2009 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TACOMA CORROSION ISSUE - METAL HIGH PRESSURE TUBE ON RACK AND PINION UNIT DEVELOPED A HOLE DRAINING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF FLUID RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO DETER THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STARTED NOTICING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LEAF SPRING FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN UPDATED 05/28/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FRONT AMBER TURN LAMPS BUBBLED, LOOK VERY HOT ON PLASTIC LENS, BURNT THROUGH, COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE? LENS CRACKED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PASSENGER LEAF SPRING CRACKED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DID NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE TERMS OF THE RECALL AND ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGER LEAF SPRING, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT REPLACED, IT LEFT THE VEHICLE SITTING IN AN AWKWARD MANNER. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *JB

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO RECALL NUMBER 14V604? IT'S BEEN IN THE SYSTEM NOW FOR 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE SOUND OF METAL BANGING CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A METAL LEAF SPRING FRACTURED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN

APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE. I GOT THE LETTER AFTER THE LEAF IN MY TACOMA HAD BROKE AND REPLACED. THE LETTER STATES I'M SUPPOSED TO GET REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE BUT AS OF TODAY I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INSTRUCTIONS HOW. *TR