2014 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V425000 (STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF NORTH MIAMI, 16600 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NAVIGATION CRASHES AND /OR FREEZES WHILE DRIVING. CAN BE A PROBLEM IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA WHILE RELYING ON GUIDANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN MANY QUICK TURNS ARE INVOLVED. FREEZING UNIT MUST BE REBOOTED WHICH TAKES TIME AND BECOMES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.

MY MODEL CAME WITH A ENTUNE RADIO. THEY USE SOFTWARE . SOMETIMES THE RADIO WORKS JUST FINE OR IT MIGHT TURN OFF AND RESTART OR THE BLUETOOTH WORKS THEN DOESNT. IT HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF WACKY PROBLEMS. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ON YOU TUBE AND THE INTERNET. TOYOTA IGNORES THE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DOOR PANELS. THE NOISE DISTRACTED THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULD SOMETIMES FREEZE AND MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA IN FEBUARY 2017 IVE HAD CONSTANT DIFULCULTY STEERING/TURNING THE VEHICAL WICH IS NOTICEABLY TO HARD/STIFF FOR POWER STEERING IN THIS TRUCK.3DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT,A MAN I KNOW LOOKED AT IT BRIEFLY & RIGHT OFF HE NOTICE THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE EXCESSIVELY CRACKED BETWEEN THE TREDS ALL AROUND EACH TIRE & CRACKING ONTO TRED BUT CRACKS BETWEEN THE TRED HAD PLACES HE SHOWED ME THAT WERE MUCH TO WIDE & DEEP LEAVING ME,MY CHILD,& OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IN A HIGHLY UNSAFE MATTER.ALL FOUR GRANDTREK DUNLOP BRAND/MODEL TIRES ARE ALL CRACKED THE SAME & ROTTING AWAY.I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHOM I GOT THE TRUCK FROM & THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES NOR GIVE ME THE TOYOTA WARRENTY INFORMATION THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS STILL COVERED OVER.REGARDLESS,THESE TIRES ARE STILL DEFECTIVE & A HUGE SAFETY THREAT.

TACOMA TRUCK PARKED AND STATIONARY. PASSENGER EXITED VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED ALL THE WAY BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO A WALL. THE SHARP ROUGH CORNER EDGE OF THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SLICED A PASSENGERS LEG AS THE LEG WAS MOVED TO CLEAR THE DOOR.. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SIMILAR BUT NOT AS TOUGH OR SHARP AS PASSENGERS BOTTOM CORNER OF THE DOOR. IT HAS LEFT A SCAR ON THE LEG. ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE SCRAPED MY LEG TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND MY WIFE'S LEG TWICE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS LIMITED CLEARANCE FROM THE DOOR THAT IS NEAR A WALL OR OTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A QUAD CAB BECAUSE THE FRONT DOORS ARE CUT WITH A STRAIGHT EDGE AND THE METAL IS NOT ROUNDED OR SMOOTH FINISH LIKE THE BACK DOORS. TOYOTA ADMITS IN A LETTER THAT THE BOTTOM REAR CORNER PASSENGER DOOR IS SLIGHTLY ROUGHER THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHERE THE INJURY MIGHT OCCUR. TOYOTA WILL TAKE NO ACTION.

REAR LEAF SUSPENSION ON TACOMA TRG 4 DOOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE HI-WAY BOUNCE. IN WINTER CONDITIONS THE REAR END WOULD BOUNCE AND REPOSITION THE REAR END CAUSING SWAYING OF VEHICLE ON TURNS. THE INTERNAL CAB AND BOX VIBRATION MAY BE THE CATALYST FOR THE FRAME FAILURES IDENTIFIED IN PRIOR RECALLS? COMBINED WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATION ISSUES AT HIGH SPEED HI-WAY TRAVEL THE REAR TIRES OF THE VEHICLE ARE CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING FLAT SPOTS AND REQUIRE EXCESSIVE BALANCING TO AVOID ADDED REAR END VIBRATION. MY VEHICLE HAS 55,000KM (ABOUT 30,000 MILES) ON IT AND I AM ON SECOND SET OF TIRES AS A RESULT.

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FOG OVER, I CLEANED THEM OFF WITH A TOWEL BEFORE I START OFF TO WORK. IF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHANGE AND CREATES EITHER A FOG BANK OR A CONDENSATION CONDITION(S) IT BLOCKS THE USE OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. OLDER TOYOTA TRUCKS DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE MIRRORS HAD NO BEZEL AROUND THEM AND THE AIR FLOW OVER THE TOP CREATED A LOW PRESSURE ZONE AND EVAPORATED THE MOISTURE. THIS STYLE OF MIRROR (ON THE 2014 TACOMA) DOES NOT ALLOW THAT CONDITION TO HAPPEN. TOYOTA DOES NOT PROVIDE HEATED MIRRORS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEIR 2000 4RUNNER DOES, (MY WIFE OWNS ONE AND IT SOLVES THE ABOVE STATED PROBLEM). THIS IS LACK OF VISIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THE SIDE MIRRORS, PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND COMPANY, THEIR RESPONSE IS THEY DON'T OFF HEATED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE TACOMA THANKS

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE SCCELERATOR ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE YOU GET ANY POWER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IN THAT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN BROAD SIDED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. . I HAVE REPORTED THIS PREVIOUSLY VIA REFERENCE NUMBER 10680961 BACK IN FEB OF 2015. THE NHTSA REPORT WHICH I RECEIVED WAS INCORRECT IN ITS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, BIT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES AND THE CONDITION HASBECOME MORE FREQUENT. I WANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH THIS COMPLAINT SO IF ANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS CONDITION MAYBE TOYOTA WILL DO SOMETHING. MOST OF THE TIME I AM TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS CONDISION HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB AND THE DRIVER HAD A FRACTURED LEFT ARM AND RIB WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.