Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#11078567March 11, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER IN 2011 REGARDING A TACOMA FRAME RUST CORROSION ISSUE. I OPENED A CASE AND HAD MY TOYOTA INSPECTED ON 5/20/11 BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE FRAME HAD PASSED INSPECTION. ON 12/02/11 TOYOTA PERFORMED A BODY FRAME UNDERCOATING ON THE VEHICLE. FAST FORWARD TO 2017. I FOUND A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA AND DEEMED SAFE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID SINCE THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE FRAME HAS PASSED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF OTHER STORIES OF TOYOTA'S WITH RUSTING FRAMES. I FEEL IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND/OR SELL TO SOMEONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078464March 10, 2018
STEERING
LOWER STEERING SHAFT 4520304021 SEIZED. REPAIR COST IS SIGNIFICANT $400 PLUS. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS ITEM IS A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEM LIKE BRAKES OR BELTS. NOT TO MENTION IF IT SEIZES WHILE DRIVING COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. MINE HAS NOT SEIZED BUT IS CAUSING MUCH HARDER THAN NORMAL STEERING EFFORT. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO IT SEIZING. PLEASE ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078293March 9, 2018
SUSPENSION
LEAF SPRINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078217March 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH AT LEAF SPRING CONECTIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078250March 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A MONTH AFTER I LEASE THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076623March 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LA ROCHE TOYOTA IN FINDLAY OHIO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXTERNAL AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076649March 7, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS BECAME REALLY HOT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURNED BROWN AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED TEMECULA VALLEY TOYOTA AT (951) 694-0575 (26631 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076485March 6, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY TACOMA HAS 17000 MILES ON IT. HERE LATELY I'VE BEEN HEARING A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. IT DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A PULLEY OR A BELT. I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, IT'S POWERTRAIN ISN'T THE GREATEST AND SHIFTS LIKE A KID LEARNING TO DRIVE A STICK. IM SURE THE CHIRPING NOISE IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN THE ENGINE BAY. FOR AWHILE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL ANOTHER TACOMA PULLED UP AND IT WASN'T DOING THE SAME NOISE AT ALL EVEN ASKED THE GUY IF HIS A/C WAS ON TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE SAME SETTING. HIS WAS ALSO A 2017 OFF ROAD TACOMA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076577March 6, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME RUST. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN A COLD WEATHER STATE AND WAS OPERATED IN A COLD WEATHER STATE FOR 7 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS REGISTERED IN A NON COLD WEATHER STATE. FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE FRAME 'PASSES.' SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW NOT IN A COLD WEATHER STATE IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET SERVICE ADVISORS SAY THEY WOULDN'T WANT THEIR FRAME TO LOOK LIKE THAT AND URGED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE YET THAT IS A DEAD END WITH ABSOLUTELY NO FIX TO MY FRAME. I ALSO RAN INTO A PROBLEM WHEN I WENT TO TRADE IT IN AND THE SALES MEN AT THE DEALER MENTIONED THE FRAME RUST. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WHEN I OWN THE VEHICLE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOMES A PROBLEM/ISSUE IF I WANT TO TRADE IT IN. THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. FURTHERMORE, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN KENTUCKY THAT REPLACED MY REAR LEAF SPRINGS FOR A RECALL WERE THE ONES THAT CONTACTED ME REGARDING THE FRAME WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND THE LADY SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA WILL PUT A CORROSION COMPOUND ON THE FRAME TO 'PROTECT' IT. EVIDENTLY RUST GETS BETTER WITH AGE AND I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN HOW NEGLIGENT TOYOTA HAS BEEN WITH RUST PREVENTION ON THEIR FRAMES IN PREVIOUS YEAR TACOMAS. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY TRUCK FIXED ALONG WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076376March 5, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, THE CONDENSATION ON THE HEADLIGHTS SPLIT AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER TOYOTA , 5601 NATIONAL RD E, RICHMOND, IN 47374) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TT 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
#11076384March 5, 2018
STEERING
STEERING IS TIGHT WHILE TURNING THEN GOOD THEN TIGHT IT'S GETTING WORSE, I REPLACED POWER STEERING UNIT WASNT THAT, AND FRONT BEARINGS. IN MOTION AND WHEN TURNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076397March 5, 2018
STEERING
STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN AFTER CORNERING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CONTINUE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE STEERING IS STIFFER IN SOME POSITIONS THAN IN OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076087March 3, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
SHOCK RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME, MECHANIC TRIED TO PUT ON LIFT TO FIX AND THE FRAME STARTED TO POP AND CRACK AT THE REAR WHEEL AREA, IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE FRAME WAS COATED DURING THE RECALL PERIOD IN 2011 AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OK. I VERY MUCH DOUBT THAT IT WAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076028March 3, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE FRAME ON MY TACOMA HAS ROTTED BEYOND REPAIR, OVER 6" GAPING HOLES IN THE MAIN FRAME NEAR THE SUSPENSION MOUNTS. THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE BOWED OVER AS WELL! I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS BY TOYOTA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY REFUSED AT 1ST THEN AQCCEPTED IT AT THE WHITBY TOYOTA DEALER. THE RESULTS WERE THAT TOYOTA WAS WILLING TO INSTALL AN UPGRADED SPARE TIRE CARRIER & NOTHING MORE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076004March 2, 2018
ENGINE
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PROBLEMS (VALVES AND/OR PUMP) CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND PUTS THE ENGINE IN "LIMP HOME" MODE, WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH LIMITS TOP SPEED TO ~40MPH. THIS IS NOT ONLY RIDICULOUS, BUT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WHILE ON A FREEWAY. THE "LIMP HOME" MODE PERSISTS UNTIL THE CODE IS CLEARED, BY USING AN ODB TOOL, OR CLEARING THE ECU BY OTHER MEANS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES WHERE, WITH NO WARNING, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND I HAD TO FIND THE NEAREST "SAFE SPOT" TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE IN A TSB, BUT PROVIDES NO RECALL, DESPITE THIS BEING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075625March 1, 2018
STEERING
WHEN TURNING, NOTICED STEERING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VERY UNNERVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT GETS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT DUE TO NO PROTECTION FROM ROAD AND ELEMENTS, AND IN TIME, THE STEERING CORRODES. PLEASE FIX THIS!! VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD A CHILD IN THE CAR WHEN I WAS STRUGGLING WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS HORRIFIED TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN . I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND MAKING SEVERAL TURNS, STEERING WAS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075537February 28, 2018
STEERING
STEERING GETTING VERY STIFF. HARD TO STEER AND HARD TO RETURN STEERING TO STRAIGHT AFTER COMPLETING TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075548February 28, 2018
STEERING
SUPER STIFF STEERING ISSUE AFTER REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WAS SEARCHING AND FOUND OUT ABOUT INTERMEDIATE U JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT. TOOK TO MIDAS WERE THEY APPLIED PB BLASTER TO U JOINT THAT WAS CEASED. SEEMS TO EFFECT MANY CARS AND NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BY DEALERSHIPS AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. MINE NEEDS REPLACED AND I HAVE BEEN TO MULTIPLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN PART FEW MONTHS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075323February 27, 2018
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH IS ASSEMBLED BACKWARDS. NOTE THIS IS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE I BOUGHT IN NOV 2016, WITH 41,000 MILES FROM CARLSON TOYOTA. I JUST NOTICED THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074953February 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
THE TRUCK SHIFTS INTO TOO HIGH OF A GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 20-30 MPH., CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO AND BEYOND REDLINE (5500RPM TO 6000RPM), WHICH IS EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO A NEW ENGINE. THIS RESULTS IN A 3 OR MORE SECOND DELAY OR STALL WHILE THE TRANSMISSION FINDS AN APPROPRIATE GEAR FOR THE CURRENT SPEED. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN IT FINALLY DOES FIND A GEAR, IT IS OFTEN TOO LOW, RESULTING IN EXTREME ENGINE REVVING FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS DELAY OR STALL ALMOST LEFT ME IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION (UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES), THE CROSS TRAFFIC DID NOT YIELD TO THE RED LIGHT. I HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FROM ABOUT 20 MPH, MEANWHILE, THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO REPORT THE SAME COMPLAINT I HAVE DOCUMENTATION BUT CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PERFORMING AT MANUFACTURED SPECIFICATIONS. NOT SURE WHAT THOSE SPECS ARE BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE THE TRUCK IS UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING WITH HEAVY LOAD IN THE BED (NEVER EXCEEDING 1000LBS.). WHEN LOADED WITH 10- 90LB. BAGS OF CONCRETE (900LBS.), THE TRUCK FEELS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. I WON'T DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY UNDER SUCH WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED WEIGHT LIMIT IS TON (1000LBS.) AND YET WHEN FILLED WITH ONLY 900LBS OF CONCRETE THE LEAF SPRINGS ARCH, FULLY INVERTED UPSIDE DOWN, LEAVING THE TRUCK HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND UNRESPONSIVE. OF ALL THREE OF THE TOYOTA TRUCKS THAT I HAVE OWNED, INCLUDING THE 4 RUNNER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS OCCUR IN THE LEAF SPRINGS NOR HAD STABILITY PROBLEMS CARRYING THIS TYPE OF WEIGHT. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION AND WEIGHT CONCERNS, AND FEEL IT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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