2009 Toyota Tacoma complaints

THREE WEEK NEW (JUNE 11,2015) MICHELIN LTX A/T 2 ALL SEASON 265/6517 112S PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY COSTCO, BLEW OUT DRIVERS SIDE REAR( JULY, 6, 2015) AT 70 MPH WITH AN OAT OF 78 DEGREES. ENTIRE SID WALL DISINTEGRATED. TIRE WAS PROPERLY FILLED WITH NITROGEN TO THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 1500 MILES ON THE TIRE) 2009 TACOMA CLUB CAB TRUCK 4 X 4 WITH TWO LIGHT WEIGHT PASSENGERS AND NO CARGO. NOTE: THIS SAME MODEL TIRE WAS RECALLED BY MICHELIN LAST SUMMER (2014) DUE TO A SIDEWALL DEFECT THAT CAUSED UNKNOWN SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS.

AS SOON AS I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I NOTICED AND FELT A THUMP COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

IN A LEFT CLOVERLEAF TURN, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMED TO APPLY THE FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT. SINCE THEN, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

IN SEPTEMBER 2014 A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED ON MY STYLE 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP BECAUSE THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS COULD CORRODE AND BREAK. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANUFACTURING COMPANY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD "WE ARE WORKING ON IT" (REPLACING THE SPRINGS). THAT IS THE ONLY ANSWER I HAVE EVER RECEIVED. EVEN THEIR WEBSITE STATES "WE ARE WORKING ON IT". I WANT TO KNOW WHEN THESE SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE!!!

THERE WAS A RECALL LAST 9/2014 AND TO THIS DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT 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. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY A TOYOTA TECH. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE "OK AT THIS TIME". UPDATED 9/19/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 6/26/15*CN UPDATED 07/02/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) IN DECEMBER OF 2014, HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT 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.

TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING THE TACOMA REAR LEAF SPRING SAFETY RECALL IN A REASONABLE TIME. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE LEAF SPRING RECALL IN THE FALL OF 2014. IN MARCH OF 2015 I TOOK MY 2009 TACOMA TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE LEAF SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PER THE SAFETY RECALL. DEALER ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT SPRINGS BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE SO THE REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. AFTER NEARLY A MONTH, STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. CALLS TO BOTH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA CORPORATE TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS. BOTH STATE THAT THE REPLACEMENT LEAF SPRINGS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. GIVEN THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND THAT THIS IS LACK OF REPAIR PARTS AND ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY FOR OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FRACTURED LEAF SPRINGS. RECOMMEND THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE WITH TOYOTA AS TO WHY THIS SAFETY RECALL IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN A PROMPT MANNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

VEHICLE STEERING IS UNSAFE, THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES DOESN'T RETURN BACK TO CENTER ON TURNS AND STEERS VERY HARD . WHEN I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT IS BINDING. THE PART IS CALLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT #2. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE STEERING AND ALSO IF IT FAILS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 14V604 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: E12 THIS HAS BEEN OPEN WAY TOO LONG AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY NOW. I DRIVE AN 09 TACOMA, JUST WHAT THE HECK IS NHTSA DOING TO KEEP ME SAFE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TACOMA CORROSION ISSUE - METAL HIGH PRESSURE TUBE ON RACK AND PINION UNIT DEVELOPED A HOLE DRAINING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF FLUID RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO DETER THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STARTED NOTICING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LEAF SPRING FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN UPDATED 05/28/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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.

FRONT AMBER TURN LAMPS BUBBLED, LOOK VERY HOT ON PLASTIC LENS, BURNT THROUGH, COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE? LENS CRACKED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PASSENGER LEAF SPRING CRACKED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE TERMS OF THE RECALL AND ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGER LEAF SPRING, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT REPLACED, IT LEFT THE VEHICLE SITTING IN AN AWKWARD MANNER. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *JB

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO RECALL NUMBER 14V604? IT'S BEEN IN THE SYSTEM NOW FOR 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE SOUND OF METAL BANGING CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A METAL LEAF SPRING FRACTURED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN

APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. I GOT THE LETTER AFTER THE LEAF IN MY TACOMA HAD BROKE AND REPLACED. THE LETTER STATES I'M SUPPOSED TO GET REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE BUT AS OF TODAY I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INSTRUCTIONS HOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE LENS LOST COLOR. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ...UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 4/13/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE HOUSED IN A HEATED LAMP MODULE AND THEY CONSTANTLY BURNED OUT/ THE MELTED THE SIGNAL LENS INSIDE THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY AND CRACKED THE PLASTIC AND NOW THE SIGNAL LAMPS ARE FOGGING UP INSIDE THE LENS OF THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES. UPDATED 04/21/15*JB UPDATED 10/22/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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.

DRL BURNING LENS. AFRAID IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NOT INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND THE BRACES FOR THE REAR PANEL WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NOTICED RATTLE IN REAR CHASSIE AREA .INSPECT FOUND BOTH REAR LEAF SPRING BROKEN RUBBING NEAR BRAKE LINES.ASKED DEALER ABOUT ISSUE SAID NOT DEFECTIVE.HAD TO IMMEDIATELY ORDER INSTALL NEW SPRINGS AT GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE. THIS JULY 2014 . OCT,2014 NEWS RELEASE DECLARES 640,000 VEHICLES DEFECTIVE CONTACT TOYOTA THEY SAY SUBMIT INVOICE PARTS LABOR WILL REIMBURSE. NOV 2014 NO WORD CONTACT TOYOTA THEY SAY "REMEDY" IN WORKS NOW MUST WAIT AN UNDETERMINED TIME..NO ANSWER TO DEFINE "REMEDY" OUT $865.00 PARTS LABOR..PS TOYOTA SAYS WILL NOT PAY LABOR BECAUSE OWNER INSTALLED PARTS..WHAT CAN I DO?? *TR

NOTICED A LOUD RATTLE IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF SHREDDED TRACKER TRAILER TIRE, APPROXIMATELY 8-10 INCHES LONG, BY 3-6 INCHES WIDE. THE TIRE PIECE FLEW UP, IMPACTED THE FRONT FACING SECTION OF MY FUEL TANK, PUNCTURING THE TOP PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE GASH WAS ABOUT 1 INCH, AND FUEL BEGAN TO GUSH OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE TANK COVERING THE TOP, SIDES, AND BOTTOM OF THE TANK DUE TO THE WIND FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN 200 MILES MORE AND NOTICED MY FUEL ECONOMY DROPPING RAPIDLY. WHEN I STOPPED, FUEL WAS LEAKING HEAVILY ONTO THE GROUND. NOTE THIS IS A 2WD PRERUNNER DOUBLE CAB LONG BED. THE FUEL TANK HAS NO PROTECTIVE STEEL SHIELDING ON THE FRONT OF THE TANK TO PREVENT ROAD DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THE TANK IN THE EVENT OF IMPACT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BUMPER WAS RUSTING PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA NEW. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THEN ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 3,000 RPMS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZARD WHEN IT COMES TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

MY COMPLAINT DOES NOT ACTUALLY INVOLVE TOYOTA BUT IT DOES INVOLVE IN AFTERMARKET PART THAT I INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. I ORDERED A SET OF WEATHERTECH FLOOR LINERS, WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE MOLDED FOR YOUR VEHICLE FLOORS. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE CLUTCH PETAL WANTS TO CATCH UNDER THE MAT ITSELF. I CAN SHOW A VIDEO IF YOU WOULD LIKE , BUT I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN PROBABLY FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TINKERING, BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 10/10/2014 WHEN I HEARD A WEIRD SOUND FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED MY REAR LEAVE SPRING WAS SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AND AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A SUBURBAN ROAD. WHEN I DROVE OVER ANY SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, A LOUD METALLIC CLINKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD ISSUING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT LEAF SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS SMACKING AGAINST THE REAR AXLE WHEN THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS PUT IN MOTION. IT WAS MANDATORY THAT I REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND DRIVABILITY. THE REPAIR COST ME $491 (I HAVE THE RECEIPT); THE INCIDENT WAS UNNERVING AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE BOTHER AND INCONVENIENCE. *TR

AT APPX. 24,000 MILES, I NOTICED THAT MY 'DAYTIME' RUNNING LIGHTS WERE CLOUDY AND THAT BOTH LENSES WERE CRACKED. I NEGLECTED TO TAKE IT IN FOR THIS, SINCE I WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE HESITATING ON ACCELERATION. WHEN I FINALLY REMEMBERED TO TELL/SHOW THEM, THEY WEREN'T CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT. THEY DID OFFER TO SPLIT IT WITH ME. MY COST WOULD HAVE BEEN $492.00. SCREW'EM... THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT. ESPECIALLY WITH AS MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND FOR THIS. YOU'D THINK THE DOT WOULD DO SOMETHING. *TR

AFTER HEARING CLUNKING NOISES IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK, AN INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN REAR LEAF SPRINGS. THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AT A COST OF NEARLY $1100. I CONSIDER THE FAILURE OF THE SPRINGS TO BE PREMATURE AS I DO NOT USE THE TRUCK FOR HEAVY HAULING. RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BOTTOM LEAF SPRING FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE FAILED SPRING CAUSED DAMAGE AND DEFORMATION TO THE BRAKE LINE. I CONSIDER THIS A PREMATURE LIFE AS THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED TOWING OR OFF ROAD USE. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A LOCAL GARAGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE LEAFS (THE MIDDLE LEAF) IN THE DRIVERS SIDE LEAF SPRING STACK HAD BROKEN, ROTATED INWARDS (AWAY FROM THE TIRE) AND HAD NEARLY ABRADED THROUGH ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. IF THE LINE HAD SEVERED THEN 50% OF THE VEHICLES BRAKING WOULD NOT BE OPERATIONAL. THIS COULD LEAD TO EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES AND COULD BE FATAL! DETAILED PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

AMBER INSIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS ATTACHED TO FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE SCORCHING INSIDE LENS OF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR

THE RUNNING LIGHTS MELTED THE LENSES AT 35000 MILES AND I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO TOYOTA AND THEY REPLACED THE LIGHTS, SAID THEY PUT BULBS IN THERE THAT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT. NOW AT OVER 80000 MILES THEY HAVE MELTED AGAIN, THE PLASTIC IS TURNING BLACK, LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, NEEDS TO RECALL AND PROPERLY FIX! *TR