2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSTRUCT THE MANAGER OF THE DEALER TO CALL THE CONTACT BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT HAD HEARD NOTHING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,387 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,975.

FOR AT LEAST 2 MOS PREVIOUS I WOULD HEAR A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WOULD GET LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATED & SEAMED MORE NOTICEABLE IN WARMER WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DHC TORRANCE TOYOTA & SAID IT WAS MY IDLER BEARINGS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD SINCE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 37400 MILES. IT COST ME OVER $800.00. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS OUTRAGEOUS RUST TO FRAME. I HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT BY OTHER PEOPLE AND IT'S MORE OF PRETTY MUCH SAME PROBLEM. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ISN'T AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS KIND OF RUST IS NOT NORMAL BY ANY STANDARD. I HAVE SEEN MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF PICK UP TRUCKS FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN THIS ONE WITH LITTLE OR NO RUST TO THEIR FRAMES. I'M SURE THAT THERE IS A TEST TO DETERMINE WHAT QUALITY STEEL THEY USED ON TACOMA FRAME. IS IT CHINA RECYCLED STEEL? (NOTHING ELSE WOULD RUST SO QUICK AND SO BAD.) IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT AUTOMAKER OF THIS SIZE WOULD PUT 2 TONS OF WEIGHT ON FRAMES SO DEFECTIVE, TO SAVE FEW DOLLARS. FRAME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE ,EVERYTHING RIDES ON IT INCLUDING PERSONS LIFE. FOR TOYOTA TO SAY THAT YOU NEED HOLES IN THE FRAME BEFORE THEY MAY OR MAY NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS GREEDY. THEY SHOULD HAVE USED THE RIGHT KIND OF MATERIAL IN THE FIRST PLACE. FOR OVER $30,000 FOR THEIR PICK UP TRUCK MOST PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT THE FRAME TO BE MADE OUT OF STEEL NOT MUD; BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AFTER ALL $30,000 IS NO POCKET CHANGE FOR MOST PEOPLE. I AM SURE THEY WOULD NOT BE SAYING THAT IF IT WAS THEIR FAMILY MEMBER DRIVING THEIR TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I COULD GO ON ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT? THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT IT'S CITIZENS FROM CHEATERS LIKE TOYOTA, NOT LET THEM GET AWAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BILLIONS. AVERAGE CITIZEN DOES NOT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST CORPORATION OF THAT SIZE. "TO THE PERSON OR PERSONS AT TOYOTA I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A PEACEFUL DEATH WHEN THE TIME COMES, AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ALL THE PROFITS WITH YOU. YOU MUST HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS SCAM. YOU KNOW WHAT MATERIALS YOU USE FOR YOUR PRODUCT." IF THIS OFFENDS ANYONE I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS ORDEAL. *TR

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE DASH. IT IS INDICATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAULTY SQUIB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SPIRAL CABLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND ARE USING THE SPIRAL CABLE AS AN EXCUSE TO GET YOU IN AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR FIXING THEIR FAULTY AIRBAG. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS NOT SPIRAL CABLES. THE MORE INVESTIGATION I DO THE MORE I CAN SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE BEING IGNORED BY TOYOTA. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER SENT REPAIR DOCUMENTS REGARDING CLOCK SPRING AND SPIRAL CABLE REPLACEMENT *TGW

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TACOMA IS TOTALLY RUSTED! THE FINISH ON MY WHEELS IS PEELING OFF AS WELL!!!! TOTAL CRAP!! *TR

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND WAS POINTED OUT TO US THAT THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST WITH AREA OF SIGNIFICANT RUST FLAKING OFF. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL RUST THROUGH IN ONE AREA. WE TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT.THEY TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO FORWARD TO TOYOTA FOR THEM TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TECHNICIAN EXCLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THIS MUCH RUST FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE (29,407 MILES). TOYOTA REPLIED TO THE INQUIRY AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT ACT ON IT. LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPARING WITH OTHER EARLIER TACOMAS THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR FRAME RUST, I FAIL TO SEE WHERE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED HAVING A MAJOR RUST PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER DEGRADATION AND POSSIBLE LEAD TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE. PICTURES AND COPY OF WORK ORDER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE WOULD STAY CLOSED.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,731. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

WHILE ROTATING TIRES, I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT WHEEL LUGS BREAK, ONE APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND TWO ON THE SAME WHEEL ON THE DATE INDICATED ABOVE. THE LUG NUTS WHERE NOT CROSS THREADED. THESE LUGS WHERE BROKEN WHILE TORQUING THE NUTS PER THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION. THE TORQUE WRENCH WAS NOT PROFESSIONALLY CALIBRATED, BUT WAS COMPARED TO A RECENTLY CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH, BOTH WRENCHES COINCIDED. GRANTED THE LUGS HAVE HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL FOR LUBRICATION. HOWEVER, I HAD A GENTLEMAN WHOM WAS A METALLURGIST HIS WORKING CAREER AND DID FAILURE ANALYSIS FOR A OIL COMPANY. BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE, HE INDICATED THE PART FAILED FROM FATIGUE AND WAS NOT OVER TORQUED. THEREFORE, IF A FATIGUE IS PROVEN BY FURTHER ANALYSIS, MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE PARTS COULD CAUSE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH DETRIMENTAL RESULTS. *TR