2005 Toyota Tacoma

2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, VERY SLOWLY WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN HE GOT ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND HE STOMPED ON THE BRAKE. HE CAME TO REST AGAINST THE CONCRETE BLOCK, SLAMMED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RACED. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY, THE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ONBOARD RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. *JB

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

I HAVE 2005 TACOMA 4X4 WITH A FRAME THAT CRACKED AND COLLAPSED INTO ITS SELF WERE THE LEFT MOTOR MOUNT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME. THE MOTOR CAME TO REST ON THE STEERING SHAFT KNUCKLE @ THE RACK AND PINION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB THERE ARE WELL OVER 200 COMPLAINTS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT A FABRICATION COMPANY DMZ MAKES A GUSSET REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR AND REINFORCE THE FRAME. IT'S A BOUT A 10 HOUR REPAIR. HTTP://DMZFAB.COM/PRODUCT/TACOMA-MOTOR-MOUNT-GUSSET-KIT/. TOYOTA SHOULD CONTACT THEM FOR THE CURE. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME ON MY 2005 TACOMA X-RUNNER IS RUSTED AND SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL OR TSB. THE RUST IS SO BAD THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE COLD WEATHER STATES TO RECOAT OR REPLACE RUSTED FRAMES SO TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH 95-04 TACOMAS. *TR

ON THE TOP PART OF MY HOOD ON MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER. THE PAINT IS CHIPPING/ FLAKING OFF TO WHERE THE METAL IS BEING SHOWN. THE PAINT EVERYWHERE ELSE ON MY TRUCK IS FINE, EXCEPT ON THE TRIM AROUND THE WHEEL-WELL IS FADING. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH THE REAR CONSOLE LATCH WHICH CLOSES AND OPENS THE CONSOLE BROKE AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF DRIVING MY TRUCK. THE LATCH DID FEEL LIKE IT WAS STICKY UNTIL I CLOSED THE TOP PART OF THE CONSOLE AND THE LATCH BROKE OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT OFF MYSELF BUT I EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THAT PART I WOULD HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE NEW CONSOLE FOR A PART I TOOK OFF IN LESS THAN THIRTY SECONDS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY ISSUES WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. *TR

ON MY OLD 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA I GOT THE DEAL ON BUYBACK WHEN THE FRAME RUSTED OUT SO BAD WITH HOLES IN IT.THEN I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THIS TRUCK HAS RUST FROM END TO END ON THE FRAME AGAIN. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2006 TOYOTA SAID THEY HAD THAT FIXED BUT THIS 2005 IS ALOT WORSE WITH ALOT MORE RUST THEN THE 1998.I ALSO TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR AND AC PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS RUSTED UP ON THE ALTERNATOR AND AC PUMP AND POWER STEERING SO BAD THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO KEEP THE PARTS AND SHOW THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND NHTSA.I WAS LUCKY THAT EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN ON THE TRUCK WHEN I GOT IT TO THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND 1790.00 DOLLARS LATER WITH LABOR AND PARTS LET ME TELL YOU NOT HAPPY WITH TOYOTA.PLEASE NHTSA LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU NEED A TRUCK TO TAKE PICS OF MINE IS THE ONE I USED TO WORK AT A BODY SHOP SO I KNOW THIS TRUCK WOULD DO THE JOB FOR NHTSA MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES ON IT I WILL TAKE PICS OF IT FOR YOU IF YOU WISH. *TR

TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE THEY FOUND A LONG CRACK IN THE FRAME TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THAT TIME SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT THAT TIME I TRADED IT IN ON A NEW ONE TEN THOUSAND WAS OWED ON THE TRUCK BUT THEY ONLY GAVE ME 6000 TRUCK WAS WORTH ABOUT 14000.00 NOW THERE IS A RECALL AND TOYOTA SAYS THAT PER YOUR GUIDELINES THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COMPENSATE ME FOR MY LOSES AND THIS TRUCK BROKE TWO YEARS AGO IF I STILL HAD THE TRUCK I WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE THEM FIX IT BUT THEY SAID THAT AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME WE THE CONSUMERS NEED YOUR HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS THEY HAD A RECALL ON TACOMAS IN THE EARLY 2000,S AND WERE GIVING BOOK VALUE PLUS HAVE SO THAT IS 150 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK THANK IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THAT DID NOT REPAIR IT. THEN THEY TESTED THE ONE THING AND ANOTHER AND SAY IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WHERE IN THE FENDER IT CAN RUB AND CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SEEN A RECENT RECALL ON VARIOUS MODELS WHERE THEY CALL THIS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CAN ONLY WONDER IF IT IS ALSO THE CASE ON THE TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER I DRIVE. *TR