2011 Toyota Tacoma complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUEVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WILL ONLY WORK WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN THE OFF POSITION.

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY STEERING BINDING IN MY 2011 TACOMA. I NOTICE THAT WHEN DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE I HAVE TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO ADJUST THE WHEEL TO STAY IN LANE. I ALSO NOTICE IT WHEN TURNING CORNERS, IT WILL BE MOVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BIND UP AND IT TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE TURN. THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD THEM CHECK THE STEERING FLUID. THEY ENDED UP PERFORMING A STEERING FLUSH. I STILL HAD THE ISSUE AND I FOUND THAT THE LOWER U-JOINT IN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS RUSTY AND BINDING UP. I SPRAYED IT WITH PENETRATING LUBE AND IT HAS FREED UP (FOR NOW). I WILL BE ORDERING A NEW ONE ASAP. I DO FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA BUT AT THIS TIME THEY SAY THAT IT IS NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT

I STARTED MY TACOMA IN PARK, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE VERY FAST, SPINNING THE TIRES, IT WAS ON ASPHALT WITH SOME SAND. I PRESSED DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE AND SHIFTED BACK TO PARK, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RPMS WENT BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO REVERSE EVERYTHING WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IN MY HEATED GARAGE FOR A WEEK, I DROVE IT 3-4 MILES IN DRY SUNNY COLD WEATHER(32), SHUT IF OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHILE IN DIVE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. BOTH CASES WERE QUITE ALARMING BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PRIOR INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND NHTSA.

DRIVING TO WORK THE SPARE TIRE UNDER MY TRUCK LET GO AND DRAGGED AND BROKE CABLE HOLDING IT THEN IT BOUNCED OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK AND ROLLED UP BESIDE ME IN OTHER LANE ROLLED TO SHOULDER AND KNOCKED A MAIL BOX OFF POST. ON A STRAIGHT AWAY IN TOWN LIGHT POT HOLES, TOLD DEALER HE TOLD ME TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON SAME TYPE OF SPARE TIRE CONNECTION BUT FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.

AFTER RECALL/ REPLACEMENT OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS, WITH NEW 5 LEAF UNITS, THE TRUCK SAGS UNDER LOAD, RIDES AS ROUGH W/O CARGO COMPARED TO PRIOR 3 LEAF (THICKER) SET. THE TRUCK WAS NOT 4 WHEEL ALIGNED TO SPEC AND TOYOTA IS NOT VERIFYING THIS DONE, THE DRIVELINE HAS TORSION WRAP OR JERKY-SHUDDER UPON FULL STOP NOW, AS IF DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. THE TRUCK WITH SIDE WINDS AND GROVES IN THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS WORK AND WITH TWO DIFFERENT NEW SETS OF MICHELINS (CHANGED THE SAME DAY THE SUSPENSION WORK WAS DONE), SHIFTED OFF LANE VIOLENTLY. COSTCO LOCALLY SAYS I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TIRES SO SWITCHED ME TO HIGHER SPEED RATED ONES (BUT I DO NOT DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS, I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY). A LOCALLY WELL REGARDED TIRE-ALIGNMENT SHOP RECHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND FOUND IT WAS INCORRECT THOUGH MERCED TOYOTA INSISTS IT PASSED THEIR "GREEN" ZONE ON WHAT LOOKED TO BE OFF-CALIBRATED HUNTER MACHINE. FROM THE RESULTS OF THIS MACHINE, THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC BOTH STATED MY TRUCK'S FRAME WAS DAMAGED (SO WHY BOTHER WITH ALIGNMENT?). THIS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKED BY A BODY REPAIR SHOP WITH PROPER EQUIPMENT TO BE FOUND TO BE WITHIN ONE DIME'S THICKNESS DIFFERENT FROM RAIL TO RAIL, I.E. NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO RETURN TO THIS FAULTY DEALERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TWO OTHERS W/ IN 60 MILES FROM MERCED CA. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, REFUSES TO PAY FOR VERIFYING THE DEALERSHIP'S ISSUES. I SUSPECT THE SPRING SET USED IN THIS RECALL DOES

HORN STOPPED WORKING AT APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE SPIRAL CABLE. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLLED PHONE FUNCTION BEGAN AUTO-ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE WORDS "TALKING" APPEARING ON THE RADIO DISPLAY (THIS FUNCTION IS ALSO RELATED TO THE SPIRAL CABLE). I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY SOON BECOME INOPERABLE IF THE AIR BAG ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON THE SPIRAL CABLE FAIL. WHILE MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA DID FILE A PART 573 DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT WITH NHTSA FOR SELECTED 2009-2010 TACOMA VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HORN IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEVICE, AND AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, MY VEHICLE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED WHEN THE SPIRAL CABLE CONTACTS FOR THE AIR BAG FAIL. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS TYPE OF SAFETY CRITICAL DEVICE BE DESIGNED TO LAST FOR THE USEFUL SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. FAILURE AFTER LESS THAN 6 YEARS (AND 48,000 MILES) IS MUCH SOONER THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF NHTSA WOULD CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED INFORMATION IN YOUR POSSESSION TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A BASIS FOR FOLLOW-UP WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE THAT AFFECTS MULTIPLE VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE STEERING ON MY 2011 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. THERE IS NO PROTECTION AGAIN RUST AT ALL ON THIS PART. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. MY TRUCK IS 6YEARS AND A HALF OLD AND THE STEERING IS JAMMED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT' NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SECURITY FAILURE AND IT SHOULD HAVE A SECURITY RECALL ON THESE VEHICULES.

NHTSA REFERENCE ID NHTSA REFERENCE ID. HAD MY TOYOTA TACOMA CHECKED AFTER GETTING A RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL 2016. HAD MY INSPECTION DONE WHICH I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE'S PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER CALL IN 6 MONTHS IT SHOULD BE IN.CALLED 6 MONTHS LATER NO PARTS ,KEPT CALLING THE DEALER NO RESPONSE.I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE SO I CALLED TOYOTA USA AND WAS TOLD IF I CHOOSE I CAN HAVE IT DONE PRIVATELY AND SUBMIT THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK FOR REFUND. HAD THE PART CHANGED SUBMITTED ALL THE DOCUMENTS THEY CALLED THE MECHANIC VERIFIED ALL THAT WAS DONE ETC. WAITED 7 WEEKS ONLY TO GET A LETTER FROM TOYOTA USA SAYING THE WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE WASN'T IN THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL!!!!!! ITS TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT MY VEHICLE WAS TARGETED FOR A RECALL THEY DIDN'T DO THE RECALL I DID AND TO BE TOLD NO REFUND. THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE STATED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REFUND CUSTOMERS FOR THE NHTSA REFERENCE ID 14V604

REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN AND THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT COVERS HAVE CRACKED.

MY 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS APPARENTLY HAS HAD A DESIGN FLAW SINCE EVEN BEFORE 2009 IN THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL HOUSING. THE DESIGN FLAW CAUSES THE LENSE TO MELT FROM EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP IN THE HOUSING CAUSING THE BULB TO BURN OUT AND ULTIMATELY THE SOCKET TO CHAR AND IN MY CASE DEFORM TO THE POINT I COULDN'T REPLACE THE BULB. TOYOTA HAS IN SEPTEMBER 2011 RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN INSTRUCTING THERE TECHS ON HOW TO REMEDIATE THE OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THERE WAS NO NOTICES SENT OUT TO OWNERS EVEN THOUGH THEY APPARENTLY KNEW BEFORE THEY EVEN BUILT THE 2011 TRUCKS THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. TO DO THIS AND NOT MAKE US AWARE IS CRIMINAL TO SAY THE LEAST BECAUSE IN THE CAB IT IS TELLING YOU THAT IT IS WORKING AND YOUR NOT AWARE THAT YOUR FRONT SIGNAL IS NOT WORKING. THINK OF ON COMING TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING THAT YOUR GONNA TURN AND YOU THINK THEY DO. THIS IS CRIMINAL. IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. JUST GO TO YOUTUBE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND SHOWS A ERROR MESSAGE EVERY NOW AND THEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE DOES IT, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEN BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BURN MARKS ON BOTH FRONT HEAD LAMPS CAUSED BY THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FAILURE HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

RECALL FOR THE LEAF SPRINGS. NO NOTIFICAATION. I HAVE 3 LEAF SPRINGS SPRINGS. IF I PUT ANY WEIGHT IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK THE LEAF SPRINGS TEND TO CURVE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION. AFFRAID TO PUT ANYTHING IN BED OF TRUCK. DO TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE REPLACED SHOCKS, REPLACED ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT, IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING FRONT SHOCKS AND POSSIBLE BEARING ASSEMBLIES AND FRONT SHOCKS. I FEEL THIS IS ALL CAUSE BY ONLY HAVING THREE LEAF SPRINGS. WHEN DRIVING THE BACK END TENDS TO SWAY MORE THAN NORMAL WHEN DRIVING. THE WEIGHT OF THE BACK END TENDS TO BE A PROBLEM ALSO WITH A COMPOSITE BED, BEING TOO LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V014000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT 8 MONTHS SINCE I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THEIR RECALL E02 ON THE REAR SPRINGS. I WAS CALLED IN FOR AN INSPECTION TODAY (6/21/2016) AND TOLD THE REAR SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRUCK WOULD BE FIXED. WHY DOES YOUR AGENCY ALLOW SAFETY RECALLS TO DRAG OUT FOR MONTHS? WHY ARE THERE NO PENALTIES ON THE MANUFACTURERS TO GIVE THEM AN INCENTIVE TO FINISH A SAFETY RECALL IN A TIMELY FASHION?

AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS, THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE AND I'M BEGINNING TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS IN GENERAL. TWO YEARS IS ABSURD! I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR SHOCKS AS WELL BUT DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY MESS UP THE RECALL FIX, IF IT'S .EVER COMPLETED.THE DEFECT FROM THAT CAUSED THE SPRINGS, I BELIEVE, IS ALSO CAUSING THE REAR SPRINGS TO FAIL OVERALL.

LEAF SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN TWICE. FIRST TIME IN 2013 AND CURRENT. TOYOTA SAYS MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. MY TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS IT HAS THE SAME SAFETY CONCERN AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS AFFECTED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000(SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND THE WIRING HARNESS AND WIRING WERE BURNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE MELTING ALONG WITH THE FIXTURES AND WIRES IN THE BACK OF THE BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT'S DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA OVER 2 YEARS AGO REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF REAR SPRINGS, HOWEVER TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING THIS RECALL. VERY DISTURBING THAT NO ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN. HOWEVER, I AM NOT HAVING ANY VISABLE OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT I CAN DETECT.

TAKATA RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO A TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THEY SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY SPIRAL CABLE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THEM WITH THE TOYOTA TACOMA, BUT NOT COVERED BY A RECALL YET. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT - AND RESULTS IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AIR BAG FAILURE, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNERS. THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED OVER MANY MONTHS AS THE HORN BECAME INCREASINGLY INTERMITTENT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING.

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN SPRIAL CABLE PROBLEM IN THE STERRING WHEEL COLUM. WAS TOLD TO CHECK ONRECALLS FOR THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE TRUCK.

HORN STOPPED WORKING, SO DID THE CRUISE CONTROL.AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW CLOCK SPRING AND AIR BAG BECAUSE THE HORN SWITCH IS INSIDE THE AIRBAG.

WRONG RUNNING LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTOR. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CRACKED AND FOGGY AND THE LIGHT IS WEAK AND DEFUSED MAKING IT DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. T DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THE TIME LIMIT FOR REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND BODY OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,400. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ UPDATED 05/04/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOLT JOINTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, SPIRAL CABLE IS BAD, WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE AIRBAG. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON ALL PREVIOUS MODELS OF THIS GENERATION TACOMA AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE 2011 AS WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS PARKED AT A TRAILHEAD, AT ABOUT 3500' ELEVATION. AFTER THE HIKE, AS I MANEUVERED THE TRUCK AROUND THE PARKING LOT, I REALIZED THAT I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKING ABILITY!! I SLOWLY DROVE AROUND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY FLUID ON THE GROUND WHERE THE TRUCK HAD BEEN, AND THERE WAS NO FLUID ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD, AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING INDICATED ANY TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED, AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME, THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITH THEM. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND REPAIR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. THE REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ALSO FAILED!! (DURING TESTING, NOT WHILE DRIVING.) THE THIRD MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS PUT IN, AND SEEMS TO BE FINE NOW. DESPITE DETAILED CORRESPONDENCE TO THEM, TOYOTA CORPORATE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, AND REFUSED TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION. THEY ALSO DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT OUR CORRESPONDENCE. FORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHSTA 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.

I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER AUTO NATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBJECT IS NOT A OFFICIAL BUT A INTERIM NOTICE AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN ITS A RECALL. IS THIS CORRECT AND HOW CAN THEY BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE LIKE THIS.

2011 TOYOTA TACOMA EXPERIENCES SPARK KNOCK (DETONATION). SAME SYMTOMS AS IN T-SB-0044-14. ALSO, THE 2011 ENGINE IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE 2012 VEHICLE COVERED BY T-SB-0044-14. SO WHY IS THE 2011 MODEL NOT COVERED BY T-SB-0044-14? I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE PROGRAM AT THE LOCAL DEALER IN JANUARY 2014.

TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON 2005 TO 2011 TACOMA'S FOR REAR LEAF SPRINGS RUSTING OUT AND BREAKING. WHEN I CHECKED WITH THEM THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOW CAN THAT BE. I HAVE A 2011 TACOMA AND MY REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE RUSTED AND NOW HAVE BROKEN. ONLY 51000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WHAT DOES MY VIN NUMBER HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RUST AND BREAKAGE OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS THAT COULD CAUSE THE BROKEN PIECE OF SPRING HITTING THE GAS TANK. I FEEL BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS IN THE DATE SPECIFIED IT SHOULD BE COVERED. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME HERE.

A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE LEAF SPRINGS FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014. THE WEBSITE SHOWS BEING UPDATED AS OF MAY 29, 2015 AND LISTS THE RECALL AS INCOMPLETE. TOYOTA HAS NOT YET FORMULATED A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE DUE TO THIS DEFECT WHILE TOYOTA DRAGS THEIR FEET COMING UP WITH A FIX. TOYOTA SHOULD BE PRESSED FOR A SOLUTION NOW.

MY HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN I PRESS ON THE STEERING WHEEL UNLESS I TURN THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT THEN IT WILL WORK. I TOOK IN MY TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO CHARGE ME $130 TO LOOK AT IT. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND SOMETHING HAPPENS AND I HAVE TO BEEP SOMEONE I CANNOT DO THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. I OWNED OTHER CARS BEFORE BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I DROVE A CAR WITH NO HORN. TO ME IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER ISSUE I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR THIS AT NO CHARGE. *TR

THE RUNNING LIGHTS AREA DEVELOPED CRACKS AND A ROUND SHAPE CLOUDY AREA IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT BULB LIKE IT MELTING THE PLASTIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON LEVELED LAND OR WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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.

I AM WRITING ABOUT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 2011 4X4 TACOMA. ON JANUARY 6TH, I WAS RETURNING FROM AN APPOINTMENT. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT 10-20MPH, I DROVE 1/10TH OF A MILE DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE AT THE INTERSECTION. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE ENGINE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED ITS SPEED AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL HIGHLY REV'D AND I COULD FEEL THE TRUCK TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AS SOON AS I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVS WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED AND THE TRUCK STOPPED TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. OTHER DETAILS ARE THAT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 10-20F, ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY AND THE TRUCK WAS IN 2WD. AFTER I CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WAS FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY OBSTRUCTION THAT COULD HAVE MADE IT STICK. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCT 2011 AND CURRENTLY HAD ABOUT 24K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE APPOINTMENT, SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE RETURN TRIP HOME. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEING AWARE OF THE PRIOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS WITH TOYOTAS THIS SEEMS TO BE A CASE WHERE IT HAS OCCURRED ON A 2011 MODEL. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I SUBMITTED THIS SAME INFORMATION TO TOYOTA. *TR

2011 TOYOTA TAKOMA 4X4 LEAF SPRINGS SEVERELY COMPROMISED DUE TO INFERIOR CONSTRUCTION *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

THE STEERING IS VERY STIFF. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE YOU'RE FIGHTING IT. FOR INSTANCE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN A SLIGHT CURVE, FEELS LIKE PULLS BACK. VERY STIFF STEERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. LOOKED UP SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. FROM WHAT I READ, IT APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. FROM THE DESCRIPTIONS I'VE READ, IT'S A POOR DESIGN. MAYBE NEEDS SOME PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. LIKE A RUBBER BOOT TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS. JUST VERY STIFF STEERING AND DIFFICULT TO STEER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 6/11/2015 *JS