2015 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL IMPACT WITHOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONERS BEING ACTIVATED. T- BONE ACCIDENT WITH FRONT IMPACT TO MY TACOMA AT 45 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED IMPACTING THE REAR AXLE OF A FULL SIZED PICK-UP.

I HAVE RECENTLY REACHED 25000 ON MY TRUCK. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD 2 FLATS AND 6 LEAKS. MY TIRE NOW HAS A TEAR ON THE TREAD. I HAVE BEEN ON CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS PRIMARILY. TWICE I GOT LOW TIRE ONLY 3 DAYS AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES AND I HAUL FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND CHILDREN FREQUENTLY. THE POTENTIAL FOR A BLOWOUT OR COMPLETE FLAT HAS BEEN INCREASING. I DO NOT LIKE THE RISK AND POTENTIAL FACTOR THAT I AM RELYING ON FOR THESE TIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A WHISTLING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING OF BOTH DOORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TOYOTA'S EMISSION PART FAILURE AT 7,800 MILES. TRUCK THREW A CODE P2440 AND P2442 WHICH AFFECTS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE PUMP AND OR VALVES ARE PRONE TO FAILURE UNDER 60K MILES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS BEEN PRONE TO FAILURE IN THEIR TUNDRA MODELS PRIOR TO PUTTING THEM IN 2012+ TACOMA MODELS. PARTS ARE AROUND $800-$1,000 AND DEALER QUOTES ARE AROUND $1,800-$2K TO FIX. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND LUCKILY WAS UNDER THE 3YEAR/36K WARRANTY.

MY TRUCK WAS RECENTLY DAMAGED FROM RODENTS,THEY BUILT A NEST BY ENGINE AND CHEWED WIRES. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS IN ORDER TO GO GREEN ARE USING SOY BASED PRODUCTS ON WIRES INSTEAD OF PETROLEUM. THEY ARE USING SUGAR IN THERE PLASTICS. RICE HUSKS IN THERE INTERIORS. ALL THIS STUFF ATTRACTS RODENTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE SEEING AT LEAST 2 RODENT DAMAGED VEHICLES A WEEK. MY TRUCK IS DRIVEN DAILY AND SITS NO LONGER THAN 8 HOURS. THE TOTAL DAMAGE ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS 2700 OUT OF POCKET, THIS DAMAGE WAS NO COVERED BY WARRANTY.

TOOK TRUCK IN FOR 25,000 MAINTENANCE ,DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES ARE 50% REMAINING. AT 30,000 MILES BREAKS ARE METAL TO METAL,DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TOW OR DO REPAIRS AND NOW ARE STATING I DECLINED TOWING AND REPAIRS.VEHICLES HAS BEEN IN A WRECK, I BELIEVE THE RESULT OF THE BRAKES.CALLED DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES TRYING TO GET REPAIRS DONE CORRECTLY BUT NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK.I BELIEVE THEY COMMITTED FRAUD IN MAINTENANCE AND NEGLIGENCE AND TELLING ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY.

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AT UNDER 8K MILES ON A 2015 BRAND NEW TRUCK. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS PART SEEMS TO FAIL PRETTY EARLY AND JUST OUTSIDE THE 3YEAR/36MOS COVERAGE AND BE QUITE COSTLY TO FIX OR REPLACE. TOYOTA CURRENTLY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT ON TACOMAS LIKE THEY DID WITH THE TUNDRAS BUT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS PART IS PRONE TO FAILURE.

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THE WHISTLING SOUND I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN I HEARD SAME WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR THE NEXT TIME I WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING OVER 55 MPH. THEN IT CAME FROM BOTH SIDES OF PICKUP AND SOUNDED LIKE NOISE COMING FROM BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS ON FRONT OF MY TRUCK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS WHO REPORTED SIMILAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING PICKUP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA TACOMA IN AUGUST OF 2015 AND THE SERVICE CENTER REPRESENTATIVE, ALAN ADVISED ME THAT TO DATE THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE THE NOISE FROM FRONT AREA OF THE PICKUP.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND WHICH STARTLED ME CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. A CROSS WIND ALONG WITH BAD DOOR SEALS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERNET DOCUMENTS THIS PROBLEM WELL IF YOU SEARCH 2015 TACOMA WIND NOISE. PLEASE SEE THIS VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GBT7DASTHPM THE SOUND IS VERY LOUD.

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA IN JANUARY 2015. ON MARCH 28TH 2015 MY SON AND I EACH LEFT OUR UNPLUGGED PHONE CHARGING CABLES LAYING ACROSS THE FRONT OF OUR FACTORY UPGRADED ALL WEATHER SEATS. THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY SHINING ON THE FRONT SEATS FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. BOTH SEATS MELTED AROUND WHERE THE UNPLUGGED CORDS LAID. I HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL LETTERS TO TOYOTA AND THE DISTRIBUTOR ASKING FOR A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL SEATS THAT WERE ON THE ORIGINAL INVOICE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. MY CONCERNS INCLUDE WHY DID THESE THREE MONTH OLD SEATS FAIL? ARE THESE SEATS SAFE AND HAVE THEY PASSED ALL THE NEW CAR SAFETY TEST? WHO MANUFACTURED THESE SEATS? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO INSPECT IF THE MATERIAL IS FIRE RETARDANT? WHEN I LEAVE A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG ON THE SEAT FOR A 5 MINUTE RIDE HOME THE BAGS MELT INTO THE SEATS TO THE POINT THAT WHEN I PEEL THEM OFF THE INK WRITING FROM THE BAG IS LEFT ON THE SEAT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT THESE SEATS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE ARBITRATION LETTER FROM TOYOTA NATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE JURISDICTION ON THIS NONCONFORMIST ITEM. THIS IS THE ONLY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION I HAVE FORM THE THREE LETTERS I HAVE WRITTEN TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES VERBALLY ASSURE ME THAT THE SEATS HAVE MET ALL FEDERAL AND DOT REQUIREMENTS BUT REFUSE TO PUT THIS INFORMATION IN WRITING. THEY ALSO REFUSE TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON WHO MADE THESE SEATS AND WHAT IS THE MATERIAL MADE OUT OF. THIS MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GATHER SAFETY INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SEATS AND RATHER OR NOT THEY MEET ALL APPLICABLE DOT STANDARDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY CONCERNS. *TR