Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LIFT KIT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TOYOTA - NHTSA RECALL: 14V-604 REAR LEAF SPRING. I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. WHEN WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN LAST YEAR, THEY FIXED THE OTHER RECALL NOTICES BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT "THE MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO ON THE LEAF SPRING." I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE A YEAR LATER AND CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART ON HAND BUT WOULD CALL ME WHEN ONE CAME IN. FUTHERMORE THEY SAID IT WAS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED SITUATION. IN TERMS OF RISK, THIS RECALL MAY NOT BE LIKELY TO BECOME AN ISSUE BUT IT HAS CATASTROPHIC RESULTS IF IT DOES. IT IS MY SON'S TRUCK SO I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED. CAN YOU HELP ME TO INCREASE THE URGENCY? THE DEALERSHIP I'M ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH IS TOYOTA OF NORTH CHARLOTTE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A THUD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER CHECKED THERE WAS A CRASH AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, NEAR BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE, HAD RUST THAT CREATED HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY TO RECEIVE A RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN, BUT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ TOYOTA'S MAIN HQ STATED IT WAS OUT OF HIS HANDS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT. UPDATED 06/15/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB
I OWN A 2005 TACOMA. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED BY A STATE INSPECTION IN JUNE OF 2016 FOR FRAME RUST. I THOUGHT I WAS CURRENT ON ALL RECALL ACTIVITY BUT IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS A "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" THAT HAD A START AND END DATE. RECORDS SHOW I HAD RECALL WORK DONE JUST DAYS BEFORE THIS TIME FRAME PERIOD BEGAN AND RECALL WORK DONE LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER IT EXPIRED. TOYOTA SAYS IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM , THAT I MISSED THIS TIME FRAME. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND IT IS) THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. TOYOTA SHOULD STILL BE ON THE HOOK TO FIX THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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 NOT NOTIFIED 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 IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,932.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. A MECHANIC FOUND LARGE HOLES, APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCHES IN DIAMETER, IN THE FRAME THAT HELD THE VEHICLE TOGETHER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT MANY VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED WITH THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SERVICE BULLETIN EXPIRED ON 3/31/2016. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,450.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR THE SPIRAL CABLE. THE FAILURE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE FAILURE LIGHT CAN ON. TOYOTA SAID THE SPIRAL CABLE HAD FAILED AND WANTED $700 PLUS TO REPLACE IT. I AM GUESSING THEY DID NOT FIX THE VIBRATION THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM SO THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE VIBRATION AND LEFT THE SPIRAL CABLE ALONE. THE ORIGINAL CABLE WAS NOT CAUSING A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REFUSED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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 STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THERE HAS BEEN "RECALL' ON THESE VEHICLES REGARDING EXCESSIVE FRAME RUSTING. THIS CAR WAS "INSPECTED" AND FOUND NOT TO HAVE A DEFECT. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST THOUGH. THE BRAKE LINE (FRONT BRAKES) WITH THE PROBLEM WAS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME. THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT AND DESCENDING A SHORT HILL TO THE MAIN STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT ENTERED THE STREET BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME.
I TOO EXPERIENCED THE STIFFNESS WHILE STEERING. I ALMOST SPENT LARGE DOLLARS BUT DECIDE TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. I LEARNED THAT THE CAUSE OF IT WAS A RUSTED JOINT. AFTER SOME HEAVY SPRAYING WITH LUBRICANTS, I REGAINED NORMAL OPERATIONS. BUT ONLY UNTIL NEXT WINTER..UGH! RECOMMEND TOYOTA TAKES NOTE OF THIS AND DECIDE ON A SOLUTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED.
RUSTED TOW HITCH! AS I WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT FRAME, DUE TO A RECENT RECALL, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE HEAVILY RUSTED, FACTORY INSTALLED, TOW HITCH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO HAUL A 3,000+ LBS BOAT AND SEEING HOW THE RUST COULD JEOPARDIZE NORMAL OPERATIONS, AND PERHAPS CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, WORRIES ME A LOT. I WAS TOLD THE HITCH IS NOT COVERED YET IF I BOUGHT ONE IT COULD BE INSTALLED, FREE OF CHARGE, WHILE SWAPPING THE FRAME. I FEEL AS THE HITCH RUST IS DUE TO THE SAME REASON AS THE FRAME AND SO IT SHOULD BE EXCHANGED AS WELL. THE SERVICE MANAGER WALKED ME TO THE PART DEPT. AND THE HITCH (W/O WIRES) COST $411. EVEN THE MANAGER ASKED IF IT WAS GOLD PLATTED. IF THERE IS NO FIX BY TOYOTA, I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY HALF OF THE PRICE BUT NOT ALL. TOYOTA: PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS!
I EXPERIENCED ROUGH (STIFF, BINDING) STEERING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS IT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I THOUGHT I HAD A STEERING FLUID ISSUE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONFIRMED IT BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A RUSTED U-JOINT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT (P/N 4520304020). IN ADDITION TO THE STIFF STEERING GOING INTO A TURN, THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO STRAIGHT AND I UNEXPECTEDLY NEARLY WENT INTO THE CURB. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL 2005 TACOMA OWNERS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ADVISED OF ANY NEED TO PERFORM ANY SPECIAL SERVICING OF THIS PART AT ANY MILEAGE INTERVAL. IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD DESIGN THAT ALLOWS SALTY WATER FROM WINTER ROADS TO GET INTO THE U-JOINT WHICH THEN RUSTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE ATTACHMENT AREA OF THE LEAF SPRINGS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SUBFRAME WAS PREVIOUSLY SPRAYED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSION AGENT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA IN AUGUST OF 2015. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO REMOVE A WHEEL LUG NUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. I WAS ADVISED BY A TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK BUT WHEN THE SERVICE RECORDS WERE CHECKED, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT THE RECALL SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK BY TREATING THE FRAME. ON MARCH 17 2016 MY SON TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE LEAF SPRING RECALL. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE SAME INFORMATION TO MY SON IN REFERENCE TO THE FRAME RECALL AND THAT THE SERVICE TREATMENT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED ON THESE TWO OCCASIONS AT THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE. MY SON AND I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED WHAT APPEARED TO BE RUST NEAR THE LEAF SPRING HANGERS WHICH WAS COMING UNDER THE PROTECTIVE COATING THAT HAD BEEN APPLIED BY TOYOTA. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO INSPECT THE FRAME. ON APRIL 15 2016 THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED ME THAT THE FRAME HAD A HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE PART OF THE FRAME WHERE IT STARTS TO GO TOWARDS THE MOTOR. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE HOLE HAD BEEN THERE FOR AWHILE AND THAT THE HOLE COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THAT LARGE IN A YEAR SINCE BEING TREATED.I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS ADVISED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND THAT IT EXPIRED ON MARCH 31 2016 AND THAT THEY COULD NOT
STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF OVER A PERIOD OF A ABOUT 3 WEEKS, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER ON ITS OWN MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TURNED UP HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IN SOME CASES PEOPLE'S STEERING LOCKED UP ENTIRELY. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS UNPROTECTED AND SUBJECT TO CORROSION. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP FOR FOUR SAFETY RECALLS, ONE OF WHICH REQUIRES THE WHOLE FRAME TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. I WILL NOT GET THE TRUCK BACK FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS DUE TO A BACKLOG OF PARTS. THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH IN TWO PLACES AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. I REQUESTED THAT THE STEERING ISSUE BE LOOKED INTO WHILE IT IS IN THE SHOP AND EVERYTHING IS APART. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE STEERING ISSUE, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM MAY WARRANT LOOKING INTO. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE FRAME CORROSION ISSUE, FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL.
10 - 12 INCH LONG VERTICAL RUST AND CRACKS IN THE FRAME. LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAMES INTERIOR. LOCATIONS ARE BOTH OPPOSITE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND TOYOTA WAS REPLACING THE FRAMES DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY OF PRODUCTION CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE IN WHICH THE FRAMES WERE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER ON 4/4/2016, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL 4/13/2016 FOR THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT. UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THE "RECALL" EXPIRED MARCH 31ST AND THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME. THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANY RECOURSE AS I HAD NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE LET ALONE A DEADLINE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A RECALL AND THE TIME HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. I AM AFRAID THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUST RECALL. TOYOTA REP INSPECTED THE FRAME AND STATED IT HAS FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. TOYOTA REFUSES TO OFFER ANY REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. FRAME COULD BREAK AND CAUSE PERSONAL OR VEHICLE DAMAGE.
A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFIED ME OF POSSIBLE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. RECEIVED CRC COATING 9/10/2014. NOTICED RUST HAD ADVANCED THROUGH THE FRAME AND NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER CHECKED DAMAGE 3/21/16 AND GAVE ME A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. TOYOTA SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I RECEIVED THE CRC COATING, WHICH WAS POORLY APPLIED. (SEE PICTURES OF OVERSPRAY ON BED, INDICATING IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED TO SPRAY THE WHOLE FRAME) PUNISHED FOR BEING PROACTIVE. STUCK WITH A RUSTY FRAME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V337000 (SEAT BELT) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I FIRST RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA OCTOBER 2014. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE THEY WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART (LEAF SPRINGS). I CALLED A MONTH LATER AND RECEIVED THE SAME STORY. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSTALL. I WAITED AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS BEFORE CALLING AGAIN AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME STORY. AT THE ONE YEAR MARK UPON RECEIVING THIS FIRST NOTICE I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL. I WAS GIVEN THE SAME STORY, AS THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE THEY WILL CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW THEY ARE READY TO INSTALL THEM ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE CALLED THEM MONTHLY AND RECEIVED THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT APPEARS TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY CREATED.
THE TOYOTA DEALER IN CONCORD, NH INSPECTED MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ON MARCH 17, 2016. THEY REPORTED THAT THE FRAME IS CORRODED AND THAT THERE IS A PERFORATION INSIDE THE FRAME BY THE FRONT BODY MOUNT. THEY SUGGESTED I CALLED TOYOTA. THREE PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA. THEY ARE AWARE OF FRAME CORROSION ISSUES, BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS, BECAUSE "THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM NO LONGER APPLIES." CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, YET REFUSES TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT IS A SAFETY RISK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, OVER TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN EXCESS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT BURNED RUBBER AND LEFT MARKS AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *CN
I BOUGHT A TACOMA 3 MONTHS AFTER TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (ZTZ) NO POL 14-03 DATE 06/25/14 PRIMARY COVERAGE ENDED ON NOV. 30 2015. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE BURN, AND CRACKED ,THE INSIDE LENS, INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. I HAD THEM LOOKED AT ,AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF BOTH BURNED HEADLIGHTS. THEY SENT THE INFO TO SERVCO HAWAII 1-888-272-5515 AND 3 WEEKS LATER ON 03/11/2016 WAS TOLD THEY DENIED ME FOR THE FREE REPLACEMENT. I HAD TALKED TO THE GUY I HAD GOTTEN THE TRUCK FROM AND HE SAID HE HAD NEVER GOTTEN A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, FOR THE LIGHT PROBLEM OR HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE FREE REPLACEMENT DONE. I DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA NOT FIXING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS I FEEL IF IT CAN BURN AND CRACK THE PLASTIC LENDS I HOPE IT CAN NOT START A FIRE. ALSO THE DISTORTED VIEW THE ONCOMING CARS SEE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT STATED THEY TO NEVER GOTTEN NOTICE OF THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY TO HAVE THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A FEELING THE LETTERS WERE NOT SENT TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE, THAT IT SHOULD HAVE SENT TO. I'M CURIOUS AS TO THE NUMBER THEY DID FIX ,COMPARED TO HOW MANY TRUCKS WITH DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE OUT THERE, THAT WERE NOT FIXED THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.
REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE BOTTOMING OUT AND THE THE REAR AXLE IS COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK FRAME
FRAME RECALL. I TOOK MY FRAME IN TO BE SPRAYED WITH RUST PROTECTION BUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INPECTION DUE TO HOLES IN THE FRAME. TOYOTA SAID THAT SINCE THEY ALREADY PUT THE RUST PROTECTION ON THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY DID NOT PROPERLY INSPECT MY FRAME. THE RUST HOLES DID NOT APPEAR AFTER 4 MONTHS. THEY SHOULD OF REPLACED THE BAD FRAME.
PLEASE SEE BELOW. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR LEAF SPRING. WHAT IS TAKING TOYOTA SO LONG IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM? I'LL BE DEAD BEFORE IT'S FIXED. OR IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE COUNTING ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,294. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND APPLICATION FOR THE FRAME, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,140.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE ! I THOUGHT SOME KIDS THREW. ROCK AT MY TRUCK! THAT IS WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME. A LOUD WHACK!! LOOKED AROUND,SAW NO ONE. I LATER READ AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A LEAF SPRING RECALL. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT WAS REPORTED BY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT IT NEEDED A NEW FRAME! SAID I NEEDED TO LEAVE IT THERE ,SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME A COROLLA TO DRIVE. DROPPED IT OFF JAN 4,2016. I STOPPED INTO THE SERVICE DEPT 7 WEEKS LATER TO SEE IF THE FRAME WAS IN YET AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ON ORDER. AFTER FURTHER QUESTIONING THE ADMITTED TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FRAMES HAD TO GET SO MANY ORDERS ON RECORD TO EVEN GET STARTED PRODUCING THEM. I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE!!
LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY TOYOTA SUMMER 2014 FOR PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAMES IN COLD WEATHER STATES WERE ROAD SALT IS THE USED. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE PERFORATION OF FRAME. IF NO PERFORATION SEEN, A CORROSION RESISTANT KIT WOULD BE INSTALLED/PERFORMED ON THE FRAME AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 25TH 2014 FOR INSPECTION, IT APPEARED NO PERFORATION WAS NOTED BY SERVICE TECH PERFORMING SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE. THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT WAS APPLIED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME ON AUGUST 27TH 2014. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 10, 2015 AND AT THAT TIME VEHICLE WAS NOTED TO HAVE PERFORATION OF FRAME BY SERVICE TECH. THIS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2016. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF PERFORATION OF FRAME AND INITIALLY SAID A NEW FRAME WOULD BE ORDERED AND WOULD ARRIVE IN 120-160 DAYS AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN IT ARRIVED. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA DENIED NEW FRAME DUE TO ALREADY HAVING THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT COMPLETED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE CASE MANAGERS I TALKED TO BOTH SAID DUE TO THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT BEING APPLIED, TOYOTA HAD FULFILLED THE OBLIGATION TO THE CUSTOMER AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO HELP ME OUT AT THIS TIME. I ASK IF THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRAME RUSTING AND GETTING HOLES IN IT AND WAS TOLD YES IT CO
IN AUGUST 2013 WHILE I WAS LIVING IN MEXICO TAKING CARE OF MY ELDERLY FATHER MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA AY 67K MILES STARTED HAVING NOISES IN THE SUSPENSION AREA . WHILE I AM NOT A MECHANIC I WAS REFERRED TO A MAN NAMED ADRIAN WHO SPECIALIZED IN SUSPENSIONS AND BRAKES . HE DROVE MY TACOMA AND DISCOVERED THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY CRACKED LEAF SPRINGS ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK , I TOO WAS UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE CRACKS AND BREAKAGE . I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD " YOUR TRUCK IN NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO YOU WILL HAVE TO FIX THE TRUCK YOUR SELF ". I DROVE MY OTHER VEHICLE AS THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS IT WAS . I ORDERED SOME NEW LEAF SPRINGS AND HAD THEM SHIPPED FROM SUMMIT RACING , THEY WERE THE FEW SHOPS TO OFFER INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING . WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN I HAD MY MECHANIC INSTALL THEM FOR A VERY REASONABLE $120 USD . I SAW THAT THERE WERE MANY OWNERS OF TRUCKS LIKE MINE THAT HAS SIMILAR PART FAILURE SO KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS MORE THAN TOYOTA WAS TELLING AND THEY WERE STILL NOT ADMITTING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA AND SEEING THAN NEARLY 700,000 VEHICLE LIKE MINE WERE AFFECTED . I HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AND THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE IN THE FUTURE SOME REIMBURSEMENT . I HAVE NOW WAITED OVER TWO YEARS FOR A REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA AND THEY KEEP ASKING FOR A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THE BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS "WERE NOT FROM SOME OTHER
STEERING IS DIFFICULT, AS IF NO POWER STEERING EXISTS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I LUBRICATED THE LOWER PART OF INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK OK FOR NOW. IF THE PART IS RUSTED, I'M AFRAID THE STEERING WILL GO OUT ALTOGETHER AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FRAME HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO RUST. IS THIS MORE OF THE SAME PROBLEM?
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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE AIR CONDITIONER, STOPPED WORKING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR LONG WIRE OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
MY STEREO CHANGES STATIONS ON ITS OWN I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN THE BUTTONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE ACTUAL STEREO ITSELF.
SHORT IN THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CRUSE CONTROL ON SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT I HAVE TO PUSH IT AT LEAST 200 TIMES. THE SECOND THING IS A SHORT IN THE OVER HEAD COMPAS/TEMPERATURE GAUGE IT JUST DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE.
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME RUST. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IN 2014, THE DEALER WAS AMAZED AT HOW BAD THE RUST WAS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,219. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN MAKING A STOP. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 152,720. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS FRAME RUST. UPDATED 02/25/16. *JB
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