2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GOT SO HOT THAT THE LENSES MELTED AND CRACKED AND THE LIGHT BULB SOCKETS ARE BURNED. THE LENSES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BULBS. WITHER THE LENS PLASTIC IS NOT IN FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE, THE BULBS ARE TOO HOT OR THE BULBS ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE PLASTIC LENSES. WHATEVER IT IS, THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A FIRE. *TR

I FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I EXITED AND CAME TO A STOP AT THE OFF RAMP INTERSECTION. WHEN CLEAR I BEGAN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HWY WHEN I FELT 3 LOUD KNOCKS AND HEARD LOUD NOISES THEREAFTER LOOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THE FRONT YOKE OF THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE. *TR

A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT INTERSECTION RT 46 ON 07/31/13. I WENT TO BEEP THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T WORK.I WASN'T ABLE TO CONFIRM PROBLEM BECAUSE VERY BUSY TILL 11/04/13. CONFIRMED PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS PER CONVERSATION WITH TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 ON 11/04/13 (CASE #1311040283) TO HAVE DEALER CONFIRM PROBLEM WITH AS I UNDERSTOOD WOULD WARRANTY PART ONLY, PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY DEALER 12/09/13,TOYOTA, [XXX] CALLED DECLINED GOODWILL WARRANTY.I REPLACED SPIRAL CABLE AT MY EXPENSE, HORN NOW WORKS. THE SPIRAL CABLE ALSO CONTAIN WITHIN IT WIRES FOR STEERING RADIO CONTROLS, THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN. AS BAD WEATHER APPROACHED THE LACK OF A WORKING HORN BECAME A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA RECALLED ALL 05 TO 09 (495,000 ) TACOMA FOR THE SAME PART# SPIRAL CABLE ( AIRBAG ) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO CARS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BREAKS, BUT THE CAR WAS FIGHTING AGAINST THE BREAKS. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED BUT THE BACK WHEELS WERE SPINNING AT A VERY HIGH RATE CAUSING SQUEALING ON THE PAVEMENT. WHILE "STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL - NO CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATION. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, THE WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN... I FINALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE TRUCK JERKED AND THE ENGINE CUT. THE WHEELS THEN STOPPED. THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS. NO ONE WAS HURT. NO DAMAGE TO ANY VEHICLES. BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVER DAMAGES. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2013. *TR

THE DRIVING LIGHTS ON MY 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA HAVE BURNT BOTH HEADLIGHT LENS AND CRACKED ONE. THE SERVICE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY COMMENTED ALOUD THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER LIKE VEHICLES. A CALL TO TOYOTA RECEIVED A RAPID NO! TO ASSUMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT LENS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. ON NOVEMBER 09, 2013, THE TOYOTA REP OFFERED TO REPLACE ONE LAMP ASSEMBLY BUT THE OWNER HAD TO PURCHASE THE SECOND ONE AND ASSUME ALL LABOR COSTS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DEFECT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING WARRANTY OR AT WHAT POINT AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS PER OWNER'S MANUAL YET NO TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE BURNT AND CRACKED LENS PROBLEM. IT WAS THE OWNER WHO FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM APRIL 29, 2013, TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER THAT SAME WEEK, THE OWNER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AGGRESSIVE CANCER AND AN IMMEDIATE TREATMENT PLAN PREVENTED THE OWNER FROM PURSUING THE LENS ISSUE. *TR

ON A RECENT INSPECTION OF THE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) WERE MELTING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THE LIGHT BULB RETAINER IS DISCOLORED INDICATING SIGNS OF A HIGH HEAT. MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRL'S, HOWEVER THEY WERE ONLY REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IF THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO FIX AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. AN INTERNET SEARCH PROVIDED NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS AND PICTURES OF THIS CHRONIC PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO CORRECT THE HAZARD AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. AGAIN THE BIGGEST ISSUE HERE IS THAT IF TOYOTA REPLACES THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IT WILL BE WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 1500 FOR SEVEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR GENERATE A FAILURE CODE FROM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,500. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED FROM A COLD START, RPM AT 1500 DID NOT DECREASE TO A SAFE RPM 700 FOR 7 MINUTES, WHICH CAUSED UNDUE WEAR AND TIRE TO ENTIRE DRIVE TRAIN, TRANSMISSION UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND REAR AXLE.

ANTI LOCK FEATURE NOT ALLOWING ADEQUATE BRAKING DURING EMERGENCY STOP. APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN CRASH (MINOR. TESTED FEATURE LATER AFTER ACCIDENT WITH SIMILAR RESULT.. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE MELTING FROM INSIDE FROM THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP BULB HEAT. ALL COMPONENTS ARE STOCK AS-BUILT ITEMS, NO MODIFICATIONS OF ANY KIND. ATTEMPTING TO GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE ASSEMBLIES AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE IS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY TIME BUT WELL WITHIN MILES. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WILL EVENTUALLY MELT AWAY AND PERHAPS CATCH FIRE IF THIS IS NOT PROPERLY RECTIFIED. THERE IS SURELY A DESIGN FLAW IN THESE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT INVESTIGATED AND NOTICED THAT THE LEAF SPRING WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LEAF SPRING WERE FRACTURED. THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.