2007 Toyota Tacoma complaints

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR/TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WENT OUT. IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A CONSIDERABLE PRICE. FROM WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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.

RECEIVED INTERIM RECALL NOTICE ABOUT LEAF SPRINGS REAR PASSENGER SPRING IS BROKEN CALLED ROBINSON TOYOTA IN WHEELING WV THEY TOLD ME THE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL TOYOTA SENDS THEM THE PARTS THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT UNTIL THEN THEY COULD WIRE TIE THE SPRINGS MY LETTER STATES THATTHEY HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ROBINSON TOYOTA 800-825-3868 304-232-1880 THANK YOU *TR

AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD "SQUEAK" COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND A "WHISTLE" AT SPEEDS OF 65-80MPH. I CONTACTED DEALER AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUES. AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP ALONG WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEMS I STARTED NOTICING A HEAVY VIBRATION AT SLOW SPEEDS. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES, FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND HAD TIRES BALANCED AS PER MY DEALERS RECOMMENDATION. THEN THE ACCELERATION ISSUES STARTED..... I TOOK IT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED THE "FLOOR MAT FIX". THE VIBRATIONS JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSTANT VISITS TO MY DEALER AND CALLS TO TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICE ALWAYS ENDING WITH THE "THAT'S NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS" SAYING. THE OTHER DAY I WAS RETURNING HOME AND I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE THE CURVE, I WENT TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CURVE AND MY TRUCK WAS NOT TURNING. THE REAR TIRES WERE LOCKED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE WHICH BY THAT HAPPENING I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHERE I WAS GOING. ... I ENDED UP NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AROUND THE CURVE AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH SOMEONE'S YARD TAKING OUT A MAILBOX AND SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE CRUSHING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND REPORTED THE LOCKING UP OFF MY REAR END, THE FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM, AND THE LOSS OF STEERING. ALL I GOT FOR MY TROUBLES WAS A RUDE "WELL THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO" (

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERETHE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,857. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 6/19/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG MODULE SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 TACOMA WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME AND AND INSIDE FRAME RAILS. TOYOTA HAS A CAMPAIGN OUT AT THIS TIME TO COVER EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST ON TACOMA'S IN THE FOLLOWING STATES. CT DE IL IN KY MA MD ME MI MN NH NJ NY OH PA RI VA VT WI WV, & D.C. I LIVE IN IOWA WHICH ALSO USES SALT ON ROADS IN THE WINTER AND ONLY LIVE 35 MILES FROM THE MINNESOTA BORDER, SO WHY IS MY TRUCK NOT COVERED IN THIS SALT BELT CAMPAIGN? I CHECKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF FRAME RUST ON 1996-2009 TACOMA'S BEING DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH FRAMES FAILING AFTER AS LITTLE AS 6 YEARS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE ENTIRE FRAME WHICH WAS PERFORATED. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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.

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. BACK IN 2009 I HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE I WAS DRIVING DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKED IN TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP AND I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND GOT IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN THE ROAD HAS ANY WET, SLIPPERY, LOSE GRIP THE ABS WILL KICK IN AND PREVENT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS DRY, IF ONE TIRE OF THE THREE LOSE ANY TRACTION MY BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH MY GENERATION TRUCK. THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS INSTANCES OF PEOPLE SLIDING INTO INTERSECTIONS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE ABS. NOT AS MANY AS UNFORTUNATE AS ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED. A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THE LEAF SPRING STICKING OUT AND BROKEN. I TOOK MY TRUCK STRAIGHT IN. I WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS UNDRIVABLE. TOYOTA GAVE ME A RENTAL AND REPLACED THE LEAF SPRINGS. I PICKED MY TRUCK UP THREE DAYS LATER THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEN TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, MY TRUCK FELT LOOSE AND WAS MAKING A POPPING SOUND WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. IT FELT LIKE THE DRIVE LINE WAS OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD MY DRIVELINE U BOLT SNAPPED AND WAS CAUSED BY THE BROKEN LEAF SPRING. TOYOTA WOULDN'T FIX THE DAMAGES BECAUSE THE SHOP THEY RECOMMENDED DIDN'T USE TOYOTA PARTS. MY TRUCK HAD 250000 MILES ON IT. THE DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK WERE ADD DO EXTREME THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE BANK. THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED TRANNY DAMAGE AND THE AXLES AND DIFFERENTIAL THE FRAME HAD DAMAGE BECAUSE THE LEAF SPRING WAS SHOVED UP INTO IT.(I WASN'T TOLD UNTIL AFTER) NO I'VE GOT NOTHING..... THANKS TOYOTA...... *TR

REGARDING THE FRAME RUST ISSUE WITH THE TACOMA, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY TRUCK WILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AN INSPECTION OF MY FRAME HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED BECAUSE IOWA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE "COLD WEATHER STATE" LIST IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. I AM GUESSING THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE IN WINTER. IS IT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD, VIN NUMBER, OR DID TOYOTA JUST LIMIT THE STATES IT WOULD COVER. MY ISSUE IS IF MY TRUCK HAS A RUST ISSUE IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN. RUST DOES NOT STOP AT THE ILLINOIS\IOWA STATE LINE. HOPE TO AT LEAST GET AN ANSWER FROM TOYOTA THAT MY TRUCK IS A SAFETY CONCERN OR NOT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE OF ANY INFO. YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

TOOK TOYOTA TACOMA, 4X4 TO TEAM TOYOTA IN LANGHORNE, PA. FOR ANNUAL STATE & EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS. FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO HOLE IN CHASSIS FRAME DUE TO CORROSIVE RUST. HAD DEALER CALL TOYOTA WITH NO RESULTS. I CALLED FROM THE PARKING LOT & RECEIVED A CASE #. NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER & SPOKE TO A CORPORATE PERSON. "TOYOTA CAN DO NOTHING AT THIS POINT , BECAUSE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE'S VIN# . MY TRUCK'S CHASSIS HAS BEEN COMPROMISED & YET THEY WON'T REPAIR IT YET! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE FIRST TIME WAS A 1998 TACOMA WHICH THEY BOUGHT BACK FOR THE SAME REASON--A RUSTED CHASSIS FRAME. THINK THEY WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY NOW! MY STICKER RUNS OUT AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. WHAT DO I DO AFTER THAT? I NEED HELP TO CONVINCE THEM TO FIX MY TRUCK!PLEASE! *TR

NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED BUT THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST AT PRESENT AND WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT BACK IN NOVEMBER 2008. LOOKING AT THE LEAF SPRINGS; GROUNDING SCREWS SECURING THE WIRING; JUST THE COMPLETE TRUCK IS TERRIBLY RUSTED AND WITH A FEELING OF A POSSIBLE ROAD ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON MY 2007 TACOMA IS VERY OFTEN EXTREMELY STIFF TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION LAST YEAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. WAS TOLD: "LOWER SHAFT STARTING TO GET STIFF". WAS QUOTED A REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST AROUND $550. COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INTERMITTENT BUT NOW HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I USE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO PAY TOYOTA TO FIX THIS. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE "STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NUMBER 2". IT SEEMS THIS PART IS EITHER DEFECTIVE OR POORLY DESIGNED AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MANY AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITES WHICH SPECIFICALLY CITE THIS VEHICLE FOR A RANGE OF YEARS FROM 2005 ON. *TR

WHEN I REMOVED THE BABY SEAT FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO TAKE A TRIP AFTER RETURNING I COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK IN PLACE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I HAD ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED AND THE VIBRATION CONTINUED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ESTABROOK TOYOTA IN PASCAGOULA, MS (BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE I WAS AT THE TIME). WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR MANAGER HAD PERSONALLY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING SO IT WAS REPLACED AND SUPPOSEDLY TEST DRIVEN. I LEFT THE STORE AND IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VIBRATION ONCE AGAIN ON THE LEFT FRONT SO I BROUGHT THE CAR RIGHT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT BEARING AS I HAD INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBLEM AREA AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS GONE OUT ONCE AGAIN AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

PARKING BRAKE CABLES FRACTURE OF THE HOUSING AT THE POINT WHERE CABLE ENTERS REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE. RUST AND CORROSION PREVENT THE REAR BRAKES FROM RELEASING OR APPLYING. HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS DESIGN CABLE SYSTEM FROM 2004 TO 2012 MODEL YEARS. REAR BRAKES CAN OVERHEAT AND CAUSE FIRE OR UNEVEN BRAKE OPERATION AND LOW PEDAL FEEL. *TR

I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR IT'S YEARLY INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I CHECK IF THIS TRUCK FRAME WAS UNDER A RECALL. I SPOKE WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TRUCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER CURRENT CRITERIA. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA EXPERIENCE TO LODGE MY COMPLAINT THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A TRUCK WITH 51335 MILES FRAME HAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I AM WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO FOLLOW UP WITH A BROADENED CRITERIA THAT WILL REPAIR MY TRUCK FRAME. *TR

CONSTANT NOISE IN THE LEAF SPRING AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DEALERS IN PUERTO RICO NEVER REPLACED THEM KNOWING THEY WERE DAMAGE. *TR

OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY CYCLED ON AND OFF FOR OVER ONE YEAR. EVENTUALLY ECM REPLACED. PART #:89661-04C44. ORIGINALLY QUOTED REPAIR PRICE: $1,100.00. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE ORANGE PLASTIC LENS MATERIAL HAS CRACKED AND BURNED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULB. THE EFFECTS WERE NOTICED AROUND 60,000 TO 70,000 MILES. RUNNING HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAY TO AVOID HAVING RUNNING LIGHTS ON. *TR

ON OR ABOUT JULY 24, 2014, I NOTICED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD EXTENDED CAB WITH 62830 MILES THAT THE STEERING WAS QUITE HARD TO TURN. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEM TO GO AWAY AFTER A MINUTE. THIS THEN CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTIL I HAD NEAR COLLISION WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN IN NEW JERSEY. WHILE PROCEEDING AT AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND TURNING WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES PARALLELED TO ME, I NEARLY SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT. THIS WAS BECAUSE MY STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. DRIVING MY TACOMA HAD NOW BECOME DANGEROUS AND I COULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE CHANCES. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN I DROP-OFF MY VEHICLE, I INDICATED TO THE ATTENDANT THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT MY BE THE CULPRIT. THIS WAS BECAUSE IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE WHO OWN A TACOMA. WELL MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WITH THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM BEING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. A REPAIR THAT COST ME $579.00 SINCE AS PART OF THE REPAIR THEY HAD TO DO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *TR

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE POWER STEERING BECOMES INTERMITTENT AND IT BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE TRUCK WHEN THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN DRIVING SITUATIONS. I AM BRINGING THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA FOR INSPECTION AND HOPING TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *TR

MY 2007 TACOMA DOUBLE CAB SPORT 4X4 HAS RUST ON THE ENTIRE FRAME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF THE FRAME MAY BECOME COMPROMISED DUE TO RUSTING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME AS WELL. I AM LOCATED IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA WHICH OF COURSE RECEIVES SNOW MAYBE TWICE A YEAR. PLEASE TOYOTA RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE INSPECTING THE UNDERBODY OF OUR COMPANY OWNED TACOMA. THERE IS MAJOR RUST ON THE FRONT FRAME, AND THE STEERING ARM (A-ARM?) WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE RUST IS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO ALLOW POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE ARMS FROM THE FRAME. WE DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND SEE THAT CORROSION WAS A PROBLEM WITH EARLIER MODELS OF THE TACOMA. WE WILL TAKE THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT BUT WE THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. IT APPEARS THAT IF THOSE CONNECTIONS FAIL STEARING WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED. *JS

FRAME PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION PRIMARILY AREAS ADJACENT TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FRAME HAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH PERFORATION AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ONTO ENTRANCE RAMP OF HIGHWAY, ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PULLED HARDER TO ENTER HIGHWAY AND STEERING FINALLY CAUGHT CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OVER ALMOST HITTING VEHICLE IN FAR LEFT LANE. CHECKED POWER STEERING AND IS FULL. DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHES AND HAVE COME UP WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN BECOMES FAULTY AND IS DANGEROUS. THIS CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE RECALL ON THIS PART AND HAVE REPLACED. STEERING COLUMN JOINT IS NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS AND BECOMES RUSTED AWAY. *TR

PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO FIND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INTERMITTENTLY STIFF DURING TURNING. BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO FIND THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS APPARENTLY BAD. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE MY WIFE OR CHILDREN USE MY TOYOTA TACOMA FOR FEAR THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE FRAME IS RAPIDLY RUSTING THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE: A) WAS PURCHASE NEW BY ME IN 2006, B) IS STORED IN A FULLY ENCLOSED GARAGE, C) IS NOT USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, D) MY HOME IS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY (IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY AND NOT A HOSTILE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT) AND E) THE TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE - 31,000 MI. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED ENTIRELY THROUGH IN TWO PLACES AND SHOWS EXTENSIVE RUST THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING AT POINTS JOINING THE FRAME TO THE CHASSIS. UPDATED 09/04/14

JUST LEAVING WORK TO GO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL, I NOTICED A STRANGE RATTLING COMING FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF MY TRUCK. I STOP AND PROCEEDED TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT BE. I NOTICED THE MIDDLE (OF THREE) LEAF SPRINGS HAD COMPLETELY BROKE, SLID OUT OF PLACE, AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST MY BRAKE LINE. I THEN TAPED IT BACK IN PLACE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY BRAKE LINE. THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE SERVICE ADVISOR (#8987) THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY EXTERNAL SHOCK OR DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. HE THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE "SAW NO REASON WHY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED". *TR

TRUCK STEERING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, BECAME STIFF AT TIMES AND REQUIRED MORE FORCE TO MAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. IT DID SEEM TO AFFECT THE STEERING WHEN GOING STRAIGHT, MEANING IT DID NOT DRIFT OR PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, EVEN ON TAPERED ROAD SURFACE. WHEEL DID NOT PULL WHEN BRAKING. I UNDERSTAND THERE MAYBE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WAS APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, COASTING IN CASE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BEFORE THE NEED TO STOP. LIGHT WAS STILL RED, SO I STEPPED LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE WAS NO SIGN OF BRAKING. I THEN INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL, WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. SURPRISED AND CONCERNED, I THEN SET MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED WITH ALL I HAD WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION THAT I COULD FEEL. THE TRUCK STOPPED AS IT BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ENGINE SPEED WAS NORMAL WHEN THE EVENT BEGAN, AND WHEN THE EVENT ENDED. I DID HEAR A RELATIVELY MINOR INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED DURING THE EVENT. THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT. ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE. FOR YEARS I HAVE NOTICED A FEW TIMES PER YEAR A MOMENTARY INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THE SPEED INCREASE IS GREATER THAT AN A/C SPEED PICKUP, BUT LASTS ONLY BRIEFLY, THEN RETURNS TO IDLE. I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE THAT THE TRUCK DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SPOKE WITH TOYOTA REPS AND WERE TOLD TOYOTA WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM. UNABLE TO TRUST THE TRUCK AND HAVING BEEN ADVISED THAT FORD HAD SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURES IN THE PAST CAUSED BY ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR, I PAID THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR. AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $1200 FOR REPAIR, I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AGAIN. A BRIEF INTERNET SE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 6/2/14*CN UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WITH A FRACTURED PELVIS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 05/05/2014*LJ UPDATED 05/09/2014 *JS

AT FIRST ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO , CAR STARTED VIBRATING AT LOW SPEED AND DISAPPEAR AT HIGHER SPEED. ON 3/13/14 TRAVELING A ABOUT 30MPH , THERE WAS A SUDDEN VIBRATION (CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY ) THEN A LOUD BANG UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE. GLIDED THE CAR ALONG SIDE THE ROAD, DID A VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICE THE FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT WAS HANGING THERE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN EXPOSE TO CARRYING HEAVY LOAD. THE HEAVIEST LOAD THAT THIS TRUCK CARRIED WAS AN UPRIGHT FREEZER THAT I BOUGHT FROM K-MART. IS MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THAT 2007 FOR DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM??? IF SO WHERE CAN I GET INFO ON THIS? MY PROBLEM IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE 2007 RECALL ON BAD CASTING. *TR

MY 2007 TACOMA HAS SERIOUS FRAME RUST. I HAVE READ ABOUT EARLIER TACOMA'S WITH FRAME RUST, ONE WOULD OF THOUGHT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA STEP UP AND ADMIT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK FRAMES. *TR

WHILE STOPPED TO TAKE A TICKET BEFORE ENTERING A GARAGE, WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE TWICE ACCELERATED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS. THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT RATHER ON THE BRAKE. MY TACOMA HAS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. LAST WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN - CAR IN NEUTRAL, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ENGINE ZOOMED TO 6K RPMS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 2007 AND WHO HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE EVERY 5K MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS FRIDAY. ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ ABOUT TOYOTA AND THIS PROBLEM IS FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND REFERENCES TOYOTA'S COVER UP OF THE ISSUE, ETC. IS THERE A MORE CURRENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, SINCE IT DOES APPEAR THE THAT ISSUE IS WITH THE ELECTRONICS AND NOT THE MECHANICS? IS THE TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE? *TR

I HEARD A LOUD NOISE (BOOM), GOOD THING I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND STALLED. WHEN THE TOW PEOPLE CAME AND SAW THE DAMAGE UNDERNEATH, IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT JOINT THAT BROKE. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW, MY MECHANIC IS HAVING A HARD TIME LOOKING FOR PARTS (DRIVE SHAFT) AND ALL THE OTHER PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY BECOME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,379. UPDATED 04/02/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 3/31/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE EXITING BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

REAR LEAF SPRING ON LEFT SIDE BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES. THE LEAF BROKE AT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR MOUNTING POINTS. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED THREE INCHES AND THE BROKEN SPRING MADE CONTACT WITH THE BOX FRAME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO LOSS OF DRIVING CONTROL. BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE SQUEAKED SINCE 2010 AND REQUIRED PERIODIC LUBRICATION TO QUIET THEM. THIS IS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE DRIVEN IN THE MILD WEATHER OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. *TR

FIRST TRIP TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME WAS 09/01/10 WITH 38707 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON STATED THAT THE SURFACE RUST WAS CONSISTENT WITH NORTHEAST DRIVING SECOND TRIP TO TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON TO INSPECT FRAME SEPARATING ON 11/01/13 WITH 74942 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TOYOTA INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED PERFORATIONS IN RIGHT SIDE FRAME RAIL AND NO PROGRAMS OR CAMPAIGNS ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON 2/20/07 I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE PERFORATIONS IN A FRAME OF A TRUCK THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD..... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME WHERE THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WA NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER TRADED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 18, 2013. UPDATED 02/14/14

THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK SQUEAK TERRIBLY SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IT SEEMS TO SLIP AND GRAB WITH EVERY TURN.

THE CLEAR COAT ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR IS PEELING OFF. IT IS NOT LOCALIZED TO ONE AREA IT SPANS ABOUT 75% OF THE FRONT BUMPER LIKE A SCAR OF PEELED CLEAR COAT.

AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE STEERING IS STIFF AT VARIOUS POINTS WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AND REQUIRES SOME FORCE TO CORRECT THE STEERING. IT IS WORSE FROM A STANDING START. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO A BAD STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: T-SB-0057-12 OR SB-0119-10 REV2. THIS PROBLEM ALSO SHOWS UP AS RATTLING NOISE, OR STEERING BEING SLOPPY. I BELIEVE THIS A PROBLEM THAT WILL LEAD TO INJURIES AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE LET THE TOYOTA, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION [WWW.NHTSA.GOV/] ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT BAR THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BECAME CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.