Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#11321846April 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUNS ROUGH, FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN I ACCELERATE. SPORADIC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321708April 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FORTH TIME. SAME SITUATION. WHILE CREEPING ALONG IN DRIVE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, A/C COMPRESSOR CLICKED ON, ENGINE RPM'S REVVED SLIGHTLY, THEN THROTTLE WENT FULL FORCE. TIRES STARTED SPINNING; BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. HAD TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF. TURN BACK ON AND ALL OK. GOVERNMENT KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH 2002-2011 TOYOTA'S, AND HAVE FINED THEM HEAVILY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SO THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. VERY DANGEROUS. AND IT DID NOT INVOLVE THE FLOOR MAT AS ONE WAS NOT IN VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321537April 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
OFF-ROADING, RESTARTED VEHICLE AFTER A STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS TRAC OFF ILLUMINATED. TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND TRUCK STALLED AND MESSAGE SAID HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP. GOGGLED ISSUE TO DISCOVER A RECALL FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. LOOKED UP MY VIN AND I DON'T HAVE THAT RECALL ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE STATED YEAR AND MODEL. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321503April 18, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I LOOKED UP WHAT COULD OF CAUSED THIS AND FIND OUT I MAY HAVE A CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT'S MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING MY TRUCK TO STALL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321520April 18, 2020
STEERING
STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN YESTERDAY. UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A FAMILIAR INTERSECTION, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN DUE TO VERY STIFF STEERING. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK CAME VERY CLOSE TO A VEHICLE COMING INTO THE INTERSECTION FROM THE STREET I WAS TURNING INTO, AND THEN THE USUAL RETURN OF MY WHEELS TO STRAIGHT AHEAD DID NOT OCCUR AS EXPECTED, AND I HAD TO QUICKLY FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK BEFORE I RAN UP OVER THE CURB ON MY RIGHT. LUCKILY THE CAR COMING INTO THE INTERSECTION HAD BEEN FAR ENOUGH BACK FROM THE INTERSECTION THAT WE DID NOT COLLIDE, AND IF I HAD NOT FORCED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AT THE END OF THE TURN I MAY HAVE HIT PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALK. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT (YESTERDAY AFTERNOON) AND AT ONLINE FORUMS, THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE SEEMED TO BE THE U-JOINT ON THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN DOWN JUST BEFORE THE STEERING GEAR, JUST INSIDE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. PER SOME ONLINE FORUM ADVICE, I USED PENETRATING OIL ON THAT U-JOINT TO LOOSEN IT, WITH GOOD RESULTS (STIFFNESS IS NOW GONE). BUT THIS SEEMS MOST LIKELY TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX. I DOUBT THAT LOOSENING THE U-JOINT TODAY WILL KEEP IT FROM A REPEAT PERFORMANCE AT SOME UNKNOWN AND UNPREDICTABLE TIME. CLEARLY THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS, AND PER ONLINE FORUMS, IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR A WHILE. THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THE U-JOINT, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT A MORE PERMANENT LUBRICANT (GREASE) INTO THE BEARINGS OF THE U-JOINT. ALSO, THE U-JOINT IN QUESTION IS NOT PROTECTED BY A RUBBER BOOT, AND IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO ALL THE WATER, DIRT, AND SALT THAT SPLASHES UP WHILE DRIVING. OTHERS HAVE NOTED THAT SPRAYING WITH PENETRATING OIL OR THE LIKE IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, AND THE STIFF STEERING PROBLEM RETURNS AFTER A TIME, MAKING AN ACCIDENT MUCH MORE LIKELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321455April 17, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH MY BOYFRIEND WHEN HE MOVED IN THE SEAT AND THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON AND NOW THEY WON'T TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321326April 16, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321148April 14, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
RECALLED FUEL PUMP WITH NO REMEDY- CONSTANT VIBRATION FROM 20-40MPH - AUTOMATICALLY BRAKING FROM SHADOWS- AUTOMATICALLY REDLINES WHEN COLD DRIVING - VARIOUS TRIM MELTING FROM THE SUN - POWER STEERING FLUID DISAPPEARING TOLD THEM AT EVERY SERVICE SINCE NEW - AGAIN ON MARCH 25 WAS TOLD TRUCK WAS GOOD - THEN ON MARCH 26 THEY TELL ME THEY ARE REPLACING AN ENTIRE STEERING RACK. REAR BRAKE DRUMS ARE LOUD AND CLUMSY FEELING - REAR END WHINE - MPG 17 AT THE BEST- STALLS SHIFTING FROM D > R < D. THIS TRUCK IS A DEATH TRAP. IT IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A FUEL PUMP RECALL REMEDY. THE AUTO BRAKING AND AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION HAS ALMOST KILLED ME AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. TOYOTA OF NASHIA NH HAVE GIVEN ME NO UPDATES. THEY HAVE LOCKED ME INTO THIS LEASE WITHOUT PAYING THOUSANDS TO GET OUT OF IT. THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE I PUT IS A RANDOM DATE AS ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IEASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. TOYOTA OF NASHUA OF COURSE CAN NEVER REPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS. I NEED HELP ASAP GETTING AWAY FROM THIS TRUCK AND I CANNOT GET ANY HELP. I AM 100 PERCENT DISABLED VETERAN AND NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE NOT A DEATH TRAP. HELP ME PLEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321002April 13, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TACOMA PURCHASED FEB.2019 WITH SOME RUST FOUND ON FRAME.TRUCK SENT TO BODY SHOP APR. 2020 TO ADDRESS RUST.TRUCK HAD BECOME UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO "SEVERE RUST IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON FRAME","RUST HOLES AND CRACKING BAD ON DRIVER SIDE FRAME NEAR FUEL TANK" AND "FRAME IS RUSTING BAD FROM INSIDE OUT"(QUOTES FROM MECHANIC). TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320809April 11, 2020
ENGINE
ON MY 2012 TACOMA THE CODE P2440 AND P2442 WHICH REPRESENT A STUCK OPEN VALVE IN THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. UPON MY RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SYSTEMS PARTICULARLY THE 2012 TACOMA. THE COST OF THE PART IS ABOUT 400 TO 500 DOLLARS FOR THE VALVES AND ANOTHER 500 DOLLARS FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP. THE FAILURE WILL PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO A LIMP MODE AND HAS TO BE FIXED IN ORDER TO THE TRUCK TO KEEP ON GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ERROR HAS AFFECTED MANY TACOMA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320805April 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
ON ONE OF MY SERVICES I MENTIONED THAT I FEEL THAT THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR VERY EASY. BECAUSE IT'S NEW TO ME AND IT ALSO HAS SOME KIND OF ANTI ROLL I THOUGHT MAYBE JUST WASN'T WORKING THE PEDAL FAR ENOUGH OR JUST MISSING IT BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM SMOOTH. MY OTHER CONCERN WAS ABOUT SHIFTING OR THY LACK OF ENGAGING IN FOUR WEEK DRIVE. TOYOTA AGREED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID HERE YOU GO. UNFORTUNATELY THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE STILL OCCURRING. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT MAUI TOYOTA FOR MONTHS NOW. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY AGREE THAT IT'S NO BETTER BUT THA IT'S IN RUNNING CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ALL SERVICE HONOLULU WHERE I HAVE BEEN BASICALLY LEFT BLIND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CRITICAL SITUATION GOING ON SO I FIGURED THAT HAS PART TO DO WITH NOT GETTING ANY UPDATES. YESTERDAY MAUI TOYOTA CALLS AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED ON TUESDAY. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SAY THE LEAST. I DON'T WANT A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT ACTS LIKE ONE THEY SAID WAS NOT RIGHT. I WANT A PROPER FUNCTIONING VEHICLE THAT WILL LAST THAT'S WHY THIS IS MY FOURTH TOYOTA TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320605April 8, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING AND LOOSING POWER THEN ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320378April 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON MARCH 25 I WROTE TO YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE I LEASE.TOYOTA HAS ADS ON TV STATING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL OPEN BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I DO NO FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE,BECAUSE OF WHAT TOYOTA TOLD ME ON THE PHONE CASE #2003022885 AND WHAT IS IN THE RECALL LETTER .IF A PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED. IF THE STALLS WHILE DRIVING A THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. I DELIVER FUEL OIL FOR A LIVING AND I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK EVERYDAY AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALTHOUGH I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE VT CONSUMER AGENCY ABOUT THIS THEY HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320406April 7, 2020
SUSPENSION
WHEN CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS UP ON A LIFT AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE TRUCK FRAME WAS RUSTING THROUGH. THE BAD PART IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED LAST YEAR TOYOTA CHARGED US A $200 FOR CHECKING THE VEHICLE OUT, BUT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. I HAVEN'T REPORTED IT TO THEM YET I WONDER IF THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR INSPECTION. SO MUCH FOR GETTING A VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BEFORE YOU BUY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320325April 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO START WITH NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURES. VEHICLE'S IGNITION DELAYS NORMAL STARTING PROCEDURES SOMETIMES ALLOWING THE KEY TO BE HELD SYSTEMATICALLY FOR AN ABNORMAL PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE VEHICLE STARTING. IF VEHICLE FAILS TO START IN THE FIRST TRY WITHIN 3-5 SECONDS VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. THEN A SECOND ATTEMPT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE. THIS IS NOT COMMON FOR A GAS ENGINE VEHICLE . WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR MOST LATE MODEL TACOMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319902April 1, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE NEVER TEST DROVE THE 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WE WERE GIVEN TO PURCHASE, AND MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO TRY THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE ARRIVED HOME. THE FIRST TIME THAT I SAT IN THE VEHICLE, I FELT EXTREME DISCOMFORT AND ELECTRIC SHOCKS FROM THE VEHICLE, VERY SIMILAR TO THE ELECTRIC SHOCKS THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM MY HEALTH CONDITION FROM MY CAR ACCIDENT AND HE AGREED THAT, SINCE I DID NOT FEEL ANY DISCOMFORT DRIVING THE SIENNA, HE WOULD BE THE ONLY THAT WOULD DRIVE THE TACOMA AND THAT I WOULD PRIMARILY DRIVE THE SIENNA. WHEN WE TOOK THE 2019 TOYOTA SIENNA BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 13, 2020, I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA AND WHILE DOING SO I FELT THE SAME ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND THEY WERE MORE INTENSE AND STRONGER TO EXTENT THAT IT CAUSED EXTREME PAIN IN MY STOMACH AND BRUISES ON MY BODY. IN THE CASE OF THE SEATBELT, IT DID NOT REST ON MY NECK LIKE THE IN THE SIENNA, BUT IT RESTED ON MY ARM WHERE I RECEIVED BRUISES FROM THE SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319988April 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2018 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH AN OPEN RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE SAFETY RISK IS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STALL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS RECALL CAME OUT IN JANUARY 13, 2020, BUT THERE STILL ISN'T A REMEDY TO THE ISSUE. MY DAILY COMMUTE IS ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES ONE WAY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY TOYOTA TACOMA AS THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER. IT IS NOW APRIL 1, 2020 AND TOYOTA HAS YET TO RELEASE ANY FIX OR REMEDY TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY RECALL. HOW LONG DOES TOYOTA HAVE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE AND WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT WITH THE VEHICLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320000April 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PAID CASH FOR A 2019 TACOMA AND THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS TO GET THE RECALL FIX. THAT WAS IN EARLY FEBRUARY NO FIX NO CAR NO MONEY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319698March 30, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING FAILED TO RETURN TO THE CENTER POSITION AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CEASED IN THE TURNED POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. VANDERSTYNE TOYOTA LOCATED AT (4374 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626, 585-225-6600) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $550 OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *BF*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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