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE TOYOTA RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125047June 12, 2005
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL SHACKS FROM APPROXIMATELY 62 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE SHACKING IS NOT A SAFETY CONSERN. THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. VEHICLE HAS 1700 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124392June 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO 5TH GEAR SAFELY. THIS VEHICLE WILL GO INTO EVERY OTHER GEAR PERFECTLY FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION CONSUMER HAS PUT IN HIS VEHICLE AND HE ONLY HAS 5000 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123715June 1, 2005
STEERING
DIFFICULTY STEERING, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
2
#10123797June 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1 PARKED WITH TRUCK IN 1ST GEAR 2 TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR 2 TIMES. I STOPED THE TRUCK 1 TIME, A TREE STOPPED IT THE 2ND TIME. 1 YEAR LATER, THE TRUCK POPS INTO NUTURAL WHILE DRIVING. I PUT IT BACK IN GEAR, I SOMETIMES HOLD THE SHIFTER TO KEEP IT IN GEAR. 3 I HAVE NOT TRYED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I ALWAYS SET THE PARKING BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122070May 25, 2005
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA IS CHIPPING OF VERY RAPIDLY AND THE PAINT IS VERY SOFT AND CAN NOT WITH STAND THE NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS IN MY STATE.THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT FROM THE FACTORY AND NO RESOLUTIONS ARE BEING MADE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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