2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS DANGEROUSLY RUSTED, AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR ITS OWN RECALL COMMITMENT TO REPLACE THE FRAME BECAUSE OF AN ARBITRARY DEADLINE FOR INSPECTION. THE DATE IS IRRELEVANT TO THE BASIC PROBLEM -- THEIR FRAME IS DEFECTIVE, I AND MY PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK, AND REPAIR IS URGENTLY NEEDED. NHSTA SHOULD CHALLENGE AUTO MAKERS, ESPECIALLY TOYOTA, ON THE POLICY OF TIME-LIMITED RECALLS. UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) IN NOVEMBER OF 2015. 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE BUMPER WAS BEING REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME OF OF THIS TRUCK, ONLY 10 YEARS OLD, HAD SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LIMITED SERVICE PERIOD FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS AND DO NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOTIFIED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MANY LIKE ME MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. IF THE FRAME WERE TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE PEOPLE COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FRAMES INSPECTION--DEALER SAYS I GET A NEW FRAME--NO COST. DEALER IS BACKING OUT OF THEIR WORD BECAUSE CAMPAIGN ENDED 3 MONTHS LATER--WAS TOLD CAMPAIGN WOULD BE GOOD FOR SEVERAL MORE YEAR. SERVICE ADVISER NEVER CHECKED ENDING DATE. EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES ARE RUSTED AGAIN--FIXED SEVERAL TIMES--POOR PRODUCT. REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER PLUG RUSTED BEYOND ABLE TO REMIOVE TO CHANGE FLUID--ANOTHER HUGE RUST ISSUE WITH TACOMA TRUCKS--NOT JUST THE FRAME. THE STEERING MECHANISM, TIMING BELT PULLEYS, WIRING SUPPORTS, ETC --ANYTHING THAT IS METAL IS CORRODED BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY OF STEEL--JUST NOT THE FRAME. THE TIMING PULLEYS WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY CUT MY BEL--LUCKY FOR ME IT STILL HAD 50% OF IT REMAINING AND DID NOT BLOW ENGINE--TRUCK HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME. TOLD TO BRING TRUCK IN FOR REAR SPRINGS CAMPAIGN--I DID--THEY DON'T HAVE THE IN STALLION KITS--BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR MONTHS. CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY COULD RUPTURE THE GAS TANK AND END IN DISASTER--ANY YOU DON'T HAVE PARTS!!!

LETTER FROM SENATOR WICKER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE REAR SPRING. HOWEVER, SHE HAS BEEN WITH DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THEM REPLACED. *JB

MY TRUCK GOT TWO RECALLS 1) DUE TO RUSTY FRAME 2) REAR LEAF SPRING AND TOYOTA REPLACED BOTH LAST MARCH 2015. THIS WAS DONE AT METRO TOYOTA IN BROOKPARK ROAD CLEVELAND OHIO. HOWEVER, THE STRAP THAT HOLD THE GASOLINE TANK WERE ALSO RUSTY BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. JUST THIS JUNE 29, 2016, I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK'S BED. ONE OF THE STRAP WAS BROKEN AND THE GASOLINE TANK WAS LOOSE AND ALREADY BOUNCING AND ABOUT TO FALL AS THE OTHER STRAP WAS ABOUT TO GIVE WAY TOO. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT DAY AS I NOTICED IT BEFORE ANY SEVERE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE ROAD. I JUST DON'T KNOW SINCE WHEN THE STRAP WAS BROKEN BUT NOTICED THE TRUCK REAR BECAME TOO BOUNCY WHILE ON MOTION. I THINK THE STRAP SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE TOO WHEN TOYOTA REPLACE THE FRAME AND THE REAR LEAF SPRING. NOT REPLACING THE STRAP PUT MY LIFE WAS PLACED MORE IN DANGER AS ANYTIME IF THE TANK FALL OFF, IT WILL CAUSE FIRE AND MIGHT EVEN INVOLVE INNOCENT PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING NEXT TO ME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE A PHOT OF THE BROKEN STRAP BUT I WENT STRAIGHT TO METRO TOYOTA FOR A WALK IN SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CAN DRIVE MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO GET IT FIXED BUT I WAS CHARGED WITH ALL THE COST. I GRATEFUL THAT NOTHING HAPPENED WITH THAT CONDITION BUT NOT HAPPY WITH THE RECALL PROCESS. I WAS TOLD THE STRAP WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. BUT TO ME THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL PART THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PRIORITY FOR REPLACEMENT THAN THE REAR LEAF SPRING. LEAF SPRING ARE TOO THICK THAT WON'T GIVE WAY COMPARED TO THE STRAP THE HOLD THE TANK FULL OF GASOLINE. THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY CAUSE FIRE ONCE IT FALL OFF THE ROAD WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE THE COPY OF THE RECEIPT THAT WILL SERVE AS THE PROOF OF MY COMPLAIN.