2005 Toyota Tacoma

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER I START MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 73 000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND FOR CLOSE TO $100 THEY TOLD ME IT WAS INDICATING SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT (I AM NOT SURE IF IT MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN NOT IN AN ACCIDENT). THE QUOTE BEFORE TAXES WAS OVER $600. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR (NO ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN BUMPED OR TAPPED). THEY CAN REPLACE IT WITH A 1-YEAR WARRANTY (BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO CONCRETE REASON FOR IT TO HAPPEN WHO'S TO SAY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN IN 1 1/2 YEARS!). THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND SINCE IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE THINK TOYOTA SHOULD PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THESE TRUCKS. *TR

SRS LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS ON. THERE WAS NO CAUSE, IT SIMPLY CAME ON. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO EFFECT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES ARE FAULTY AND MAY NOT PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE OTHER THAN RESEARCH ONLINE AND COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BY TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE SUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34699. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65910.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED, KNOCKING THE DRIVER UNCONSCIOUS AND RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. A POLICE WAS TAKEN. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE AMBULANCE ARRIVE HE WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,800.

2ND TIME A GAS PEDAL STUCK ON MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK LEADING TO A 2ND COLLISION WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK & THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP ON A FLAT RD. THERE WHERE SKID MARKS FROM MY TRUCK AND I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE INCREASED INSPEED. THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER MY FIRST ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR AND AGAIN IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD TURN IT OVER TO THERE LEGAL DEPT. AND THE TRUCK WAS TO BE INSPECTED BY A ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE WEST. THE INSPECTION FIRM WAS IN A HURRY TO INSPECT THE TRUCK AND CALLED IN JULY NOW THEY WON'T RETURN MY CALLS. THIS FIRM WAS HIRED BY TOYOTA. ALSO DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG HAD SHORTED OUT AND DID NOT DEPLOY. IF YOU HAVE ONE OF TOYOTA'S TRUCKS ON THE RECALL LIST BE VERY CAREFUL AND DON'T EXPECT ANY HELP FROM THE DEALER OR TOYOTA FIXING THE PROBLEM. AS I SAID IT IS THE 2ND TIME FOR BOTH ITEMS TO FAIL. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA LUNGES OR SURGES WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE AT LIGHT. IF I DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE FIRM IT COULD REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL. AND CHARGED ME TO INSPECT. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A PART IN THE AIRBAG AND WANTED 612.00 TO REPLACE STATING THAT IT MAY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING.CAUSING A CRASH .SHOULDN'T A PART THIS CRITICAL BE COVERED FOR LIFE OF TRUCK? *TR

ON FEBRUARY 22 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 A.M. PST, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. I CALLED THE DEALER IN SANTEE CA., AND ASKED WHAT THIS WAS BEING THE MANUAL IN MY TRUCK SAID TO "CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY". I WAS INFORMED THAT IT MEANT THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I WAS TO BE IN A WRECK. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN ON THE 23RDBEFORE WORK ABOUT 5:15 A.M. PST. LATER ABOUT 8:00 A.M., I GOT A CALL SAYING THE WIRE HARNESS HAD A SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I CAN GET IT BACK DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP WITH MY SPOUSE, WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS BY NO FAULT BY US , BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED HUNDREDS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE HARNESS ITSELF WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PART WAS REPLACED BY SAID DEALER, BUT THE OLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. *TR

MY 05 TACOMA,DASH LIGHT WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY "OH YEA, THAT'S BEEN A BIG PROBLEM WITH THOSE MODELS". TURNED OUT IT WAS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, AFTER 85,000 IT CAME ON. IT COST ME $800.00 DOLLARS TO FIX, THEY SAID IT WAS A 5 HOUR JOB, BUT IT ONLY TOOK 2 HOURS BUT CHARGED ME THE $800.00 ANYWAY.THE PART IS CALLED THE SPIRAL CABLE, AND IT ATTACHES TO THE AIR BAG, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO PULL MY WHOLE DASH APART TO FIX. I LATER ASKED THEM "IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM,THEN WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED"? SERVICE SAID , MUST NOT BEEN THAT IMPORTANT ! I HAVE LOGGED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS , BUT NEVER HEARD A WORD BACK FROM ANYONE. IF I CHOSE TO NOT HAVE IT FIXED, WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH NO AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, THAT'S WHY I PURCHASED THE TACOMA, FOR IT'S APPARENT SAFETY. *TR