2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

RECALL NUMBER 14V604 - REAR SUSPENSION LEAF SPRINGS. ONE OF THE LEAFS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPRING HAS BROKE AND MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND IS HITTING THE REAR BRAKE LINE. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS ATTACHED. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA AND AFTER SOME EXTENSIVE DIALOG HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND IT IS CONFIRMED THAT THE SPRING IS INDEED BROKE, THAT THE DEALER WILL TEMPORARILY REMEDY THE DEFECT AT NO COST TO ME. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN TOYOTA HAS A REMEDY FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL, I WILL BE NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED TO SATISFY THE RECALL. I BRING ATTENTION TO IT ON THIS SITE AS THE RECALL MENTIONS ONLY THAT THE LEAF COULD HIT THE FUEL TANK; THIS IS TO SHOW THAT IT COULD ALSO HIT THE BRAKE LINE WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE FRONT JOINT OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT BROKED AWAY AND THE PROPPELLER FALLED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK, HITTING AND DAMAGING OTHER TRUCK'S COMPONENTS UNTIL STOPING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA REFERENCE ID 14V604) ON THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DEVELOPED A REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. DOES THE NHTSA HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO COMPEL TOYOTA TO DEVELOP A REMEDY? THE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY.

EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING AND BANGING FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK THAT MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION LISTED IN THE RECALL LETTER WE RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THAT SOME OF THE LEAF PLATES HAVE MOVED OUT OF POSITION WHICH CAN DEVELOP INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE LIVE 50 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND MAY NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES. WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE OF FAMILY/MEDICAL MATTERS, WOULD NEED SOME TYPE OF LOANER VEHICLE IF OUR TRUCK IS TO BE KEPT BY THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DAVID ROUZER ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT REGARDING TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL ON SOME OF ITS 4X4 VEHICLES. *SMD 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA PUT A HOLD ON THE RECALL, UNTIL THEY FIND A SOLUTION. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR. RECALL # 14V604000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS WOULD REV EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TOYOTA HAS NOTIFIED ME (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V604) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, 2015 CONCERNING THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF MY TACOMA TOYOTA TRUCK. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS SAFETY RECALL 'FIX' HAS GONE ON MUCH TOO LONG. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TWICE TO SEE ABOUT THIS RECALL BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE NEEDED PARTS FROM TOYOTA. IN THE MEAN TIME MY LEAF SPRINGS OCCASIONALLY MAKE NOISES DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. MY QUESTION: WHY IS IT TAKING TOYOTA SO LONG TO REPAIR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIMPLE PROBLEM? AM I ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AND MYSELF BY CONTINUING TO DRIVE MY 2010 TACOMA?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000(SUSPENSION) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET DETERMINED A SOLUTION TO DETER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD HEARD SOME KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ UPDATED 11/25/15.*JB

SUDDEN RATTLING NOISE UPON STARTING THE TRUCK AND CRUISING IN LOW SPEED ON 9/19/2015. HAVE IT CHECKED BY TOYOTA DEALER ON 9/22/2015. DIAGNOSED WITH TOTAL RUSTING/ROTTING OF EXHAUST SYSTEM. NEED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR 2000 DOLLARS. ASKED WHY IT WILL RUST AND ROT IN 5 YEARS. NO GOOD ANSWER, JUST SAID "VERY RARE BUT CAN HAPPEN".