Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10511466May 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I NOTICED WHILE DOING A WALK AROUND OF MY TRUCK THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS BURNED OUT. I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE AND PLANNED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE OTHER SIDE BURNED OUT AS WELL. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES (77,000MILES). I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, INCLUDING A FAMILY MEMBER AND COWORKERS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IF YOU DON'T CATCH WHEN THE FIRST ONE BURNS OUT THE OTHER FOLLOWS SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511354May 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER HAD RUSTED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TOW ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511233May 9, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 6/17/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510776May 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 TOYOTA TACOMA, 4X4, DOUBLE CAB, 6 CYL NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR FRONT RUNNING-TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BROWN & ONE IS CRACKED. ORIGINAL LIGHT BULBS IN PLACE. FIRE HAZARD???? RUNNING HOT. REPORTED TO BEAVERTON TOYOTA IN OREGON THIS AM. PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] OR [XXX] 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
#10510819May 6, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES) DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510490May 3, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510373May 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COVER FOR GAS TANK TOTALLY ROTTED OUT AND TANK IS EXPOSED. THIS VEHICLE HAS RECALL 9355 - EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. NOT SURE WHY THIS ISN'T ALSO COVERED. LOOKS UNSAFE TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510045April 30, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510057April 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS CONTAINED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509835April 29, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TOOK MY TACOMA PICKUP TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR ITS 35,000-MILE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE LENSES ON BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE BURNED AND DISTORTED, APPARENTLY FROM THE HEAT OF THE AMBER BULB. THEY SAID THERE IS NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT MODULE ON BOTH SIDES. PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $700 AND $1,000. I'M PAST THE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE. I SENT AN E-MAIL COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COSMETIC PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX. WRONG. THIS IS A FIRE SAFETY PROBLEM. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH, I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH TACOMAS. ON NEW MODELS, IT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH A REDESIGNED HEADLIGHT MODULE THAT MOVES THE BULB SOCKET FARTHER BACK TO PREVENT THE HEAT FROM THE BULB FROM DAMAGING THE LENS. ON OLDER MODELS, YOU COULD JUST REMOVE THE BULB TO AVOID A FIRE EXCEPT THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULB IS ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL BULB. I HOPE YOU WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510007April 29, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINS LIT. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING RATTLING OVER AREA OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510003April 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS RECALLED IN 2012. THE RECALL LETTER STATED THAT IN CERTAIN STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED TO MANAGE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE POTENTIAL EXISTED FOR PREMATURE RUST/CORROSION OF THE FRAME. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS LEAKING. WHY DIDN'T THE RECALL COVER THESE COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME CORROSIVE CONDITIONS AS THE FRAME, LEAF SPRINGS, CONTROL ARMS, ETC., ALL OF WHICH WERE REPLACED? IF THE FLUID DRAINS FROM THE HOUSING AS A RESULT OF RUST/CORROSION, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE DRIVETRAIN TO LOCK UP, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, RESULTING IN AN OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO REAL OPTIONS EXIST TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ASIDE FROM REPLACING THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, A REPAIR THAT COSTS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT TOYOTA CHOSE NOT TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL PARTS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO INSURE THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IN LIGHT OF THE PREMATURE RUST/CORROSION ISSUE, NOR DID THEY RAISE THE ISSUE IN ANY WAY. I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW TOYOTA COULD BE UNAWARE OF THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512139April 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
EXCESSIVE RUST. RECALL TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509653April 26, 2013
SEAT BELTS
MY SEAT BELT ARE DEFECTIVE. I AM SO USED TO WEARING THEM. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SEATBELT. I WOULD LIKE THEM REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS IF POSSIBLE . THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509672April 26, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS SPLIT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION: BALL JOINT) AND WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000. *TR UPDATED 06/10/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509687April 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509531April 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY DETECTED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME EXHIBITED RUST. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE FRAME; HOWEVER, THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509585April 25, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE NOTICED SOMETHING HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK PROTECTOR WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK PROTECTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509425April 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION AND IT FAILED FOR A HOLE IN THE FRAME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT I MISSED A CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE TO INSPECT THE FRAME AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. I REPAIRED THE HOLE AND THE VEHICLES PASSED INSPECTION FOR THE FRAME THE PAST TWO YEARS.I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE BED OF MY TRUCK CROOKED. I CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRAME TO FIND THAT IT IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AND THE TRUCK IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WILL THIS FRAME RUST ISSUE EVER BECOME A RECALL? ITS A SHAME THAT A PERFECTLY GOOD RUNNING TRUCK IS NOW GARBAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509460April 24, 2013
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I WAS INFORMED IN DECEMBER OF 2012 OF A RECALL ON MY 2004 TACOMA WHERE THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER COULD RUST AND FALL OFF. AS OF 4/24/2013 I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF WHAT TOYOTA,S PLAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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