2009 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT'S ALSO THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE MELTED AND CRACKED THE LENS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA CREW CAB SR5 4X4. *TR

DRIVING LIGHT/AMBER SIGNAL LIGHT ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. BULBS ARE TOO HOT AND HAVE MELTED THE LENS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. SOCKET THAT BULB PLUGS INTO IS ALSO CHARRING FROM HEAT. CONCERN THAT PLASTIC WILL IGNITE IF LEFT UNRESOLVED. VEHICLE IS TOYOTA TACOMA 2009 PRE-RUNNER. *TR

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE MELTED THE LENS AND THE HIGH HEAT HAS ALSO CRACKED AND DISTORTED THE MAIN HEAD LIGHT LENS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. *TR

LENS COVERS FOR AMBER DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) BULBS HAVE MELTED AND CRACKED DUE TO HEAT OUTPUT OF THE BULB. A BRIEF INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THIS MODEL. *TR

I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN SO GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PETAL BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP SO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE THE TACK WAS UP TO 4000, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS THE TACK DROPPED BACK TO 2000 RPM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, UPON REACHING 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE FOR ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER AND AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THERE IS A TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TSB DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO NOT HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS HAPPENING IN OTHER VEHICLES THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE VEHICLES MILEAGE IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. TOYOTA WILL GENERALLY STAND BY THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL AND THESE ARE THE VEHICLES MY FAMILY HAS EVER PURCHASED. HOWEVER, WE WILL DEFINITELY NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR

THE DRL (DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS) BULBS WERE DESIGNED TO CLOSE TO THE LENS COVER AND THE BULB IS TO HOT. IT BURNT / MELTED THE LENS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS. IT LEAVES A DARK SPOT ( APPROX 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER) . IT HAPPENED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS HOT (GREATER THAN 105 DEG F) AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE ON (THEY COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN TRUCK IS STARTED). I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE (GOOGLE SEARCH) AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THERE HEADLIGHTS HAVING A MELTED / BURNT SPOT ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX OR RECALL CURRENTLY. I HAVE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED IF THE MILEAGE OR TIME WAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY. MINE OCCURRED AFTER. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A FIRE CONCERN AND THE BURNT SPOT IS SEMI BLOCKING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DRL. THE DRL IS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU COMING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS TURN SIGNALS ARE BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE PLASTIC LENS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS AND CRACKING THE LENS AS WELL. THESE ARE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND THEY PUT OUT A T-SB-0129-11 ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2011 AND CALLED IT AN "APPEARANCE CONCERN". IT IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD AS I DON'T BELIEVE THE LENSES SHOULD BE MELTING. *TR

BOTH HEADLAMP LENSES ARE MELTED AND CRACKED FROM THE DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS) BULB HEAT. EITHER BULBS ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE LENSES OR THE WATTAGE IS TOO HIGH. THIS DEFECT IS NOT THE RELULT OF ANY ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT, JUST FROM NORMAL USE. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON AND HORN DOES NOT WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING, LEARNED THIS IS AN AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A SPIRAL CABLE) ISSUE THAT HAS A RELATED RECALL FOR 2005-2009 TOYOTA TACOMAS UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V-092. THAT RECALL APPLIES ONLY TO 7 CHANNEL CIRCUIT SPIRAL CABLES AND NOT THE 16 CHANNEL ONES. THE 7 CHANNEL CIRCUITS ARE STEERING WHEELS WITHOUT THE AUDIO CONTROLS, WHERE THE 16 CHANNEL CIRCUITS HAVE STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS. TOYOTA DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $400 FOR PART, PLUS LABOR. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS WHEN THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING REGARDLESS OF THE CHANNEL CIRCUIT TYPE. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR