TOYOTA Complaints

RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPAIR QUOTE WAS OVER $500. ONLINE ADVICE SUGGESTED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD/WOULD REPAIR AT NO COST. INITIALLY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WANTED OWNER TO PAY LABOR, OVER $300, AND DEALER WOULD SUPPLY PART. OWNER STATED THAT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY AND DEFECT MATTER, TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FULL COST. AFTER 24 HOURS, DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE HEADLAMP AT NO COST. BOTH HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED AT NO COST TO OWNER. OWNER IS 30 YEAR CUSTOMER OF THIS DEALERSHIP. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT TOYOTA WILL PROBABLY POST A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS MATTER. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4WD, DON'T HOLD THEIR POSITIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN IN USE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

THE VSC/ TRAC LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON, TURN OFF BY ITSELF, NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING OF THE VSC/ TRAC BUTTON. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASE A TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 2009, ON FRIDAY MAY 22, 2009, AND WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIO. WHEN WE ARE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ON A CURVE AND WHEN WE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE 1ST GEAR. THE ENGINE WILL RACE UP TO A HIGHER RMP AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS POSSESS A POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT AS OUR VEHICLE NOW SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY AS WE ARE COMING OUT OF THE CURVE, LIGHT INTERSECTION OR ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE WE PURCHASED BOTH VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED, BUT CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.(TOYOTA OF ST. CROIX,US VIRGIN ISLANDS). RADIO HAS BEEN ORDERED BECAUSE IN BOTH VEHICLES THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. IT SHUTS OFF , AND IN THE OTHER ONE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE (GAS PEDAL) THE VOLUME GOES DOWN AND SOMETIMES UP. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ASSIST US. THANK YOU. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION. CAR TAKEN TO LIA TOYOTA, NORTHAMPTON, MA. DEALER SAID CAR COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT HAD TO ORDER PART FROM TOYOTA. SO FAR IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THE PART MAY BE DELIVERED IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS PER TOYOTA. OVER 1600 OF THESE COMPUTERS ARE ON BACKORDER WITH NO DELIVERY DATE SUPPLIED. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER EMISSIONS INSPECTION, COULD E STOPPED BY POLICE AND HAVE MY INSURANCE INCREASED FOR SIX YEARS. I FEEL THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND TOYOTA IS NOT REALLY RESPONDING TO ME OR OTHER CUSTOMERS AND BECAUSE THE PERT (VERY EXPENSIVE) CANNOT BE SUPPLIED BEFORE 4/30 I AM INCURRING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A MONTH TO GET A PART. THE DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR 12 OF THESE COMPUTERS AND IS BEING SHIPPED TWO AND HAS 3 CARS THAT DON'T EVEN RUN. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA RAV4 2002-IN MAY 2006 I WENT TO MILITARY TRAINING SCHOOL, I GOT BACK OCT 2006 WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE FAILED ON THE HWY. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS 420 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT COVERED. I DID ALL MY REQUIRED UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE AND TO MY SURPRISE IT HAD OIL SLUDGE. HE CLAIMS ITS FROM SITTING BUT ALOT OF VEHICLES SIT AND DO NOT HAVE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY MILITARY MEMBERS THAT ARE DEPLOYED. I HAD TO PAY 3989.00 FOR A USED ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING OUT 2001 -03 CAMRY AND LEXUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WERE RECALLED. I FOUGHT GOT AND ATTORNEY AND STILL NO RECALL. I HOPE TO HAVE A CIVIL LAWSUIT WITH TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THIS BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. MARCH 2007 MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON THE HWY. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE IT KEPT JERKING. THEN IT WOULD HESITATE GETTING INTO GEAR AND REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND IT WOULD COST 4980.00. OK LET ME BREAK DOWN THE EXISTING PROBLEMS UP UNTIL THIS POINT. THE DRIVERS DOOR ELECTRIC LOCKING SYSTEM WENT OUT IT WAS REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF SAID ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE ALARMS COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR KEY OR KEY PAD IS INDICATED. SO I HAD TO UNHOOK. YESTERDAY MARCH 31ST I WAS DONE WITH THE RAV 4. I HAVE NOTICE THAT MORE THAN 35 % OF OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEMS AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO RECALL. *TR

MULTI-FUNCTION MONITOR DISPLAY INTERMITTENT BLANK OUT. NO DISPLAY FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT. IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN SINCE JANUARY 2008. *TR

I JUST NOTICED OTHERS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TOO ON YOUR SITE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND THEY HAD NO FIX EXCEPT TO REMOVE ONE OR THE OTHER ALTHOUGH THE STANDARD CLIP DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH THEIR MUDDER MATS. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE RAMP AND PRESSED DOWN TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AS HARD AND FAST AS IT COULD. I FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC LIKE I WAS IN A NASCAR RACE. WHEN I FINALLY FOUND A CLEAR PATH TO THE SHOULDER I SWERVED ONTO IT AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO BE GOING ABOUT 60 AT THE TOP OF THE ONRAMP AND WELL OVER 100, PROBABLY FASTER, WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SHUT IT OFF. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO TAKE A BREAK AND CALM DOWN AND UPON RETURNING TO THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT THE "MUDDER MATS" I BOUGHT FROM A TOYOTA SITE SLIPPED FORWARD ENOUGH TO WEDGE ITSELF UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. I STAY AWARE OF THE POSITION OF THE MAT MORE FREQUENTLY NOW AND KEEP IT SLID BACK BUT THERE IS NO RESTRAINT FOR IT THAT WILL GO THRU BOTH THE FLOOR LINER THAT PROTECTS MORE OF THE FLOOR AREA AND THE MUDDER MAT ON TOP OF IT. I BOUGHT BOTH AT THE TUNDRA PARTS SITE. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME WARNING FOR OTHERS MADE BIG AND DRAMATIC ENOUGH TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM TO AVOID HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED THIS. *TR

THE LATCH ON THE TAILGATE ON MY 2001 SEQUOIA HAS NOW BROKE 3 TIMES. TODAY IT WAS ACTING FUNNY. I BROUGHT IT INTO SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA. INSTEAD OF WARRANTING IT SINCE IT WAS REPLACED FEBRUARY 20, 2008, THEY PUT WD40 ON IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TONIGHT I OPENED MY BACK DOOR AND IT BROKE AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND THEY WON'T COVER IT. *TR

HEADLIGHT ON 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF. THE COMPUTER AND BULB HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS FOR TWO YEARS, DESPITE THE CONSTANT REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. *TR