2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR LEAF SPRINGS. DEALER EVALUATED AND SPECIAL ORDERED PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT IN DEC 2015. STILL HAVE NOT HAD THE LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A CRACKLING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR REAR LEAF SPRINGS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL IN MARCH. AS OF AUGUST 15, 2016, THE PROBLEM STILL HASN'T BEEN RECTIFIED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STRAPS ON BOTH SIDES FRACTURED ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEAF SPRING AND PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,525. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND CONTAINED HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND COULD NOT BE USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2014. THE OUTER LEAF OF BOTH REAR SPRINGS FRACTURED. I REPLACED THE LEAF SPRINGS WITH AN AFTER MARKET SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDED REAR LEAF SPRINGS. THIS WAS BEFORE THE TOYOTA LEAF SPRING RECALL. TOYOTA JUST DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT THE AFTER MARKET LEAF SPRINGS ARE NOT THE PART THAT WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. THEY STATED THAT AFTER MARKET PARTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ OF THE LAW, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VALID REASON FOR DENIAL OF REIMBURSEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER IN APRIL OF 2016 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE PROBLEM WITH LEAF SPRING STARTED THREE YEARS AND AFTER THE FINAL RECALL, WE WAITED TWO MONTHS. THE BAD LEAF SPRING CAUSED A ROUGH VIBRATION, WHICH CAUSED ROD, DRY SHAFT, U JOINT, AND REAR END ARE CONNECTED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL CONNECTED PARTS.THE THREE YEARS AND TWO MONTHS OF ROUGH VIBRATION CAUSED A SNOWBALL EFFECT WHILE DRIVING, TURNING AND IN MOTION.