2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

MY TACOMA IS A LEASURE/WORK VEHICLE, GARAGED AND MAINTAINED WITH 65K MILES. WITHIN THIS MONTH I HAD A MAIN EXHUAST HANGER THAT WAS WELDED TO THE FRAME BREAK AWAY AND TAKE A LARGE PART OF THE FRAME WITH IT, THEN THANKS TO MY WIFE SHE NOTICED AN ODDITY UNDER THE BED AND IT WAS THAT 2 OF MY GAS TANK STRAPS HAD BROKEN. I INFORMED THE LOCAL DEALER (KOLAR) AND TOYOTA, THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THAT DUE TO ITS ADVANCED YEARS, THEY WOULD NOT HELP AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN I35 TO THE CITIES AT 85 MPH AND THE TANK CAME OFF, AND IT STRUCK MY OR ANOTHER VEHICLE THIS NOTE WOULD BE WORDED VERY DIFFERENTLY. I WILL PROVIDE PHOTOS, BUT I AM YET TO GET MY VEHICLE RELEASED FROM TOYOTA, NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS, THEY WILL NOT RELEASE IT TO ME UNTIL IT IS SAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS.

MAIN FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH THE SPRING SHACKLES AT THE REAR ROTTED FROM FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS HAVE HOLES FROM RUST. PER TOYOTA DEALER VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A ENHANCED RECALL THAT HAS EXPIRED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.

TRUCK HAD EXCELERATOR TO FULL ON 3 OCCASIONS AND ON EACH EPISODE I BARELY AVOIDED DEATH, THESE ARE EXTREME EPISODES , THE VEHICLE WENT FULL BLAST FROM IDLE , IT HAD HAPPENED 3 TIMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE BED CAB AND FRAME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED STAPP INTERSTATE TOYOTA (8019 RASPBERRY WAY, FREDERICK, CO 80504, (303) 776-1743) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LARRY H. MILLER TOYOTA BOULDER (2465 48TH CT, BOULDER, CO 80301, (720) 907-0926) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1906051787. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

STIFF STEERING WHILE STATIONARY. DIFFICULT TURNING WHILE MOVING AFTER NOT USING THE VEHICLE FOR A TIME. THIS OCCURRED AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO AT THE DEALER FOR A RECALL IN 2012 OR SO. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IT WAS OK BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO IT. THIS PROBLEM JUST REOCCURRED LAST WEEK AFTER I DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM TOYOTA LANGHORNE (746 E LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, 267-569-0691), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITH AN ANTI-CORROSION OINTMENT, BUT THE REPAIR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE PRESENTLY HOLES IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL GET REALLY TIGHT AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME. CALL TOYOTA AND THE DEALER ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. TRUCK HAS 86,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT.

REAR LEAF SPRING, RECALL: 14V-604. ON JULY 10TH OF 2016 I MADE A CALL TO ELK GROVE TOYOTA IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE SERVICE WRITER ASK ME IF MY TRUCK HAD A LEVEL KIT INSTALLED ? I TOLD HIM YES, 2'. HE TOLD ME IT VOIDED THE RECALL. I DID SONE RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME SITUATION, BUT OTHERS DID NOT. THEIR DEALERSHIP REPLACED AND TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL EVEN WITH A LEVEL KIT INSTALLED. IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATES AND COUNTRY. I CALLED AGAIN ON 3/25/19 TO ELK GROVE TOYOTA AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. MY RECALL IS VOID BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL KIT. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN ELK GROVE, CA. IF THEY WON'T PERFORM THE RECALL IS THERE A WAY I CAN HAVE ANOTHER SHOP PERFORM THE RECALL AND TOYOTA PAID THEM ? PLEASE ADVICE

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT EXPERIENCED IRREGULARITIES WITH REGARD TO SHIFTING. THE CODE WAS RAN AND THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS THE ISSUE. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS RECOMMENDED. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND HAND. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE SHIFTING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME WE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE ISSUE IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE ACTUAL ISSUE AND IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE TRUSTED. THE CERTIFIED DEALER RECOMMENDS A COSTLY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO VERIFY THE ISSUE.

RUSTED FRONT END PASSENGER SIDE COMPONENT BROKE OF THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. TOYOTA WARRANTY FOR REPAIR EXPIRED 31 JANUARY 2019 AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA 2 MONTHS LATER AND TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR. VERY DISAPPOINTING ON TOYOTAS END. THE RUSTED FRAME TAKES LONGER THAN 2 MONTHS TO CORRODE. TOYOTA CARE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME AND FIX THERE FAULTY AND VERY UNSAFE PRODUCT!