Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE 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 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED TO DETER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SAT LOWER THEN NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MAY 2014. MIDDLE LEAF SPRING (OF A TOTAL OF 3 LEAF SPRINGS) ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE CRACKED. TOYOTA CHARGED $275 TO REPAIR IT. NOVEMBER 2014. TOYOTA ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR POSSIBLE LEAF SPRING FRACTURE. THEY DO NOT ISSUE A REMEDY AND DO NOT OFFER TO REPLACE ANY LEAF SPRINGS. THEY MENTION A SECOND LETTER THAT WILL AUTHORIZE LEAF SPRING REPLACEMENT, WHICH AS OF TODAY (27 JULY 2015) HAS NOT YET BEEN ISSUED. JULY 2015. ONE LEAF SPRING ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE CRACKS AND IS REMOVED BY TOYOTA DEALER. CUSTOMER IS TOLD TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL REPLACEMENT SPRING ARRIVE WITH ONLY TWO LEAF SPRINGS ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. 27 JULY 2015. LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE WITH A HEAVIER CONSTRUCTION 4-LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER 2014 AND 9 MONTHS LATER THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY LEAF SPRINGS ONLY BECAUSE THEY BROKE. I DO NOT THINK THAT TOYOTA TAKES THE OBLIGATIONS OF VEHICLE SAFETY SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE NEGLIGENT IN ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN VEHICLES WITH UNDERRATED LEAF SPRINGS. THEY ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE FEWER LEAF SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. AND THEY HAVE NOT TO DATE REIMBURSED ME FOR MY FIRST LEAF SPRING REPAIR (TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME IT MAY TAKE ONE OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW BEFORE I RECEIVE A LETTER ALLOWING ME TO APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT). I APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS SITUATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANG EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS REPLACED IN MARCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (REAR SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, STOPPED PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV TO PAST THE REDLINE, PUT CAR IN PARK, STOPPED ENGINE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND 11V48000 (TIRES). WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE REAR SHOCK FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE BED FRAME OF THE VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
RECEIVED LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 ABOUT A PENDING SAFETY RECALL TO MY TOYOTA TACOMA. THE LETTER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS THAT COULD CAUSE THE LEAF TO BREAK AND RUPTURE THE GAS TANK. THE LETTER STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL RECALL NOTICE WOULD BE MAILED TO ME WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. TODAY MAY 22, 2015 (7) MONTHS LATER, I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. 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 CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SAFETY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH SEAT BELTS. I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS REPAIR AND NO ONE HAS RETURN MY CALL OR RESPOND TO MY CALL. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS AGO, I TRYING TO GET HOLD THEM AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HEARD BUMPING NOISES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 7/7/2015*JS
VEHICLE RECALLED FOR BAD LEAF SPRINGS. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE, OVER 6 MONTHS AND THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN REPAIRS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. NOT FINDING THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE ANY AUTHORITY THAT CAN REQUIRE THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT SELL IT TO ANYONE WITH REPAIRS NOT MADE. *TR
RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRING ON 12/1/2014. IT STATES THE LEAF SPRINGS CAN RUST, FAIL AND ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURE THE GAS TANK CAUSING A FIRE. THEY HAVE YET TO PRODUCE A REMEDY AND CONTINUE TO STALL INSTEAD OF TAKING ACTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COULD ULTIMATELY BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DELAY. I DO NOT FEEL TOYOTA HAS THE CUSTOMERS BEST INTEREST IN MIND AND ARE PURELY STALLING FOR MONETARY REASONS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE 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. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER 8 MONTHS THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 7/2/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 6/23/2015*JS
I RECEIVED A RECALL DATED 9/29/14 FOR DEFECTIVE LEAF SPRINGS. IT IS NOW 2/27/15 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT AN INITIOAL NOTICE AND NO ESTIMATE OF REPAIR DATE. I HAVE COMUNINCATED WITH TOYOTA THROUGH THIER CHANNELS AND RECEIVED NO NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION. I HAVE HAD A TRIP PLANNED FOR SOME TIME THAT INVOLVES USING THE TRUCK AND TOWING A BOAT THAT A FEEL I MAY NEED TO CANCEL DUE TO SAFETY CONERNS AND FIND IT TO BE UNREASONABLE THAT IT IS TAKING THIS LONG FOR A SOLUTION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE WILL HAVE TO BE SOMEONE INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE THIS GETS ATTENTION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DETAILED AND WAXED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES, SIZE: P265/70R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,639. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS), 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS), 11V148000 (TIRES), AND 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WERE PULLING OUT AND SMELL OF GAS FILLED UP THE CAB, JERKING OCCURRED. EXPERIENCES OF INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR A VERY LONG TIME AS BEEN MADE AWARE OF RECENTLY. SMELL OF GAS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. VEHICLE NOW PARKED OUTSIDE AND WILL NOT DRIVE UNTIL IT CAN BE FIXED OR REPLACED, HAVE BEEN WARNED OF POTENTIAL AIR BAG FAILURE IN JAPANESE PLANTS FOUND LAST WEEK IN THIS MODEL. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY CAR WE HAVE, PAID ON IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO KEEP SERVICE UP TO DATE, THEY HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT WITH ME EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. I JUST HAD THE SERVICES DONE, AND HAD TO PAY FOR THEM, AND EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING A GOOD JOB, MY BATTERY DIED AND I PULLED THE HOOD OPEN AND THERE WAS CORROSION EVERYWHERE ON BATTERY AND UNDER THE HOOD, I AM GOING TO LOOK UNDER THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN IN THE MORNING AFTER LOOKING AT THIS NEW RECALL AND I WILL REPORT TO TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE MORNING. AT THIS POINT I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I HAVE PURCHASED MY LAST THREE TOYOTAS THERE AND I WILL NOT GO BACK THERE EVERY AGAIN, IN FACT AFTER THESE PAST THREE YEARS OF CONTINUAL RECALLS AND SAFETY HAZARDS, AS WELL AS THEM NOT BEING FIXED CORRECTLY OR NOT BEING REIMBURSED FOR MY TIME OR EXPENSES BEING LOST FROM THIS VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED CORRECTLY WHEN MINE AND MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND MY CLIENT'S THAT I SEE IN CLINICAL THERAPY, I WILL NEVER CONSIDER PURCHASING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
DEAR SIR OR MADAM: I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 AT THE END OF 2010. AND WITHIN MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE I NOTICED EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNDER THE VEHICLE TAKING PLACE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CONCERNS WERE EITHER DISMISSED OR SIMPLY IGNORED. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER, DURING THE CORROSION RECALL OF THE PREVIOUS TACOMA'S, I REPORTED MY OBSERVATIONS TO THE TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL DEPARTMENT. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR A CORROSION TREATMENT, BUT NO RECALLS WERE YET TAKING PLACE FOR THE 2010 MODELS. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK IN TO THE TOYOTA CORROSION PROBLEM, IT EXTENDS FROM 2004 TO THE PRESENT. AND IT IS NOT ABOUT JUST LEAF'S THAT COULD FRACTURE. IT IS ABOUT TOYOTA FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THAT WAS ALREADY TAKING PLACE IN OTHER EARLIER MODELS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE BECAME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 01/27/15*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE CONTACT WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
I JUST FOUND MY TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO RECALL NUMBER: E12. THE SAFETY RISK: STATES POSSIBLE PUNCTURED FUEL TANK AND POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN FIRE. THE RECALL STATUS: STATES "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY MIND. REPLACING A LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY IS NOT THAT COMPLICATED. I HOPE NHTSA WILL ENCOURAGE TOYOTA TO REACT QUICKLY TO THIS DESIGN FAILURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
VIBRATING COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED FULLY OPEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
DRIVERS SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR HAD ANYTHING HEAVIER THAN 200 POUNDS PUT IN THE BED. I BOUGHT IT USED IN MARCH 2010 WITH 622 MILES. GARAGE THAT DID THE REPAIR SAID IT WAS THE RESULT OF BAD METAL/IMPROPER CASTING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENS FOR THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE NEWER TYPE SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACED HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS. ALSO NOTICED IS HEAT DISCOLORATION OF THE WIRING CONNECTOR. *TR
I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THANK GOODNESS WHEN THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN FELL IN MY LAP. I HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN I GOT OUT AND HAD IT TOWED. TOYOTA SAID THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT IT WAS FROM A FENDER BENDER IN NOVEMBER.... AND WHEN MY INSURANCE COMPANY WENT TO LOOK AT IT THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOW MANY STEERING COLUMNS COME OUT DRIVING WITH NO ACCIDENT. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED LIMIT, THE VEHICLE SET SPEED WOULD SAG BY 2 MPH AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AS THE ROAD LEVELED OUT, THEN IT WOULD START UP THE NEXT HILL WITH A 2 MPH DEFICIT. AS T PROCEEDED UP THE HILL,IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO MAINTAIN SPEED, THEN DOWNSHIFT AGAIN TO 3RD GEAR AND ACCELERATE OVER THE TOP OF THE HILL IN 3RD GEAR UNTIL IT WOULD OVERSPEED, EXCEEDING THE SET SPEED BY 3 MPH AS IT WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE HILL. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE CLOSER TO THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF IT THAT WERE MAINTAINING THEIR SET SPEED. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE OF THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SLOW RESPONSE CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO MISS ITS ASSIGNED SPEED, THEN IT OVERCOMPENSATES TO "MAKE UP FOR IT". I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT CREATES A SPEED DIFFERENTIAL IN A PLATOON OF VEHICLES THAT HERETOFORE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING A SET SPEED IN CONCERT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TAIL GATE FAILED TO LATCH OR LOCK, CAUSING IT TO OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY WAS 100.
AS I WAS DOING MY MONTHLY INSPECTION ON MY TRUCK, I NOTICED THAT MY DAY-TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WAS STARTING TO MELT DUE TO GETTING OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
AUXILIARY AUDIO JACK IS DESIGNED POORLY CAUSING FAILURE. FRONT TURN SIGNAL BOTH SIDES YELLOW BULB THE CONNECTOR FOR THE BULB AND THE BULB ITSELF BLACKENS AND IS FRAGILE. FAKE FRONT BUMPER COVER IS MISLEADING AND FALSELY GIVES A FEELING OF SAFETY. ACTUAL BUMPER IS QUITE SMALL AND MAY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A MODERATE OVERLAP COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT OR COLLISION OCCURRED WITH A MODERATE OVERLAP HITTING LEFT 1/4 OF FRONT BUMPER THE FRONT LEFT FENDER WAS PUSHED INTO THE DOOR CAUSING MORE BODY DAMAGE THAN SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR
TACOMA WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY WHEN STEERING SHAFT BOUND UP, CAUSING A SUDDEN STEERING LOCKUP THAT MOMENTARILY CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL. MY TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED (AND REPLACED FOR ABOUT $550) THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND U JOINTS. THE SHAFT U JOINT IN QUESTION IS REPORTEDLY DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS WITH NO RUBBER BOOT OR PROPER LUBRICATION, WHICH MAKES THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION LIKELY AND CAUSED THE PREMATURE FAILURE AND UNSAFE CONDITION. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND RESULTING REQUIRED SERVICE. *TT
TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 ACCESS CAB, 5SP, 2.7 LITER. CLUTCH FAILING AT 40000 MILES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE $2200 REPAIR. *TR
THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GOT SO HOT THAT THE LENSES MELTED AND CRACKED AND THE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS ARE BURNED. THE LENSES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BULBS. WITHER THE LENS PLASTIC IS NOT IN FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE, THE BULBS ARE TOO HOT OR THE BULBS ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE PLASTIC LENSES. WHATEVER IT IS, THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A FIRE. *TR
I FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I EXITED AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE OFF RAMP INTERSECTION. WHEN CLEAR I BEGAN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HWY WHEN I FELT 3 LOUD KNOCKS AND HEARD LOUD NOISES THEREAFTER LOOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THE FRONT YOKE OF THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. *TR
A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTION RT 46 ON 07/31/13. I WENT TO BEEP THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T WORK.I WASN'T ABLE TO CONFIRM PROBLEM BECAUSE VERY BUSY TILL 11/04/13. CONFIRMED PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS PER CONVERSATION WITH TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 ON 11/04/13 (CASE #1311040283) TO HAVE DEALER CONFIRM PROBLEM WITH AS I UNDERSTOOD WOULD WARRANTY PART ONLY, PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY DEALER 12/09/13,TOYOTA, [XXX] CALLED DECLINED GOODWILL WARRANTY.I REPLACED SPIRAL CABLE AT MY EXPENSE, HORN NOW WORKS. THE SPIRAL CABLE ALSO CONTAIN WITHIN IT WIRES FOR STEERING RADIO CONTROLS, THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN. AS BAD WEATHER APPROACHED THE LACK OF A WORKING HORN BECAME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA RECALLED ALL 05 TO 09 (495,000 ) TACOMA FOR THE SAME PART# SPIRAL CABLE ( AIRBAG ) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
BURN OUT HEADLIGHTS. *TR
AS I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO CARS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BREAKS, BUT THE CAR WAS FIGHTING AGAINST THE BREAKS. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED BUT THE BACK WHEELS WERE SPINNING AT A VERY HIGH RATE CAUSING SQUEALING ON THE PAVEMENT. WHILE "STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL - NO CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATION. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN... I FINALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE TRUCK JERKED AND THE ENGINE CUT. THE WHEELS THEN STOPPED. THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS. NO ONE WAS HURT. NO DAMAGE TO ANY VEHICLES. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVER DAMAGES. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2013. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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