2008 Toyota Tacoma complaints

MY LEAF SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AND THEY STILL WONT DO ANYTHING FOR IT. BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THERE OWN PROBLEM. ALSO THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND THE THERE FAKE REMEDY FOR A FRAME THAT IS GOING TO BREAK APART. THEY DID ON THE 2001-2004 BECAUSE THEY KNEW THE SPRAY DOES NOTHING BUT MAKE IT WORSE. 04-08 YOUR ON YOUR OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE LEFT AND CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I LIVE IN NOME, ALASKA. IT HAS BEEN OVER 5 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE LEAF SPRINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED AS THE RECALL SAYS SO. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED. ONE SPRING IS BROKEN AS IT NOTES IN THE RECALL. THERE ARE SEVERAL AUTO SHOPS HERE NOT A TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA HAS NOT ARRANGED TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED HERE. ALSO THERE ARE RECALLS ON MY SEAT BELT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED TO GET FIXED EITHER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM KENDALL TOYOTA OUT OF FAIRBANKS, AK. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE TACOMA TRUCK STARTED ACCELERATING REDLINING THE BRAKES HELD BUT FELT MUSHY I TURNED CAR OFF. I TURNED ON HEATER COMPRESSOR BUTTON WAS ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA FORT WORTH WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS IT STARTED ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE IN ORDER TO AVOID A DEER IN THE RAIN AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 02/02/15*LJ UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

THIS TOYOTA TACOMA SLID DOWNGRADE ON BLACK ICE AND THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DESPITE AN END-FOR-END, BACKWARDS, DOWNHILL FLIP INITIATED AT 40 MPH, THAT CAUSED THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT ON THE FRONT BUMPER, DISLOCATING ALL FRONT BUMPER ATTACHMENTS FROM THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THIS VEHICLE IS AT A SALVAGE YARD AWAITING ACTION BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER... UPDATED 12/17/14 *BF

MY TACOMA TRUCK EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION ISSUE AT AN INTERSECTION STOP SIGN. THE TRUCK WENT ABOUT 8 FT PAST THE STOP SIGN AS I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE. WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CONTINUED TO SPIN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND LEFT A BLACK SKID MARK IN THE ROAD. AS QUICK AS THE INCIDENT STARTED THE TRUCK RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE. THIS WAS THE LAST OF 3 INCIDENTS: 1) APRIL 20, 2013 2) NOV. 1 2014 3) AS STATED ABOVE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR OTHER INDICATION, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE RED SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL UP A CODE FOR THE LIGHT AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST OR FIND A REASON STATING THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE COMPONENT. RECENTLY, DURING A U JOINT REPAIR, THE SHOP I TAKE MY VEHICLE'S TO WARNED ME THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STATED THAT THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT IS SHOWING ME THAT THERE IS NOT AN ACTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PATTERN WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE OR MODEL AS THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW ISSUES WITH TOYOTA TRUCK MODELS AT THE MOMENT. MY DAUGHTER ALSO DRIVES A 2006 TACOMA AND WAS REIMBURSED FOR HER SPIRAL CABLE REPAIR EXPENDITURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD ABRUPTLY BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CHEMICAL USED IN THE WINDSHIELD AREA DID NOT ALLOW THE SEALANT TO SET AND CAUSED THE GLASS NOT TO BE SECURELY ATTACHED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MARCH OF 2014 MY RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING CRACKED. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE REGARDING THIS. THEY BOTH DENIED ANY GENERIC PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS AND TOYOTA REFUSED ANY REPLACEMENT. IN AUGUST OF 2014 THE LEFT LEAF BROKE. IN BOTH CASES I CHOSE TO HAVE MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE BROKEN LEAF. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAVES AND THE SPRING ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED PER THE ANNOUNCED RECALL (SEPT 29, 2014). I DETECTED THE BREAK BECAUSE OF UNUSUAL SUSPENSION NOISE. NO LOADS WERE CARRIED DURING THIS PERIOD. *TR

I NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST FORMING IN INNER WHEEL HOUSING NEAR BOLTS HOLDING WHEEL SPRINGS. LOOKING FURTHER SHOWED EXCESSIVE RUST FORMING ON OTHER SHEET METAL WHICH WAS PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER. I DID NOTHING UNTIL I RECEIVED THE RECALL ABOUT RUST PROBLEMS ON THE TRUCK FRAME. WHEN I SPOKE TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE SHEET METAL RUST, THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER IT SAYING THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THE FRAME. A CALL TO NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA'S PROBLEM WITH APPLYING RUST PREVENTION IS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN JUST THE FRAME AND AFFECTS NEARLY ALL OF THE SHEET METAL ON THE TRUCK. FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS SHEET METAL RUST COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL HANDLING AND STEERING PROBLEMS SHOULD THE RUSTED AREAS BREAKAWAY. *TR

FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS MELTED THE PLASTIC CAUSING CHARRING AND A FIRE. PICTURES WERE SENT TO TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS SAFETY PERSONNEL UNDER FILE # [XXX], INCIDENT [XXX]. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH 2005-2011 TACOMAS AND STATED THIS CONDITION WAS COVERED UNDER A "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM" AND THE DEAL WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY. I INQUIRED PROFUSELY AS TO THE PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE THE VIN NUMBER RANGE, HOW THIS PROBLEM IS BEING FIXED AND WAS TOLD THESE ARE NOT PUBLICLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS. I WAS NOT OFFERED A METHOD TO FIX THIS CONDITION TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN -- "WE APOLOGIZE BUT ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO AVAIL A POINT OF CONTACT IN TOYOTA SAFETY MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS YOUR CASE. AS WE HAVE PROVIDED OUR POSITION ON THESE MATTERS, WE DO NOT HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION TO OFFER IN THIS REGARD." ROBERT BROWNING TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA DATA BASE AND SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS UNDER NHTSA ID: 10523691, 10510776, 10457435, 10448124, 10427052, 10405463. I ASK THAT TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE TO VEHICLE OWNERS AND BE REQUIRED TO RE-EXAMINE THEIR VIN RANGE ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS ARE CHARRED AND MELTED SO BADLY THEY ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE AND WILL LEAD TO FUTURE ACCIDENTS. THE PLASTIC ALSO HEATS UP ENOUGH TO CAUSE MELTING AND FIRE POTENTIAL IN THESE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATI

IN AUGUST, 2014, TOYOTA ISSUED A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN AS IT RELATED TO CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND APPLICATION FOR 2005 THROUGH 2008 MODEL YEAR TACOMA VEHICLES. CO-INCIDENTALLY, WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF NOTICE MY 2008 TACOMA HAD TWO COMPONENTS THAT HAVE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THESE COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE FRAME THAT TOYOTA HAS STATED AS HAVING CORROSION ISSUES. THE TWO COMPONENTS THAT HAVE FAILED DUE TO BEING ROTTED OUT AS DESCRIBED BY MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1)POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION AND 2)THE FREON SUCTION LINE TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS BEING SOLD A VEHICLE THAT WOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES WITH NO MAJOR ISSUES. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES HAS KNOWN FOR OVER A DECADE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING CORROSION ISSUES, BUT TO DATE THEY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TACOMA VEHICLES WITH SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR FRAMES AND THE COMPONENTS THAT LIE NEXT TO THE FRAME. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A QUALITY ISSUE WITH ONE OF THEIR MEXICO PLANTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR BRAKES AND WHEN IT WAS PUT UP ON THE LIFT THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT ONE OF THE LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAD SNAPPED - THE SNAPPED SPRING WAS ABLE TO MOVE BOTH BACK AND FORTH AS WELL AS TO PROTRUDE SIDEWAYS. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRINGS. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE COMPANY IS RECALLING ALL LIKE VEHICLES TO ADD CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS TO THE FRAME. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE COMPANY THEY DENIED THE TWO INCIDENTS WERE SIMILAR AND TOOK UMBRAGE THAT I WOULD SUGGEST SUCH. NO ONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAS EVER SEEN SPRINGS BREAK IN THIS MANNER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED TO TOW HEAVY OBJECTS NOR TAKEN OFF ROAD SO THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND NOT FIND IT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR UPDATED 12/07/15. *JB

ON THE DAY OF JULY 9TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A DIRT ROAD HILL. ONCE REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL MY STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY SEPARATED ITSELF FROM THE DASH BOARD COMPLETELY, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE AND AVOIDED IMPACT WITH ANY OBSTACLES. THIS EXPERIENCE LEFT ME WONDERING ABOUT THE INTEGRITY,SAFETY, AND TRUST I HAD IN MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM TO HAVE AN INSPECTION ON THE DAMAGE AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FOR WHAT HAPPENED. AFTERWARDS I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE AND EXPRESSED WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM AND THAT I WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IN CONCLUSION, AFTER THE MANUFACTURER SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED. THEY FEEL IT IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY FOR THIS COMPONENT TO FAIL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAT THREATENS MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIVES. I FEEL THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND MAY BE A DESIGN ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE AND ANYONE ELSE WHO OWNS THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING RUSTED AND A SECTION OF THE CENTER SPRING WAS BANGING OFF THE BRAKE LINE. I HAD THE SPRING REPLACED 2 WEEKS LATER ONCE THE PART ARRIVED AT THE DEALER AT MY COST. NOW IN JUNE 2014 THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING ALSO RUSTED AND WAS BANGING OFF THE BRAKE LINE. IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS AND THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE TIED THE SPRING TOGETHER WITH BUNGEE CORDS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING A LARGE PIECE OF METAL FROM BREAKING LOOSE IN BOTH INSTANCES WAS A BRACKET. IF THE METAL CAME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY A SERIOUS INJURY OR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. TOYOTA ISSUED A RUST RECALL FOR THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT THE LEAF SPRINGS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP NOW TOLD ME TOYOTA HAS CHANGED THE SPRING DESIGN AND I SHOULD HAVE BOTH SPRINGS REPLACED AT MY COST. I FEEL AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED, TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGING THEM OUT....UPDATED 08/12/14 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,125.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,435.

WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRUCK SURGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TRUCK SURGE TWO TO THREE TIMES AFTER THAT. TOYOTA FIX THE SURGE ISSUE AND AT THE SAME TIME CREATED ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM / DEFECT. NOW WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PETAL TO MUCH OR GIVE THE TRUCK TO MUCH GAS AT ONE TIME THE TRUCK THINKS IT IS SURGING AND THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN . IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTH I HAVE HAD THREE CLOSE CALL FROM THIS DEFECT / PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE TOYOTA DEALER SHIP (HILO HAWAII) TOLD ME NOT TO PUNCH THE GAS OR STEP ON THE GAS TO HARD OR THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN (HE WAS RIGHT). I EXPRESS MY CONCERN THIS WAS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE, HE REPLIED THIS WAS TOYOTA SOLUTION TO THE SURGE PROBLEM. I ONLY DRIVE MY TRUCK WHEN NEEDED AND DON'T ALLOW ANY PASSENGER IN FEAR OF HAVING ANOTHER ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

A CAR WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD OF ME. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION INCREASED. AS I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD, STRIKING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD. A POLICE REPORT HAS BEEN FILED. MOST DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT OF MY TACOMA WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE OFFICIAL CAR AHEAD. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE CAM THAT HAD BROKEN ON THE LEFT SIDE. AND THEY WERE CHARGING $6,000 A WEEK LATER THEY CALLED AND SAID THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED AND IT WOULD COST $12,000. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY WOULD CONTACT TOYOTA FOR HELP. TOYOTA IS STATING SINCE I DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP ME AND THAT IT HASN'T HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE SO I AM OUT OF LUCK. *TR

VEHICLE UPPER STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AT THE JOINT WHERE STEERING SHAFT GOES THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE JOINT UNDERNEATH COLUMN INSIDE THE CAB IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND IS FLOPPING AROUND AND COULD LEAD TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING IF IT WAS NOT CAUGHT BY MYSELF AT 49K.... *TR

I OWN A 2008 TACOMA DOUBLE CAB, 4X4. STRANGE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION AFTER DRIVING OVER FROST HEAVES AND POT HOLES. THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING HAD BROKE, AND WAS RUBBING HARD ON THE BRAKE LINE. I DO NOT TOW, OFF ROAD, OR CARRY HEAVY LOADS. ONLINE SEARCH FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TACOMAS. HAPPY (OR LUCKY) THE BRAKES DIDN'T FAIL, AND DISAPPOINTED IN THE INFERIOR QUALITY. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB OFF-ROD 4X4. A LEAF IN THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND I STARTED TO HEAR A CLANKING METAL ON METAL NOISE THAT I HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I DROVE THERE AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SECOND LEAF FROM THE TOP WAS BROKEN IN TWO RIGHT BEHIND THE U-BOLT HOLDING THE REAR AXLE TO THE LEAF PACK. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY A LOCAL SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BROKEN LEAF AND ADDED ANOTHER FULL LEAF TO BOTH LEAF PACKS(PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE) ON THE TRUCK. BEFORE IT BROKE, THE SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES WERE ALREADY FLAT WHEN UNLOADED AND IF I PUT ANY AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN THE BACK I WAS HITTING THE BUMP STOPS VERY EASILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LEAF SPRINGS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AS THE VEHICLE TILTED TO THE SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEAF SPRING BECAME FRACTURED AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE AXLE, CRUSHING THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,330.

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. HAVE ALSO HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE HEAT SHIELDS ABOVE EXHAUST PIPES AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FASTENERS ATTACHED TO THE BODY, DETERIORATED CAUSING THE HEAT SHIELD TO FALL OFF.

STEERING FEELS LIKES ITS BINDING INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE READ ON VARIOUS TOYOTA ONLINE FORUMS THERE IS A U-JOINT IN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THAT IS EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FAILS DUE TO ROAD DEBRIS, SALT, SAND ETC. IF THIS JOINT FAILS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. THERE ARE TSBS FOR THIS BUT ONLY FOR 36,000 MILES. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISTANCE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE ERRONEOUSLY BEGAN TO RACE AS THE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES WERE ALSO SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT USED SNOW TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE FRAME OF MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK VIN #[XXX]. THE COMPLAINT IS BASED ON THE SEVERE CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK FRAME. THE TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT IN 2011. BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE FRAME AND HAVE A RECALL ADDRESSED. AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS MINOR SURFACE RUST AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FAST FORWARD TO APRIL, 2012 WHEN I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA MOTOR CO., THEIR RESPONSE WAS FOR ME TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IN THE SAME EMAIL I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST/SEPTEMBER OF 2013. I SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FRAME TO BE INSPECTED. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ON THE LIFT THE SERVICE MANAGER DIDN'T EVEN CARE TO LOOK AT THE FRAME. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING ME AT THIS POINT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST ON THE TRUCK IS "NORMAL'. THEY SUGGEST I HAVE THE RUSTY FRAME UNDERCOATED. IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF THE FRAME THAT HAS SEVERE CORROSION. MY CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FRAME CRACKING, ETC. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AND THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AT 5 YEARS OLD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA EXTENDED CAB 4X4 TO COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, ABOUT 2 INCHED FROM THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. AT ABOUT 18000 MILES I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE BRAKES AND STATED THE PEDAL MOVEMENT WAS NORMAL. I HAD THE FRONT BREAKS REPLACED AT 47000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL MOVEMENT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO STOP. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THAT THE SPRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN CARRYING A LIGHT LOAD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY AND ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE WAY THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ARE CONFIGURED I FREQUENTLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS SOMETIMES CAUGHT BY THE EDGE OF MY SHOE WHILE BRAKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP AND MY BODY IS CONTORTED TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDSHIELD. BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS ALMOST RUNNING INTO CARS OR OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS REFERRED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS PHONE # 1-800-331-4331 AND HAD AN INVESTIGATION CASE OPEN, CASE NUMBER 1307222061. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I STILL FEEL THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ANOTHER SIDE NOTE IS THAT WHENEVER I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER JUST ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE FOR THE INSPECTION OR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND SO NO PAPERWORK WAS WRITTEN UP OF MY COMPLAINTS WHICH HAS HAPPEN TWO OR THREE TIMES. SO YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE MUCH OF ANY HISTORY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS BY DESIGN TO NOT HAVE A PAPER RECORD TO AVOID RECALLS OR HAVING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED. I HAVE ALSO MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURIN

BETWEEN 42000 AND 47000 MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATES PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING IS LIKELY TO BREAK SOON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY HEAVY LOADS, OFF-ROAD TRAVEL OR TOWING. OWNER EXPECTATIONS BASED ON PREVIOUS VEHICLE OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL (1998) ON WHICH THE LEAF SPRINGS LASTED 100,000 MILES SUBJECT TO THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A FACTORY BED EXTENDER. WHICH ALLOWS USE TO USE THE TAILGATE AS PART OF THE TRUCK BED. DUE TO THE SMALL 5 FT BED. LOAD THE WEIGHT OF A ROTOTILLER INTO THE TRUCK CASED THE TAILGATE TO BOW AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY WEIGHT LIMIT OR RESTRICTION POSTED. IF THEY SELL PARTS TO USE THE TAILGATE TO SUPPORT ITEMS IT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER SUCH LIGHT LOADS. 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TAILGATE IS DANGEROUSLY WEAK, AND IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT WHAT MOST CONSIDER NORMAL WEIGHT FOR A TRUCK TAILGATE. ALTHOUGH SUBSTANDARD DESIGN MAY BE CONSIDERED "BUYER BEWARE", TRUCK BUYERS EXPECT A TAILGATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF NORMAL TRUCK USE ACTIVITIES. TOYOTA PROVIDES NO WARNING OR CAUTION ANYWHERE THAT THE TAILGATE IS OF INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO PERFORM NORMAL 1/2-TON TRUCK DUTIES, AND TYPICALLY (PER INTERNET FORUM THREADS) TELLS THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT IT IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY USE THE TAILGATE FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN HIDING THE INSIDE OF THE BED. SINCE TOYOTA HAS PRODUCED A SUBSTANDARD DESIGNED PART, THEY SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED A VISUAL WARNING ON THE PART TO ALERT CUSTOMERS TO THE DANGER THEIR PRODUCT IMPOSES IF USED IN A TRADITIONAL MANNER. SINCE THEY DID NOT DO SO, THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE TO PROVIDE A REDESIGNED PART TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR FULL RESTITUTION FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VEHICLES. A GOOGLE OR SIMILAR INTERNET SEARCH ON "TACOMA TAILGATE FORUM" WILL SUBSTANTIATE MY STATEMENTS BEYOND MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LENS IS MELTING AND CRACKING, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT COULD START A FIRE. TOYOTA DEALER HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AS A DEFECT, INFORMED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, BUT NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA. TOYOTA AND DEALER HAS OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT, BUT STILL VERY COSTLY, FOR A TOYOTA DEFECT! *TR

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA, 4X4, DOUBLE CAB, 6 CYL NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR FRONT RUNNING-TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BROWN & ONE IS CRACKED. ORIGINAL LIGHT BULBS IN PLACE. FIRE HAZARD???? RUNNING HOT. REPORTED TO BEAVERTON TOYOTA IN OREGON THIS AM. PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] OR [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INITIALLY BEGAN OCCURRING ON HIGHWAY OFF-RAMPS THAT CURVED IN AN ARC. ACCELERATOR WOULD DIE AND NOT RESPOND TO BEING PUSHED DOWN. ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN REV. LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM WOULD LAST 5-9 SECONDS AND CAUSE TRAILING VEHICLES TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. ACCELERATOR WOULD THEN RETURN TO BEING RESPONSIVE, AND ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED, AND SPEED INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER A SPAN OF 25000 MILES; 3 TIMES WHEN TURNING TOWARDS LEFT ON A RAMP, AND THEN ONCE WHEN TURNING TOWARDS RIGHT ON A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. IN MID DEC 2012, ISSUE AGAIN OCCURRED WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH. ACCELERATOR BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE, AND SPEED DROPPED, WHILE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE DURING PASSING MANEUVER. IN FEB 2013, ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT NINETY DEGREES, IN MID-TURN, FROM A FULL STOP AT A T-INTERSECTION. HAVE SPOKEN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHO CONTACTED TOYOTA USA REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANSFIELD MA, AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA "WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAD CHOSEN NOT TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AT THIS TIME". *TR

MY LIGHTS BEGAN GOING OFF AT NIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD. NOT THAT FREQUENTLY, USUALLY RELATED TO MOISTURE OR MAYBE THE WIPERS DRAWING POWER TO CLEAR MOISTURE. TOYOTA SENT THIS VEHICLE HOME TWICE, PUTTING IT BACK ON THE ROAD WITHOUT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOW FOUND THE ECU UNIT, OR ESSENTIALLY THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD HAS MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 55MPH MY STEERING COLUMN CAME OUT OF THE DASH AND INTO MY LAP. AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR A SPIRAL CABLE RECALL IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY I MADE ARRANGMENTS TO TAKE IT IN FOR BOTH TO BE REPAIRED. TOYOTA CALLED ME THIS MORNING TELLING ME THAT THE TABS IN THE STEERING COLUMNS WERE SHEARED AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE RECALL OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THE TABS ARE OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER CHEAP PART THAT TOYOTA IS MAKING THIER VEHICLES OUT OF AND RISKING THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE. THIS TRUCK IS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND SHOULD NOT FALL APART GOING OVER A BUMP ON A DIRT ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE IT INTO THE COLUMN AND STEER OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT REACT AS FAST AS I DID. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE AT TOYOTA REQUESTED SOMEONE FROM THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT COME TOMORROW TO INSPECT IT TO SEE IF THEY CAN APPROVE COVERAGE IF NOT THEY ARE REQUESTING APPR $1200.00 FROM US TO INSTALL A NEW STEERING COLUMN. I WAS ABLE TO FIND OTHER TOYOTA BLOGS WHERE OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE HAD THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO A CURB TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WOULD DISPATCH SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.