2014 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK. THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION INSIDE THE CAB AND IT FELT LIKE THE DRIVESHAFT WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. WE HAVE HAD BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER AND 2 OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED DIFFERENT COMPONENTS ON THE SUSPENSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS, NO CHANGE. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, RE-BALANCED AND REPLACED NO CHANGE. THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS TRUED AND BALANCED, NO CHANGE. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED, NO CHANGE. WE TRIED TO WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND BROUGHT OUR CONCERNS TO TOYOTA REPEATEDLY, WE EVEN COMPLETED THE ARBITRATION PROCESS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL AND A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TACOMA. THIS DEFECT IS HUGE CONCERN FOR US, THE VIBRATION HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND OUR GREATEST FEAR IS THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVE LINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING INJURY TO US AND OTHERS OR POSSIBLY SOMEBODY'S DEATH. AFTER NEARLY 10 VISITS TO THE DEALER, TIRE COMPANIES, DRIVE LINE SPECIALISTS AND REPEATED CALLS TO TOYOTA CORP, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TACOMA, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE DRIVING IT OR ANOTHER TACOMA WITH THIS ISSUE.. *TR

SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN TENSIONER. SHARP PIECE IN TENSIONER CUTS SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. FAKE BUMPER ON FRONT OF TRUCK PLASTIC COVER GIVES ILLUSION OF REAL BUMPER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM THE DRIVE TO REVERSE, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE ONLY LOCKED WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCK CONTROL WAS MANUALLY PRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM WAS INSTALLED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THEN THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VOIDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,320. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 11/25/2014 *JS

WHILE DRIVING FROM EAST TO WEST AND CROSSING THE GORGE AT GEORGE, WASHINGTON WIND WAS BLOWING REALLY HARD. THEN I HEARD WIND NOISE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED AT THE NEXT REST AREA AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD SEAL HAD LIFTED AND WAS CAUSING WIND NOISE AND FLEXING OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HAD THE WINDSHIELD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR

FIRST LET ME START WITH HOW I ENDED UP WITH THIS HORRIBLE VEHICLE. WE HAD A 2012 CHEVY DIESEL, AMAZING TRUCK, GREAT TRUCK. DIESEL PRICES HAD BEEN RISING AND WAS JUST COSTING TO MUCH TO DRIVE AND WE WANTED TO START SAVING SOME MONEY. WE SHOPPED AROUND AND ENDED UP LOOKING AT THE TOYOTA TACOMA, NOT THE BEST QUALITY BUT NONE THE LESS DECENT GAS MILEAGE (OR SO WE THOUGHT). SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET BETTER THEN 15 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! 14 CITY! HAVE HAD FUEL EFFICIENCY TEST DONE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH AS WELL AND CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG. CORPORATE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING AND CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG, YET EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THIS SAME TRUCK IS GETTING NO LESS THEN 18 MPG HIGHWAY. I HOPE I'M THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS BECAUSE THE SMALL TRUCK GETS WORSE GAS MILEAGE THEN ANY FULL SIZE TRUCK I'VE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN NOR WILL ANYONE I KNOW OR ANYONE IN MY FAMILY. STAY AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FOR TOYOTA. NOW ONTO THE TRACK CONTROL, IT LIKES TO ACTIVATE AT RANDOM. IF YOUR SITTING AT A STAND STILL AND TRY TO DRIVE FORWARD WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST ROLL BACK IT GOES CRAZY! AND THE BRAKES, IF YOUR GOING DOWN A HILL AND YOU USE THE BRAKE FOR MORE THEN ROUGHLY 30 SEC IT WILL START TO VIBRATE, MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING.... THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS POOR AND I MUST ADD THAT THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT NOR WITH THEY FIX IT. ALL THEY WILL TELL YOU IS "WELL SORRY IF YOUR UNHAPPY WITH YOUR VEHICLE, WE WILL SEND YOU ARBITRATION PAPERWORK." *TR

FIRST 3 WEEKS AGO OR SO MY RADIO SHUT ITSELF OFF THEN ON AGAIN, REPEATED THAT 3 TIME SINCE THEN. SEATBELT CHIME WENT OFF LIKE I JUST STARTED DRIVING AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. DASH TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FADED AND RE-LIT. WHILE PARKED AND ENGINE RUNNING TRAC CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND AUTO LSD LIGHT CAME ON. TODAY 6/3/14 THE RADIO TOTALLY RESET BACK TO A DIFFERENT STATION WHEN I TURNED TRUCK ON . *TR

AT COLD START UP, OIL PUMP MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINE NOISE. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL DOES NOT CHECK THE ENGINE. *TR