2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SUSPENSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. PRIOR TO THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSED THE SUSPENSION NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN TWO DEALERS, INCLUDING TANSKY SAWMILL TOYOTA (6300 SAWMILL RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017, (614) 766-4800) AND BUCKEYE TOYOTA (1903 RIVERWAY DR, LANCASTER, OH 43130, (740) 654-3943) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN NOV./2016 MY TACOMA FRAME WAS REPLACED. AT THAT TIME THE REAR BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH WERE NOT REPLACED. TODAY I WAS INSPECTING MY TRAILER HITCH AND BUMPER AND FOUND THE BUMPER TO BE DELAMINATING METAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD STALL AND A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA OF RUNNEMEDE AT (856) 939-3400 (LOCATED AT 99 S BLACK HORSE PIKE, RUNNEMEDE, NJ 08078) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1812100777. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2006 TACOMA 120,000 MILES IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. PERSONAL MECHANICS SMELLED BURNING ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND SAW IT LEAKING. TELLS US WE COULD BLOW THE HEAD GASKET AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I NOTICED ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO HAS MY TRUCK WARMED UP IT WOULD SHUDDER ALMOST STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST TURNED ON. CRUISE CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL IS NOT FUNCTIONING, AUDIO CONTROL ON STEERING NOT WORKING ALSO AND LASTLY THE HORN IS NOT WORKING ALSO. LOOKS LIKE A SPIRAL CABLE PROBLEM BASED ON THE SYMPTOM AND VALIDATION OF DISCUSSION GROUP ONLINE. CHECKED FOR RECALL HERE AND SEEN MY VIN NUMBER ON THE RANGE FOR RECALL. WHY DID I NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE CONSIDERING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED LIGHT IS ON OR IF THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DELOYMENT IF NEEDED. THIS HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY AND THERE ARE ISSUES SIMILAR TO MY CASE. HOPE IT CAN BE FIXED BY TOYOTA.

BUENA PARK TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK. THEY SAY IT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL SHOCKS. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM BUENA PARK TOYOTA AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE TRUCK. THE WAY IT SITS NOW IS THE WAY I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE. THE REAR LEAF SPRING HAS HIT THE FUEL TAKE A FEW TIMES AND BOTTOMS OUT ON EVERY LITTLE BUMP (WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR) AND EVERYTHING ON THE REAR SUSPENSION IS EXACTLY THE WAY IT CAME FROM TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE ITEMS REPLACED I WOULD HAVE TO PUT ALL THE OEM STUFF BACK ON THE VEHICLE BUT THAT'S THE WAY THIS DEALER SOLD IT TO ME.

TRANSMISIN SLIPS OR NOT RUN IN REVERSE, EVEN ON FLAT SURFACES. RUNS NORMALLY IN FORWARD.

I HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR SO NOW AND I AM CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY, ME AND MY FAMILY. I CHECKED, MY CAR'S MODEL IS NOT UNDER THE AIRBAG RECALL BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE FIXED.

97,224 MILES. THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE LEFT FRONT NEAR THE CAB MOUNT UNDER THE DOOR. MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN CANADA, BUT I PURCHASED IT USED IN MINNEASOTA, SO IT'S REGISTERED IN US. CANADA'S FRAME WARRANTY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIRES MY TRUCK TO BE REGISTERED IN CANADA TO QUALIFY FOR A NEW FRAME AND TOYOTA US REQUIRES MY TRUCK TO BE MADE IN THE US TO QUALIFY FOR THE MASSIVE FRAME RECALL HERE. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY OTHERWISE VERY NICE TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN? THE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 1/2 A MILE SINCE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUPREME TOYOTA OF HAMMOND (LOCATED AT 1415 S MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70403, (877) 840-7756), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.