Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2005)

707 consumer complaints on file.

#11323140May 3, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, SPECIFICALLY IN THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. IT MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321755April 21, 2020
ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET HAS CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDER. ACCORDING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4.0L V6 ENGINES AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS FINALLY REVISED IN 2007
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319282March 25, 2020
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA NEEDING A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. I'M A MECHANIC THE PRICE WAS RIGHT SO I BOUGHT IT WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT WHEN INSTALLING THE ALTERNATOR I SAW RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE A LITTLE MORE INSPECTION SHOWED THERE IS NOT MUCH FRAME LEFT THERE IS A WHOLE CROSS MEMBER MISSING THE FRAME IS BROKEN IN FRONT OF THE REAR SPRING HANGER AND ONE OF THE STRUTS IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME THE WHOLE FRAME SEEMS TO BE DELAMINATING BUT NO RUST IN THE BODY ANYWHERE I NOTICED ANYWAY I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT TOYOTA HAD FIXED THIS PROBLEM I CHECKED THE SERVICE REPORT 2/9/16 169000 MILES RUST PRESENT BUT NO PERFORATION FOUND. OK AT THIS TIME. EXACT WORDS SO HERE I AM FOUR YEARS LATER 189000 MILES WITH A ROTTEN FRAME AND TOYOTA SAYING YOU MISSED THE WINDOW I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY MORE OF THESE DANGEROUS PICKUPS ARE ON THE ROAD THIS ONE RUNS AND DRIVES WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316422March 5, 2020
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT TRUCK IN VIRGINIA AND BROUGHT TO SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2016. SOON AFTER I GOT RECALL ON FRAME RUST. DAVE EDWARDS TOYOTA SPARTANBURG, SC INSPECTED AND DOCUMENTED "OK". NEEDING TO SELL TRUCK IN 2019 I CLEANED/SCRAPED FRAME AND REMOVED 6 POUNDS OF RUST FROM ONLY 1/2 OF THE TRUCK--TOOK TRUCK AND PICTURES IN TO DAVE EDWARDS AND THEY LOOKED AT PICTURES AND REFUSED TO LOOK AT TRUCK OR DO REPAIRS TO FRAME OR LEAF SPRINGS (ON RECALL). SO, I SPENT $20,000 ON A TRUCK THAT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CONDEMN. SO, IS TRUCK UNSAFE TO DRIVE? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO TRUCK, OR MY FAMILY, OR SOMEONE ELSE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312006February 28, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 3 OCCASIONS. 12/23/19, 12/24/19 & 2/22/20. SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING SLOW CREEPY SPEED WITH FOOT ACTION ON THE BRAKE IN SLOW TRAFFIC OR GOING THRU A PARKING LOT. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, SLAM IN PARK AND TURN OFF IGNITION DUE TO A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE ON 10/7/19. IF NOT PREPARED IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. IT BOTHERS ME HOW RANDOM THIS OCCURS FOR NO REASON.WITH FOOT NOWHERE NEAR OR ON THE GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE ACTS LIKE YOU SLAMMED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312157February 28, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT HAS TWO RUST HOLES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH A CRACK THAT THE RUST IS STARTING TO WIDEN. THE HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 INCHES IN SIZE. I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2013 AT MY HOME OF RECORD (MINNESOTA) IN-BETWEEN DUTY STATIONS. I'M ACTIVE MILITARY AND I'M STATIONED IN NORTH CAROLINA. I DEPLOYED IN 2017 AND DIDN'T GET BACK UNTIL LATE 2018. IN EARLY 2019 STEVENSON HENDRICK TOYOTA CONTACTED ME TO HAVE RECALLS PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY DID THE SEAT BELT, THROTTLE PEDAL, AND LOAD RATING STICKER. HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT MY FRAMED WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I FOUND OUT AFTER I HAD TO TROUBLESHOOT MY O2 SENSORS. AT WHICH POINT I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN REGARDS TO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NO. 2:15-CV-02171-FMO-FFM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE MY FRAME OR AT LEAST REPAIR IT; AS I UNDERSTOOD THE TIMEFRAME HAD PAST THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS AND THAT I WAS DEPLOYED AS WELL DURING THIS TIME. TOYOTA STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE FRAME. WHEN I TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO GET SERVICED SOMETIMES THEY TURN ME AWAY; AS THEY DON'T WANT TO HELD LIABLE BECAUSE OF THE FRAME. FOR THE PRICE TO REPLACE THE FRAME I CAN PURCHASE A USED VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DISPOSE OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT RUNS FINE AND IS PAID FOR. SINCE THEN I HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOMEONE WITH THE EXPERTISE TO REPAIR MY FRAME, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE REPAIRS AND POSSIBLY BE HELD LIABLE AFTERWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307224February 5, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE CHASSIS WAS BENT AND WAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT TOYOTA OF BRISTOL DEALER, (3045 W STATE ST, BRISTOL. TN 37620, (423) 212-4266), HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 264,488.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289635December 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HALTERMAN'S TOYOTA (1741 PARADISE TRAIL, EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301, (570) 273-9454) TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOLES FOUND WITHIN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND, AFTER SIX WEEKS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278330November 5, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA IS ROTTING AWAY. WHEN I SPOKE TO A REP FROM TOYOTA ON 9/27/19 HE SAID THE RECALL ENDED JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. SENSE WHEN DOES A RECALL END. ISN'T IT GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE LEAFSPRING RECALL THEY INSPECTED THE FRAME TO AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE WRONG BUT THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT SO NOW THAT I PAID ALL OF THAT MONEY FOR MY TRUCK. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO. I I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE UNSAFELY VEHICLE. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS COMPLETE. SOMEBODY REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IT'S NOT FAIR THAT YOU SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A VEHICLE FOR THE FRAME TO ROT AWAY. I FEEL THIS RECALL SHOULD BE HONORED. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE SO IT WOULD LAST BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AND IT'S REALLY NOT FAIR THIS IS TOYOTA'S FAULT NOT MINE. AND IN MY OPINION THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267850October 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME. BACK WHEELS STARTED TO SPIN WITH VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD. FORTUNATE TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID HITTING IT. THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS OR SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259124September 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PREMATURE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF SAFTY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252657September 1, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT A USED 2005 TACOMA IN JULY OF 2019. NO FRAME ISSUES WERE APPARENT AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED IT. THE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE LEAF SPRINGS AND SEAT BELTS. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK OUT THE FRAME BECAUSE I HAD BECOME AWARE OF THE FRAME SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DEADLINE HAD PASSED IN JANUARY OF 2019 AND THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED MUCH MORE TROUBLESOME FRAME CORROSION AND AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241624August 4, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME IS CORRODED AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233936July 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SQUIRK-LIKE SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF A TRIP, SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 MPH. THIS NOISE PREVAILS AS LONG AS THE SPEED IS INCREASED, SPECIFICALLY ALONG THE RANGE OF 5 TO 15 MPH. FROM 16 MPH IT STARTS A VIBRATION ALONG THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BODY, WHICH AUGMENTS AS LONG AS THE SPEED IS INCREASED. THESE SYMPTOMS APPEARED FOR FIRST TIME 5 YEARS AGO, APPROXIMATELY. ON THAT FIRST EVENT THE PROPELLER SHAFT SPIDER ANT THEIR BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE TECHNICIAN WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT. NOWADAYS I JUST SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TOYOTA AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. IT IS NECESSARY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS AUTOMOTIVE UNIT PRESENTED SYMPTOMS OF VIBRATION AT CRUISE SPEED (55 MPH), SINCE THE VERY FIRST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, FOR THE YEAR OF 2005. WHEN THAT OCCURRED, THIS DRIVER BROUGHT THE UNIT TO THE DEALER. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THE VIBRATION DESCRIBED IS "NORMAL". THIS STRANGE "SHAKING" AT CRUISE SPEED HAS NOT DISAPPEARED. IT THINK IT IS A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE PROPELLER SHAFTS AND THEIR JOINTS, WHICH CAUSE A DYSFUNCTIONAL PROPELLER SHAFT RUNOUT (GREATER THAN 0.6MM [0.024 IN.]). OTHER TACOMA 2005 OWNERS HAVE LET ME KNOW THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS COULD REPRESENT A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK FOR ALL VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209505May 23, 2019
STEERING
MY STEERING HAD STARTED TO GET STIFF DURING A TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA. SINCE THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS OF THIS IT BECAME NORMAL AGAIN. NOW IT IS GOING BACK TO BEING STIFF AND HARD TO TRANSITION FROM A TURN TO STRAIGHT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207703May 15, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHITE RIVER TOYOTA AT 303 SYKES AVENUE, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT. 802-299-2880 FOR SOME RECALL WORK , THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DATED FROM 7/17/17 TO 01/31/19. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DURING THAT TIME, THEY COULD HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NO LONGER ASSIST SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,125. YES THAT IS CORRECT! 25,125
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207709May 15, 2019
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA, I TOOK IT TO WHITE RIVER TOYOTA, 303 SYKES MOUNTAIN AVENUE, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT 05001 802-299-2880 FOR SOME RECALL WORK, THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL WORK ON THE LEAF SPRINGS BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD ATTACH THE LEAF SPRINGS TO, IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY FOR THE FRAME THAT HAD EXPIRED ON 1/31/19 AND THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO HELP ME. MY TRUCK HAS 25,125 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT, THE BODY AND ENGINE ARE IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT THE FRAME IS JUNK. I HAD NOTICED SOME INSTABILITY IN THE HANDLING OF THE TRUCK ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LEAF SPRINGS AS WELL AS THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205577May 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. SOMETIMES SPEED OD. DOESN'T WORK, SOMETIMES IT DOES. SPEED OD. READS ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR FAST. GAUGES PAUSE FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. BEFORE WORKING WHEN I FIRST START TRUCK. ALL STARTED AROUND 120,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204703April 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ROYAL SOUTH TOYOTA (3115 S WALNUT ST, BLOOMINGTON, IN 47401, (866) 609-4926) WAS CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,357.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204379April 29, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLMAN TOYOTA (1301 NJ-73, MT LAUREL TOWNSHIP, NJ 08054, (888) 632-3967) AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DATED FROM 7/17/17 TO 01/31/19. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DURING THAT TIME, THEY COULD HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NO LONGER ASSIST SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,698. *BF*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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