2005 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME CORROSION RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS AWAITING SETTLEMENT CLAIMS FROM THE COURT. UPDATED 07/19/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER (COX TOYOTA 3860 DANBROOK ROAD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A RECALL WAS SENT OUT YEARS PRIOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 239,000. UPDATED 09/07/17*LJ *CN

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO HAVE ALL RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 7/7/2017*JS

I TOOK MY TACOMA TO DEALER TO HAVE REAR LEAF SPRINGS INSPECTED PER A RECALL (14V604).. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL OWNER (I'M SECOND OWNER) HAD INSTALLED A 2" LIFT KIT. THEY LEFT ME IN "LIMBO" REGARDING THIS RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, IF MY LEAF SPRINGS NEED REPLACING. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOUSY WAY TO HANDLE A RECALL.

TOYOTA FRAME RECALL - I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH HOLES AND CRACKS VISIBLE IN THE FRAME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE INTERNALLY TO THE FRAME. HUGE CHUNKS OF FRAME RUST COME FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME WHEN PRESSURE WASHED. THE TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND RESIDED IN THE NORTHEAST FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLE'S LIFE. THE TRUCK WAS OBVIOUSLY EXPOSED TO ROAD SALTS AND AS A RESULT THE FRAME HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THE TOYOTA DEALER MUST BE AWARE OF THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE AS THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THIRD PARTY SERVICE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST. IN 2014 TOYOTA TRIED TO COVERED UP THE PROBLEM WITH A "RUST INHIBITOR" WHICH ONLY HIDE THE TRUE DAMAGE ON THE FRAME. I RECENTLY TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTONATION TOYOTA AT 2555 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS, FL 33907 PHONE:(239) 321-5413 FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, THE REAR SPRINGS. I REQUESTED THE FRAME BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECENT TOYOTA FRAME RECALL SETTLEMENT AND WAS SIMPLY IGNORED. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING MY TRUCK AS A NECESSITY KNOWING THERE MAY BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT ANY TIME. TOYOTA HAS AGREED IN COURT TO EITHER REPLACE OR BUY OUT THE VEHICLES AFFECTED. MY TRUCK IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THE FRAME AS EVIDENCE OF THE DAMAGE. PLEASE HELP!

AFTER WAITING FOR YEARS TO BE CALLED TO GET THE TOYOTA LEAF SPRINGS CHANGED AFTER MANUFACTURER RECALL, THE DEALER REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THEM. I ADDED AN EXTRA LEAF UNDER THE SUBSTANDARD ONES TO MITIGATE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHILE TOWING, AND WAS TOLD I HAD "MODIFIED THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS". THE DEALER WAS RED MC COMBS TOYOTA; 13526 INTERSTATE 10 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, US (210) 530-3000

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS (55 MPH) AND YOU TRY TO MOVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING APPEARS TO BE STUCK, BUT WITH SOME ADDITIONAL EFFORT I AM ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ORDERED THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) BY THE MANUFACTURER ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY RECENTLY NOTIFIED OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,431.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. UPON TRADING IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND SPLIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE HEFFNER GROUP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 06/27/17 *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,500. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ