2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

MY TRUCK HAS SEVERE RUST IN THE FRONT FRAME THAT APPEARS TO BE RUSTING THE BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT! I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW (TOYOTA TACOMA 2006) BECAUSE I BELIEVED THAT TOYOTA WAS A REPUTABLE COMPANY WHO STAND BY THEIR CLAIMS OF BUILT TO LAST. I ALSO PURCHASED A FULL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO BE SURE I WAS TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND FAITHFULLY MET EVERY SERVICE. THE DEALER NEVER POINTED OUT A RUST PROBLEM ON THESE SERVICES BUT DID ON OTHER INSTANCES LIKE BROKEN ANTENNA, CLOUDY FLUIDS ETC. WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY OF THE TRUCK, I WAS HORRIFIED TO NOTICE SEVERE RUST AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET HIS OPINION. WHEN HE FIRST LOOKED AT TRUCK AS I DROVE IN, HE SAID YOUR TRUCK LOOKS GREAT, NO RUST ON UPPER PAINTED SURFACES. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH HE REMARKED HE HAD NEVER SEEN RUST SO BAD ON SUCH A NEW TRUCK! I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON TACOMA FRAMES MODEL YEAR 1998-2004) TO EITHER BE REPLACED AT TOYOTAS COST OR BUY BACK, BECAUSE INFERIOR METAL HAD BEEN USED. SEEMS THAT 2006 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE AN APPT. WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ON 6/5/2014. I AM PRAYING THEY WILL HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE AS I SUNK ALL MY SAVINGS IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HILL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA STOPS WORKING AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. IT SEEMS TO JUST HAPPEN AT TIMES BUT IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DOES. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM FOR SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS TO BE IMPLEMENTED/FIXED. I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP INSPECT THE FRAME WHILE UP ON THE LIFT. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY RUSTED WITH ACTUAL HOLES PRESENT IN THE FRAME. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. HE SAID TO PUT NOTHING IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CASING FOR THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE CRANK TO REMOVE THE SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I TOOK MY 2006 TACOMA TO HAVE A 5K SERVICE. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I HAD EXTENSIVE RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE AND THAT IT NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD INVOLVE REMOVING THE RUST AND THEN APPLYING RUSTPROOFING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUST ISSUES FROM OTHER OWNERS AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THIS HAS TO BE DEALT WTITH ASAP. I FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING A TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V092000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

BURNED AND CRACKED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THAT WAS CHANGED AT 30,000 MILES DURING WARRANTY, THE TRUCK NOW HAVE 63,000 MILES. THE SAME PROBLEM RECUR. NOTE: EVERY ONE WITH A TACOMA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA IS AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BY SAYING SORRY YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I MADE MANY CALLS TO TOYOTA HOTLINE, THEY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND SAY WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU,EVERY TIME. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA IS RUSTING THROUGH AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2004 AND EARLIER TACOMA MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE RECENT MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. HOW DO I GET TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING? WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR DIRECTIVE TO FIX IT, THEREFORE THEY WOULDN'T! *JS