2009 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY: SOON AFTER I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, THE TRUCK STARTED RIDING ROUGH AND SQUEAKING LOUDLY AS IT WAS DRIVEN. I WENT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED ME NEAR $2,000 TO REPLACE. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO RIDE ROUGHER WITH EACH PASSING DAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE FINE BUT BOTH OF THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD AND THEY FURTHER SAID THAT THEY NORMALLY REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR THE HIGH COST ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REP.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 14V604 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: E02 THIS RECALL HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 9/2014 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION? SUPPOSEDLY THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION, BUT, WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE WEST AND RELY ON YOUR VEHICLE FOR FIREWOOD GATHERING, ETC... TRAVELING DOWN ROUGH COUNTRY DIRT ROADS, THEN YOU NEED TO BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS GOING TO STAND UP TO THE TEST OF LIVING IN THE WEST. ARE YOU AT THE NHTSA GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT FORCING TOYOTA TO TAKE ACTION ON THEIR VEHICLES, OR SIT AROUND AND DO NOTHING? IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 2 YEARS SINCE THIS RECALL WAS STARTED AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. PLEASE RESPOND TO MY QUESTIONS AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN ON DOING!!!!!! I DID RECEIVE A 2ND NOTICE REGARDING THE RECALL FROM TOYOTA, SAYING THEY WOULD HAVE THE REMEDY IN PLACE IN THE EARLY PART OF 2016, BUT NOW IT IS ALMOST SEPTEMBER (2 YEARS) AND STILL NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. PLEASE ADVISE!!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO MODIFICATIONS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO UN-MODIFY THE VEHICLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. AFTERWARDS, IT COULD BE MODIFIED AGAIN AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON 8/10/16 TO REPORT A BROKEN LEAF SPRING (CURRENTLY ON A RECALL LIST). THE REP WAS FRIENDLY, BUT I WAS TOLD I HAD TO GO TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE TRANSFERRED ME TO THE DEALER AND THEN TO THE PARTS OFFICE WHO TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE 6 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL IS THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE BROKEN LEAF SPRING MOVES AND HITS THE GAS TANK AND CAUSES A FIRE. WHEN I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE IT TO A LEAF SPRING REPLACEMENT COMPANY, I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD, BUT TOYOTA MAY NOT REIMBURSE ME. THEN IN THE NEXT BREATH, THE REP TELLS ME HOW IMPORTANT TOYOTA PUTS SAFETY. REALLY? THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE AROUND FOR 6 WEEKS AND TAKE A CHANCE IN CAUSING A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TAKING IT TO A KNOWLEDGEABLE REPAIR COMPANY.

FRAME HAS A LOT OF RUST, WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT BREAKS. DEALER AND TOYOTA STATES THAT THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALLS.

STEERING BECOMES INTERMITTENTLY 'STIFF'. COMPLAINT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY TIMES BY OWNERS ON FORUMS AND OTHER ON-LINE SITES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT ALLOWS THE LOWER STEERING JOINT TO SUFFER ACCELERATED CORRODED BY NORMAL USE. DEALERS AND TOYOTA DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE/CREATE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED OF CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND VARIOUS DEGREES OF SEVERITY.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT ONLY GOT THE ACTUAL RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED AT TOYOTA OF POWAY. WHEN I ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL PARTS! I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LINE AND DESPITE WHAT THE RECALL LETTER SAID, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ONLY DO AN INSPECTION FIRST. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE OF THE IN ACCURATE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RECALL LETTER AND BECAUSE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP APPARENTLY HAS NO IDEA HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY CAUSED THE LOAD AND TOW WEIGHT CAPACITY TO BE REDUCED. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER MET THE MANUFACTURER'S GROSS LOAD SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.