2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

VENTILATION FAN SWITCH HAS FAILED AND NO OUTSIDE AIR NOR AIR CONDITIONING FLOWS THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ON 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 DOOR LONG-BED PICK-UP TRUCK. *TR

I NOTICED OCCASIONAL STIFF STEERING FOR A FEW MONTHS WHICH GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE WITH TIME. EVENTUALLY SEEMED LIKE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. I FOUND THAT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WHICH CONTAINS A UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT HAD BECOME SEIZED. I HAD THIS INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PART REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $885.00. THE NEW PART ORDERED FROM TOYOTA WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THAT THE NEW PART HAD A BOOT PROTECTING THE UNIVERSAL FROM DIRT DUST AND DEBRIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS EL DORADO SPORT FURY SUV TIRES, SIZE P225/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A REGULAR SIZED SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 5/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE TIRE HIT THE CURB AND BLEW OUT. UPDATED 05/19/09.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED OUT AND IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE. 81,000 MILES AND 787.00 REPAIR BILL NOT UNDER A WARRENTY. I HAD TO PAY AND THEN THE SERVICE TECH TELLS ME THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TACOMAS LATELY. *TR

FRONT LEFT MOTOR MOUNT TORE FROM FRAME, DROPPING MOTOR. FRAME HAS FOOT LONG TEAR WHERE MOTOR MOUNT TORE AWAY. TOYOTA DENIDE CLAIM , NEED HELP. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 TACOMA ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES NOW. THE LAST TIME BEING TONIGHT AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AT WORK. THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATING AND I WAS LITERALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND WOULD NOT STOP. I THROUGH IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE! I HAVE NO RUGS IN MY VEHICLE, IT DID NOT COME WITH ANY, AND I WAS GOING TO GET THE ALL WEATHER MATS, BUT HAVE NOT BOUGHT THEM YET. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. I DO CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A FAIRLY EXPERIENCED DRIVER, I USE TO RACE A 70 CHEVELLE IN THE 1/4 MILE (THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO.), IF I DID NOT HAVE SUCH EXPERIENCE I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE RAN THE CAR UP A TREE OR SOMETHING. I AM SCARED, I HAVE BEAT CANCER TWICE AND I'LL BE '!@#$% IF I AM GOING TO LET A FAULTY TACOMA TAKE ME OUT! *TR

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM CAME ON. MANUAL SAID TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THEY RAN A CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (B1801) I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $798.44 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND NOT SOMETHING THAT IS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR FROM THE OWNER. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH IF THIS IS COMMON AND HE SAID, "OH YA, THIS IS VERY COMMON". MY RESPONSE WAS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL PART. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS CHANGING GEARS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED UP TO REDLINE. I HAD THE CLUTCH IN AT THE TIME. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY MAT WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE PEDAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS TRUCK. I PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I SWITCHED TO THIRD GEAR AND LET OUT THE CLUTCH. THIS BROUGHT THE RPM'S DOWN BUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN RAPID ACCELERATION. I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO RACING AT REDLINE. AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL FOR SEVERAL MORE SECONDS THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. I PUT IT BACK IN GEAR AND CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. I WORRY ABOUT HOW A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MIGHT HANDLE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS BEHAVIOR MIGHT DO TO ENGINE LIFE IF IT KEEPS REPEATING. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE PEDAL MOVED TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE FROM THE RUBBER MAT AND PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE COASTING. AFTER ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, THE ENGINE DROPPED FROM REDLINE AND RESUMED NORMAL IDLE. IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGHLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT IN PARK MODE. THE SEVERITY OF THE SURGE SEEMS TO BE PROPORTIONAL WITH THE VELOCITY OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO STOPPING (I.E. SURGE IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN STOPPING FROM A HIGHER VELOCITY THAN FROM A LOWER VELOCITY). THE SURGE EVENT OCCURS ROUGHLY 2-3 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP, AND LASTS PERHAPS 0.5 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO VERY FAR, BUT IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT THE SURGE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN A GREATER-THAN-USUAL DISTANCE FROM THE INTERSECTION OR FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *TR