2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

I PURCHASED A FRAM PH7317 FILTER & 5W-30 CASTROL OIL ON 5/9/14 FROM AUTOZONE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE FOR MY '06 TOYOTA TACOMA REGULAR CAB PRERUNNER. MY TRUCK WAS FINE UNTIL 6 MONTHS & 3K MILES LATER, ON 11/7/14, WHEN I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE SUCH THAT THE FILTER CAME OFF MY TRUCK GOING 30MPH & OIL SPEWED ONTO THE ROAD.I PULLED OVER ABOUT 200 YARDS AFTER THE FILTER CAME OFF JUST AS THE OIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND THE OIL FILTER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THE GASKET WAS ATTACHED IN FINE CONDITION, & NEITHER FACE NOR BODY LOOKED DEFORMED. THE FILTER HAD MINOR SCRATCHES.MY FATHER CAME WITH TOOLS & OIL.THE CAR'S MALE THREADS WERE GOOD. ASSUMING I ERRED & FORGOT TO FULLY TIGHTEN THE FILTER, IT LOOSENED OVER TIME, & ITS CONDITION, I CLEANED THEN THREADED THE SAME FILTER ON & SNUGGED IT DOWN WITH A WRENCH. I FILLED THE ENGINE WITH OIL.MY FATHER WAS WATCHING THE FILTER AREA UNDER THE CAR FOR DRIPPING OIL WHILE I FILLED, BUT THERE WAS NONE. I IDLED THE CAR WHILE MY FATHER & I CHECKED FOR DRIPPING OIL BUT THERE WAS NONE.AT THIS POINT, IT SEEMED REASONABLE THAT THE FILTER WOULD NOT COME OFF & OIL WOULD NOT LEAK. AS A PRECAUTION, MY FATHER DROVE BEHIND ME.I STARTED THE CAR & MADE A U-TURN IN THE ROAD. AT SOME POINT IN THE TURN, THE FILTER CAME OFF SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OIL FILTER WAS CRUMPLED. IT IS OF MY FATHER'S THEORY (HE IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY TRADE) & I THAT THE FILTER FAILED CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD-UP.THIS PRESSURE BUILD-UP CAUSED THE FILTER TO UNSCREW ITSELF.THE MALE THREADS ON THE ENGINE SIDE WERE GOOD. I HAVE SINCE INSTALLED A BOSCH FILTER WITH CASTROL OIL & THE TRUCK DRIVES FINE.THE FILTER WAS NOT DOUBLE GASKETED.EVEN IF IT WERE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN OIL LEAKING WHEN I IDLED THE TRUCK.IT WAS NOT FOULED OIL, BECAUSE THE OIL WAS REPLACED.IT WAS NOT AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED FILTER, BECAUSE THE OIL FILTER FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OFF & THERE WAS NO OIL DRIPPING DURING REPLACEMENT OR IDLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN AUGUST TO ADDRESS THE RECALLS NEEDING TO BE DONE. THEY TELL ME THEY ARE BACKED UP TRYING TO GET RECALLS FIXED. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER AND HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED YET. NOW THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE ON RECALL. I REPLACED ONE LEAF SPRING IN SEPTEMBER 2014 DUE TO IT SNAPPING.WILL I GET REIMBURSED FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS REPAIR?? I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AS TO WHEN THEY CAN FIX THE RECALLS, THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY CAN GET ME IN. WHAT YEAR WILL THAT BE? WILL MY SECOND LEAF SPRING SNAP AND PUNCTURE THE TANK BEFORE IT GETS REPAIRED? OR WILL THE FRAME POSSIBLE RUST OUT AND FALL ON THE LEAF SPRINGS....... I LOVE TOYOTA TACOMAS, DISAPPOINTED IN THE FOLLOW THRU/TIMELINESS ON FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLES WERE RUSTED AND THAT THE U-JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CROSS MEMBER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS IS A KNOWN FRAME RUSTING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SPRAYED AN ANTI RUST COMPOUND ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE LATER DOWN THE ROAD. TOYOTA REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE FRAME MANUFACTURER, THEY DID NOT PROPERLY COAT THE FRAME AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THERE IS NOT A WARRANTY ON THE CORROSION COMPOUND AFTER THE CORROSION CAMPAIGN IS OVER IN MARCH OF 2016. THIS LEAVES THE CONSUMER WITH A TRUCK THAT IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. I REPLACED THE RELEASE BEARING IN MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE WORKING ON IT RUST WAS LITERALLY FALLING IN MY EYES DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME RUST OUT SO QUICKLY AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT IS COVERING IT UP WITH A THICK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE TO "REMEDY" THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST COVERING UP A DOWN THE ROAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY BY REPLACING THE FRAME. 1995 THROUGH 2000 TACOMA TRUCKS WERE BOUGHT BACK. 2001 THROUGH 2004 RECEIVED ANTI CORROSION COMPOUND AND OR FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THOSE TRUCKS THAT RECEIVED THE COMPOUND RECEIVED A 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IF THE FRAME WERE TO FAIL INSPECTION DOWN THE ROAD. NOT THE CASE WITH THE 2005 AND UP TACOMAS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER, PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER EIGHT YEARS AGO. IN LESS THAN SIX YEARS, THE CARS FRAME STARTED SHOWING DAMAGES AND TODAY IT SHOWS SEVERE RUST AND FLAKING. THE SEVERE RUST UNDER THE CAR IS WIDESPREAD AND IN CERTAIN AREAS THERE ARE PERFORATIONS THROUGH THE FRAME STRUCTURE. (SEE PICTURES ATTACHED). BECAUSE OF THIS UNEXPECTED CONDITION MY TACOMA HAS LOST CONSIDERABLE RESALE VALUE AND IS RESTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR FEAR OF FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY ISSUES. (I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN). AFTER SOME RESEARCH I BECAME AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS EXCESSIVE RUSTING IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM FOR SOME VEHICLE OWNERS BY EITHER REPLACING THE FRAME AT NO COST FOR THE OWNERS OR BUYING THE VEHICLES BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT ASSESSED AND AFTER A FULL INSPECTION, THE TRUCK FAILED THE RUST FRAME INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER REPORT STATES AS FOLLOWS: ?FRAME WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE CORROSION. FRAME NEED TO BE REPLACED? WITH AND ROUGH ESTIMATE COST OF $ 10,000.00. I CONSIDER THIS DEFECT TO BE A SERIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION FOR A 8 YEAR-OLD VEHICLE WITH TOYOTA?S REPUTATION. I HAVE INVESTED AND TRUSTED THE TOYOTA BRAND FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND FEEL VERY DISAPPOINTED AT HOW TOYOTA IS ADDRESSING MY CONCERNS. I AM ASKING YOUR TOYOTA CORPORATION TO TAKE MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY AND TO ADDRESS THIS SEVERE RUST ISSUE THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE DONE WITH 1995-2000 TACOMA OWNERS, EITHER BY REPLACING MY FRAME AT NO COST OR BUYING BACK MY VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA TACOMA NEW IN FEBUARY OF 2006.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE FRAME ON MY TRUCK IS RUSTED PRETTY BAD.THE SPRINGS ARE RUSTED AS IS THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM TOGOETHER.WHEN I RUBBED MY FINGER OVER THE RUST ON THE FRAME CHUNKS OF RUST ABOUT 1 EIGHTH OF A INCH THICK JUST FELL OFF A YOU COULD STILL SEE RUST ON THE FRAME UNDER WHERE THE CHUNK CAME OFF.I ONLY HAVE 56000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I AM WORRIED THAT MY FRAME WILL FAIL. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WON'T STAY UP CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING. IN OVER 30 YEARS OF OWNING A VEHICLE WITH AS MUCH AS 240,000 MILES ON IT, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. IT WILL COST ME $100 TO REPLACE IT DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING ON THE MANUFACTURER'S PART. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS ITEM AND OFFER A REPLACEMENT VISOR. *TR