2005 Toyota Tacoma

NOV 17, 2014, I BROUGHT MY TACOMA IN FOR RECALL FRAME INSPECTION. IT FAILED. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ORDER REPLACEMENT FRAME. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN MID JANUARY '15. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY. THEY SAID NO FRAME ARRIVED AND NO ETA WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THEY GUESSED MID MARCH, ANOTHER TWO MONTHS AWAY, BUT NO ASSURANCE IT WAS TRUE. I DON'T DRIVE MY TRUCK DUE TO THE WEAK FRAME. I STILL PAY INSURANCE ON IT. WHY CAN TOYOTA OFFER FREE FRAME REPLACEMENT AND NOT DELIVER A NEW FRAME IN A TIMELY MANNER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/3/15*CN UPDATED 03/17/15. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A CLUNK AND MY TRUCK JERKED LIKE MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP THEN MY TRUCK BOUNCED. I PULLED OVER BUT I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO LOOK FOR. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO LITHIA TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG BUT I TOLD THEM I THINK SOMETHING BROKE. I WAS TOLD MY SHOCKS MIGHT HAVE GONE BAD. I LATER HAD MY SHOCKS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SAID THE SHOCKS WILL HELP MY RIDE. LATER I FOUND OUT BY RESEARCHING THAT IT IN FACT WAS NOT A SHOCK ISSUE, AND THAT OTHERS HAVE LEAF SPRING ISSUES SO I TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SHOT. WHEN I MENTIONED THIS TO LITHIA TOYOTA THEY SAID I COULD REPLACE THEM BUT IT WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET COSTS. I TOLD THEM I THINK IT BROKE OFF AND THAT I HAD SPOKEN WITH THEM BEFORE BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. 6 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AS MY TRUCK EVERYDAY RIDE WAS BOUNCY, BOTTOMED OUT SO I COULD NOT TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I FINALLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR LEAF SPRINGS FOR MY TRUCK.I TOLD THEM THAT I WASN'T SURPRISED. I WAS TREATED BY TOYOTA LIKE I WAS MAKING IT UP AND THAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR FREE WHEN IN FACT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WHEN I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM. PLUS I DON'T THINK I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND NOW AM OUT THAT MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOWER TOWARDS THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO VEER AND SWERVED WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL PART INSTALLED WAS THE INCORRECT SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,764.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB. I GOT A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTICE" THAT MY TRUCK MIGHT HAVE ABNORMAL RUST ON THE FRAME. I PUT IT ON A LIFT AND BEHOLD THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE IN MY FRAME MAKING IT NOT DRIVABLE. APPARENTLY TOYOTA IS NOT BEING UP FRONT WITH ITS CUSTOMERS AND HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE 2005-2011 MODEL YEARS. MY DEALER SAID A NEW FRAME WILL COST AROUND $14,000 TO REPLACE. THEY SAID TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR THE FRAME BUT WILL NOT BUY BACK THE TRUCK. I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE WILLING TO SPEND $14,000 ON A FRAME ON A TRUCK THAT IS WORTH $15,000 I HAVE HEARD FROM DEALERS THAT THE FRAMES ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND ARE AT LEAST 3 MONTHS OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE 2005-2011 TACOMA CLAIMS. I THINK A FULL RECALL IS DUE. MY TRUCK COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE. I AM SURE THERE IS A LOT OF TICKING TIME BOMBS OUT THERE. *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 MY REAR TIRE FEEL OUT FROM BENEATH MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CROSS BARS THAT HELD THE TIRE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I FILED AN NHTSA COMPLAINT. EARLY THIS SPRING I BROUGHT MY TACOMA TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A LARGER PERFORATION THAT APPEARED IN MY FRAME. THERE DEALER PHOTOGRAPHED IT, SENT IT TO TOYOTA, AND INFORMED ME THEY WOULD CALL ME IF TOYOTA WAS GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WAS HEARING RUMORS OF A FRAME RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD CHECK IN PERIODICALLY. EARLY IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR I READ ON HE INTERNET ABOUT THE TACOMA "LEAF SPRING" RECALL AND BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK TO TOYOTA. MY TRUCK WAS AGAIN INSPECTED, PHOTOGRAPHED, AND A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY TRUCK IN. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS MAILING OUT NOTICES TO QUALIFIED TOYOTA OWNERS AND THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING MY RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER SOON. I HAVE NEVER YET RECEIVED THAT LETTER. HOWEVER, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 10 AND THEY PROMPTLY IMPOUNDED IT, SAYING IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD TAKE JUST A FEW DAYS, THE FRAMES HAD NOT YET ARRIVED AND I SHOULD EXPECT A TWO TO THREE MONTH DELAY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO CALLED ME OFFERED NO FURTHER SOLUTION (I SUGGESTED THAT TOYOTA BUY BACK MY TRUCK AND OFFERED ME A CREDIT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TOYOTA), BUT DID ADD THAT SHE THOUGHT THE FRAMES WOULD TAKE LONGER STILL TO COME IN AND THAT I SHOULD EXPECT TO BE WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR FOUR MONTHS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A LOANER PAID FOR BY TOYOTA, BUT ONE THAT DOES NOT WELL MEET THEN NEEDS MET BY MY PERSONAL TRUCK. *TR

TOYOTA ISSUED A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER CSC-10056075-4484 FOR 2005 THRU 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WITH FRAME RUST PROBLEMS, MINE WAS INSPECTED AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS THE WV STATE INSPECTION YEARLY PROCEDURE. BUT WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA USA THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN EVEN THOUGH IT FITS THE YEAR AND MODEL. SO I AM STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I HAVE ONLY ONE VEHICLE AND RETIRED AND NEED THE TRUCK. *TR