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2019 Toyota Tacoma complaints

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 2019 record →

Power Train
Filed Aug 23, 2019236 milesAZ

FOR NO REASON AT ALL MY 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 STALLED AND DISPLAYED A "HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP WARNING". THIS OCCURRED WHEN PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE BREAKS DID NOT FUNCTION I HAD TO USE EBRAKE TO NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN AZ HEAT. I WAITED AWHILE AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND SHIFTING TO PARK THEN TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT THEN FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. I THEN TOOK THE TACOMA TO AVONDALE TOYOTA, FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. SO FAR THEY HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ARE ON DAY TWO OF HAVING THE VEHICLE TESTING IT TO SEE IF IT WILL HAVE ISSUE AGAIN. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE SITUATION WAS TO OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF 115 DEGREE WEATHER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ME AND MY FAMILY FEEL UNEASY EVERY TIME WE TAKE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. I'M HOPING THAT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND EITHER RESOLVES ITSELF OR TOYOTA FIXES IT. THAT IS THE REASON I PURCHASED A TOYOTA THEIR REPUTATION OF RELIABILITY, BUT WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE I HOPE I DO NOT REGRET THIS DECISION.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 20191,000 milesMD

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE MOVING. DROVE A FEW MILES FROM HOME TO TOYOTA DEALER TO PICK UP VEHICLE TAGS. TRUCK IS NEW 1000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING TO DEALER PARKED TRUCK, GOT TAGS, STARTED TRUCK PUT IN REVERSE AND BRAKES LOCKED UP HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. GOOD THING IT HAPPENED AT THE DEALER. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HER BOSS DROVE IT AND IT HAPPENED TO THEM. TRUCK IS NOW IN TO FI D OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING, DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE TRUCK.

Power Train
Filed Aug 5, 201911,170 milesFL

FOR NO REASON AT ALL MY 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 STALLED AND DISPLAYED A "HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP WARNING". THIS OCCURRED WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF LEAVING MY HOME. A TOW WAS NECESSARY TO GET THE TRUCK TO AUTONATION TOYOTA, CLEARWATER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AUTONATION MADE NO REPAIRS AS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED THIS HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP WARNING AND STALLING HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. THIS COULD POSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE STALL OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. I'M SURE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT LIKELY HAVE KEPT QUIET ABOUT IT. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I FEEL UNEASY EVERY TIME I TAKE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. I'M HOPING NHTSA CAN HELP TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Power Train
Filed Aug 2, 20199,000 milesTX

2019 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD PRO REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS OIL LEAK.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 20196,000 milesLA

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND JERKY WHEN ACCELERATING. VIBRATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DURING BRAKING.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 28, 20194,000 milesFL

WHILE STATIONARY UNDER THE WATER FLOW OF A CARWASH WATER BEGAN POURING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD ON TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. TOYOTA STATES IT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED, CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND IS NOT A " WARRANTABLE DEFECT".

Power Train
Filed Jul 9, 201910 milesPR

LOUD RATTLETLIN NOISE HEARD AT UNDERCARRIAGE WHEN MOVING IN NEUTRAL THRU A BUMPY ROAD.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 2019GA

CRUISE CONTROL SLAMS ON BRAKES, WHEN IN OPPOSING LANE OF ANOTHER CAR. ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD, ON THE INTERSTATE AT, 70 MILES AN HOUR, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL, FLOORS THE THROTTLE TO AROUND, 5,000 RPM'S. THEN THE DRIVESHAFT HAS VIBRATION, AROUND 44 - 45MILES AN HOUR, ALSO VIBRATES IN CERTAIN RPM RANGES. WHICH FRANKLIN TOYOTA, GLADLY TOLD ME, IT'S JUST A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK. WHEN I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT, ANOTHER THING TRUCK SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN CERTAIN RPM RANGES, LIKE 3,000 RPMS, AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, THEN WHEN YOU GO UP A HILL, IT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ONLY HAVE 1,800 MILES ON IT, THIS TRUCK SUCKS TERRIBLY, OH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, GAS DEVELOPED, A RATTLE AFTER ABOUT 1600 MILES, NOT TOO HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE, FEEL LIKE I GOT RIPPED OFF. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. AND THE BEST PART I'M PAYING 35,000 $ OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD FOR THIS PIECE OF JUNK. TOYOTA IT SEEMS MAKES NOTHING BUT CLUNKERS

Power Train
Filed May 23, 2019236 milesTX

I PURCHASED AND DROVE A BRAND NEW 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD OFF ROAD 4X4 6'BED OFF THE LOT, WITH ONLY TEN MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE BACK TO MY HOMETOWN AND WAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 236 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE RPM ODOMETER GAUGE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JUMP RAPIDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOST POWER AND SPEED AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ABRUPTLY A FEW TIMES. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. TURNED IT BACK ON, AND IT LURCHED FORWARD AND WAS CLEARLY NOT DRIVABLE SO I TURNED IT BACK OFF. AT NO POINT DID ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING SIGNALS GO OFF ON THE VEHICLE EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER HAVING PULLED OVER. IT WAS THREE HOURS BEFORE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GOT A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. UPON LOADING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE TOW TRUCK, IT WAS CLEAR THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING IN LARGE QUANTITIES AS IT WAS VISIBLY POOLED WHERE IT HAD BEEN PARKED, HAD LEAKED ALL OVER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO POUR OUT ALL OVER THE TOW TRUCK BED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TOW TRUCK HAD DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO LATER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT A MANUFACTURER SEAL HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK AND THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE'S FINAL ASSEMBLY POINT WAS LISTED AS BAJA CALIFOR

Power Train
Filed May 19, 20191,200 milesMT

WHILE DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL THE ENGINE SHIFTS TO A HIGHER GEAR FOR NO REASON RESULTING IN HIGHER GAS USAGE. I ALSO NOTICED WHILE HAVING THE RADAR ON WHILE ON ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY "SLAM" THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON RESULTING ME IN A BAD SITUATION DUE TO TRAFFIC. THE SYSTEM ENGAGES THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE THAT THE SYSTEM IS DETECTING IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ME IN THE FRONT. PLEASE FIX THIS CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE

Service Brakes
Filed May 17, 2019300 milesWV

FROM DAY ONE THE TACOMA VIBRATES AND SHUTTERS WHEN BREAKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL I DROVE 1,500 MILES FIRST. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND IT WAS OK. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD TO SHAVE THE FRONT ROTORS AND SAND THE BRAKE PADS. THE THIRD TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT HAD DEFECTIVE REAR BENT AXLES AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THOSE COMPONENTS. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Service Brakes
Filed May 14, 20191,500 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WOULD BE STIFF AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OFTEN OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LE BRUN TOYOTA (2435 ROCHESTER RD, CANANDAIGUA, NY 14424 (585) 312-2703) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT AND THE MECHANIC GOT INTO ANOTHER 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE LOT AND DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE'S BRAKES DID THE SAME AS HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER ANOTHER OCCASION AND TEST DROVE ANOTHER 2019 TACOMA WHICH PRESENTED THE SAME BRAKING EXPERIENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 29, 20192,450 milesNJ

I HAVE 3500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SENSED AN OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF ME, WHEN THERE WAS NONE, AND ABRUPTLY SLOWED MY TACOMA DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE ON NJ HIGHWAYS. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS FAR ENOUGH THAT I WASN'T REAR ENDED. I PULLED OVER AND DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL . I HAVE REPORTED BOTH INCIDENTS TO TOYOTA SERVICE IN GREEN ROOM NJ.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 26, 20191,000 milesCO

I'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES. FOUR TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED I'VE HAD A VEHICLE PASS ME IN AN ADJACENT LANE, THEN SLOW DOWN TO BELOW MY SPEED. EVERY TIME, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW MY VEHICLE DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THEREBY PUTTING ME IN DANGER OR BEING REAR-ENDED.

Service BrakesCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 13, 20192,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HANDLED THE CLAIM AND THE ADJUSTERS PLANNED TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 6, 20192 milesTX

MY NEW 2019 TACOMA 4X4 TRD PRO HAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN STOPPING FROM 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT FEELS LIKE IT NEEDS A BRAKE JOB? THE VIBRATION STARTS AS YOU ARE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (JAN 26TH, AND FEB 13TH, IT'S STILL AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS?

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 201912 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT NORMAL SPEED 45+ MILES AND SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE HAS SEVERE VIBRATION FELT THROUGH OUT THE CAR. IT GETS WORST WHEN BRAKING SLOWLY AS IT COMES TO A STOP. ITS FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL, SEATS AS WELL AS THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL BUT I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS ON ANY TOYOTAS. I HAVE WORKED FOR TOYOTA FOR MANY YEARS AND TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THIS IS NORMAL IS JUST CRAZY. I BELIEVE IT'S COMING FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT OR REAR AXLE AREA BUT BY ME FIXING MY OWN TRUCK IS NOT GOING TO RESOLVE ANYTHING. THEREFORE I AM WRITING TO YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FROM THE DAY 1 OF THE PURCHASE AND GETTING WORSE. THANK YOU

Steering
Filed Feb 27, 2019WA

MY STARRING WHEEL HORN DOESN'T WORK, ON MY NEW 2019 NEAT HEADING R IN MY 2015 TACOMA

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 2019200 milesOR

TRUCK HAS VERY PRONOUNCED SHUDDERING DURING BRAKING BETWEEN 40-10 MPH. IT ALSO HAS SHUDDERING DURING CRUISING BETWEEN 25-45 MPH. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOWLS WHILE CRUISING AT 40-50 MPH AND SOMETIMES DURING DECELERATION.

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