2005 Toyota Tacoma

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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.

I WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. MY TRUCK SHOT LIKE A BULLET (ABOUT 40-45 FEET) INTO THE CORNER OF MY HOUSE AND DECK. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SHEARED A 6X6 DECK CORNER POST, KNOCKED THE GARAGE SMALL ENTRY DOOR COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM IT'S FRAME, AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A SOLID BRICK WALL, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF GARAGE. LUCKILY, I DID STILL HAVE MY SEAT BELT FASTENED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA, THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR, AND NOW HAVE DENIED THAT THERE WAS ANY MALFUNCTION. I AM 100% SURE THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT "DRIVER'S ERROR" AND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE BODY DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT. THE CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD WITH THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA'S HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN MOST UNPLEASANT AND HAVE LEFT ME WITH A VERY BAD OPINION OF TOYOTA AS A COMPANY. I WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES! I JUST HOPE THE NEXT PERSON IS AS LUCKY AS I WAS AND DOES NOT GET KILLED OR BADLY INJURED WHEN HIS TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATES FOR NO REASON! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 04/14/15

THE VEHICLE HAS SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS ON THE FRAME WHERE LARGE SECTIONS OF METAL HAVE DELAMINATED. THIS PRESENTS A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUE IN KEY SUPPORTING AREAS OF THE FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR MAJOR COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE DRIVE TRAIN, BRAKING AND SUSPENSION. THE OVERALL CRASH WORTHINESS IS IN QUESTION DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUE PRESENTED BY THE FRAME DESIGN, METAL COMPOSITION AND PREMATURE RUSTING AND METAL FATIGUE. TOYOTA HAS STARTED A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO APPLY A CORROSION RESISTANCE PROTECTION, BUT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. BASED ON THE MAGNITUDE OF DAMAGE FROM RUSTING IN MY CASE THE ONLY RESOLUTION WOULD BE A FULL FRAME REPLACEMENT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FRAME DAMAGE AND RUST AVAILABLE. I WILL ALSO BE SENDING TOYOTA A LETTER REQUESTING AN INSPECTION BY THE REGIONAL FACTOR REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO ANY REPAIRS. *TR

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

TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE (THAT WAS NOT LISTED ON YOUR SITE) FOR RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP INSPECT IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS BAD AND TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE FRAME. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT SPECIFIC PARTS (THE POWER STEERING RACK AND LINES) THAT ARE RUSTY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE PUT BACK WHEN THE FRAME IS REPLACED (AND THE TRUCK ASSEMBLED AGAIN) BUT I HAVE TO PAY THE COST. I HAD THOSE SPECIFIC PARTS LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND ALTHOUGH A PORTION (THE LINES ARE BAD AND I AM HAVING REPLACED) THE PS RACK IS NOT IN BAD CONDITION. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL COVER AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER PARTS THAT ARE NOT THE FRAME. MY TRUCK IS 10 YEARS OLD. IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND RUNS GREAT AND I PLANNED TO KEEP IT FOR A LONG TIME. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU TRY TO DISASSEMBLE A WHOLE VEHICLE (WHICH IS 10 YEARS OLD) SOME OF THE PARTS THAT ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, ONCE BANGED AROUND TRYING TO REMOVE THEM, WILL BREAK. I AM CONCERNED THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE PARTS. IF TOYOTA IS REPLACING THE FRAME DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES, ISN'T IT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE OTHER PARTS THAT WERE FINE PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECALL FIX? *TR

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