2017 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RETRACT NO MATTER HOW THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO (231 LINCOLN PARKWAY, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 650.

I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 60 MPH FOR NO REASON. TACHOMETER STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON AS WELL. KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF WEEK. TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD AT LEAST 6-7 OTHER NEW TACOMA'S THAT HAD THIS ISSUE ALREADY. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ISSUE WITH 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA'S HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LEAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IF NOT LONGER BEFORE I BOUGHT MY TACOMA. HOWEVER, NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED MY TACOMA THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY TACOMA WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH UNTIL TOYOTA REPAIRED IT.

I WAS PULLING ACCROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY TRUCK COMPLETEY LOST POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I GOT A MESSAGE 'BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY' BUT THEY WERE NOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND CHASSIS HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES MENTION CHASSIS RECALL AT THE DEALER OVER A MONTH AGO AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL CALL ME. AGAIN HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES BUT I AM CONCERN THAT SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE AND A TRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCED TOYOTA (1400 AUTO CENTER DR, MERCED, CA 95340, PHONE NUMBER: (844) 553-4296) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS ON A HIGHER GEAR. OFTEN LUGS THE TRUCK AROUND AND CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FROM ROLLING AS THE TRUCK OFTEN STAYS AT A HIGHER GEAR AND WILL EITHER LUG THE VEHICLE OR JERK/ROUGH DOWNSHIFT. WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED, TRUCK WILL LAG OR JERK. HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE OR BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAPPING.

WHEN DECELERATING AT ANY GIVEN TIME VEHICLE LOSES COMPRESSION AT HE BRAKE PEDALS AND FEELS AS IF THOUGH VEHICLE IS THRUSTING AND LOSING POWER TO ENGINE. AND ALSO WHEN SLOWING DOWN WHEN SPEED REACHES 20 MPH, VEHICLE CAN BE FELT ALMOST WANTING STALL.

THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK AND NOT DISPLAY AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING. OR IT WOULD DISPLAY AN INCREASE IN SPEED UP TO 60 MPH AND THEN TREAT 60 AS 0. EX. I WAS GOING 45 BUT IT READ THAT I WAS GOING 95. OR SOMETIMES, IT WOULD JUST INCREASE ALL THE WAY TO 120 MPH AND THEN STOP. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE GAUGE WOULD STILL READ WHERE IT WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I WAS NEVER SURE OF THE SPEED I WAS GOING AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER WITHIN A MONTH OF THE OCCURRENCE. THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 MONTHS. THEY ARE WAITING ON TOYOTA TO CREATE & SHIP A NEW SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE TOYOTA IDENTIFIED THAT THE SPEEDOMETERS IN SOME OF THEIR MAKE/MODELS WERE FAULTY.

MY 2017 TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL. THEY MY TRUCK MIGHT TAKE UP TO 8 WEEKS TO FIX, ITS BEEN CLOSE TO 4 WEEKS SO FAR. I USE MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND AM CURRENTLY LOSING WAGES BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE TRUCK. WHY DO I NEED TO MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR THE TRUCK I DON'T HAVE? THE RENTAL IS NOT USABLE OF MY WORK AND THE DEFECT IN TRUCK WAS NOT MY FAULT. I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS MATTER AND THEY SAID TO CONTINUE PAYMENTS BECAUSE I AM USING A FREE RENTAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A 15K MILE CHECK UP AND RECALL CHECK ON 08/04/2017. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A LEAK AND THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS TO REPAIR. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND WILL BE THERE IN A COUPLE DAYS. 1 WEEK LATER I WAS ABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR. NOW IT HAS BEEN OVER 30 DAYS AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE TRUCK. SUPERSTITION TOYOTA LOCATED ON E. AUTO LOOP AVE, MESA, AZ