Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10225929April 28, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH THE WALL OF HER GARAGE AND INTO HER GUEST BATHROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225948April 28, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
ROCK CHIPS ON REAR FENDER FALRS, NO ROCK GUARD IN PLACE.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225781April 26, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA TACOMA 2006 SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10225651April 24, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TOYOTA TACOMA 2007 V6 4 DOOR TRUCK ,14000 MILLE .DRIVING 20 MPH TAKING LEFT TURN PUSHED THE BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE FULLY ENGAGED THE THROTTLE ENGINE REV @ 7,000RPM BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK!! STEPPED ON BRAKES WITH 180LB NO BRAKES!! LOST CONTROL IN FRONT OF ORANGE PARL MALL TRUCK FLIPPED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC ROLLED 2 TIMES AND TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERS FROM BACK INJURIES. *TR SEE ALSO 10219540 *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10224688April 16, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE UNDER BODY FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, A LOCAL WELDER REPAIRED THE HOLE IN THE FRAME AT THE COST OF $80. TOYOTA LATER IMPLEMENTED A BUY BACK PROGRAM AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BUY BACK VEHICLES FROM 1995-2000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,910 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,995.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224743April 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
IN JANUARY 2007 I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE NOTICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT WHEN I AM SITTING AT A STOP, THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SENSATION WITH OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED OR DRIVEN, BUT THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I WAS TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO MOVE FORWARD. MY WIFE, WHO RARELY DRIVES THE TRUCK; HOWEVER, HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH, I KNOW ENOUGH NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I AM SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THAT BEING SAID, I JUST READ AN ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER THAT STATED THAT THERE ARE OTHER 2006 TACOMA DRIVERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SITUATIONS, SOME OF WHICH MAY HAVE LED TO CRASHES. FOR THAT REASON, I HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT MY SITUATION AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224768April 16, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE PREPARING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 3 MPH TO 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SEMI-TRUCK. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER IS ALSO PERFORMING THEIR INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224554April 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A RUSTED FRAME. IN FEB 08 BALLARD SPRINGS PUT SPRINGS ON A RUSTED MOUNT. I AM NOW INVOLVED WITH THE BUYBACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224569April 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS RUSTED OUT IS IS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. A FRIEND WITH SAME VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECENT FRAME RUST RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224614April 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1998 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP WITH MAJOR ROT ON FRAME. A 2 FOOT PIECE OF FRAME FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS CRACKED ALMOST THROUGH. THE TRUCK WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224626April 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1997 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 THAT BLEW A HEAD GASKET. AFTER TALKING WITH MY BROTHER HE ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL ON THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET. I LOOKED ON TOYOTA'S WEBSITE AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY VIN# FOR A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. I CALLED TOYOTA THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED IN 2005 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY SAID THEY HAD SENT RECALL NOTICES TO ALL OWNERS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS TRUCK FOR A HEAD GASKET. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD PROPER SERVICE. I FEEL THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL. IF I WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO FIX THE VEHICLE THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224509April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRAME OF 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA SPLIT DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS IN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. I HAD TRUCK CHECKED BY 2 MECHANICS WHO ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT AND THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. I ENDED UP SELLING IT AT JUNKYARD FOR $700. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224505April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME OF MY 98 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK HAS ROTTED OUT. THE TRUCK IS IN DECENT SHAPE AND RUNS WELL BUT THE FRAME IS ROTTED. I'M TOLD DRAINS WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE WATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FOR RESISTANCE TO RUST AND ROTTING. IT'S DANGEROUS. I HAD TO WELD THE FRAME ONCE BEFORE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224510April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRAME OF 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA SPLIT DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST ON UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS IN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. I HAD TRUCK CHECKED BY 2 MECHANICS WHO ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT AND THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH FIXING. I ENDED UP SELLING IT AT JUNKYARD FOR $700. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224526April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR PA INSPECTION AND I GOT A CALL AT WORK THAT MY TRUCK HAD FAILED DUE TO THE FRAME IS ROTTED AND THERE IS A LOT OF SURFACE RUST. THE REPAIR FACILITY CUT OUT THE PIECE OF FRAME AND REPLACED IT WITH NEW METAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224520April 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIG FANS OF TOYOTA'S. THEY SEEM TO LAST A LONG TIME, AND SINCE WE KNEW WE WOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL TO SEND OUR YOUNGEST TO A PRIVATE COLLEGE IN 2002, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD TRADE OUR 1991 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER IN FOR A BRAND NEW TOYOTA 1999 TACOMA, IN JULY 1999. WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE COULD PUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON AND ONE THAT WOULD LAST FOR 15 YEARS EASY. THAT ALL CHANGED LESS THAN 8 YEARS LATER, WHEN WE HADN'T EVEN HIT THE 150,000 MILE MARK. ALL OF THE MILEAGE ON OUR PREVIOUS TOYOTA PICKUPS HAD TURNED OVER TWICE, BUT ONE DAY WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK, HE HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A HUGE BANG. THE BED HAD SLAMMED UP AGAINST THE CAB. WHEN HE GOT OUT TO LOOK, HE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A BIG CRACK AND THE FRAME SO RUSTED THAT HE COULD PUT HIS FINGER RIGHT THROUGH IT IN SEVERAL PLACES. I WAS NEVER SO SURPRISED WHEN HE CALLED ME AT WORK TO SAY THAT WE NEEDED TO TRADE HIS TRUCK IN FOR A NEW ONE. HE TOLD ME, "THIS FRAME IS GOING TO JUST DROP ON THE ROAD AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE. I JUST HOPE I CAN MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRADE IT IN BEFORE IT GOES." I WAS FLOORED. THIS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF THE BLUE, SINCE I KNEW WE TOOK CARE OF IT, DID OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES AND KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS LAST TWICE AS LONG AS IT DID. JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER TOYOTA PICK UPS WE HAD OWNED OVER YEARS, SOME OF WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED WITH MORE MILES ON THEM THAN THIS ONE HAD NOW. WE TRADED IT IN FOR PEANUTS, BECAUSE OF THE RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224360April 13, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 12, 2007, I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKE OF MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE BEGAN REVVING OUT OF CONTROL AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD. I STEPPED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCH FORWARD - I HAD ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. KNOWING THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO MOVE, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF ME; HOWEVER THE TRUCK CLIPPED THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, PUSHING IT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. THE TRUCK THEN SHOT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE SHIFT INTO PARK - WHICH IS WHAT MADE THE TRUCK STOP AND THEN IT DIED. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED; HOWEVER, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD HAVE SENT ME INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. THOUGH STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR "FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY" AND OUR INSURANCE PAID OUT DAMAGES TO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TOWED TO OLD MILL TOYOTA TO ASSESS WHAT HAD OCCURRED; THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224184April 11, 2008
STRUCTURE
TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SERVICE" PROGRAM, WHEREBY THEY ARE BUYING BACK TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK AT 150% OF THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK VALUE. THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR 1995-2000 VEHICLES WITH SIGNIFICANT PERFORATED (RUSTED) FRAMES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 TACOMA, BUILT IN 2000. MY FRAME IS RUSTED STRAIGHT THROUGH AND IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. MY DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS UNSAFE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS CORPORATE DIRECTLY. THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO SUPPORT OWNERS. NO REPAIRS, NO BUYBACK. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT "INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND" SHOULD EXPECT THIS. I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THE IMPLIED WARRANTY EXTENDS BEYOND THAT STATEMENT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TACOMAS OUT THERE NOT BEING COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM. WE ARE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE NEW BUYBACK PROGRAM, AND THE ORIGINAL 5 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS IS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224186April 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224047April 10, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CORRODED FRAME RAILS ON A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH XTRACAB. PURCHASED USED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN 2000 WITH 40K MILES. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE NOTICED A SMALL RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTHS AGO. THE MOST SEVERE LOCATION OF THE ROT WAS JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I GET THE FRAME REPLACED FOR $5000. HE WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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