2007 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I OWN A 2007 TACOMA. IT WAS INSPECTED LAST YEAR WHILE FRAME RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. NOW ONLY 1 YEAR LATER THERE ARE 2 BASEBALL SIZED HOLES IT FRONT OF THE FRAME AND A CRACK HALFWAY DOWN THE FRAME. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ANY COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH. THEY'VE KNOWN FOR 20 YEARS THEY HAVE A FRAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD HERE ANY MORE UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONDITION WORSENED OVER TIME DUE TO ROAD SALT IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOLAN TOYOTA LOCATED AT (2100 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502 (775) 826-2750) TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRINGS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RUST ON THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

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I HAVE TWO CONCERNS: FIRST IS THE CLEAR-COAT AND PAINT ON THE VEHICLE RUBBING OFF CAUSING THE ROOF AND OTHER BODY PANELS TO RUST, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPROMISED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/ROLLOVER. SECOND IS THAT THE FRONT HEADLAMPS FILL UP WITH WATER/MOISTURE DURING COLD WEATHER/RAIN/ AND CAR WASHES. THIS COULD LEAD TO THE HEADLAMPS SHORTING OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE INJURIES/DEATHS. TOYOTA SO FAR HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO EITHER CONCERN AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THEY WON'T COVER SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS. IF THEY ARE AS THEY CLAIM SEALED BEAM HEADLAMPS HOW IS THE WATER INTRUSION HAPPENING? BOTH OF THESE CONCERNS ARE SAFETY RELATED AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS LESS THAN 62,000 MILES.

TOYOTA DENIED ME HELP WITH THINGS THAT SHOULD BE A RECALLS! THEY ARE GREEDY AND OUT RIGHT LYING SOCIOPATHIC THIEVES! THE TOP REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON MY TACOMA 07 TRUCK LETS RAIN WATER IN. THIS IS GOIN TO CAUSE MOLD AND HAS ALREADY BLOWN OUT THE COMPASS ON THE CEILING AS THE WIRING FOR THIS IS IN THE CEILING! AND SEATS GETTIN WET OVER AND OVER FROM RAIN WATER GETTIN IN THE TOP REAR LIGHT. THEY ALSO JUST DENIED ME ANY HELP REFUNDING ME FOR UPDATED HEADLIGHT LENS THAT HAD TO COME OUT WITH WHICH KEPT BURNING SOCKETS, BLOWING BULBS AND BURNING THE LENS! THERE TSB WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL IS T-SB-0129-11. THIS TSB THING IS A SCAM SO THEY DONT HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR POOR QUALITY MISTAKES. I PAID 24,000 FOR THIS TRUCK AND TOYOTA WONT HELP ME AT ALL WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! THEY ARE PURE EVIL! THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET WATER IN THE TOP REAR BREAK LIGHT, NO WAY WHATSOEVER, THERES NO WAY I CAN BURN OUT SOCKETS AND LENS OVER AND OVER SINCE IV OWNED THE TRUCK! PEOPLE DONT GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY ARE RUDE AS HELL! THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEYRE DOIN IN FIRST PLACE AND THEY PULL SCAMS LEFT AND RIGHT. THEY SAID THEY WONT HELP CAUSE I DONT GO TO DEALERSHIP ENOUGH CAN U BELIEVE THAT??? IM NOT OUT OF REALITY AT ALL, I DONT USE FACEBOOK , I DONT DRINK OR DRUG, I AM IN NO WAY OUT OF REALITY WHATSOEVER! I DO NOTHING THAT RESULTS IN IRRESPONSIBILITY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM! I DONT SPEND MONEY EVERYDAY GOIN DOWN A RIVER. IM VERY CONSERVATIVE AND MEEK. THIS IS ENOUGH ! I CAN NO LONGER DEAL WITH THEM SCAMMING PEOPLE ! IM SICK OF IT! PLEASE DO UR JOB! [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC

DRIVE SHAFT U JOINT FAILED WHILE OPERATING AT HIGH SPEED. DRIVE SHAFT SNAPPED OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND CRACKED FUEL TANK AND EXHAUST. TRUCK HAS HAD FRAME RECALLED AND LEAF SPRINGS RECALLED. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALREADY 4 TIMES REGARDING FRAME RECALL.

ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME, AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY (AT THE TIME). SINCE THEN, TWO OF THEM ( BOTH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) HAVE FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE 1 YEAR REPLACEMENT PART WARRANTY RAN OUT. THIS POSSES A SAFETY HAZZARD AND A SECURITY RISK TO MYSELF AND ANYBODY ELSE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE UNDER A SAFETY RECALL.

FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE. NO WARNING. I WAS HEARING A NOISE WHEN I TOOK TAKE OFF AND DRIVING. COULDN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT THAT WAS UNTIL I LOOKED BACK AND FOUND THE GAS TABS STRAP WAS TANGLING AND HIT THE PROP SHAFT. THEN NOTICE THE TANK WAS HANGING 1/2'LOWER THAN THE FRONT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP AND BOTH SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH I TOLD BOTH THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD THE FRAME REPLACED AND I TRIED TO GET THAT DONE BUT THEY SAID IT EXPIRED. I'VE ONLY OWN THE VERGIL'S FOR 3MTHS. SINCE THE FRAME DID NOT GET REPLACE THAT MEANS THAT THE FUEL, BRAKE,SPRING, TANK, STRAPS DID NOT GET REPLACE WHICH IS HIDDEN RECALLED. THE DEALER SHIP THAT MY FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO FIX IT. SO OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 MTHS AND IF I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. SO NOW I MAYBE OWNING A LEMON DUE TO THIS WITH NO HELP. THE DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT THIS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THERE WAS, WHEN THE HAD THE VEHICLE ON THERE LOT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE THROUGH, FINISHED MY TRANSACTION VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN 2 CAR LENGTHS AND NO COLLISION WAS INCURRED.

VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN CAME OFF AND ALL STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND IMPOSSIBLE. ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED AND FELL TO LOWEST POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY. PULLING UP AND OUT ON THE WHEEL TO RETURN TO MY NORMAL POSITION GAVE NO RESISTANCE AND STEERING WHEEL, BLINKER/WIPER CONTROL HOUSING, IGNITION HOUSING, AND ADJUSTABLE COLUMN CONTROLS CAME OFF THE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR FOR THE REMAINING STEERING COLUMN, BREAKING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND DISALLOWING FURTHER OPERATION. VEHICLE ROLLED TO AN UNCONTROLLED STOP AND WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED TO A SAFE PLACE AND PLACED IN PARK.