2019 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIME FOR THE SAME FAILURE TO TOYOTA OF BRISTOL, 3045 W. STATE ST, BRISTOL, TN 37620, AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM BUT HAVE NOT YET CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 *JS *JS

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 10/19/19. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING: IN THE DRIVE MODE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT PROPERLY (A LAG) TO LOWER GEARS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHER SPEEDS(50-60 MPH) TO LOWER SPEEDS (30-40 MPH). IT STAYS IN 5TH OR 6TH GEAR TOO LONG, CAUSING THE TRUCK/TRANSMISSION TO "LUG" DOWN WITH SOME ENGINE "MISSING" BEFORE IT FINALLY DOWNSHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE TO DRIVE IN THE SPORT MODE AND MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS REGULARLY TO CIRCUMVENT THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS ARE NOT SET CORRECTLY, AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER STAYS ENGAGED/LOCKED IN TOO LONG AT HIGHER GEARS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO LOWER SPEEDS. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURES AND SAFETY PROBLEMS IF THE TRANSMISSION-ENGINE STARTS TO STALL/CUT OUT. TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINT SUBMITTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GULLO TOYOTA OF CONROE (500 INTERSTATE 45 S, CONROE, TX 77304), AND WAS REJECTED TO BE SERVICE DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IF A VEHICLE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP RECALL BACK SINCE JAN 2020 STATING STALL/CRASH CONDITION CAN OCCUR - CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN ANY DISTANCE OUT OF FEAR OF BREAKDOWN - THIS AN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH DRIVE LINE ISSUES SINCE DAY 1 WITH DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT AFTER FAILED NCDS CLAIM AND 4 DEALER VISITS FINALLY TO GET THEM TO ADMIT IT WAS FAULTY (NOTING EXCESS SHAVINGS) THEN TRANSFER CASE HOUSING LEAK - VEHICLE STILL MAKES NOISE AND IS SLUGGISH AT TIMES WITH SEVERE HESITATION AND NO REMEDY IN SIGHT 7 MONTHS LATER FOR A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP RECALL - TOYOTA GETS AWAY WITH WHATEVER THEY WANT AND THE CONSUMERS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT AND FIGHT THEIR PUPPET DEALER STALL TACTICS TO REMEDY THEIR DEFECTS - WHERE IS STRONGER GOVERNMENT REGULATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS?

THE FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY AND NOT STARTED. THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION.

VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL AFTER TAKE OFF (4 CYLINDER) I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE (NO OPEN RECALL) AND SERVICE TECH/MECHANIC STATED THAT'S HOW THE 4 CYLINDER IS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE. (NOT TRUE) I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM DURING TAKE OFF AT STOP LIGHTS, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UP SLIGHT HILLS (EVEN AFTER BEING AT 50 MPH OR OVER) THE TRUCK STILL WON'T ACCELERATE (LIKE IT'S STUCK IN A GEAR) HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GAS LEVEL (FULL, HALF, QUARTER) MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 3,300 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW ALMOST A YEAR AGO.

IN MARCH RECEIVED THE NHTSA RECALL NO. 20V-012 NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR MY 2019 TACOMA. ON JANUARY 13, 2020, TOYOTA SUBMITTED A SAFETY RECALL REPORT (THE 'RECALL REPORT') TO NHTSA VOLUNTARILY RECALLING NEARLY 700,000 TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 1, 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2019 WITH DEFECTIVE LOW PRESSURE DENSO FUEL PUMPS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THE "REMEDY" WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2020. THIS MEANS MY TRUCK COULD FAIL FOR A FULL SIX MONTHS BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE NOTIFICATION AND THE "REMEDY" AND A FULL 9 MONTHS FROM THE FILING DATE. MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE COULD FAIL. THE DENSO LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS ALSO LISTED IN A SIMILAR RECALL FOR SUBARU. WHY ARE THESE COMPANIES GIVEN SO MUCH TIME TO REMEDY A KNOWN MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ROAD? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED MARIANNA TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2961 PENN AVE, MARIANNA, FL 32448, (850) 526-3511, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME SOFT, EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED INCONSISTENT FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KEYES TOYOTA (5855 VAN NUYS BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA 91401) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL GAUGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V888000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.