Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2001)

396 consumer complaints on file.

#11043765November 6, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED (JUST NOTICED), SPARE TIRE CAN'T BE REMOVED, AND THE HAND BRAKE CABLE FROM CENTER CAB TO REAR WHEELS IS FROZEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040490October 27, 2017
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME RECALL: WHEN I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN SLC, UT AND HAD IT CHECKED ON 9/22/08. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS FINE AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT. NOW 8 YEARS LATER, MY TRUCK HAS TURNED INTO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT, I CAN'T EVEN GET MY BRAKE LINE THAT RECENTLY BROKE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR RECALL EXPIRED IN 2014. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A RECALL CAN EXPIRE. NOR DO I UNDERSTAND THAT IF MY FRAME WAS FINE IN 2008, HOW IT COULD HAVE RUSTED AWAY TO THIS EXTENT SO QUICKLY. THE STATE OF THE CURRENT RUST WAS POINTED OUT TO ME IN 2016. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR 16 YEARS; HOWEVER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND I HAD HOPED TO DRIVE IT TILL THE ENGINE DIED. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS RECALL COULD EXPIRE WHEN IT DID AND WHY TOYOTA WON'T ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040652October 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE BEEN IN 2 CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN BOTH INCIDENTS. 1ST ACCIDENT THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DAMANGED IN A HIGH IMPACT ACCIDENT IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE 2ND ACCIDENT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF TRUCK WAS DAMAGED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN MOTION AND THE AIR BAG AGAIN DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039420October 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2001 TACOMA, TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY COULDN'T LIFT THE TRUCK. THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. GOING ON LINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA TACOMA'S. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR TOWING ANYTHING AS THE FRAME IS TOTALLY GONE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE IS HAVING ANY LUCK WITH TOYOTA ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. SAD THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY WILL STEP UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034604October 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 1140 MAIN ST, MILFORD, OH 45150). THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CASE NUMBER: 1710102304 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,280.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033858October 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS CRACKED AT REAR ENDED ON BOTH SIDES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014121August 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ORROSION OF THE PLATE COULD CAUSE IT TO BREAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN DETACHMENT OF THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. DETACHMENT OF THE SPARE TIRE COULD RESULT IN A ROAD HAZARD WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2004 TACOMA LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 28, 2000, THROUGH AUGUST 27, 2004, AND ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE FOLLOWING COLD CLIMATE STATES WITH HIGH ROAD SALT USAGE: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE SPARE TIRE IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND HELD BY A SPARE TIRE CARRIER. VEHICLE IS RUSTED UNDERCARRIGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014185August 10, 2017
SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5, 4WD CREW CAB TRUCK THAT WAS ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED AND SOLD IN PLANO TEXAS, THEN RELOCATED AND DRIVEN IN GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND FOR 16 YEARS. UPON OBTAINING A FRAME INSPECTION FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRAME, AND SPECIFYING THE FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE RUST HAS PERFORATED THE FRAME RAILS IN SEVERAL AREAS AND HAS COMPROMISED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE LACKS ADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION WHICH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012654August 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 186,103.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000829June 23, 2017
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS CORRODED FROM THE MID POINT TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RUST PREVENTION TREATMENT IN AUGUST OF 2010. GLENN TOYOTA DEALER IN FRANKFORT, KY COMPLETED THE TREATMENT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FRAME, BUT NOT THE INTERIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000409June 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. TO MY DISMAY, THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT PULLED FREE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST THAT WAS TO HAVE BE CORRECTED AT MY DEALERSHIP UNDER THE TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TOYOTA'S CHOICE TO EITHER UNDERCOAT OR REPLACE THE FRAME. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDERCOATED. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW HAVE AN UNSAFE, NON-DRIVEABLE AND UNSALABLE VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH VEHICLES THEY REPAIR CORRECTLY AND WHICH THEY COVERUP WITH UNDERCOATING. I APPEAL TO THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS RUST IS BLISTERING OUT FROM MULTIPLE AREAS UNDER THE UNDERCOATING. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994517June 12, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2001 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 BOUGHT NEW AND HAS 186,000 MILES AND THE FRAME IS ALMOST BROKE COMPLETELY INTO. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT ABOUT SENDING ME ONE BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE. SO I MUST SAY THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 NEW ONES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WE HAVE OWNED PROBABLY 9 OR 10 USED ONES. I'M TRYING TO GET SOME HELP ON GETTING THIS RESOLVED. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE TOYOTA PROMISES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORD, SO WHY CAN I NOT GET ANY HELP. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BREAKS COMPLETELY INTO AND CAUSES ME TO GET HURT OR MAYBE KILLED OR HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSING DEATH TO SOMEONE. THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO THINK ABOUT THAT. I CAN'T WORK ANYMORE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED, AND I AM GOING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW EXACTLY HOW GOOD TOYOTAS HAVE BECOME. WOULD YOU WANT TO BUY THIS VEHICLE, NO ABSOLUTELY NOT. BY LOOKING AT THIS TRUCK YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE WRONG WITH IT. I AM TRULY EXPECTING SOME HELP WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992293May 30, 2017
STEERING
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A SMOOTH SURFACES STATE ROAD. THE WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE CONTROL ARM AND SENT MY VEHICLE SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN A SIMILAR RECALL OF 4X4 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE ACTION NUMBER OF THAT RECALL IS NHTSA#: EA 04024. I AM HOPING TO GET MY VIN ADDED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THEY RECALL TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985725May 15, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR SPRING MOUNT. THIS VEHICLE WAS CALLED BACK BY TOYOTA FOR POOR CORROSION PROTECTION OF THE FRAME. THEY SPRAYED THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME WITH AND UNDERSCORING BUT DID NOT TREAT THE INSIDE OF THE BOXED SECTIONS OF THE FRAME.THEY DID NOT PROTECT THE FRAME AS THEY LED ME TO BELIEVE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM WHEN THEY INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM TO HAVE THEM CORRECT IT, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT IT. MERELY COVERED IT UP. I'V E CONTACTED BOTH TEAM TOYOTA IN LANGHORNE PA AND TOYOTA USA. THEY HAVE BOTH IGNORED MY ISSUE. THIS FRAME ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND THEY'RE LEFT THEIR CUSTOMERS DRIVE UNSAFE TRUCKS KNOWING T H E PROBLEM EXISTS. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM , THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE PUTTING MANY LIVES IN DANGER EVERY DAY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE OWNERS NEED TO BE PROPERLY COMPENSATED. IT'S ALL ABOUT THEIR PROFITS. THEY'VE PUT MONEY AND DOING THE RIGHT THING IN FRONT OF LIVES LIKE MINE. PLEASE ASK TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983510May 4, 2017
WHEELS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CORRODED AND THE SUBFRAME UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983239May 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AT REAR LEAF SPRING BRACKET HAPPENED PRIOR TO 2016 BUT JUST NOTICED WHEN REPLACING EXHAUST AND MUFFLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978874April 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY TACOMA TO BE SERVICED AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED TO LIFT IT INTO THE AIR, LOUD CREAKING WAS HEARD AND MOVEMENT OF TRUCK BED FROM TRUCK CAB. TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY LOWERED VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND TRUCK MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TRUCK INSPECTED AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO RUST AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS YEAR TACOMA WAS NOT IN THE MASSIVE RECALL OF RUSTED FRAMES, BUT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT SHOULD BE. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT IT WAS FOUND BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969592March 30, 2017
SUSPENSION
REAR PASSENGER LEAF SPRING FRAME MOUNT RUSTING OFF. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959766March 9, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A PRIOR RUST RECALL, BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. AT THE TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957678February 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TACOMA HAS BEEN IN A COUPLE TIMES FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR RUST BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE OR SAID ABOUT IT NEEDING ANYTHING DONE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN MY LIFTED AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY BED LOWERED. I PULLED OFF TO FIND THAT MY FRAMES HAS RUSTED APART IN FRONT OF REAR LEAF SPRING. TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS CALLED AND THEY SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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