2013 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE TIRES MADE A DRAGGING SOUND. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V054000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,053.

DRIVE ON SURFACE STREET HEAR PITCH NOISE AT 45MPH. AT REAR OF DRIVER SEAT. DRIVE UNDER 44MPH THE NOISE STOP IMMEDIATELY TALK TO DEALER, THE DEALER SAY ITS NORMAL, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. THE INCIDENT DATE I TYPE AT THE REQUIRED FIELD IS THE DATE I TAKE TO TOYOTA. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DUE TO A RECALL ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. I RECENTLY CALLED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (SERVCO WAIPAHU) AND EXPLAINED THAT TWO OUT OF THE 3 INDICATOR LIGHTS NOTED ON MY SAFETY RECALL LETTER CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DID NOT TURN OFF. KNOWING THAT THIS WAS NOT A GOOD SIGN, I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO TURN OFF MY CAR. IN DOING SO, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN I CALLED, THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF MY RECALL ISSUE HOWEVER DID NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN OF THE PROBLEM THAT I JUST STATED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE BOOKED WITH CARS AND WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE MY CAR UNTIL JUNE 23. THAT IS MORE THAN 50 DAYS AWAY. THE NOTE/RECALL LETTER MENTIONS THAT THE FUNCTIONS BEING INOPERATIVE "CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH" AND THAT IF THE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF, I NEEDED TO CALL FOR "IMMEDIATE" DIAGNOSIS AND APPROPRIATE REPAIR. IN ASKING HOW SERIOUS WAS THE ISSUE, THE LADY COULD NOT HELP ME NOR DID SHE TRY TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE. THEY MENTIONED THAT I COULD BRING IN MY CAR AND LEAVE IT FOR STANDBY. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT COULD TAKE A WEEK. I WOULD BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK. HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO GO TO WORK? I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT MY CAR IS ONE OF THE MANY THAT ARE BEING RECALLED, SO THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST SOMETHING TO HELP THOSE THAT WOULD BE INCONVENIENCED WITHOUT A CAR. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANYTHING. I KNOW THE UPDATE/RECALL WILL BE WITHOUT A CHARGE HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF TIME PEOPLE WILL BE INCONVENIENCED IS NOT WORTH IT. I WAS WILLING TO TAKE MY CAR IN SINCE THE LIGHT WAS ON, HOWEVER TO NOT HAVE IT FOR A WEEK OR MORE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING SUCH SITE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS. I AM ABOUT SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND I DON'T FEEL I RECEIVED THAT TODAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A NEARBY TREE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN INITIALLY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

I SEEM TO HAVE AN INTERMITTENT CLUTCH ISSUE WITH MY TACOMA. WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD (BELOW FREEZING) AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS SLOW TO RETURN. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE WINTER SET IN HERE IN SC. BUT UNTIL 3-14-2014, THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS COMING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND CAME UP TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT WHICH IS ON A HILL. AS I WAS SITTING THERE A MOPED CAME UP BEHIND ME. DUE TO THE TRUCK AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE BEING BELOW FREEZING, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS AS USUAL, SLOW TO RETURN. DUE TO THE CLUTCH BEING SLOW TO RETURN AND ME BEING ON A HILL, I WASN'T ABLE TO LAUNCH THE TRUCK FAST ENOUGH AND ALMOST ROLLED OVER THE PERSON ON THE MOPED BEHIND ME. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE TRUCK CAN BE A SAFETY, AND ACCIDENT HAZARD. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AFTER THOROUGH RESEARCH. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO BEEN INTO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, AND 1 TIME TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER THE 3 FIRST REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS FOR CLOSE TO 10 YEARS NOW, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A CLUTCH BEING SLOW TO ENGAGE WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

VEHICLE PROBLEM SINCE NEW, STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-75MPH. TOOK TO DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TECH DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT HE FELT NOTHING WHEN THE SHIMMY WAS QUIT OBVIOUS (I WAS SITTING NEXT TO HIM). HAVE TAKEN TO OTHER LOCAL SHOPS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE SHAKE. SHAKE CAUSES PASSENGER SEAT TO SHAKE AS WELL TRUCK BED TO HOP. TOYOTA OF AMERICA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS SHOWN NO EFFORT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MANY CASES DOCUMENTED ON TOYOTA FORUMS AND BLOGS. TOYOTA HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH ARBITRATION FROM MANY CONSUMERS AND ALL CASES HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN. A MAJOR INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE DONE. OWNERS OF THE TACOMA, 4RUNNER AND TUNDRA HAVE HAD THE ISSUE. *TR

BRAND NEW VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS THE ON-GOING STATUS. BRAKE MUST BE PUSHED DOWN ABOUT 2" BEFORE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED, TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SO REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY AND EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT. SEVERAL INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED AND RESULTED IN UNINTENDED TRAVEL OF A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET TOWARDS AN OBSTACLE BECAUSE THE CRUISE DID NOT DISENGAGE. I'VE DRIVEN SCORES OF VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS AND NONE OF THEM HAD A CRUISE CONTROL THAT NEEDED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED DOWN SO FAR TO DISENGAGE. IT MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO DRIVES A TACOMA, OR IT IS A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. EITHER WAY IT IS A DANGER.

JUST BEFORE VEHICLE REACHES A COMPLETE STOP, OR JUST AS VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING AFTER STOPPING, THERE IS A SLIGHT SKIP AS VEHICLE DECELERATES OR ACCELERATES. IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS BINDING AND THEN RELEASES. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM COMMON IN TACOMAS. *TR

2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION, COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVELINE, DUE TO THE DIFFERENT ANGLES OF THE LIFT, AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE LIFT AND RETURN IT TO STOCK HEIGHT. *JB