2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

ON 5/18/13, WHILE PREPARING TO SERVICE THIS TRUCK, I FOUND THAT THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBER HAD SEVERE RUST DAMAGE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I SAW THAT THE MOUNT FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRAME HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED; THERE WAS VERY LITTLE METAL LEFT TO HOLD THE CONTROL ARM IN PLACE. THIS WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE SAME MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND FOUND THAT IT TOO HAD RUST PERFORATION, THOUGH NOT AS BAD AS THE OTHER SIDE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE FRAME RAIL ITSELF HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE LEFT SIDE. I DECIDED TO PARK THE TRUCK. AFTER TALKING WITH TWO LOCAL MECHANICS, WHO BOTH AGREED THAT THIS TRUCK WAS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL, AND THAT MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I AM WELL AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD SEVERE FRAME RUST ISSUES, AND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD EXTEND THEIR RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER MODEL YEARS. I AM CURRENTLY LEFT STRANDED WITH A MECHANICALLY SOUND SEVEN YEAR OLD TRUCK WHICH I CANNOT DRIVE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE FRAME AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A CORRODED HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TREATED WITH THE ANTI CORROSION MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

BEEN TO DEALER ONCE 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT RUSTING FRAME AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PERFORATIONS. I'M SORRY BUT ONCE THERE ARE PERFORATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY MAKING IT UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE.. *TR

THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR STARTED TO DROOP AND DOES NOT STAY UP, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS ALSO FAILED AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORWAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, ROLLING OVER THE CONTACT'S FOOT. HE WAS ABLE TO JUMP INSIDE AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, AFTER ONE MONTH IN THE DEALER'S POSSESSION THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE CONTACT SIGNED A RELEASE FORM SO THEY COULD EXAMINE THE BLACK BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FINALLY DID FLOOR MAT RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 2006 TACOMA. NEW FLOOR MAT IS THIN, FLIMSY, NOTHING LIKE ORIGINAL THICK ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT. I ALSO WANT TO ADD, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AW FLOOR MAT FOR TACOMA VEHICLES, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THAT THE ONLY REASON I CHANGED THE MATS WAS DUE TO THE MAT RIBS STARTING TO BREAK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CAMPAIGN CALLED FOR THE FLOOR CARPET TO BE VACUUM CLEANED AND SHAMPOOED, AND NONE OF THIS WAS DONE. THE DEALER SIMPLY SWAPPED-OUT THE FLOOR MATS AND CHARGED-OUT $185 TO "RECALL WORK", I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY DID ANY PEDAL ADJUSTMENT. HERE'S THE REAL PROBLEM: THE NEW, THIN, FLIMSY FLOOR MAT USES THE OLD FLOOR MAT RETAINER HOOKS THAT WERE INTENDED FOR THE THICK ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS. THESE FLOOR MAT HOOKS HURT MY FEET WHEN DRIVING BAREFOOT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY CAN, THEY WILL, AND THEY HAVE CAUGHT AND HOOKED-UP THE HEEL OF MY SHOES ON OCCASION. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER, DO NOT TAILGATE VEHICLES, AND I TELL YOU NOW, THESE HOOKS HAVE CAUSED ME TO GET INTO EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS AND VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY SHOE GETTING CAUGHT IN THE HOOKS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE PROPERLY AND ON TIME. IF I MODIFY THE HOOKS OR CUT THEM, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE NEW MAT WILL SLIDE-UP UNDER THE PEDALS, PREVENTING USE OF THE BRAKES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WILL NOT DO THIS, I WILL NOT ASSUME THIS RESPONSIBILITY. AT THIS PRESENT SITUATION, AT THIS PRESENT DESIGN, THE LIABILITY RESTS WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS RECALL DESIGN MODIFICATION. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THIS SPECIFIC YEAR/MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THE RECALL MODIFICATION DID CREATE A PROBLEM WHERE NONE EXISTED, AND MADE THE SITUATION WORSE THAN ORIGINAL. *TR

AS I WAS ROLLING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, ALMOST INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, WHILE THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD LOUD AS IF THE GAS PEDDLE WAS BEING PUSHED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED ONLY. SCARY! UNCONTROLLABLE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 DOUBLE CAB TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED. HUGE METAL FLAKES WITH QUARTER SIZE THICKNESS IS FLAKING OFF THE MAIN FRAME & ALL CROSS MEMBERS. THERE IS A HOLE THAT HAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE TRUCK BED IN THE FRAME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT THE FRAME AND SAID IT WAS VERY RUSTY BUT RIGHT NOW THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP BECAUSE TOYOTA HAD NOT ISSUED ANY OFFICIAL "RECALL" OR "TSB" FOR FRAME REPAIR FOR 2006 MODELS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER LINE. THE LADY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND CONCERN, BUT INFORMED ME THAT AT THIS TIME I WAS ON MY OWN TO HAVE ANY FRAME WORK REPAIRED. I FEEL THE TOYOTA CORPORATION SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE 2005+ YEARS TACOMA FRAME RUST ISSUES AS THEY HAVE WITH THE 2001-04 MODEL. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE SEVERE FRAME RUST ISSUE DID NOT END WITH THE 2004 MODEL TACOMA. *TR

EMAIL FROM SENATOR RISCH OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING LACK OF SAFETY RECALL FOR A STICKING ACCELERATOR/ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST ADDRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ISSUE IN 2008 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.