2004 Toyota Tacoma

THROTTLE BODY RELATED AND RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. WHERE THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR MAL-FUNCTIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TOYOTA DOES NOT SELL THE SENSOR BUT DOES SELL THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF OVER $700. WARRANTED VEHICLES WITH CALIF. EMISSIONS, GOES FOR 5 YEARS OR 60K MILES. BUT FED EMISSION VEHICLES ONLY HAVE A 3 YEAR 36K MILE WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT PART NUMBER IN QUESTION.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. HAD TRUCK LIFTED ON 6-7-04 FOR $3700 , AND ON 6-24-04 GOT THE TRUCK RETORQUED WHICH TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED IT. AROUND FEBRUARY 2005 HEARD A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK SHOOK AND IT TURNED TO THE RIGHT, SUSPENSION WAS LOOSE. ON 3-7-05 TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO INSPECT VEHICLE AND FIX IT. CONSUMER REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THE OTHER COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUDE AND INTIMIDATING. VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A WARRANTY BECAUSE ANOTHER COMPANY TIGHTENED THE BOLTS AND CHARGED CONSUMER $80. THE TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WITH A REAR FACING INFANT SEAT LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE CAB THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE THE CHILD SEAT WAS PUSHING IT FORWARD. THE CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION STATION STATED THEY WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK. THE CHILD SEAT COULD NOT GO BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. *AK

MY 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB PRERUNNER V6 SR5 HAS 18,000MILES AND HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. I DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHICH TELLS ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE A PROGRESSIVE ISSUE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WHEN DRIVING THE TACOMA DOWN THE ROAD THE TACOMA DRIVES FINE. BUT WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IS WHEN THE FOLLOWING OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT TO THE REAR AND A JERK SOUND IS HEARD AND FELT. WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE YOU WILL FEEL AND HEAR ANOTHER MORE INTENSE JERK. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD FROM AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS YET ANOTHER JERK. ALL OF THESE FEELS AS IF IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S REGULAR MAINTENCE AND QUESTIONED THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IN A VERY "I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU MANNER" IT'S A TACOMA IT WILL ALWAYS DO THAT. I CAN'T NOR WILL I ACCEPT THAT ANSWER.

HARD START WITH 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT UP AND OTHER TIMES IT TAKES 3-5 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING. THIS NONCONFORMITY USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER ITS BEEN DRIVEN AND SITS FOR 1-2 HOURS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THIS INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM 5 TIMES. WITH 870 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I BROUGHT IT IN AND TOYOTA SAID THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED AND CHANGED THEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. WITH 1500 MILES WE BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND TOYOTA SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRO MAGNETIC CURRENT INTERFERING WITH THE INJECTOR CIRCUIT. THEY REMOVED THE GROUND WIRE CABLE OUT OF THE WIRE HARNESS AND SAID THE ENGINE STARTED JUST FINE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE THIRD TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WITH 9087 MILES. THEY PERFORMED A TSB EG042-04 FPN-8122-04052, 0P EG4016. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FOURTH TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WITH 9901 MILES THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS IN SPECIFICATIONS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FIFTH TIME I BROUGHT IT IN IT HAD 11.700 MILES. TOYOTA REPLACED THE UBE SUB-ASSMBLY E. THE ENGINE STILL HAS PROBLEMS STARTING.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-45 MPH, CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE TIRE AREA. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED WITH THE SEAT BELT, AND NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS HIT SO HARD IN THE FRONT THAT IT WAS TOTALED. *TC