2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE LIFT KIT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TOYOTA - NHTSA RECALL: 14V-604 REAR LEAF SPRING. I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. WHEN WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN LAST YEAR, THEY FIXED THE OTHER RECALL NOTICES BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT "THE MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO ON THE LEAF SPRING." I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE A YEAR LATER AND CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART ON HAND BUT WOULD CALL ME WHEN ONE CAME IN. FUTHERMORE THEY SAID IT WAS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED SITUATION. IN TERMS OF RISK, THIS RECALL MAY NOT BE LIKELY TO BECOME AN ISSUE BUT IT HAS CATASTROPHIC RESULTS IF IT DOES. IT IS MY SON'S TRUCK SO I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED. CAN YOU HELP ME TO INCREASE THE URGENCY? THE DEALERSHIP I'M ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH IS TOYOTA OF NORTH CHARLOTTE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, NEAR BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE, HAD RUST THAT CREATED HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY TO RECEIVE A RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A THUD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER CHECKED THERE WAS A CRASH AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ UPDATED 10/05/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN, BUT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ TOYOTA'S MAIN HQ STATED IT WAS OUT OF HIS HANDS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR IT. UPDATED 06/15/18*JB

I OWN A 2005 TACOMA. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED BY A STATE INSPECTION IN JUNE OF 2016 FOR FRAME RUST. I THOUGHT I WAS CURRENT ON ALL RECALL ACTIVITY BUT IT TURNS OUT THIS WAS A "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" THAT HAD A START AND END DATE. RECORDS SHOW I HAD RECALL WORK DONE JUST DAYS BEFORE THIS TIME FRAME PERIOD BEGAN AND RECALL WORK DONE LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER IT EXPIRED. TOYOTA SAYS IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM , THAT I MISSED THIS TIME FRAME. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND IT IS) THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. TOYOTA SHOULD STILL BE ON THE HOOK TO FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,932.