2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $10,000. UPDATED 11/24/2015*JS

BRAKE FAILURE THINKING DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR-- BRAKES SERVICED -- NEW BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BACK PADS STILL GOOD -- BRAKE CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE -- BRAKES BLED OFF STILL NO BRAKES ONLY HAVE BRAKES IF PUMP THEM CONTINUOUSLY -- AT THE MOMENT STILL IN SHOP TRYING TO FIND A MASTER CYLINDER TO REPLACE THE ONE IN IT TO SEE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM

DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT RODENTS ARE THRU THE WIRING FOR THE KNOCK SENSOR. CEL & TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER NOW FOR ONE WEEK. PROBABLY BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE I GET IT BACK.

DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA, I WAS APPROACHING A STEEP DECLINE. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKES AND CONTINUED DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 27 MPH WHEN I DOWN SHIFTED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE SNOWY ROAD. AS I WAS DOWN SHIFTING THE TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND SLID SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO HIT A SNOW BANK. ONCE THE TRUCK STRUCK THE SNOW BANK IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS DRIVER SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES CAME OUT BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE DRIVER SIDE BAGS WERE TORN. I FOUND EVIDENCE OF THIS WITH SHREDDED PIECES OF THE AIR BAG FOUND IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED..UPDATED 03-02/15 *BF.....UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN

WITHIN 5 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER HAVING NEW LT 265 70 17 TERRA GRAPPLER TIRES INSTALLED TRUCK BEGAN TO PULL FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT .ALSO VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEED AS YOU GET ON ROUGH PAVEMENT.I COMPLAINED ONLY TO BE TOLD IT IS THE TRUCK AND NOT TIRES,HARD TO BELIEVE AS THE PREVIOUS SET OF TIRES RODE VERY NICE. *TR

MY 2012 TACOMA IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT IS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND A BIT ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING, AND WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY SURGE FORWARD MAKING IT FEEL LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS COLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT, AND THIS IS NORMAL FOR A TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS, ALL TOYOTAS DO IT (EVEN THE BRAND NEW ONES), AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. MY TRUCK IS STILL COVERED BY THE TOYOTA 5 YEAR WARRANTY AND THE LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY OFFERED FROM THE DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT HONORING THEIR WARRANTY. IF THIS IS TRUE AND TOYOTA IS NOT CORRECTING THESE ISSUES, GUESS I WON'T BE BUYING THAT 2015 4-RUNNER I REALLY WANT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TOW END CAUSED EXTREME WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

CONSTANT SQUEAL/YELP WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. *TR