2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *JB

TWO YEARS AGO THE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR MY AIRBAG. AFTER SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES ON OTHER COMPONENTS I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIRS. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THE SPIRAL CABLE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD BE APPROX. $800 TO HAVE REPAIRED. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS SO COMMON AND A SAFETY CONCERN. *KB

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED SPIRAL CABLE. TOYOTA MOTORS THROUGH THEIR DEALER SHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY (ROMAMO TOYOTA, SYRACUSE NY ) INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST TOYOTA VEHICLES AND ESPECIALLY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA'S THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL ITEM? *TR

BARKLEY TOYOTA, ASHEVILLE, NC, NOTED, ON 1 NOV 2010, "FRAME ON TRUCK RUSTED ON "QUALITY VEHICLE INSPECTION" REPORT. SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT. ON 7 SEPT 2011 JACOBSON TOYOTA, DURHAM, NC, NOTED "HEAVY RUST THROUGHOUT UNDERBODY" ON ITS "25-POINT INSPECTION." ON 14 SEPT 2011, BARKLEY TOYOTA, THE USUAL SERVICE PROVIDER, INSPECTED THE TRUCK, FOUND HEAVY RUST THROUGHOUT THE UNDERBODY, BUT SAID IT WAS UP TO TOYOTA TO FIX ANY PROBLEM. BARKLEY DID NOT EVALUATE SAFETY ISSUES. BARKLEY SAID PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION WOULD BE SENT TO TOYOTA AND I MIGHT, OR MIGHT NOT, HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM. IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND ON 1995-2005 TOYOTA TACOMA, AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR RECALLED 2006 OR LATER TACOMA'S WHICH HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT; AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TOYOTA DEALER AVOIDING MANDATED ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR TO 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS EITHER NOT RECEIVED PARTS, OUT OF PARTS OR WILL REQUIRE ME TO LEAVE THEM THE CAR FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME (WHILE PROVIDING ME WITH NO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION). I SUSPECT, BUT HAVE NO PROOF, THAT THIS TOYOTA DEALER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID PERFORMING THE MANDATED REPAIR. I AM READY TO RE-SELL THIS TRUCK BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MANDATED REPAIR PERFORMED. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM A TOYOTA DEALER AS A USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE. RECENTLY NOTICED RUST STAINS ON MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I PARK THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK. I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS COVERED WITH RUST. MOSTLY ON WELDING POINTS AND FLAT SURFACES. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS ONCE AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK IN THE OLDER MODELS AND WAS STATED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. BUT THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ SO FAR HAVE BEEN OF THE SAME VEHICLE AS MINE BUILT BETWEEN 2005 - 2007. CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL OR SAFETY ISSUE. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY DEALER. I KNOW RUST IS CORROSIVE AND IS GOING TO SPREAD OVER TIME PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY WITH MY CHILDREN AND HAVE THE VEHICLE NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE A AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SQUIB AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SPIRAL CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE, LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS FAILED AND WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,800. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN UPDATED 09/23/11. *JB

I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 68,392 MILES ON THE ODOMETER TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE OF A TIRE PROBLEM. I MENTIONED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING DISPLAYED. AFTER THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE TECH FOUND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING IS $500. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL STILL FUNCTION DESPITE THE WARNING LIGHT. THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT NOTED ON THE INVOICE. *TR