2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

HI. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I BOUGHT MY 2010 TACOMA ( VIN. [XXX] ) USED AROUND 2 YEARS AGO FROM SHELOR MOTOR MILE. I LOVE THE TRUCK. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I NOTICED THE FRAME IS STARTING TO RUST APART. I DON'T GO OFFROAD OR ANYTHING. I JUST USE THE TRUCK TO DROP MY 5 YEAR OLD OFF AT SCHOOL AND GO TO WORK MOSTLY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT USED OIL ON IT TO SLOW IT DOWN BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH. I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND NOW I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL PASS NEXT INSPECTION. I ALSO WORRY THAT OTHER WELDS COULD BE RUSTING AND IT POSSIBLY BREAK IF I HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AND THROW ME OFF THE ROAD. I STILL OWE AROUND $8,000 ON THE TRUCK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. ANY HELP OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DISABLING THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEMS POTENTIALLY CAUSING SEVERE INJURY DURING A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE IN THE AIRBAG SPIRAL CABLE, AN EXISTING KNOWN FAULT RECALLED ON OTHER 2010 MODEL YEAR TACOMAS BY TOYOTA. THIS PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2014 TOYOTA RECALL OF 2009-2010 FOR SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE. TOYOTA CURRENTLY HAS NO PLANS TO EXPAND THEIR PREVIOUS RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLES.

THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY CONTAINS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE HOUSED IN A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES A FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE (FFC). DUE TO THE SHAPE AND LOCATION OF THE FFC'S RETAINER, THE FFC COULD BECOME DAMAGED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY HORN QUIT WORKING AND MY AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON AND I KNOW THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

I HIT A PARKED CAR WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.I SUFFERED MAJOR INJURYS. I HAD A CONCUSIN AND SUBDURAL HEMOTOMA AND HAD STITCHES IN MY MOUTH. THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE SAVED ME ALOT OF PAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AFTER THE FRAME HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUBREY ALEXANDER TOYOTA (1324 N SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, SELINSGROVE, PA 17870, (570) 743-1171) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT FORUM FOR THIS OR NOT BUT HERE GOES....BROUGHT MY TACOMA IN TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING A RECALL RELATED TO POSSIBLE FRAME CORROSION. FROM THEIR INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE FRAME WAS INDEED CORRODED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW FRAME AND THE PROCESS WILL TAKE 4 MONTHS. THEY DID OFFER ME A VERY NICE RENTAL VEHICLE. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THEY SAID WHEN THE FRAME COMES IN THEY WILL NEED TO TOTALLY REBUILD THE TRUCK ON THE NEW FRAME (UNDERSTANDABLE). WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE WAS THE MENTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO REPLACE SOME PARTS DURING THE REBUILD. LABOR WOULD BE FREE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR YEARS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES...I LOVE THIS TRUCK. I AM NOW WORRIED I WILL INCUR A COST OF PARTS I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE AND AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE ISSUES MOVING FORWARD AS A RESULT OF THIS TOTAL REBUILD. IS THIS MY ONLY OPTION AT THIS POINT?? I WOULD ALMOST CONSIDER PURCHASING ANOTHER TACOMA INSTEAD OF WONDERING WHAT ISSUES MAY RESULT FROM THIS TOTAL REBUILD. DO I HAVE ANY OPTIONS?

THE STEERING WOULD BECOME STIFF AND THEN LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE TRUCK FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. WHEN MAKING TURNS THE STEERING WOULD BE HARD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SOFT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. WHEN TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SAID TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID FLLUSHED DID THAT NO CHANGE, THEN WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CHANGED AS WELL AS THE RACK. HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, NO CHANGE. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS THAT WERE SIMILAR TO MINE, SOME SPOKE ABOUT THE U JOINT FAILING AND IN SOME CASES THERE WERE REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS OR COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. HAD THE U JOINT REPLACED AND ALL ISSUES WERE RESOLVED. TOYOTA SAYS THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE U JOINTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. BEAMAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (1525 BROADWAY, NASHVILLE, TN 27203), CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PLASTIC PIECE UNDERNEATH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LOOSENED AND WENT UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TR

RECALL FOR REAR LEAF SPRING - NHTSA RECALL 14V-604. "REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM CONTAINS LEAF SPRINGS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED OF EITHER THREE OR FOUR LEAVES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A LEAF COULD FRACTURE DUE TO STRESS AND CORROSION. IF THIS OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED, THE BROKEN LEAF COULD MOVE OUT OF POSITION AND CONTACT SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE FUEL TANK. IF THE BROKEN LEAF CONTACTS THE FUEL TANK REPEATEDLY, IT COULD PUNCTURE THE TANK AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE." WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED ON OUR VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY US NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY WILL CONTACT THE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO GET THIS RESOLVED. OUR VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED TO GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA IN 2014, BEFORE RECEIVING THIS RECALL, FOR OUR PERSONAL USE THERE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN THE GAMBIA, CFAO, TOLD US THAT IF TOYOTA WOULD SHIP THE PART TO THEM, THEY WOULD INSTALL IT IN OUR VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY WILL FORWARD THE REQUEST TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS (IN JAPAN?), BUT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE TO THESE REQUESTS AND, THEREFORE, THE STATUS OF OUR VEHICLE IS STILL RECALL INCOMPLETE. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTERS RECEIVED, IT SAYS THAT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE TO US. WE WANT THIS PART TO BE SHIPPED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA: CFAO TOYOTA, MAMADI MANIYANG HWY, KANIFING, GAMBIA. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS: 220-439-6906 AND FAX NUMBER IS: 220-439-6687.