2015 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TRUCK IS ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD AND MULTIPLE TIMES NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE. EACH TIME IT'S IN DRIVE, AND ON A SLOP OR HILL AND WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED WITH THE TRUCK IN DRIVE IT STARTS CLICKING AND GRINDING AND ROLLS BACKWARDS, UNABLE TO ENGAGE AND CONTINUE ON. TRUCK REQUIRES THAT YOU PUT IT INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE BEFORE YOU CAN PROCEED. LAST TIME THIS OCCURED I NEARLY HIT A CHILD IN THE STREET AS IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. IT'S BEEN INTO THE SHOP, NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I HAVE EMAILED TOYOTA. NOBODY WANTS TO HELP AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AND STARTS ROLLING BACKWARD BEFORE YOU EVEN REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING. EVEN IF THERE IS NO HILL-HOLDING OPTION WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT CLICK AND GRIND IN GEAR ONCE YOU PUT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE DRIVE FORWARD.

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE TOO BIG AND OBSTRUCT THE VIEW WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS WORSE AND WHEN TURNING LEFT YOU CAN'T SEE IF THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR SHORT DRIVERS MOSTLY AND MOST WOMEN ARE MUCH SHORTER THAN MEN. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF TOYOTAS FOR MANY YEARS. I SUSPECT I WILL HAVE TO GO TO A JUNK YARD AND FIND SOMETHING THAT IS SMALLER. FOR MORE ON OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, GO TO: SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOT HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/61-2ND-GENERATION-2005-2015/297184-SIDE-MIRROR-BLIND-SPOT.HTML

I HAVE TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR BROUGHT MY 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE DEALERSHIP IN STUART FLORIDA TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE WHERE I REPORTED THAT EVERY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK CONDENSATION ACCUMULATES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING VISION. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST VENT DIRECTS AIR-CONDITIONED COLD AIR, EVEN WHEN THE DEFROST FEATURE IS NOT SELECTED, CREATING A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS VISION IMPAIRMENT SAFETY HAZARD. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE CONDENSATION IS TO ENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN CONDENSATION BECOMES TOO DENSE. LAST WEEK THE DEALER WITNESSED THE ISSUE AND COULD ACTUALLY FEEL THE COLD AIR BEING EMITTED AND THEN CONSULTED WITH A CORPORATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT WHO ADVISED VIA TECHNICAL CASE #152830046 'THE HVAC SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED' AND BLAMING FLORIDA'S HUMIDITY. I HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED MANY VEHICLES IN FLORIDA OVER MANY YEARS INCLUDING TOYOTAS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. EITHER THE HVAC SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL HAS A SAFETY FLAW IN THE 'DESIGN' OR THE CORPORATION IS TRYING TO AVOID WHAT MAY BE A COSTLY, POTENTIALLY FLEET-WIDE, REPAIR. NONETHELESS IMPAIR VISION IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA.

DOORS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN TRUCK BEGINS TO MOVE. SMALL CHILDREN ARE TRANSPORTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TA HAVE PUT US IN DANGER MANY TIMES. WE PURCHASED A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM DOLAN TOYOTA IN RENO, NV FEBRUARY 2015. WELL ON A TRIP PASSING THROUGH SACRAMENTO, CA IN MARCH 2015 IT BEGAN TO RAIN.THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE ON ALL FOR TIRES EVEN IN 4-WHEEL. COMPLAINED TO DOLAN, THEY SAID SORRY TIRES ARE MADE FOR OFF ROAD IN IN DRY WEATHER AND REFUSED TO REPLACE. ON AUGUST 8, 2015 WAS FOUR WHEEL FOR FIRST TRIP IN TACOMA, THE TIRES SLIPPED ON ROCKS, IT BEGAN TO RAIN AND THE TRUCK SLID INTO THE SMALLEST HOLES. THE TIRES HAVE ZERO GRIP IN WET DIRT. THE TACOMA SAVED US WITH ITS MANY OFF ROAD FEATURES. OUR LIVES WERE AT RISK DURING THE TRIP FORCING US TO BACK TRACK CAREFULLY. THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE OFF-ROAD NOR ON ROAD ESPECIALLY IF MOISTURE IS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT. WET WEATHER IS COMING, FOR SAFETY & SANITY, I'M REPLACING THESE DEATH TRAPS WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT, NOT BF GOODRICH!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY SCRAPED THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WALL. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED BOTH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE BUMPER WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

MY 2015 TACOMA HAS AN INDICATION THAT CRUISE CONTROL (CC) IS TURNED ON, BUT NOT IF CC IS ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON A MULTIPLE LANE FREEWAY WITH CC ON AND ENGAGED. WHEN I APPROACHED SLOWER MOVING TRAFFIC IN THE LANE I WAS TRAVELING, I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS. I USED THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO SPEED UP AND MINIMIZE MY IMPACT ON THE FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC IN THE LANE. I DID THIS WITHOUT DISENGAGING CC. FEELING SOCIAL PRESSURE TO MOVE RIGHT AS TRAFFIC WAS BACKING UP EVEN AT MY ACCELERATED SPEED, I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND MOVED RIGHT. AS MY VEHICLE SLOWED AND I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE NOW IN FRONT OF ME, I DID NOT RECALL CC WAS ENGAGED. SINCE I WAS EXPECTING MY VEHICLE TO CONTINUE DECELERATING, I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN MY CC ENGAGED AND QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO RESUME THE SET SPEED AFTER MY VEHICLE'S SPEED DROPPED 1-2 MPH LESS THAN THE SPEED MY CC WAS ENGAGED TO MAINTAIN. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES AVOID A COLLISION, BUT AM CONCERNED THIS FAILURE TO INDICATE THE STATUS OF MY CC MAY CAUSE A FUTURE COLLISION. CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 49 SECTION 571.101 S5.2.8 STATES "EACH CONTROL FOR AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE SPEED SYSTEM (CRUISE CONTROL) AND EACH CONTROL FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS MUST HAVE IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED FOR EACH FUNCTION OF EACH SUCH SYSTEM." I DO NOT BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SATISFIES THIS REQUIREMENT AS THEIR IS NO IDENTIFICATION INDICATING THE TWO SETTINGS AVAILABLE WHEN CC IS ON: ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED. I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. THEY OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND STATED THE SPEEDOMETER HOLDING A CONSTANT SPEED WAS THE INDICATION CC WAS ENGAGED. I QUESTION IF THIS IS A VALID ARGUMENT BECAUSE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN CC IS ENGAGED, MY SPEED CHANGES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ALL THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AT NIGHT, THE TOP 1/3RD OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSES DOUBLE VISION OF LIGHTS. THIS OCCURS FOR ALL HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND STREETLIGHTS. THIS DOESN'T OCCUR LOWER IN THE WINDSHIELD, BUT IT'S UNAVOIDABLE FOR TALLER DRIVERS (I'M OVER 6' TALL). THIS DOES OCCUR THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT DOESN'T OCCUR WITH ANY OF THE SIDE WINDOWS. IT ALSO DID NOT OCCUR IN A PREVIOUS 2013 TACOMA THAT I OWNED. I'VE VERIFIED THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP (KEARNY MESA TOYOTA, SAN DIEGO CA). THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE IN MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALSO REPRODUCED THIS IN 3 OTHER BRAND NEW 2015 TOYOTA TACOMAS ON THEIR LOT. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS SIMPLY THE WAY THE WINDSHIELD IS MANUFACTURED. THIS IS A SERIOUS NIGHT TIME SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO BE INHERENT IN ALL 2015 TACOMAS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WOULD REFUSE TO ISSUE ME A DRIVERS LICENSE IF I TOLD THEM I HAD NIGHT TIME DOUBLE VISION. IT CAN'T BE ACCEPTABLE THAT IT'S BUILT INTO A VEHICLE.

THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WE HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS IN OUR TRUCK,