2006 Toyota Tacoma complaints

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND WAS POINTED OUT TO US THAT THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST WITH AREA OF SIGNIFICANT RUST FLAKING OFF. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL RUST THROUGH IN ONE AREA. WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT.THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO FORWARD TO TOYOTA FOR THEM TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN EXCLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THIS MUCH RUST FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE (29,407 MILES). TOYOTA REPLIED TO THE INQUIRY AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT ACT ON IT. LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPARING WITH OTHER EARLIER TACOMAS THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR FRAME RUST, I FAIL TO SEE WHERE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED HAVING A MAJOR RUST PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER DEGRADATION AND POSSIBLE LEAD TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE. PICTURES AND COPY OF WORK ORDER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE WOULD STAY CLOSED.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,731. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

WHILE ROTATING TIRES, I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT WHEEL LUGS BREAK, ONE APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND TWO ON THE SAME WHEEL ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE. THE LUG NUTS WHERE NOT CROSS THREADED. THESE LUGS WHERE BROKEN WHILE TORQUING THE NUTS PER THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. THE TORQUE WRENCH WAS NOT PROFESSIONALLY CALIBRATED, BUT WAS COMPARED TO A RECENTLY CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH, BOTH WRENCHES COINCIDED. GRANTED THE LUGS HAVE HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL FOR LUBRICATION. HOWEVER, I HAD A GENTLEMAN WHOM WAS A METALLURGIST HIS WORKING CAREER AND DID FAILURE ANALYSIS FOR A OIL COMPANY. BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE, HE INDICATED THE PART FAILED FROM FATIGUE AND WAS NOT OVER TORQUED. THEREFORE, IF A FATIGUE IS PROVEN BY FURTHER ANALYSIS, MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE PARTS COULD CAUSE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH DETRIMENTAL RESULTS. *TR

SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED ON THE MORNING OF 7/12/12.SNAPPING OF THE CABLE RESULTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECOMING AIRBORNE AND SHIFTING TO THE SIDE WHILE IN MID AIR. LUCKILY TIME WAS ON MY SIDE. I WAS WORKING NIGHTS AND HAD THIS INCIDENT UNFOLDED WHILE WORKING MY NORMAL DAY SHIFT, I AM POSITIVE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH TIRE AND RIM ON ROUTE 287 NORTH IN NEW JERSEY AS THE ROADS ARE PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN A CAN YET MOVING AT A BRISK PACE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS WAS AT FIRST BUT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF INTO THE SHOULDER. FOUND THE WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT THE UNUSED SPARE TIRE IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $180. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STARTED THAT THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE WEEKS AND THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN AT THE DEALER DURING THAT TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO REMAIN AT THE DEALER AFTER WAITING FOR FIVE WEEKS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR, ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHICH WARNING LIGHT THAT WAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ILLUMINATED SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ONLY TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS PRESENTLY FILED UNDER "SUSPENSION", BUT SHOULD BE FILED UNDER "STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS". THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT IS PRINTED UNDER THE "SUSPENSION" FILE: DESPITE WASHING, SCRAPING/WIRE BRUSHING, SPOT PRIMING AND PAINTING THE TRUCK FRAME ONCE PER YEAR, THE FRAME FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE AXLE, ALL THE WAY FORWARD, BOTH SIDES, IS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE FRONT CROSS PIECE IS TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED. THE "INCIDENT" IS THAT THE CORROSION IS SO BAD THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR MOUNT, DRIVER'S SIDE, HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT/EXTENSIVE REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME FRAME CORROSION PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IN THE 1990 TO 2004 VEHICLES. BUT TOYOTA IS NOT ISSUING RECALLS OR "CUSTOMER PROGRAMS" FOR 2005 TACOMA'S AND NEWER. SINCE THE BOX-SECTIONED FRAME RUSTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT APPARENT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE - WHEN A CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE CAN HAPPEN - AS WITH THE FAILURE OF MY STABILIZER BAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FRAME ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF AN AXLE MOUNT OR ENGINE MOUNT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY? THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, THIS IS INSANE! *TT

DESPITE WASHING, SCRAPING/WIRE BRUSHING, SPOT PRIMING AND PAINTING THE TRUCK FRAME ONCE PER YEAR, THE FRAME FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE AXEL, ALL THE WAY FORWARD, BOTH SIDES, IS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE FRONT CROSS PIECE IS TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED. THE "INCIDENT" IS THAT THE CORROSION IS SO BAD THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR MOUNT, DRIVER'S SIDE, HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT/EXTENSIVE REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME FRAME CORROSION PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IN THE 1990 TO 2004 VEHICLES. BUT TOYOTA IS NOT ISSUING RECALLS OR "CUSTOMER PROGRAMS" FOR 2005 TACOMA'S AND NEWER. SINCE THE BOX SECTIONED FRAME RUSTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT APPARENT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE - WHEN A CATASTROPHIC FRAME FAILURE CAN HAPPEN - AS WITH THE FAILURE OF MY STABILIZER BAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FRAME ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF AN AXEL MOUNT OR ENGINE MOUNT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY? THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, THIS IS INSANE! *JS

I HAVE AN 06 TACOMA PRE-RUNNER, WHICH I HAVE NOTICED TO HAVE SOME EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. AFTER HAVING SOME WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK, MY MECHANIC ASKED IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK FOR THE FRAME RUSTING, BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THEY HAD RECALLED EARLIER MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO WHAT ABOUT THE NEWER MODELS? NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE FRAME. *TR

THE AIRBAG (SRS) LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. A LITTLE RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK A RECALL WOULD BE IN ORDER DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IF THE SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED? *TR

AROUND THE END OF APRIL MY TACOMA STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE WHENEVER I BACKED UP. AFTER SOME SEARCHING AROUND I FOUND MY FAN WAS RUBBING ON ITS COVER. NEXT I LOOKED INTO WHY ON SOME FORUMS, SO AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED ITS DO TOO A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. I GOT UNDER MY TRUCK AND TRUE TO BEHOLD MY MOTOR MOUNT HAD COLLAPSED INTO THE FRAME. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 05-06 TACOMA'S YET TOYOTA WONT DO ANYTHING. THEY SAY IM 100,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. TO MAKE IT WORSE TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THE MATTER BECAUSE ALL 07 AND NEWER TACOMA'S HAVE EXTRA SUPPORT PLATE WELDED ON THE FRAME TO PREVENT COLLAPSE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SAID VEHICLE NEEDS NEW SPIRAL CABLE (CLOCK SPRING). CALLED DEALER FOR RECALL INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PENDING RECALL OUT SOMETIME THIS SUMMER 2012 BUT IF WANTED TO REPAIR NOW WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. WHY NO ACTION ON KNOWN PROBLEM. THERE ARE EVEN ADS ON EBAY TO REPAIR THE SPIRAL CABLE AND/OR CONNECTORS. ONE SUCH VENDOR HAS DONE HUNDREDS OF REPAIRS. *JS

THE TACOMA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS UNPROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS UNDER THE TRUCK, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH ALL TACOMAS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT 1012 MODEL. MY STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED GIVING THE FEEL THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS SUDDENLY AND FOR A SHORT TIME SEEMS TO COME AND GO. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS FORUM WEBSITES, THIS IS BECOMING A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. DUE TO ITS EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILS AND BINDS MAKING THE VEHICLE FEEL LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP. SPRAYING THE JOINT WITH A PENETRANT WILL LOOSEN IT TEMPORARILY TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. IF NOT CORRECTED, THE UNIVERSAL MAY BIND COMPLETELY OR SNAP, THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING OR CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I RECENTLY HAD MINE REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I AM AWARE OF MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A CRASH OR EVEN DEATH! OTHER MANUFACTURERS THAT I AM AWARE OF COVER THEIR UNIVERSAL WITH A PLASTIC COVER DEVICE TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS, TOYOTA DOES NOT. MY VEHICLE HAD THIS FAILURE AT 164,000 MILES, BUT I KNOW OF FAILURES WITH AS LITTLE AS 60,000 MILES. *TR

THE FRAME AT THE RF MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AND THE ENGINE DROPPED SO THAT THE FAN IS HITTING THE SHROUD OF THE RADIATOR, THERE SEEMS TO BE A WEAKNESS IN THE WELD LOCATION THAT THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED ON THE 2007 FRAME IN THIS LOCATION OF THE MOTOR MOUNT AREA. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER TOYOTA IS NOT WARRANTING THIS DEFECT , THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, I HOPE THEY ALSO FILED WITH THE NHTSA. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT INTO TOYOTA ESCONDIDO TO HAVE IT CHECKED. COST 105.00 TO HAVE THEM TELL ME IT WAS THE SPIRAL CABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STATED THAT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WOULD WORK IF THAT LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER ME IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR $654.80. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY TACOMA OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED IT. SOME HAVE IT FAIL UNDER WARRANTY AND SOME LIKE ME HAVE TO PAY. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE ALTHOUGH HE HAD ENGAGED THE BRAKES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND A CONTUSION TO THE CHEST. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED TO TREAT HIS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,525. UPDATED 04/06/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 20, 2012, BUT HAS NOT MADE A DECISION. REPAIRS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 4, 2012 UPDATED 04/6/12

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 73,500 MILES. TOYOTA DIAGNOSE IT AS A FAILED SPIRAL CABLE. THE COST TO REPLACE IT WAS ~$590 (INCLUDING THE $89 THEY CHARGED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT FAILING FOR THE 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM (AND SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE), I AM REQUESTING A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HORN NOT WORKING. DEALER SAID DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SQUIB UP SPIRAL WIRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SQUIB WIRE IN ORDER TO GET THE AIR BAGS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91.000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FRAME AND MOST OF THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP ARE RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY, IT HAS APPROX. 45,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE RATE IT IS RUSTING I FEEL IT IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE FRAME CRACKING OR A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TT

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT GOING 45 MPH. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE VEHICLE FRAME AND INCLUDED TOW HITCH AND MISC AREAS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CRACKING AND FLAKING METAL. ALSO OF A LESS SERIOUS CONCERN, THE ALLOY RIMS ARE HEAVILY CORRODED, BOTH CONDITIONS WERE NOTICED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I AM THE ORIGINAL AND SOLE VEHICLE OWNER. I WILL BE MAILING PICTURES ALONG WITH A HARD COPY OF THIS FORM TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 04/18/12

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR FEW YEARS. THIS MONTH MY A/C STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THE RESISTOR BEFORE THINKING IT WAS BAD..THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE HOT SPOTS. THIS TIME I INVESTIGATED MORE. NOW ALL 4 CONDUCTORS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF A HOTSPOTS AND THE PLUG ALSO IS SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ON THE TWO MIDDLE CONNECTIONS. TOYOTA'S SERVICE MANAGE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. ALSO TOYOTA DOESN'T SELL A REPLACEMENT PLUG. THIS CAN, AND PROBABLY WILL START A FIRE. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID I WILL FINE THAT MOST OF THE PLUGS WILL SHOW HEAT INDICATIONS AT A USED PARTS HOUSES. HAVING A FIRE INSIDE MY VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST RESISTOR CHANGED 11/10 @ 81500 MILES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, JUST LOOSE CONNECTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. IN CASE OF A CRASH THE AIR BAY WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IT NEEDED A SPIRAL CABLE AND CLOCK SPRING. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,375

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT'S FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600. CONSMER STATED AS APPROACHING STOPLIGHT TAPED ON THE BRAKE TRUCK ACCELERATED AN HIT THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF THEM. UPDATED 1/20/2012 *BF UPDATED 01/27/12

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL AND I MERGED INTO THE PASSING LANE TO GET OVER FOR A HIGHWAY PATROL THAT HAD A TRUCK PULLED OVER. I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER TRUCK AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AFTER PASSING THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF AND I COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO WORK. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SO I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS SUDDENLY GOING OVER 90 MPH AND I COULD NOT STOP. I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, JUST FIGHTING AGAINST THE ACCELERATION. FINALLY I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT AND IT FELT LIKE IT CAME UN-STUCK OR SOMETHING. I PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A RECALL TO CUT OFF THE GAS PEDAL SO IT WOULD NOT GET STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT, SO MY PEDAL HAS ALREADY BEEN SHORTENED. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH OR SOMETHING AND IT WAS JUST DRIVING ITSELF. *TR

AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AT BROKEN SPIRAL CABLE. TOTAL COST TO FIX WAS 460 DOLLARS WITH LABOR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 06 TACOMA. *KB

IN 09 NOTICED MY 3YEAR OLD TRUCKS FRAME WAS RUSTING ON THE FRAME. RUST WAS TO THE POINT THAT FRAME WAS SWELLING AND FLAKES OF METAL WERE FALLING OFF TO THE TOUCH. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND RECOMMENDED SANDING RUSTPROOFING AND PAINT. DESPITE TAKING ACTION AGAINST RUST FRAME HAS CONTINUED TO CORRODE IN OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS WELDS WHERE SHOCKS ARE CONNECTED TO FRAME. CONCERNED FRAME WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE FAN HITTING THE SHROUD ON MY 2006 TACOMA. I TOOK MY TACOMA INTO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AROUND THE WELD WHERE THE DRIVERS' SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET WAS WELDED TO THE FRAME. THE BRACKET HAS STARTED SINKING INTO THE FRAME WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO CONSUMERS LEADING TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ETC. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE HEARD OF THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING WITH 2005 & 2006 TACOMAS FROM NUMEROUS OTHER TACOMA OWNERS. THE WELDS AROUND THE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKETS ARE WEAK. THESE SHOULD BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST WELDS ON THE TRUCK. TOYOTA ADVERTISES THEIR TRUCKS FOR OFF ROAD USE YET THEY BARELY HOLD UP TO NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HOPE TOYOTA RESOLVES THIS MATTER ACCORDINGLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE RIMS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V061000 (TIRES:BEAD) AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPADTED 01/05/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THE SPIRAL CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,950. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATED THE SPIRAL CABLE FAILED WHICH INITIATES THE DRIVER AIR BAG. UPDATED 12/16/11

NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS NEAR/ON WELD POINTS, & BOLT POINTS. RUST IS ACCUMULATING ON THE STEERING TIE RODS. HEAVY RUST ON REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND VARIOUS STEERING COMPONENT PARTS. I CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPONENTS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. IF ANY OF THE COMPONENTS FAIL WHILE I AM DRIVING I COULD CRASH AND INJURE, OR KILL ANOTHER MOTORIST/MYSELF. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA OF SD SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA. I HAVE A 100,000/10YR EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN AND WANT THIS RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE TIME FRAME RUNNING OUT. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $500 TO REPAIR. IF NOT FIXED, AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY! SOMETHING CALL "CLOCK SPRING" UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. WARNING LIGHT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR CAUSING CONFUSION AND DISTRACTIONS AND DESENSITIZING TO ALL WARNING LIGHTS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *JB

TWO YEARS AGO THE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR MY AIRBAG. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES ON OTHER COMPONENTS I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIRS. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THE SPIRAL CABLE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD BE APPROX. $800 TO HAVE REPAIRED. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS SO COMMON AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *KB

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED SPIRAL CABLE. TOYOTA MOTORS THROUGH THEIR DEALER SHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY (ROMAMO TOYOTA, SYRACUSE NY ) INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST TOYOTA VEHICLES AND ESPECIALLY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA'S THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM? *TR

BARKLEY TOYOTA, ASHEVILLE, NC, NOTED, ON 1 NOV 2010, "FRAME ON TRUCK RUSTED ON "QUALITY VEHICLE INSPECTION" REPORT. SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. ON 7 SEPT 2011 JACOBSON TOYOTA, DURHAM, NC, NOTED "HEAVY RUST THROUGHOUT UNDERBODY" ON ITS "25-POINT INSPECTION." ON 14 SEPT 2011, BARKLEY TOYOTA, THE USUAL SERVICE PROVIDER, INSPECTED THE TRUCK, FOUND HEAVY RUST THROUGHOUT THE UNDERBODY, BUT SAID IT WAS UP TO TOYOTA TO FIX ANY PROBLEM. BARKLEY DID NOT EVALUATE SAFETY ISSUES. BARKLEY SAID PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION WOULD BE SENT TO TOYOTA AND I MIGHT, OR MIGHT NOT, HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM. IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND ON 1995-2005 TOYOTA TACOMA, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR RECALLED 2006 OR LATER TACOMA'S WHICH HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT; AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TOYOTA DEALER AVOIDING MANDATED ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR TO 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS EITHER NOT RECEIVED PARTS, OUT OF PARTS OR WILL REQUIRE ME TO LEAVE THEM THE CAR FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME (WHILE PROVIDING ME WITH NO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION). I SUSPECT, BUT HAVE NO PROOF, THAT THIS TOYOTA DEALER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID PERFORMING THE MANDATED REPAIR. I AM READY TO RE-SELL THIS TRUCK BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MANDATED REPAIR PERFORMED. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM A TOYOTA DEALER AS A USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE. RECENTLY NOTICED RUST STAINS ON MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I PARK THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK. I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS COVERED WITH RUST. MOSTLY ON WELDING POINTS AND FLAT SURFACES. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS ONCE AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK IN THE OLDER MODELS AND WAS STATED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. BUT THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ SO FAR HAVE BEEN OF THE SAME VEHICLE AS MINE BUILT BETWEEN 2005 - 2007. CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I KNOW RUST IS CORROSIVE AND IS GOING TO SPREAD OVER TIME PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY WITH MY CHILDREN AND HAVE THE VEHICLE NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE A AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SQUIB AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SPIRAL CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE, LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,800. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN UPDATED 09/23/11. *JB

I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 68,392 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE OF A TIRE PROBLEM. I MENTIONED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. AFTER THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE TECH FOUND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING IS $500. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL STILL FUNCTION DESPITE THE WARNING LIGHT. THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT NOTED ON THE INVOICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE FLOOR MATS TO A FLATTER VERSION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THREE YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 2/17/12 *CN

AIR BAG/SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PAINT THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR SNOWE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME LODGED UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. THE FIRST INCIDENT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMERS WIFE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE THIRD TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA CONTINUED TO TELL HIM NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE PROBLEM, ONLY FOR THE CLAIM TO BE DENIED, BECAUSE HE COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT SIDE THE MATS WERE ON. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO REASON. NEVER A VEHICLE CRASH OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ONLY 49,800 MILES. SPIRAL CABLE/CLOCK SPRING SENSOR.. I HAVE SEEN MANY ON THIS SITE AND AFTER RESEARCHING, KNEW MINE FAILED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. TOYOTA CHARGED ME $565.40 TO REPAIR. PLEASE RECALL THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT.... *TR

USED MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER TO TOW A VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE A SHORT CIRCUIT IN TRAILER WIRING CAUSED WIRING FIRE IN PRERUNNER---30 AMP FUSE IN TOYOTA FAILED TO PROTECT CIRCUIT, LEADING TO TOTAL TRUCK WIRING MELTDOWN AND RUIN. FUSE WAS OF THE AMPACITY REQUIRED BY TOYOTA--30 AMPS. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW, NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NO CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO WIRING OR FUSE SYSTEMS. AUTO ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP REQUIRED $2800 IN PARTS AND $2000 FOR LABOR TO REPAIR MELTED WIRING LOOMS AND FUSE BOX; THEY SUGGESTED THAT FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED BECAUSE TOYOTA USES A 30 AMP FUSE ON A #12 WIRE CIRCUIT THAT WILL MELT AND BURN BEFORE THE FUSE BLOWS. (12 GAUGE WIRE TYPICALLY MUST BE PROTECTED BY A 20-AMP FUSE.) TOYOTA (CORPORATE) REFUSES TO DEAL WITH MY ISSUE OR TALK TO ME ABOUT WHETHER THE FAILED FUSE AND MELTDOWN COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THEIR INSTALLING A FUSE WITH TOO HIGH AN AMPACITY RATING BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IS THERE A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PRERUNNER? I AM CERTAIN THAT I DID NOTHING TO MY PRERUNNER (AS ITS ONLY OWNER) TO EXPLAIN WHY THE TRUCK NEARLY BURNED UP AND THE WIRING SYSTEM MELTED DOWN (AND WAS COMPLETELY RUINED) SIMPLY BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE TRAILER I TOWED FOR LESS THAN ONE MILE (BEFORE MELTDOWN OCCURRED). I AM HOPEFUL THAT NHTSA MAY BE ABLE TO USE MY INFORMATION TO APPROACH TOYOTA ON THE POTENTIAL DESIGN DEFECT ISSUE AND, CERTAINLY, TO COLLECT MY COMPLAINT WITH ANY OTHER SI