Toyota Tacoma Complaints (1999)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#10876243June 23, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRAP THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND DETACHED. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875093June 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT I BOUGHT DROVE A AROUND FOR A YEAR ONLY HAS 160XXX. THE FRAME CRACK THROUGH ON PASSENGER SIDE IN BETWEEN LEAF HANGERS. THEN ON THE DRIVERS FRONT LEAF HANGER TO FIRST BODY MOUNT IS MISSING 26 INCHES OF THE FRAME FROM CORROSION. UN SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872882June 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME HAS HOLES. VEHICLE WAS OK UNTIL THIS YEAR. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854688April 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA RUST RECALL. TRUCK PURCHASED IN 2003 AND UNDERCOATED . [XXX] RECEIVED RECALL, TOOK IT IN, NOTHING WAS DONE. [XXX], SON BOUGHT TRUCK IN 2008 WENT TO L& S TOYOTA REGARDING RUST, NOTHING WAS DONE. FRAME HAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PUNCTURED HOLE IN FUEL TANK; OTHERWISE, TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IN 2008 TOYOTAS FRAME RUST WAS SO BAD ON 1995-2004 TACOMAS (ABOUT 800,000 TRUCKS) WAS SO BAD THE COMPANY HAD TO BUY MANY OF THEM BACK, CONDUCT EXTENSIVE FRAME REPAIRS AND/OR EXTEND FRAME CORROSION WARRANTIES BY 15 YEARS. COMPANY NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING OUR FRAME AND FUEL TANK FIXED. IT HAS SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO MY HUSBAND SINCE IT WAS HIS DAD'S TRUCK AND HE IS DECEASED, AND BESIDES, IT IS A GREAT TRUCK AND LOOKS GREAT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854084April 7, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME ON MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ON LONG SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IT'S A KNOW PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THERE OWN PROBLEM CAUSE IT WILL DIP INTO THE BILLIONS OF BONUS MONEY THESE CROOKS MAKE EACH YEAR. DRIVE IT TILL IT SNAPS IN TWO THEY WILL TELL YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853875April 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY CABLE WAS TOO SHORT TO REACH THE BATTERY CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CLAMPS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850190March 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED CORROSION LOCATED NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE WELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849605March 14, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED AND SHOWS PERFORATION OF THE METAL, NEARLY THROUGH THE WHOLE FRAME ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE, NEAR SHOCK ATTACHMENT AS WELL AS DRIVER SIDE REAR IN SAME AREA. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839310March 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE
1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME LAST WEEK AND CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS THE RUST ISSUE COVERED BY THE 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE 15 YEARS ENDED TWO YEARS AGO FOR MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA APPLIED A THICK UNDER COAT IN 2011 BUT IT ACTUALLY PREVENTED THE DISCOVERY OF THE DEFECT UNTIL AFTER THE 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL SITUATION OR AT THE VERY LEASE THEY SHOULD HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HIDE THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825288February 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INCLUDED THE VIN IN A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH THE SOLUTION WAS TO COAT THE RUST, BUT THIS DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED WITH HOLES AND COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,677. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824320February 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL- MY HUSBAND HAD A SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING. HE CROSSED OVER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HE HIT ONE CAR, WENT OVER A CURB AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ENDED UP HITTING THE BACK OF A SUBWAY. HIS CAR WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO THE SUBWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE DID FILE A REPORT AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. HIS CAR WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10811670December 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
DEC 13, 2015, WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP MY READING GLASSES IN THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED A CLEAN THROUGH FRACTURE OF THE FRAME, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, JUST IN FRONT OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER FITTING. A FEW DAYS EARLIER I HAD WONDERED WHY THE BED WAS TILTED UP PINCHING THE BACK OF THE CAB. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED STATE INSPECTION YEAR AFTER YEAR AND HAD BEEN SEE BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND NO ISSUES WITH FRAME DETERIORATION WERE FOUND OR BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND JUST YESTERDAY WAS TOLD, SORRY ABOUT YOUR "RUST" ISSUE, BUT THE WARRANTY HAS LONG EXPIRED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT TIED TO IMPROPER PREP BY TOYOTA FRAME CONTRACTOR DANA HOLDING CORP. THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND NOW IT IS UN-DRIVEABLE. IF THE VEHICLE HAD COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AS A FIXED INCOME RETIREE. THERE'S NO JUSTIFIABLE REASON A VEHICLE FRAME SHOULD FAIL LIKE THIS ONLY TO HAVE TOYOTA TELL ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING. MY TROUBLES ASIDE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY RISK AND A RISK TO ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL, OWNERS, THEIR PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN THEIR VICINITY. IT WAS ONLY BY SHEER LUCK THAT I DISCOVERED THIS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795037November 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOYOTA SENT A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO TO CHECK AND FIX A PROBLEM WITH RUST ON THE VEHICLE FRAME. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 'FIX', NOW (11/19/15) I FIND OUT MY FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A POPULAR TRUCK AND THERE ARE ALOT ON THE ROAD, SOME MAY BE IN THE SAME SITUATION I AM IN. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE WAS' WE CAN'T HELP YOU'. AFTER THE 'FIX' I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783831October 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND DETACHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHOLE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766352September 21, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765016September 18, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LEAF SPRING FELL INTO THE FRAME AND PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764045September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE SURGES AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IDLING AND IF I DON'T PUT ENOUGH FOOT PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. IT HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I BECAME ACCUSTOM TO THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763043September 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 1999 TACOMA HAS JUST BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME (I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE SOME A/C WORK DONE). AS PART OF THE TOYOTA SERVICE PROGRAM, THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED LAST IN OCTOBER 2013, AND PASSED THE CORROSION TEST. AT THAT POINT THE TRUCK HAD 106,000 MILES. I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS, BASED ON THIS INSPECTION BEING DONE BY TOYOTA AND PASSING. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW OUTSIDE THE 15-YEAR COVERAGE PERIOD, I HAVE NO OPTIONS. I SHARED THAT THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY THEM AND THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TRUCK TO GO FROM NO RUST ISSUE TO SIGNIFICANT RUST ISSUE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. SHE (PHYLLIS) AGREED WITH ME AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE FRUSTRATED ALSO AND THAT IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BUT IT IS NOW OUTSIDE OF THE PERIOD SO I HAVE NO OPTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761287September 3, 2015
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO CORROSION IN THE FRAME BENEATH THE LEAF SPRINGS. THE REPAIR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IN JULY 2011 BY SPRAYING ANTI-CORROSION CHEMICALS. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT SATISFY THE PROBLEM AS THE REAR IS SO RUSTED OUT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NEITHER THE TOYOTA DEALER NOR THE TOYOTA COMPANY WILL FIX THIS NOW AS PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS "EXPIRED" SINCE THE CORROSION NOW IS SO COMPLETE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE "FIX" IN 2011 DID NOT WORK. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAT 125,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746831August 6, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED NEAR THE LEAF SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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