2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

ON DECEMBER 1, 2019 I WAS BACKING INTO A GAS STATION FILL UP SPOT. AS I LET OFF THE GAS TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE TRUCK REVVED UP AND STARTED ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AS POSSIBLE ONLY TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. I COULD FILL THE TRUCK'S BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE TRUCK'S BACK TIRES ARE SQUEALING OVER POWERING THE BRAKES. I FINALLY COME TO A STOP ON ONE OF THE POLES THAT PROTECTS THE GAS PUMPS AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SENT A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO PULL THE INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT DATA RECORDER. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A REPORT OVER WHAT THEY SAID HAPPENED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE THIRD PARTY HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 37 DAYS AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION. I HAVE DONE ALL THE RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THE 2006 TACOMA. ON ONE RECALL THEY INSTALLED AN OVERRIDE THAT WOULD HAVE DECREASED ACCELERATION IN THE EVENT THAT BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS WERE BEING DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DID NOT WORK IN MY ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED ON THIS SITE THAT THERE ARE 144 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF TRUCK OF THE SAME THING OCCURRING, YET THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SAY THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE? I AM CONVINCED THAT THE TRUCK IS A DANGER AND TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONDING AND HAVE MISSED THE DEADLINE OF GETTING ME THE REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS.

DEALER DID NOT APPLY THE CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND TO THE FRAME DURING THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PERIOD AS I REQUESTED. THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY WERE CAPABLE OF DOING SO UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED.AS A RESULT DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE FRAME DEVELOPED MAJOR RUST PERFORATION RESULTING IN FRAME CRACKING.AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.THE DEALER ALSO WOULD NOT REPLACE THE FRAME AS PER THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. I MADE NO PROGRESS WITH EAST MADISON TOYOTA OR TOYOTA CORPORATE OVER THIS ISSUE.I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND ALSO CONTACTED DATCP. I AM BASICALLY GETTING NOWHERE WITH THIS ISSUE AND AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE SITTING IN THE BACKYARD USELESS.IF THEY KNOW THE FRAME IS FAULTY WHY DON'T THEY FIX IT ? I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

WHEN FIRST STARTUP IN MORNING, I HEAR A BAD KNOCKING NOISE IT GOES AWAY AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP BUT AS SOON AS IT COOLS OFF, IT IS BACK AGAIN.. HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IT IS COOLER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AT MAUI TOYOTA (320 HANA HWY, KAHULUI, HI 96732, (808) 877-2781), THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ON THE CHASSIS AND A HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IN DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,895. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SERVCO AUTO KAUAI (LOCATED AT 2477 ULU MAIKA ST, LIHUE, HI 96766, (877) 292-9755) FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND THE BODY FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,985.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL SMOKE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME TO EXTINGUISH IT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT CALLED PAT LOBB'S TOYOTA OF MCKINNEY (LOCATED AT 3350 S CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070, (214) 544-8696) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,816.

WHEN TOYOTA RECALLED TAKOMA TRUCKS FOR FRAME RUST I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RUST TO QUALIFY. NOW WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED OU THE MECHANIC SAID IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID THE TIME FOR REPLACING THE FRAMES WAS OVER. THE TRUCK IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I FEEL THE FRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED.

FRAME RUST. TRUCK WAS TREATED DURING THE RECALL IN DEC 2014 AND DEALER STATED IT WOULD BE FINE. 5 YEARS AND 19,000 MILES LATER, THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND IF TREATED CORRECTLY IT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 5 YEARS.

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FRAME RUST ON TACOMA TRUCKS BETWEEN 2005-2010. MY TRUCK WAS AFFECTED WITH THIS RECALL AND I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN DEC 2014 FOR EVALUATION. THE DEALER SAID THE FRAME WAS FINE BUT THEY APPLIED A CORROSION PROTECTION SPRAY AND SAID THAT WOULD PROTECT THE FRAME. IN AUGUST 2019, WE NOTICE A GOOD BIT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S A LOT OF RUST AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. IN 2014 WHEN TREATED AS A SOLUTION TO THE RECALL, THE TRUCK HAD 56,853 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST 2019 WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR EVALUATION, THE TRUCK HAD 75,239 MILES ON IT. SINCE 2014, WE ONLY PUT 19,092 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ATTACHED IS SOME PHOTO'S OF THE FRAME AND 1 OF THE TRUCK TO SHOW THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. MY COMPLAINT IS WE DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN THE RECALL WAS ACTIVE AND WE WERE TOLD THE CORROSION PROTECTION SPRAY WOULD PROTECT THE FRAME BUT NOW I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND PER THE DEALER THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THERE'S NO OPEN PROGRAM. IF PROTECTED, WHY DID THE FRAME RUST THROUGH WITH VERY LITTLE MILES ON IT. I'M GOING USE THE DATE AS AUGUST 7, 2019 SINCE THAT'S WHEN THE DEALER SAID THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN 2014 ABOUT POSSIBLE FRAME RUST ISSUES AND WAS ASKED TO HAVE MINE CHECKED AT A TOYOTA DEALER. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY FRAME WAS OK BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY SPRAYED A RUST INHIBITOR ON THE FRAME TO BE SURE. I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT POSSIBLE REAR LEAF SPRINGS IN 2017. I TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER (STEVEN TOYOTA IN HARRISONBURG VA.) AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR SPRINGS BUT SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE FRAME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TOOK AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN AUGUST 2019 TO HAVE A MUFFLE INSTALLED AND THEY CONTACTED ME AND INFORMED ME THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED BADLY RUSTED OUT. ON FUTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SPRAYED WITH RUST INHIBITOR ONLY THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME WAS SPRAYED, NOTHING UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS SPRAYED AND THAT IS WHERE THE DAMAGE IS NOW. AT LEAST 2 OF THE CROSS MEMBERS HAVE RUSTED INTO 2 SEPARATE PIECES SO THEY NOW SUPPORT NOTHING. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO TOYOTA CORP. AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ALSO REPORTED IT TO STEVEN TOYOTA IN HARRISONBURG VA AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD THE RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE FRAME BEING SPRAYED IN 2014 AND SPRINGS BEING REPLACE IN 2017 BUT THEY ALSO REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION AND IN OTHER MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH WHEN THE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED IN 2017 THE RUST ISSUE HAD TO BE NOTICED BECAUSE OF HOW BADLY IT IS RUSTED AT THIS TIME.