2005 Toyota Tacoma complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS SOFT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL TURN SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL CAUSED THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ROD TO BEND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT RUSTED AND BINDING MY STEERING WAS BECOMING TOUGH TO STEER AND THEN IT WOULD BE FINE. IT FELT LIKE THE POWER ASSIST WAS STOPPING ASSISTING THEN IT WOULD BEHAVE NORMALLY DURING A TURN. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF PROPER STEERING DURING TURNING ARE ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO STEER, (AS IF YOU HAD MANUAL STEERING) AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE STEERING FEEL WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL (POWER ASSIST WORKING) WHICH CAUSED BACK AND FORTH MOTIONS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE PROPER LANE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND " FOUND STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT RUSTED AND BINDING". I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSHED. TOTAL BILL WAS $796.89 THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO INADEQUATE RUST PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, POSSIBLY SIMILAR TO THE RUSTING FRAME ISSUES. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND REIMBURSE ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY HAD THIS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR DEATH DUE TO STEERING FAILURE AT HIGH OR SLOW SPEEDS.

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS COULD BE DEFECTIVE. REQUEST THAT I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. ADDRESS: PO BOX 247, POLAND, NY 13431

RECALL # 14V-604, REAR LEAF SPRINGS RECALLED. HEARTLAND TOYOTA IN BREMERTON WASHINGTON SAYING THEY WILL DO WORK, BUT NOT RETURN VEHICLE IN CONDITION THEY FOUND IT. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE "ADD-A-LEAF" THAT WAS PUT ON THE TRUCK, ON TOP OF THE EXISTING, RECALLED, LEAF SPRING. HEARTLAND HAS SERVICED THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ASSOCIATE THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF A "NEW SERVICE MANAGER," AND THAT THEY HAVE DONE THE FULL WORK MANY TIMES. IN FACT, AN ASSOCIATE OF MINE HAD THE SAME REAR LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED, AND THIS DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE HIS "ADD-A-LEAF", RETURNING HIS VEHICLE IN THE CONDITION IT WAS DROPPED OFF IN. "THEIR LIABILITY" WAS THE REASON I WAS GIVEN FOR THEIR ONLY BEING WILLING TO DO AN ABBREVIATED JOB.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS SIGNALED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO A SHOULDER LANE AND CONFIRMED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN

THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND HAS PERFORATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FRAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN IMMACULATE CONDITION OVER ITS LIFE. THE LEVEL OF CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAPPEN IN TWO YEARS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE CORRODING FASTER (BECAUSE THEY FOUGHT THE SAME ISSUE IN COURT AND WON). THEY NEED TO POINT THAT THEY ARE NOT LEGAL TO DRIVE DESPITE THE INSPECTIONS APPROVED.

PAINT PEELING FROM ROOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LEAF SPRINGS BROKE AND SEVERED MY BRAKE LINES.WHEN I CONTACTED A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THIS IS SAFTEY RECALL E02. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL, I LOST MY BREAKS SMASHED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR. TOYOTA WONT PAY FOR A TOW FOR ME TO GET FIXED. I CANT DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE RECALL CAUSED MY LEAF SPRING TO BREAK MY BREAK LINES AND SMASH MY GARAGE DOOR. ITS NOT DRIVABLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I WAS APPROACHING A RED;IGHT IN PHOENIX, A TRUCK WAS IN FRONT OF ME I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AMPED UP. THE GUY I REARENDED SAID HE SAW MER CROW HOPPING AS MY TRUCK WAS DOING THIS. I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD. I ONLY STOPPED WHEN I REAR ENDED HIM. I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN PHOENIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT IS SIEZING LEADING TO DIFFICULT TO OPERATE STEERING.

I ALL READY HAVE A COMPLAINT IN ODI- 10915902 I HAVE PICTURES I WOULD LIKE TO SEND.DID MY COMPLAINT IN OCT 2016 STILL WAITING FOR PAPERWORK.I HAVE MORE PICTURES NOT SURE HOW TO SEND THEM ALL.

2005 TACOMA PICKUPS AND OTHERS ARE INCLUDED IN A PENDING SETTLEMENT REGARDING EXCESSIVE RUSTING. NOW MY STEERING IS FREEZING UP WHICH I FIND IS A WELL DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET. THE REASON SEEMS TO ALSO BE RELATED TO A FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT AGAINST RUSTING. SUDDEN STEERING FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THIS FAULT. TOYOTA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

STEERING SUDDENLY BECOMES DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN HARD TO TURN. INVESTIGATION APPEARS TO BE FAILED BEARINGS IN LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A BUILDING. I WAS GOING APPROX. 1-3 MPH DUE TO THE LOT BEING WET & HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I WAS ALMOST TO THE CONCRETE CURB, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT THE BUILDING. I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE & SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING FULL THROTTLE, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. BEFORE MOVING, I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH WAS THE CASE. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE AT WHICH I HIT THE BUILDING. I THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AN BACKED OFF THE BUILDING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION RE-ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS DISABLED, AND WHEN DRIVING OVER ICE, SNOW, AND/OR SAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 04/05/17 LJ *CN

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE TOYOTA AIRBAG SYSTEM RECALL, BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM IN THIS CURRENT MAKE/MODEL. THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION/SERVICE AT A SHOP.

BOUGHT TRUCK 4 MONTHS AGO FROM A NO HAGGLE DEALER. JUST RECENTLY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD IF I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY OR A FAST/HARD BRAKE OR WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. .TOYOTA CERTIFIED 4X4. UPON RESEARCH HERE AT THIS SITE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SO WHY TOYOTA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HOPE MY DEALER FIXES THIS PROBLEM WHEN I CALL THEM TOMORROW BUT I DID NOT GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I'M SURE I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND NOT EVEN SURE IT CAN BE FIXED

I PURCHASED MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA USED WITH 108,000 MILES ON IT ON 12/8/2016. IT FAILED VIRGINIA INSPECTION ON 12/20/2016 DUE TO RUST IN THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE OR LEGAL TO DRIVE. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE UNDER LSC E0D, WHICH EXPIRED IN MARCH 2016, DESPITE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A TOYOTA DEALER TWICE DURING THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

I TOOK MY TACOMA TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE FRAME BECAUSE TRUCK HAS A REBUILT TITLE BUT STILL HAS THE SAME FRAME IS THIS LEGAL FOR TOYOTA TO DENY THIS FRAME REPLACEMENT?

TOYOTA TRUCK RECALL ON FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. I BROUGHT TRUCK TO PRIME TOYOTA LANCASTER MA THE FRAME WAS COATED WITH AN UNDERCOAT PAINT. THE TRUCK WENT IN FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT WAS ON THE LIFT THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE HOLES AND CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT HAVING IT FIXED I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CORPORATE. CORPORATE TOLD ME THE RECALL HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT AND THAT DID WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO FIX IT. THEY JUST COVERED UP THE RUST AND CORROSION. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR FEAR I MIGHT GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I NEED HELP THANK YOU!

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I RECENTLY HEARD OF A SETTLEMENT REGARDING RUSTY FRAMES. MY TRUCK HAS ONE, VERY BAD AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR TRADED IN.

FRAME DEFECT WITH RUST AND CORROSION. NOT SURE WHEN THE CORROSION STARTED, BUT I DISCOVERED NOV 11, 2016 - WHILE DOING A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. THE MAJOR RUST AND CORROSION APPEAR TO BE CONCENTRATED NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR LEFT SIDE (DRIVER SIDE) AND RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, HOLES, AND CRACKS IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS AN INSPECTION UNLESS THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY STATUTE EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2016, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RECALL REPAIR SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE CAMPAIGN EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2016 AND THE UNDERCOATING, PERFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER, FAILED TO STOP THE CORROSION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. WHY IS MY VIN NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL BY TOYOTA FOR AIRBAGS FOR TACOMA PICKUPS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE FRAME. AFTER THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKES ALSO NEEDED REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

THE TACOMA IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO UNUSUAL AMOUNTS OF FRAME RUST AND WHILE UNDERNEATH MINE, CHANGING THE OIL IN THE TRUCK I FOUND HOLES IN THE TRUCK FRAME LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT MY FIST IN. SO FAR I'VE RECEIVED THE RUN AROUND FROM TOYOTA. THEY HAD A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND REPLACED MANY TRUCK FRAMES. THAT STOPPED IN MARCH OF 2016. NOW THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND LEAVING IT ON THE SHOULDERS OF AMERICANS TO DEAL WITH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AFTER THEIR OWN ADMISSION, ONE COULD ONLY SUSPECT THAT THE FRAMES THAT WEREN'T REPLACED HAVE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAYS, ESPECIALLY IN STATES WHERE THEY (THE STATES) DON'T DO RIGOROUS INSPECTIONS TO GET VEHICLES LICENSED. AFTER THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE I'VE DISCOVERED A FEW THINGS; THE TRUCKS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL FRAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. MANY OF US, (TACOMA OWNERS) CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRUCK FRAME OR PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT WITH POTENTIALLY MAKING THE HIGHWAYS AND TOYOTA DRIVERS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA WON'T RECTIFY. ADDITIONALLY, I'M SURE BASED ON FORUMS AND OTHER REVIEWS I'VE UNCOVERED ONLINE, THAT MANY OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THE THREAT TO THEIR OWN SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND THEM ON THE ROADWAYS DUE TO SAID DEFECT.

THE FRAME ON THIS TRUCK HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE REAR BUMPER SUPPORT BC AND FACTORY INSTALLED TOW HITCH WERE RE INSTALLED. THAT WAS NOVEMBER 2014. IN AUGUST OF BRAD 2016 WHILE TOWING A SMALL CAMPER ON THE MASS TURNPIKE, THE HITCH TO FRAME ATTACHMENT FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME. PULLED OVER WHEN I HEARD THE THUMP.

MY TRUCK FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY FRAME EXCHANGE PROGRAM, FOR WHICH I QUALIFIED. I FIRST TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PENN TOYOTA IN GREENVALE, NY) FOR INSPECTION AS PER TOYOTA'S PROGRAM IN OCTOBER 2015. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT A NEW FRAME IS NEEDED AND ADVISED ME THAT IT IS ON ORDER. SINCE OCT 2015, I FOLLOWED UP WITH DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND IN JANUARY 2016, DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION IN THEIR SYSTEM. SO I BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK IN AGAIN, AND SERVICE MANAGER JIMMY CONFIRMED THAT I AM ENTITLED TO A NEW FRAME UNDER TOYOTA PROGRAM AND THEY WILL PLACE THE ORDER FOR ME. AGAIN, I CONTINUED TO FOLLOW UP SEVERAL TIMES EACH MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT FRAME IS ON ORDER. IN MARCH 2016, I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN WITH DEALER BECAUSE THE TOYOTA PROGRAM WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. DEALER AGAIN REASSURED ME THAT MY CASE IS IN THE SYSTEM BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEIVE NEW FRAME. IN APRIL 2016, I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DATA IN THEIR SYSTEM ABOUT HAVING ORDERED A NEW FRAME FOR MY TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER (160-422-2525). I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HANDLING MY CASE THAT THEY ARE GETTING A NEW FRAME FOR ME. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2016 AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NEW UPDATES. DUE TO THE LARGE RUST HOLES IN MY FRAME AND HAVING READ REPORTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES (AND TOYOTA'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE FRA

WHILE UNDERNEATH TRUCK INVESTIGATING NOISE FROM VIBRATING METAL I NOTICED THE FRAME BADLY RUSTED NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE POINT WHERE A LARGE HOLE FORMED. RUSTED PIECES OF THE FRAME FALL OFF WHEN LIGHTLY TAPPED WITH A HAMMER. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH MADE IT APPARENT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT AND ALWAYS REGISTERED IN A SOUTHERN STATE BUT WAS DRIVEN IN ILLINOIS FOR 3 YEARS WHILE ON MILITARY ORDERS. THERE IS SURFACE RUST EVERYWHERE BUT I HAVEN'T DONE A COMPLETE INSPECTION YET TO FIND OTHER HOLES.

THE LEAF SPRINGS THE DEALER REPLACED UNDER A RECALL FAILED. WE HAD A TOW PACKAGE ON OUR TACOMA & HAD NO PROBLEM TOWING OUR CAMPER WITH THE EXISTING LEAF SPRINGS. THE NEW LEAF SPRINGS FAILED WHEN WE TRIED TO TOW OUR CAMPER & THE DEALER SAYS IT'S OUR FAULT FOR OVERLOADING THE SUSPENSION. I WISH I HAD IGNORED THE RECALL NOTICE.

ON FRIDAYAUGUST19 2016 AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA A RATTLE DEVELOPED IN MY FRONT END. COME TO FIND OUT THE FRAME ON MY TRUCK HAD ROTTED LEAVING THE FRONT STABILIZER HANGING. WITH THIS I HAD CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE ON MONDAY THE 22 WERE I WAS TOLD AN ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24 HRS. DURING THAT TIME I HAD PUT OUT A CALL TO BALISE TOYOTA IN WEST SPRINGFIELD MA. WERE I TAKE MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE. I HAD SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TOYOTA WOULD DO FOR ME PERTAINING TO THE RUSTED FRAME ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO IT HAVING THE FRAME COATED DURING THEIR CAMPAIGN IN 2013. I THEN RECEIVED CALL FROM ADVISOR ASSIGNED TO ME THROUGH CORPORATE WERE I WAS ALSO TOLD THE SAME THING. HERES MY VIEW , YES I GOT THE COATING IN 2013 WERE IT MADE THE FRAME EVEN WORSE ONCE IT CAME OFF. MY TRUCK IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT EITHER OF THE TOYOTA REPS EVEN OFFERED TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK OR SHOWED ANY CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY. THEY CLAIM THERE WAS A DEAD LINE ON THE REPLACEMENT FRAMES ENDING ON MARCH OF 2015. QUESTION HOW DO YOU PUT A DEADLINE ON SOMETHING WHICH IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN TIME POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. TOYOTA MADE A BIG MISTAKE WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE FRAMES AND EVERYONE KNOWS THIS. THEY NEED TO BE LIABLE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. I EVEN HAVE PAST SERVICE RECORDS WERE TOYOTA HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT ON MY FRAME/BOLTS. THEIR ADVISOR WOULD ONLY SAY WE DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE AFTER I ASKED HER WHA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER PUMPING TEN GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT STRAP HOLDING THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 010/04/16*LJ *TR

MAJOR RUST DAMAGE ON FRAME AFTER ONLY 8 YEARS OF VEHILCE BEING RELEASED, A 2 BY 4 INCH WIDE HOLE ON BOTH SIDES FOR THE TRUCKS FRAME CAUSING WARPING AND BENDING AS WELL AS UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPAIRS TOOK 9 MONTHS, AND UPON COMPLETION WAS SEND BACK TO OWNERS POSSESSION WITHOUT TEST DRIVING OR VERIFYING PROJECT COMPLETION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,213. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST AND HOLES ROTTED THROUGH IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD OFFERED A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN". I NEVER RECEIVED A MAILING REGARDING THIS CAMPAIGN. AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT AND RECEIVING A CASE NUMBER I WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THAT THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED AND TOYOTA "WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE". I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM TOYOTA WAS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY FUTURE DAMAGES, INJURY, OR DEATH. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR OWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT THEN WILL NOT HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS AFTER A SET DEADLINE. WHO DECIDED THAT A TACOMA OWNER'S SAFETY DOES NOT MATTER AFTER A SET DATE? THESE VEHICLES ARE NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL FAIL STATE INSPECTIONS, RENDERING THEM USELESS WITHOUT THE OWNERS PAYING HUGE AMOUNTS OF THE MONEY TO FIX A POOR QUALITY FRAME THAT TOYOTA ADMITTED WAS THEIR FAULT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. TOYOTA RESPONDED: "GOOD MORNING: THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FRAME PROGRAM FOR 2005-2008 TACOMA VEHICLES ENDED ON 3/31/16. AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER NEEDED TO INSPECT THE FRAME BY 3/31/16 FOR VEHICLE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A FRAME REPLACEMENT." THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS FILING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH BBB AND WITH NHTSA, PROVING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT BY CONTINUING THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR FREE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT WAS RELATED TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A COMPOUND SOLUTION WAS APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE FRAME. IN 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND DECLINED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) DUE TO THE REAR LEAF SPRING'S EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,455.

THE OWNER OF THE TOYOTA TACOMA RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE INFORMING THE OWNER THAT CERTAIN TOYOTA VEHICLES FROM THE YEAR 2005 -2011 HAS HAD A DEFECT WITH REAR LEAF SPRING . THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY WENT TO TOYOTA OF BOWIE , MARYLAND HE INFORMED THEM THE NOTICE HE RECEIVED IN MARCH . HE HAS CALLED THE MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LAST 4 MONTHS TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF THE PARTS . IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS THE CAR HASN'T BEEN FIXED.

I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REFERENCE TO MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, TACOMAS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS IN THE STATES WITH HARSH WINTERS, AND WITH CORROSIONS OF THE FRAME FROM ROAD SALT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SO EVIDENT THAT TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED TO NOT HAVING ADEQUATE CORROSION RESISTANT PROTECTION. THE FIRST TIME I BECAME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS AT THE END OF JUNE 2016. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT TWO OTHER RECALLS AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE FRAME ISSUE AS WELL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME IN FACT HAD A 'LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN' ISSUED BY TOYOTA WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 31, 2016. HE SAID TO BRING IN MY TRUCK FOR THE OTHER TWO RECALLS (ONE WAS FOR THE LEAF SPRING) AND HE WOULD INSPECT THE FRAME (SEE PAGE 2 OF SERVICE INVOICE). AFTER INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE DID NOT THINK THE TRUCK WOULD HOLD UP IN AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE, IN CALIFORNIA, AND ASKED FOR THEIR HELP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION ABOVE. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER (1607110805) AND SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CALL BACK, THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST DO TO MISSING THE DEADLINE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN SITUATION WITH TACOMAS (ENOUGH FOR A 'LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN'), ONE WOULD THINK TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY WOULD SEND A CERTIFIED LETTER. NOT ONLY IS MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY, BUT I CANNOT EVEN TRADE MY VEHICLE IN FOR ONE THAT WILL ENSURE MY SAFETY DUE TO FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS AND THE DECREASED VALUE OF MY TRUCK NOT HAV

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF AFTERMARKET LIFT KIT (3"). I WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO DO RECALL I HAD TO PAY $480 TO REMOVE FRONT SUSPENSION IN ORDER TO DO RECALL WHICH AMOUNTS TO 3 HRS LABOR CHARGE. I DIDN'T AGREE TO THAT AND LEFT. I ENDED UP CALLING TOYOTA WITH THE ISSUE AND ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FOUND IT TO BE INTERESTING THAT NO ONE I TALKED TO HAD RUN INTO THIS SITUATION BEFORE. THE RECALL AFFECTS 600K TRUCKS AND APPARENTLY I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH A LIFT KIT INSTALLED ,WHICH IS LUDICROUS. I FEEL TOYOTA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS AND THEY ARE UNDER LAW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IN CONCLUSION I JUST WANT THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED AND THEY ARE TELLING ME TO PAY FOR A SAFETY DEFECT THAT IS NOT OF ANY FAULT OF MINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRAME AND RECALL PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A YEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BECAUSE MY TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A 3 IN LIFT KIT, TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LEAF SPRINGS BUT WILL NOT REINSTALL THE LIFT KIT. THIS WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED OF MY OWN MONEY. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE-