2006 Toyota Tacoma complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WHEN THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 11/26/13*LJ

I BROUGHT CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC CALLED ME IN TO SHOW ME THE EXTREME RUST UNDER THE FRAME. IT IS FLAKING OFF IN CHUNKS AND ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH IN SOME PARTS. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA FOR POSSIBLE RECALL INFORMATION. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FOR OVER ONE MONTH. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THE CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION/RUST OF THE BRAKE LINE AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE WHEN BRAKES FAIL DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL THAT IS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE BRAKE LINE. A RECALL IS NECESSARY AND MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. A CASE HAS BEEN OPENED BY TOYOTA AND AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE OFFERED ME 50% OF THE REPAIR COST, SO IT IS EVIDENT THAT THEY REALIZE THERE IS A MATERIAL DEFECT PROBLEM, BUT ANYTHING LESS THAN A VEHICLE RECALL AND 100% REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR COST IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THERE WAS NOW A HOLE IN IT. CONTACTED TOYOTA VIA PHONE AND EMAIL AND WAS TOLD ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT THERE WAS NOT A "PROGRAM" IN PLACE TO ASSIST OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM COVERED TACOMAS MADE FROM 1998-2004 THAT EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUES, PREMATURE RUSTING/CORROSION OF THE TRUCKS' FAMES. MY LIMITED RESEARCH HAS SHOWN NUMEROUS CASES WHERE THE FRAMES OF THE TRUCK CORRODES TO THE POINT THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE SEE FORUM AT THIS LINK FOR OTHER EXAMPLES HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/TOYOTA/TACOMA/FRAME. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE TRUCK AND ONE THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS BY REPLACING THE FRAMES THAT HAVE DETERIORATED PREMATURELY. AFTER TALKING WITH TOYOTA AND MULTIPLE DEALERS, I HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN FOR ASSISTANCE. ANY HELP YOU CAN BE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY AS THE TIRES BEGAN SQUEALING. AS THE CONTACT TURNED TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE, HIS FOOT HAPHAZARDLY SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

BROUGHT MY TACOMA IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS SEVERE ROT/RUST ON THE FRAME. THERE IS SEVERE FLAKING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS. THE MOST AFFECTED PART IS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

WHILE CHANGING THE OIL ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, I NOTICES SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK. I SCRAPED AT SOME AND CHUNKS FELL OFF REVEALING A WEAKENED FRAME. MY SPARE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HOLD AIR AND UPON INSPECTION THE ENTIRE METAL AREA THAT HOLDS THE TIRE IN PLACE IS RUSTED. THE MILEAGE IS UNDER 90K I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED AS I HAVE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM 2006 TACOMA OWNERS THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. THIS CAR IS AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AS UTILIZE IT IN CAMPING, CANOEING AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU *TR

DRIVING FROM BACK YARD TO DRIVEWAY TO POSITION TRUCK FOR LONG TRIP. DRIVEWAY IS SLOPE. UNABLE TO STOP TRUCK WITH FOOT BRAKE; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. REFILLED BRAKE MASTER RESERVOIR, STILL NO BRAKES. TOWED TO SHOP. THEY FOUND STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. REPLACED STEEL LINES WITH COPPER NICKEL LINES. DON'T THINK BRAKE LINES SHOULD RUST THROUGH AT 39,000 MILES. HAD FAILURE HAPPENED AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRUCK'S BRAKES FAILED, TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP REPLACED STEEL BRAKE LINES WITH COPPER NICKEL BUT WARNED OF RUST TO FRAME. WHEN TRUCK WAS AT HOME, PUT IT UP ON STANDS, WENT UNDERNEATH, CHECKED FRAME AND FOUND HOLES MADE BY RUST THROUGH THE FRAME. TOYOTA RECALLED EARLIER TACOMA'S (UP TO 2004) FOR DEFECTIVE FRAMES. THIS 2006 TACOMA HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM - RUST HOLES IN FRAME. THESE TACOMAS ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF 2005 AND 2006 TACOMAS AND MAYBE MORE. THIS TRUCK AT 39000 MILES HAS RUSTED THROUGH FRAME AND RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND EXTREMELY THIN IN SOME AREAS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2012 I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM INTERSTATE TOYOTA IN AIRMONT, NY. THE VEHICLE HAD 79,000 MILES ON IT, HAD AND HAD PASSED THE TOYOTA 160 POINT / CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED INSPECTION. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE I ASKED ABOUT MISSING REAR WHEEL MOLDING, NON FUNCTIONING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THEIR SHOP AND PUT ON A LIFT. THE MOLDING WAS REPAIRED, THE GUAGE ORDERED AND SHIPPED TO MY HOME, AND I WAS ASSURED BY MY SALESMAN, JUSTIN GOETZ, THAT THE RUST WAS MERELY SURFACE RUST, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T HAVE PASSED THE 160 POINT INSPECTION HAD IT BEEN MORE THEN JUST SIMPLE SURFACE RUST. I WAS HAPPY WITH MY TRUCK AND PURCHASED IT WITH THEIR PLATINUM WARRANTY COVERAGE USING TOYOTA FINANCIAL. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. I GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SHORE TOYOTA, IN PLEASANTVILLE NJ TO HAVE IT FIXED. I ASKED THAT THE A/C BE CHECKED, AND THAT THE FRAME BE CHECKED AS A MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED MY LAST OIL CHANGE HAD NOTED CONCERN ABOUT FRAME RUST TO ME. SHORE TOYOTA REPLACED THE A/C CLUTCH (COVERED UNDER WARRANTY), AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT "THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE!!" I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED OUT WITH PERFERATIONS HOLES ON THE LEFT & RIGHT SIDE RAILS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE PASSED A 160 POINT INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE MUCH L

REAR PASSENGER TIRE ABRUPT DELAMINATION FAILURE DURING USUAL HIGHWAY USE OF 16 MONTH OLD GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR KEVLAR SIDEWALL RADIAL TIRE WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 2000 MILES PAVED ROAD USE WITHOUT PRE-EVENT AIR TIRE PRESSURE LOSS INDICATION OR HAZARD EVENT. THE VEHICLE IS A FLAT BED PICK-UP NEVER USED FOR LOAD BEARING DUTIES. SIMILAR TIRES LISTED AS RECALLED FROM YEAR 2009 MANUFACTURE AS ANNOUNCED IN 2012. TIRE FORENSIC REQUESTED. ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS PURPOSES. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS, PRIOR TO THE FREEWAY SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. UPDATED 07/25/13 *TR

THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME OF A TIMING COVER OIL LEAK. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $2,763.00. THIS LEAK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2006 TACOMA AND DISCUSSED ON SEVERAL AUTO FORUMS. TOYOTA SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THIS HIGH DOLLAR, MANUFACTURER ERROR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK HAS SO MUCH RUST THAT THE SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I EXPECT THE TIRE AND WHEEL TO FALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME.

MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS FLOPPING DOWN BY ITSELF BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OVER A YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS APPARENTLY IMPROVED THE DESIGN OF THE SUN VISOR, BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE OLD DESIGN AND WILL GLADLY CHARGE YOU $120 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

IT SEEMS THAT THE TACOMA'S THAT HAVE A DRL AND TURN SIGNAL ALL-IN-ONE ASSEMBLY ARE BURNING OR MELTING THE LENS IN FRONT OF THE BULB. MINE CURRENTLY HAS A YELLOWING LENS ARE CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC IS BURNED IN FRONT OF THE BULB. THE TACOMA FORUMS ARE FULL OF DRIVERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR. TOYOTA STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS ASSEMBLY, BUT WILL CHARGE $1000+ FOR NEW HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AS THIS TURNS OFF THE DRL. *TR

LETTER SUBMITTING A COPY OF LETTER HE SENT TO THE TOYOTA CLAIMS DEPARTMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR EXPENSES TO THE USED 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HE RECENTLY PURCHASED; VEHICLE WAS IN CRASH PREVIOUS OWNER IGNORED TWO RECALLS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, TO STOP A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE, THAT WAS ALREADY SITTING AT THE LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT APPLIED GREASE TO THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DURING SOME UNDER BODY INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO PERFORMING SOME BRAKE REPAIR, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE SHOCK MOUNT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED A PERFORATION AND CRACK ACROSS BOTTOM PORTION OF C-CHANNEL IN FRAME. THE DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND CLAIMED THE CRACK WAS DUE TO SEVERE OFFROADING, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT. I ASKED THEM TO PROVE THAT THEORY AND THEY COULD NOT. THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A REFERENCE NUMBER AND THAT I COULD CONTACT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A 6-ISH YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *TR

ON 5/18/13, WHILE PREPARING TO SERVICE THIS TRUCK, I FOUND THAT THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBER HAD SEVERE RUST DAMAGE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE MOUNT FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRAME HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED; THERE WAS VERY LITTLE METAL LEFT TO HOLD THE CONTROL ARM IN PLACE. THIS WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE SAME MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND FOUND THAT IT TOO HAD RUST PERFORATION, THOUGH NOT AS BAD AS THE OTHER SIDE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE FRAME RAIL ITSELF HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE LEFT SIDE. I DECIDED TO PARK THE TRUCK. AFTER TALKING WITH TWO LOCAL MECHANICS, WHO BOTH AGREED THAT THIS TRUCK WAS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL, AND THAT MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I AM WELL AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD SEVERE FRAME RUST ISSUES, AND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD EXTEND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER MODEL YEARS. I AM CURRENTLY LEFT STRANDED WITH A MECHANICALLY SOUND SEVEN YEAR OLD TRUCK WHICH I CANNOT DRIVE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE FRAME AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A CORRODED HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TREATED WITH THE ANTI CORROSION MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

BEEN TO DEALER ONCE 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT RUSTING FRAME AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PERFORATIONS. I'M SORRY BUT ONCE THERE ARE PERFORATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY MAKING IT UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE.. *TR

THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR STARTED TO DROOP AND DOES NOT STAY UP, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS ALSO FAILED AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORWAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, ROLLING OVER THE CONTACT'S FOOT. HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP INSIDE AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, AFTER ONE MONTH IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE CONTACT SIGNED A RELEASE FORM SO THEY COULD EXAMINE THE BLACK BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FINALLY DID FLOOR MAT RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 2006 TACOMA. NEW FLOOR MAT IS THIN, FLIMSY, NOTHING LIKE ORIGINAL THICK ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT. I ALSO WANT TO ADD, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AW FLOOR MAT FOR TACOMA VEHICLES, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THAT THE ONLY REASON I CHANGED THE MATS WAS DUE TO THE MAT RIBS STARTING TO BREAK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CAMPAIGN CALLED FOR THE FLOOR CARPET TO BE VACUUM CLEANED AND SHAMPOOED, AND NONE OF THIS WAS DONE. THE DEALER SIMPLY SWAPPED-OUT THE FLOOR MATS AND CHARGED-OUT $185 TO "RECALL WORK", I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY DID ANY PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. HERE'S THE REAL PROBLEM: THE NEW, THIN, FLIMSY FLOOR MAT USES THE OLD FLOOR MAT RETAINER HOOKS THAT WERE INTENDED FOR THE THICK ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS. THESE FLOOR MAT HOOKS HURT MY FEET WHEN DRIVING BAREFOOT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY CAN, THEY WILL, AND THEY HAVE CAUGHT AND HOOKED-UP THE HEEL OF MY SHOES ON OCCASION. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER, DO NOT TAILGATE VEHICLES, AND I TELL YOU NOW, THESE HOOKS HAVE CAUSED ME TO GET INTO EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS AND VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY SHOE GETTING CAUGHT IN THE HOOKS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE PROPERLY AND ON TIME. IF I MODIFY THE HOOKS OR CUT THEM, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE NEW MAT WILL SLIDE-UP UNDER THE PEDALS, PREVENTING USE OF THE BRAKES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WILL NOT DO THIS, I WILL NOT ASSUME THIS RESPONSIBILITY. AT THIS PRESENT SITUATION

AS I WAS ROLLING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, ALMOST INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, WHILE THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD LOUD AS IF THE GAS PEDDLE WAS BEING PUSHED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED ONLY. SCARY! UNCONTROLLABLE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 DOUBLE CAB TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED. HUGE METAL FLAKES WITH QUARTER SIZE THICKNESS IS FLAKING OFF THE MAIN FRAME & ALL CROSS MEMBERS. THERE IS A HOLE THAT HAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE TRUCK BED IN THE FRAME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT THE FRAME AND SAID IT WAS VERY RUSTY BUT RIGHT NOW THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP BECAUSE TOYOTA HAD NOT ISSUED ANY OFFICIAL "RECALL" OR "TSB" FOR FRAME REPAIR FOR 2006 MODELS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER LINE. THE LADY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND CONCERN, BUT INFORMED ME THAT AT THIS TIME I WAS ON MY OWN TO HAVE ANY FRAME WORK REPAIRED. I FEEL THE TOYOTA CORPORATION SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE 2005+ YEARS TACOMA FRAME RUST ISSUES AS THEY HAVE WITH THE 2001-04 MODEL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE SEVERE FRAME RUST ISSUE DID NOT END WITH THE 2004 MODEL TACOMA. *TR

EMAIL FROM SENATOR RISCH OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING LACK OF SAFETY RECALL FOR A STICKING ACCELERATOR/ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST ADDRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE IN 2008 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST SUMMER TO GET REPAIRED. I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD TIGHTEN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION TENSION AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT A SEAT BELT TENSIONER BOLT HAD COME LOOSE CAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO MALFUNCTION. TIGHTENING THE BOLT WOULD NOT FIX IT. THE COST OF THE PART TO FIX IT WAS APPROX. $250. SINCE MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY TRUCK GETS USED APPROX. 1/10 THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE DRIVER SIDE DOES. I AM HAVING NO PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SINCE MY TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE SEATBELT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME OF A TIMING COVER OIL LEAK. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $2,763.00. THIS LEAK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2006 TACOMA AND DISCUSSED ON SEVERAL AUTO FORUMS. TOYOTA SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THIS HIGH DOLLAR, MANUFACTURER ERROR. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT TURNED ON AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, AN ODD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ACCELERATION SUDDENLY INCREASED UP TO 7 MPH HIGHER THAN WHAT THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET TO. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE WIND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRES AND CAUSED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER GAVE HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE TO TEST DRIVE AND STATED IF THAT VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE THEN THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF ALL OF THE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED.. THE FAILURE FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE SECURED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THREE DIFFERENT CEMENT EMBANKMENTS IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TACOMA IS RUSTING SEVERELY, ESPECIALLY THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH 'SURFACE RUST' AND IT'S 'NORMAL', EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A GALVANIC REACTION AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THE TWO PREVIOUS GENERATION TACOMA'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE FOUND ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO PROTECT THE FRAME BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. *TR

FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. TRUCK WILL NO LONGER PASS PA STATE INSPECTION. HAD WELDING DONE TO REPAIR BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER AREAS ON FRAME WITH SEVERE RUST. WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA BEFORE IT CAUSES A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DECEMBER 2006 TRUCK PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX HE STATED THE WHEEL BEARING WERE LEAKING GREASE AND FREEZING UP SO TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. TRUCK OPERATES GOOD ALL YEAR TILL IT GETS BELOW FREEZING AND WHEELS LOCK UP. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN PARKED AND BELOW FREEZING. DECEMBER 10 2012 REAR WHEELS LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING IN BELOW FREEZING CAUSING TRUCK TO SLIDE AND MISS TWO ON COMING CARS, TRUCK ENDS UP IN DITCH. WOULD SELL VEHICLE BUT AFRAID ANYONE DRIVING IT IN COLD WEATHER WOULD BE STRANDED OR IN A FATAL WRECK. ARE OTHER TRUCKS HAVING SAME ISSUE AS I HUNT AND GO BACK 30 MILES INTO THE WOODS AND IF FREEZES I WOULD BE STRANDED. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 TACOMA IN FOR MY YEARLY PENNSYLVANIA INSPECTION ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT TWO SEPARATE PLACES WONT PASS IT BECAUSE THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS COVERED PREVIOUS YEARS.I CALLED TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WONT FIX IT SINCE ITS NOT IN THE COVERED YEARS. ALL THEY GAVE ME WAS A REFERENCE # (1212040621) AND THE ADDRESS FOR THEIR LEGAL DEPT SO I COULD REFER A LAWYER TO THERE. WHY WOULD I WANT TO GET A LAWYER WHEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEARS? ITS THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, NOT MY FAULT. SO IM LEFT WITH A $30,000 TRUCK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT I CANT USE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH , I SIGNAL TO THE LEFT, MOVED TO LEFT LANE WHILE I ACCELERATED, WHEN I CLEARED THE CAR ON MY LEFT I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL, THE TRUCK KEPT ON ACCELERATING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, I LOOKED AND THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE OF ANY FLOOR MATS LUCKILY MY TRUCK IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE THE TRUCK KEPT ON ACCELERATING. I TAPED THE GAS PEDAL AND TRUCK DECELERATED . THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CARE , THEY KEEP ON TELLING ME THAT IT'S THE MATS, BUT I HAVE REPLACED THE MATS ALREADY AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. NO HELP FROM TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSTRUCT THE MANAGER OF THE DEALER TO CALL THE CONTACT BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT HAD HEARD NOTHING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,387 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,975.

FOR AT LEAST 2 MOS PREVIOUS I WOULD HEAR A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WOULD GET LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATED & SEAMED MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARMER WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DHC TORRANCE TOYOTA & SAID IT WAS MY IDLER BEARINGS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD SINCE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 37400 MILES. IT COST ME OVER $800.00. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS OUTRAGEOUS RUST TO FRAME. I HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT BY OTHER PEOPLE AND IT'S MORE OF PRETTY MUCH SAME PROBLEM. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ISN'T AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS KIND OF RUST IS NOT NORMAL BY ANY STANDARD. I HAVE SEEN MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF PICK UP TRUCKS FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN THIS ONE WITH LITTLE OR NO RUST TO THEIR FRAMES. I'M SURE THAT THERE IS A TEST TO DETERMINE WHAT QUALITY STEEL THEY USED ON TACOMA FRAME. IS IT CHINA RECYCLED STEEL? (NOTHING ELSE WOULD RUST SO QUICK AND SO BAD.) IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT AUTOMAKER OF THIS SIZE WOULD PUT 2 TONS OF WEIGHT ON FRAMES SO DEFECTIVE, TO SAVE FEW DOLLARS. FRAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE ,EVERYTHING RIDES ON IT INCLUDING PERSONS LIFE. FOR TOYOTA TO SAY THAT YOU NEED HOLES IN THE FRAME BEFORE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS GREEDY. THEY SHOULD HAVE USED THE RIGHT KIND OF MATERIAL IN THE FIRST PLACE. FOR OVER $30,000 FOR THEIR PICK UP TRUCK MOST PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT THE FRAME TO BE MADE OUT OF STEEL NOT MUD; BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AFTER ALL $30,000 IS NO POCKET CHANGE FOR MOST PEOPLE. I AM SURE THEY WOULD NOT BE SAYING THAT IF IT WAS THEIR FAMILY MEMBER DRIVING THEIR TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I COULD GO ON ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT? THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT IT'S CITIZENS FROM CHEATERS LIKE TOYOTA, NOT LET THEM GET AWAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BILLIONS. AVERAGE CITIZEN DOES NO

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE DASH. IT IS INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAULTY SQUIB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SPIRAL CABLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND ARE USING THE SPIRAL CABLE AS AN EXCUSE TO GET YOU IN AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR FIXING THEIR FAULTY AIRBAG. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS NOT SPIRAL CABLES. THE MORE INVESTIGATION I DO THE MORE I CAN SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING IGNORED BY TOYOTA. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER SENT REPAIR DOCUMENTS REGARDING CLOCK SPRING AND SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT *TGW

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TACOMA IS TOTALLY RUSTED! THE FINISH ON MY WHEELS IS PEELING OFF AS WELL!!!! TOTAL CRAP!! *TR