2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I HAD THE SPIRAL CABLE FIXED UNDER THE AIRBAG RECALL IN 2012. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500 TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME IF THE FIX BREAKS THEN THERE WAS NEVER REALLY A FIX. SO I GUESS NOW I WILL BE DRIVING WITHOUT AN AIRBAG SINCE I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. I WILL NEVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO DO THE SAME!!

STEERING GETTING VERY STIFF. HARD TO STEER AND HARD TO RETURN STEERING TO STRAIGHT AFTER COMPLETING TURN.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME REALLY STIFF, BECAUSE THE #2 SHAFT STEERING WAS POORLY DESING, IT'S RUSTED AND GETS DIRTY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A BOOT OR NOTHING COVERING IT. TRUCK IS STIFF WHEN TURNING, AND ALMOST GETS STOCK WHEN TURNING BACK TO STRAIGHT.

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. PIN HOLES IN FRAME. RUST FLAKING OFF CROSS MEMBERS, WELDS, FRONT END FRAME SIDE BOX SECTIONS. EXCESSIVE RUST ORIGINAL DISCOVERY OCCURRED DURING LEAF SPRING REPLACEMENT RECALL SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 2016 OR EARLY 2017. EXACT DATE CAN BE DETERMINED FROM DEALER SERVICE RECORDS BY VIN. PIN HOLE(S) DISCOVERED WHEN REPLACING EXHAUST SYSTEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BE INSPECTED. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARINGS RUST RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEING DIFFICULT THE TURN. SOME OF HAVE REPORTED THE STEERING LOCKING. THE PART NUMBER IS: 45203-04020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 777 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 828-667-8888) WHO STATED THAT THE LEAF SPRING WOULD NOT BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FRAME BEING RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1704112480. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 1 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENDALL TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 6930 OLD SEWARD HWY, ANCHORAGE, AK 99518, (855) 981-5457) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TR

THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND THE GAS TANK FELL FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED ENTERING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE NORTH EAST CORROSION RECALL AND SERVICED IN NOV 2015. HOWEVER, THE STRAPS WERE NOT REPLACED AND FAILED ABOUT 21 MONTHS LATER. CASE FILED WITH TOYOTA, 1708182077 WITH NO RESOLUTION NOR CONCERN WITH THE CONDITION. IRA TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER INVOICE# 736796 REPLACED THE FUEL SUB-ASSY BANDS P/N 77601-04050 AND 77602-04010. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS SPILLED DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME AND SHORT DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE (ABOUT 5MPH AND 30 FEET). CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE STRAPS FAIL WHILE AT HIGHER SPEED.

I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED FROM TOYOTA VIA MAIL OF A RECALL ON MY TRUCK AROUND NOV 2016. I'VE SPENT FROM THEM UNTIL NOW TRYING TO GET CAIN TOYOTA OF NORTH CANTON OHIO TO DO THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO THEM THERE IS AN "ADD A LEAF" ON MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS LIFTED 3". I SAID I'M NOT PAYING FOR ANYTHING HERE THIS IS A FULL RECALL UNDER TOYOTA. WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JULY 7TH AT 7:30AM. I GET THERE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO THE WORK WITHOUT ME PAYING DUE TO THE "ADD A LEAF". THEY HAVE WASTED 9 MONTHS WITH THIS AS MYSELF, MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS TRUCK EVERYDAY! I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW CAIN TOYOTA HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE. WE ARE NOW AT RISK DUE TO CAINS REFUSAL TO REPAIR THIS AT TOYOTA'S RECALL EXPENSES. I WILL ALSO BE CALLING TOYOTA CORPORATE TO PLACE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK ROADHANDLER SPORT TIRES, SIZE: P245/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND AN EYEWITNESS WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEARS AUTO (LOCATED AT 693 STILLWATER AVE BANGOR, MAINE 0441) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL FAILED DUE TO A DEFECT OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE WAS EXCLUSIVELY MANUFACTURED FOR SEARS. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.