2010 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT LENSES ARE MELTED FROM THE BULBS. THE DRL ARE ON WHENEVER THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NALLEY TOYOTA STONECREST (7969 MALL PKWY, LITHONIA, GA 30038, (678) 710-8386) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1803221935. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *JS

FRAME RUST. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN A COLD WEATHER STATE AND WAS OPERATED IN A COLD WEATHER STATE FOR 7 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS REGISTERED IN A NON COLD WEATHER STATE. FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE FRAME 'PASSES.' SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW NOT IN A COLD WEATHER STATE IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM YET SERVICE ADVISORS SAY THEY WOULDN'T WANT THEIR FRAME TO LOOK LIKE THAT AND URGED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE YET THAT IS A DEAD END WITH ABSOLUTELY NO FIX TO MY FRAME. I ALSO RAN INTO A PROBLEM WHEN I WENT TO TRADE IT IN AND THE SALES MEN AT THE DEALER MENTIONED THE FRAME RUST. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WHEN I OWN THE VEHICLE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOMES A PROBLEM/ISSUE IF I WANT TO TRADE IT IN. THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. FURTHERMORE, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN KENTUCKY THAT REPLACED MY REAR LEAF SPRINGS FOR A RECALL WERE THE ONES THAT CONTACTED ME REGARDING THE FRAME WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND THE LADY SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA WILL PUT A CORROSION COMPOUND ON THE FRAME TO 'PROTECT' IT. EVIDENTLY RUST GETS BETTER WITH AGE AND I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN HOW NEGLIGENT TOYOTA HAS BEEN WITH RUST PREVENTION ON THEIR FRAMES IN PREVIOUS YEAR TACOMAS. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY TRUCK FIXED ALONG WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

SUPER STIFF STEERING ISSUE AFTER REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WAS SEARCHING AND FOUND OUT ABOUT INTERMEDIATE U JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT. TOOK TO MIDAS WERE THEY APPLIED PB BLASTER TO U JOINT THAT WAS CEASED. SEEMS TO EFFECT MANY CARS AND NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BY DEALERSHIPS AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. MINE NEEDS REPLACED AND I HAVE BEEN TO MULTIPLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN PART FEW MONTHS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH IS ASSEMBLED BACKWARDS. NOTE THIS IS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE I BOUGHT IN NOV 2016, WITH 41,000 MILES FROM CARLSON TOYOTA. I JUST NOTICED THE ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF ON TIGHT TURNS AND WOULD NOT RECENTER ITSELF AFTER A TURN. IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. AT TIMES THE STEERING WAS NORMAL, BUT ANOTHER 1/4 TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. A POORLY DESIGNED PART ALLOWED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT TO FAIL.

THE YELLOW PART OF THE HEADLIGHT HAS MELTED CRACKING BOTH LENSES INSIDE , WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS OVER AND I WAS TO LATE TO HAVE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACED . I GOT NOTHING IN THE MAIL , NOTHING BY THE DEALER TO LET ME KNOW IF WAS A PROBLEM.

ON 1/2/18 I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT GOING SLOW GETTING READY TO PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP INTO A SPOT WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING FORWARD WITH MY RIGHT FOOT PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO REV UP AND JUMP FORWARD WITH TIRES RUBBER BURNING DUE TO ME HAVING MY FOOT ON BREAK TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK. I MISSED HITTING A CAR BARELY AND STILL NOT SURE HOW I MISSED IT. MY FOOT WAS CLEARLY ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME AND FINALLY I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP, SINCE I WAS NOT GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY. I REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND GOT NO WHERE. I HAVE NO FLOOR MAT IN MY TRUCK SO CANT BLAME IT ON FLOOR MAT. THEY ARE CLAIMING IT WAS MISAPPLICATION OF PEDAL. THIS IS A TOTAL LIE. I WOULD OF HIT THAT CAR HAD MY FOOT BEEN ON WRONG PEDAL. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SO HARD AND PUTTING IN PARK STOPPED THE TRUCK. AGAIN COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REV AS IF STUCK IN ACCELERATION AND MY TIRES BURNING RUBBER AS I CONTINUED TO ENGAGE BRAKE AND TRUCK WAS JUMPING FORWARD. TOYOTA HAS OPENED A CASE BUT AGAIN REFUSE TO ADMIT TO ANY PROBLEM BLAMING IT ON MISAPPLICATION OF PEDAL. KERRY TOYOTA FLORENCE KY INSISTS THEY DID INSPECTION BUT REFUSE TO SHOW ME ANY RESULTS FROM INSPECTION JUST SAY THEY INSPECTED PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT, WHICH THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT. I AM NOT CONVINCED THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. TOYOTA CORPORATION AGAIN AWARE OF OTHER CASES BUT STILL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. I AM SCARED NOW DRIVING WONDERING WHEN OR IF WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WAS VOLUNTARY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE #ZTZ IN MARCH 2017 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS EXPIRED AND YET DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHEN THERE WAS CLEAR EVIDENSE OF THE ENHANCEMENT NOTICE AND THAT HAS NEVER SET WELL WITH ME