2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY TIGHTENS UP WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT RATHER DIFFICULT TO TURN. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A WORN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. PERFORMANCE TENDS TO IMPROVE UPON ADDING LUBRICANT TO THE ASSOCIATED U-JOINT, HOWEVER OVER TIME THIS PART BEGINS TO TIGHTEN UP AGAIN. THIS PART WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRY TO MAKE SMALL ADJUSTMENT WITH STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING APPEARED TO FIGHT ME. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE TRUCK AND GO TO BACK UP, THE WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. AFTER ROCKING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH A NUMBER OF TIMES THE STEERING SEEMS A LITTLE MORE NORMAL. THIS SAME WHEEL FIGHT CAN COME ON EVEN WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD AND TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT. SINCE THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, I AM WORRIED THAT IT COULD SEIZE UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF IT WAS JUST MY VEHICLE I WOULD JUST PAY AND GET IT FIXED, AS I AM CURRENTLY DOING, BUT THE INTERNET SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE VERY SAME COMPLAINT AND THEY HAVE CONTACTED YOU FOLKS. THE RANGE OF MODEL YEAR APPEARS TO BE 2005 AND UP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND PEOPLE COULD DIE.

STEERING RANDOMLY GETS STIFF AND ALMOST LOCKS. RUSTED UJOINT IN INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHY IS NO ONE HOLDING TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LEAF SPRING RECALL THEY ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THERE IS A VERIFIED SAFETY HAZARD WITH WEAK SPRINGS POSSIBLY BREAKING NEXT TO A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. TOYOTA SIMPLY ANNOUNCED THE RECALL AND HERE WE ARE 9 MONTHS LATER WITH NO SOLUTION. WILL YOU PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS? THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS CORRODED AT THE U-JOINT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION AND POOR DESIGN. THIS HAS RESULTED IN STIFF, JERKY STEERING THAT POSES A DRIVING HAZARD, AND IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR LONGER THAN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V337000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.