Toyota Tacoma Complaints (1999)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#11056701December 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS AT 160,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041942November 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE BODY TO DROP AND A BOLT TO SETTLE ON MY GAS TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. NEEDS A NEW FRAME TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034537October 19, 2017
SUSPENSION
IN MA YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION. I WENT FOR THAT INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT PASS THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO EITHER AGREE TO PAY FOR A FRAME REPLACEMENT OR JUNK THE TRUCK. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018837August 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED DURING STATE INSPECTION THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAVING SEVERE CORROSION. THE SULLIVAN BROTHERS TOYOTA LOCATED IN KINGSTON, MA WAS CONTACTED WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,600. UPDATED 10/12/17*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11009908July 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL IN MARCH, I NOTICED A HUGE HOLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRAME MEMBER, NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. I THEN CHECKED THE RIGHT SIDE, AND FOUND A LONG LINE OF RUSTED THROUGH HOLES ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THAT FRAME MEMBER. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT BY THE OEM'S SELECTION OF STEEL GRADES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001382June 26, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'VE HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH SIDES- FRONT BALL JOINTS. I CHALKED UP THE THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILURE TO HAPPENSTANCE, BUT AFTER PASSENGER SIDE RECENTLY HAD THE SAME FAILURE I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND REALIZED THIS IS A VEHICLE ASSEMBLY ISSUE. THE SAME ISSUE HAD RECALLS FOR THE LATER MODELS 2001-05 TACOMAS, I BELIEVE. NOT SURE WHY THE EARLIER MODELS WERE EXCLUDED, BUT THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE TOWS AND REPAIRS COST OVER $500 IN TOTAL FOR BOTH INSTANCES. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS MUCH AS REASSURANCE THAT MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS. PASSENGER SIDE WAS UNDER 10 MPH TURNING RIGHT TOWARDS MY DRIVEWAY. THE RECENT INCIDENT WAS TURNING LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE TRUCK TIRE CRUMBLED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SLIDE ABOUT 30 FEET TO A STOP ALONG THE CURB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995851June 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY 2 SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS AS BEING NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO HOLES. THIS MAKE AND MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS REASON AND WAS BROUGHT INTO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN 2009. THE FRAME WAS INSPECTED "OK" AND NO WORK WAS DONE. THE FRAME IS NOW ROTTED AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS NOW OUTSIDE OF THE 15-YEAR WARRANTY WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE WAS, IN FACT, BROUGHT TO TOYOTA WITHIN THE WINDOW AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992679June 1, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA SENT A RECALL CARD IN 2011 TO RUST PROOF THE FRAME. THEY COVERED UP THE RUST AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS GOOD TO GO. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR FRAME'S REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY TOYOTA. THEY AVOIDED THE ISSUE AND NOW I HAVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981755May 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE FRAME BROKE. NOW I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE FRAME HAS BROKEN BECAUSE OF RUST. WE WANT TO KNOW IF THE TOYOTA IS STANDING BY AND REPAIRING OR IF THEY ARE GIVING COMPENSATION FOR THIS ISSUE. HOW DO WE FIND OUT ABOUT THIS? THE TRUCK LOOKS VERY NICE. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS AND LOOKS LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980038April 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK FRAME HAD A RECALL AND TOYOTA TOLD ME IT WAS SOLID. I HAD IT RUSTPROOFED AND TODAY WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE BACK ROAD WITH MY DOGS IN THE TRUCK MY LEAF SPRING FELL OFF THE FRAME DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY DOING 60, I WOULD NOT BE WRITING YOU. HAD TO HAVE IT BROUGHT HOME ON A FLAT BED TRUCK AND CALL FOR A RIDE FOR ME AND THE DOGS. DISGUSTING! THEY STILL ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE FRAMES ON NEWER MODELS AND ARE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949212February 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
HOLES RUSTED THROUGH ON FRAME. BELIEVE IT'S CALLED LIFT SPRING BRACKET BROKE BECAUSE OF RUST. MECHANIC INFORMED ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I WANTED TO KNOW IF RUSTED OUT HOLE IN FRAME COULD BE REPAIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949215February 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THERE ARE HOLES, AND A BRACKET HAS BROKEN LOSE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO MOVE. WAS TOLD TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BY MECHANIC A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926925November 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914187October 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914210October 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND FALLING APART. THIS HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905975September 13, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH JUST BEFORE THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. IT HAS SPLIT COMPLETELY THROUGH THE METAL AND RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARD THE FRONT . ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT BNUT IT IS THE ONLY TRANPORTATION I HAVE AND NO CHOICE. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896807August 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894825August 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887688July 22, 2016
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A TOYOTA DEALER FOR CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION DETACHED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885412July 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA TACOMAS OF THIS YEAR ARE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO FRAMES THAT RUST THROUGH AND BECOME WEAK TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH WITH ITS VOLUNTARY SERVICE REPAIR LEAVING THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD AND PUTTING ALL DRIVERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY FROM FRAME BREAKAGE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ANY AND ALL REMAINING TRUCKS AND PROVIDE FRAME REPAIR SUITABLE FOR SAFE ON-ROAD OPERATION. MY VEHICLE FRAME IS NEARLY ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT WAS INSPECTED DURING TOYOTAS SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND FOUND NOT TO BE BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIR, NOW IT IS TOO LATE AND NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR REPAIR. THE PICTURE PROVIDED SHOWS MY DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL BOTTOM. THE TOP OF THIS FRAME RAIL IS SO SOFT I CAN PUSH THROUGH IT WITH MY FINGERS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL HAS MARGINALLY LESS RUST THROUGH BUT IS STILL IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED, IF SOMEONE ALREADY HASNT, AS A RESULT OF THESE POOR QUALITY FRAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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