2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT BURNED RUBBER AND LEFT MARKS AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *CN

I BOUGHT A TACOMA 3 MONTHS AFTER TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (ZTZ) NO POL 14-03 DATE 06/25/14 PRIMARY COVERAGE ENDED ON NOV. 30 2015. THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE BURN, AND CRACKED ,THE INSIDE LENS, INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. I HAD THEM LOOKED AT ,AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF BOTH BURNED HEADLIGHTS. THEY SENT THE INFO TO SERVCO HAWAII 1-888-272-5515 AND 3 WEEKS LATER ON 03/11/2016 WAS TOLD THEY DENIED ME FOR THE FREE REPLACEMENT. I HAD TALKED TO THE GUY I HAD GOTTEN THE TRUCK FROM AND HE SAID HE HAD NEVER GOTTEN A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, FOR THE LIGHT PROBLEM OR HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE FREE REPLACEMENT DONE. I DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA NOT FIXING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS I FEEL IF IT CAN BURN AND CRACK THE PLASTIC LENDS I HOPE IT CAN NOT START A FIRE. ALSO THE DISTORTED VIEW THE ONCOMING CARS SEE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT STATED THEY TO NEVER GOTTEN NOTICE OF THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY TO HAVE THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A FEELING THE LETTERS WERE NOT SENT TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE, THAT IT SHOULD HAVE SENT TO. I'M CURIOUS AS TO THE NUMBER THEY DID FIX ,COMPARED TO HOW MANY TRUCKS WITH DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE OUT THERE, THAT WERE NOT FIXED THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.

FRAME RECALL. I TOOK MY FRAME IN TO BE SPRAYED WITH RUST PROTECTION BUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INPECTION DUE TO HOLES IN THE FRAME. TOYOTA SAID THAT SINCE THEY ALREADY PUT THE RUST PROTECTION ON THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY DID NOT PROPERLY INSPECT MY FRAME. THE RUST HOLES DID NOT APPEAR AFTER 4 MONTHS. THEY SHOULD OF REPLACED THE BAD FRAME.

REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE BOTTOMING OUT AND THE THE REAR AXLE IS COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK FRAME

IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR LEAF SPRING. WHAT IS TAKING TOYOTA SO LONG IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM? I'LL BE DEAD BEFORE IT'S FIXED. OR IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE COUNTING ON.

PLEASE SEE BELOW. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,294. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND APPLICATION FOR THE FRAME, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,140.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE ! I THOUGHT SOME KIDS THREW. ROCK AT MY TRUCK! THAT IS WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME. A LOUD WHACK!! LOOKED AROUND,SAW NO ONE. I LATER READ AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A LEAF SPRING RECALL. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT WAS REPORTED BY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT IT NEEDED A NEW FRAME! SAID I NEEDED TO LEAVE IT THERE ,SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME A COROLLA TO DRIVE. DROPPED IT OFF JAN 4,2016. I STOPPED INTO THE SERVICE DEPT 7 WEEKS LATER TO SEE IF THE FRAME WAS IN YET AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ON ORDER. AFTER FURTHER QUESTIONING THE ADMITTED TO ME THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FRAMES HAD TO GET SO MANY ORDERS ON RECORD TO EVEN GET STARTED PRODUCING THEM. I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE!!

LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY TOYOTA SUMMER 2014 FOR PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAMES IN COLD WEATHER STATES WERE ROAD SALT IS THE USED. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE PERFORATION OF FRAME. IF NO PERFORATION SEEN, A CORROSION RESISTANT KIT WOULD BE INSTALLED/PERFORMED ON THE FRAME AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 25TH 2014 FOR INSPECTION, IT APPEARED NO PERFORATION WAS NOTED BY SERVICE TECH PERFORMING SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE. THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT WAS APPLIED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME ON AUGUST 27TH 2014. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 10, 2015 AND AT THAT TIME VEHICLE WAS NOTED TO HAVE PERFORATION OF FRAME BY SERVICE TECH. THIS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN WAS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2016. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF PERFORATION OF FRAME AND INITIALLY SAID A NEW FRAME WOULD BE ORDERED AND WOULD ARRIVE IN 120-160 DAYS AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN IT ARRIVED. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA DENIED NEW FRAME DUE TO ALREADY HAVING THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT COMPLETED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE CASE MANAGERS I TALKED TO BOTH SAID DUE TO THE CORROSION RESISTANT KIT BEING APPLIED, TOYOTA HAD FULFILLED THE OBLIGATION TO THE CUSTOMER AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO HELP ME OUT AT THIS TIME. I ASK IF THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRAME RUSTING AND GETTING HOLES IN IT AND WAS TOLD YES IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. I STATED I WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTATION. THE CASE MANAGER SAID I SHOULD AS THE NHTSA APPROVED THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS TOYOTA HAD PRESENTED TO THEM FOR THIS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. TRUCK WON'T LAST LONG LIKE THIS.