2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO REPAIR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 12/2/14 ABOUT REAR SPRINGS. AS OF 6/24/15 NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK IS NOT BEING USED DUE TO THIS RECALL.WE DO NOT WANT ANY EMPLOYEE GETTING HEART BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE NEED TO GET THIS TRUCK BACK IN SERVICE ASAP. WE HAVE THIS TRUCK REGISTERED AND CAN'T USE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS BEGINNING TO LOWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

GOT RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2014 FOR DEFECTIVE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. ALSO GOT NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2014 OF SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO FIX CORROSION ON FRAME OF VEHICLE. CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD TO COME IN FOR INSPECTION. DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY FRAME WAS IN VERY BAD CONDITION CORROSION AND RUST AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED. SAID THEY WOULD FIX AND REPLACE THE REAR LEAF SRINGS AT THE SAME TIME THEY REPLACE FRAME THIS INSPECTION TOOK PLACE ON WED JANUARY 14TH 2015.MY TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE ITS A 2006 AND I HAVE ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER WAITING MONTHS TO HEAR FROM DEALER I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY TOLD ME IN APRIL THAT THEY WER STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. I FILED A CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA, CALLED THEM BACK ON JUNE 15TH 2015 AFTER HEARING NOTHING FROM THEM. NOW ON JUNE 15TH 2015 THEY TELL ME THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. MEANWHILE THE SAFETY RECALL SAYS THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING COULD SNAP AND RUPTURE MY GAS TANK. I NEED HELP WITH THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WITH OUT WARNING, MY STEERING GOT VERY STIFF AND THE WHEELS WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER AUTOMATICALLY. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT IT COULD BE THE U-JOINT ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. I SPRAYED LUBRICANT ON THE U-JOINT AND THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE BINDING RETURNS EVERY WEEK OR SO. THE U-JOINT IS NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS ALLOWING ROAD GRIME, SALT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO GET INTO THE U-JOINT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED TO KEEP LUBING IT UNTIL IT STOPS WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS AND I WILL BE WORKING TO REPLACE IT. I AM SEEING THAT THE COST IS ~ $350 TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE REPAIR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND MANY TACOMA OWNERS OF THE 2005 TO AT LEAST THE 2012 MODEL ARE INDICATING HAVING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FRAME RUST DEEMED SO BAD BY TOYOTA TECH THAT HE REFUSED TO PUT THE TRUCK ON A RACK FOR INSPECTION AND SERVICE. *TR

I TOOK MY TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 TO RICE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHECK VEHICLE FRAME AND LEAF SPRINGS BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN CONTACTED AND TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD SEVERE AMOUNT NON STANDARD RUST BUT PASSED THE TOYOTA ASSESSMENT FOR REPLACEMENT. UPON ARRIVAL TO MY HOUSE, I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE MYSELF AND FOUND IT TO HAVE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME. I THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH RICE AND HAD THEM DO A FOLLOW UP INSPECTION ON THE FRAME AT THEIR COLLISION CENTER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY HAD TAKEN PICTURES OF THE FRAME AND THAT THEIR WERE HIGH QUANTITIES OF RUST AND CORROSION THAT WERE WAY ABOVE THE NORMAL EXPECTATION OF WEAR FOR THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND AGE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRAMES OF THESE VEHICLES WOULD MOST LIKELY RUST THROUGH IN A FEW YEARS AND BE A HAZARD. I THEN CONTACTED THE WARRANTY PERSONNEL AT TOYOTA. I SPOKE WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE FOR ANY REPAIR AND THAT I WAS JUST OUT OF LUCK EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PART OF A RECALL FOR LEAF SPRINGS AND CORROSION OF THE FRAME. NOT SURE HOW TO FOLLOW UP BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR IS SUBJECT TO EXTREME FRAME RUST LEADING TO LEAF SPRING COLLAPSE WHICH POSES A RISK TO THE DRIVER. SEEMS THAT A FRAME THAT IS CLEARLY ADMITTEDLY DOCUMENTED AS SUB PAR SHOULD BE REMEDIED PRIOR TO POTENTIAL INCIDENT. *TR