2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

REAR PASSENGER TIRE ABRUPT DELAMINATION FAILURE DURING USUAL HIGHWAY USE OF 16 MONTH OLD GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR KEVLAR SIDEWALL RADIAL TIRE WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 2000 MILES PAVED ROAD USE WITHOUT PRE-EVENT AIR TIRE PRESSURE LOSS INDICATION OR HAZARD EVENT. THE VEHICLE IS A FLAT BED PICK-UP NEVER USED FOR LOAD BEARING DUTIES. SIMILAR TIRES LISTED AS RECALLED FROM YEAR 2009 MANUFACTURE AS ANNOUNCED IN 2012. TIRE FORENSIC REQUESTED. ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS PURPOSES. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS, PRIOR TO THE FREEWAY SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. UPDATED 07/25/13 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRAME BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK HAS SO MUCH RUST THAT THE SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANY THING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I EXPECT THE TIRE AND WHEEL TO FALL OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

IT SEEMS THAT THE TACOMA'S THAT HAVE A DRL AND TURN SIGNAL ALL-IN-ONE ASSEMBLY ARE BURNING OR MELTING THE LENS IN FRONT OF THE BULB. MINE CURRENTLY HAS A YELLOWING LENS ARE CRACKED AND THE PLASTIC IS BURNED IN FRONT OF THE BULB. THE TACOMA FORUMS ARE FULL OF DRIVERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NO SOLUTION TO REPAIR. TOYOTA STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS ASSEMBLY, BUT WILL CHARGE $1000+ FOR NEW HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AS THIS TURNS OFF THE DRL. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS FLOPPING DOWN BY ITSELF BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OVER A YEAR AGO BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS APPARENTLY IMPROVED THE DESIGN OF THE SUN VISOR, BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE OLD DESIGN AND WILL GLADLY CHARGE YOU $120 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

LETTER SUBMITTING A COPY OF LETTER HE SENT TO THE TOYOTA CLAIMS DEPARTMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR EXPENSES TO THE USED 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HE RECENTLY PURCHASED; VEHICLE WAS IN CRASH PREVIOUS OWNER IGNORED TWO RECALLS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, TO STOP A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE, THAT WAS ALREADY SITTING AT THE LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT APPLIED GREASE TO THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DURING SOME UNDER BODY INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO PERFORMING SOME BRAKE REPAIR, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE SHOCK MOUNT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED A PERFORATION AND CRACK ACROSS BOTTOM PORTION OF C-CHANNEL IN FRAME. THE DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND CLAIMED THE CRACK WAS DUE TO SEVERE OFFROADING, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT. I ASKED THEM TO PROVE THAT THEORY AND THEY COULD NOT. THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE A REFERENCE NUMBER AND THAT I COULD CONTACT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A 6-ISH YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *TR