2016 Toyota Tacoma

ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, GULLO TOYOTA, CONROE, TEXAS. 1) ENGINE MISFIRES (5 ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. STILL MISFIRES.). 2) VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT GEAR (DEVELOPED AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MISFIRE IN SEPTEMBER 2016). 2) ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLE AFTER 20,000 + MILES AND SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS KNOCKING. SOUNDS LIKE ENGINE IS NOT BEING LUBRICATED PROPERLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO EARLY FAILURE OF THE SMOG CONTROL SYSTEM AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TRUCK). 3) BUMP SOUND COMES FROM BENEATH TRUCK WHEN STOPPING AND MAY BE LOOSE OR BROKEN MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION MOUNT (TOYOTA STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 4) GRINDING SOUND COMES FROM REAR END WHEN REAR WHEELS SLIP AND AUTOMATIC LIMITED SLIP IS SELECTED (TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 5) ENGINE REVS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF OR DRIVING INTO GARAGE (TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 6) LOUD BANG COMES FROM BENEATH TRUCK WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP. SOUNDS LIKE THE GUTS OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FORWARD (DEALERSHIP HAS NOT ARRANGED TO PROVIDE A LOANER TRUCK SO THAT THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE CAN BE REPAIRED. TOYOTA INSIST THAT I BRING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE MY TRUCK AROUND AND DEMONSTRATE THE EXISTENCE OF THESE PROBLEMS TO THE TOYOTA'S FIELD SERVICE TECH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE THAT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ENGINE MISFIRE AND STALLING. I NEED THE DEALERSHIP TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRUCK AND TAKE IT INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND KEEP IT UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. I NEED A LOANER TRUCK WHILE THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. I HAVE PUT MUCH NEEDED WORK ON-HOLD FOR A YEAR DUE TO THIS TRUCK.).

THE TOYOTA TACOMA AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HOSE IS VERY EASILY BLOCKED ALLOWING LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. (THE CONDENSER HOSE'S PURPOSE IS TO DISCHARGE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER.) THIS CREATES A FIRE HAZARD, THE POTENTIAL FOR MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON/ FREQUENT AND TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS - BUT FAILS TO ACCEPT IT IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NEEDED TO 'UNCLOG:' THE HOSE TWICE OVER THE LAST YEAR. LAST WEEK, THE LARGE BUILD UP OF WATER IN BEHIND MY DASHBOARD RESULTED IN SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN OF MY CAR. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, I TOOK MY RELATIVELY NEW CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP; I WAS TOLD THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. AGAIN THIS IS A PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS NO. 17V-356. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HERE IN DECATUR IL. (CROWN TOYOTA) AND THE TOYOTA CORPORATION WITH A COMPLAINT THAT THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE ISSUE. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THEM TO FIX THE ISSUE?

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK BED AND REDUCED PROPULSION. ROSEVILLE TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN I TOOK IT THERE FOR MY FIRST 3 SERVICES. SO ON 5/22/17 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE REAR DIFF LEAK NHTSA RECALL#17V-285 AND INSPECTED AND FOUND A LEAK. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND WHEN I DO CALL THEM TO ORDER THE PARTS. I CALLED THEM WHEN I GOT THE NOTICE IN JUNE AND WAS TOLD I'D BE CALLED WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN AND ITS 10/3/17 AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE ALL THE PARTS IN AND HAVE NOT REPAIRED MY NEW 2016 TACOMA IN A TIMELY MANNER.

ON 6/26/2017 THE BAXTER TOYOTA LINCOLN HAS DIAGNOSED REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID LEAK ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2016(SAFETY RECALL) UNTIL NOW 9/11/2017 , THEY HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM, NOBODY OFFERS ME ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION(THE NOTE FROM SAFETY RECALL SAID TOYOTA WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION IF THEY FOUND A LEAK ON CUSTOMER VEHICLE).TOYOTA DID NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY,OR TAKE CARE THERE FAIL PRODUCT.I HAVE INSPECTION FORM FROM TOYOTA SHOWING LEAK HAS FOUND ON MY VEHICLE

ON JULY 6, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WEST COVINA TOYOTA FOR 25K SERVICE AND RECALL. AT THAT TIME THEY KEPT IT FOR RECALL. I ASKED THEM HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME DATE. I WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD NOT GIVE THEM A DATE, BUT I COULD CALL. CALLED AND TOYOTA TOLD ME 4 TO 6 WEEKS. I TOLD THE DEALER, THAT IF THEY PROVIDED A LOANER, I WOULD PREFER A TRUCK SIMILAR (OR EVEN LESS) TO MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY A FRONTIER. THAT WAS JULY 14. TO DATE NO RESPONSE. ON JULY 19 AND JULY 27, I SENT TEXTS TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE (WILLIAM) REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE LOANER AND MY VEHICLE. ON JULY 31, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM WILLIAM SAYING HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE READY. HE NEVER MENTIONED THE STATUS OF THE LOANER. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT PENSKE TOYOTA, COULD AT LEAST HAVE GIVEN ME A TIMEFRAME FOR THE PARTS RATHER THAN PUTTING IT OFF ON ME AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY ALSO COULD AT MINIMUM SAID THERE IS NO TRUCK AVAILABLE SO I COULD PLAN AROUND REPAIR. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO BE NO RESPONSIVE AND ARE PLACING THE BLAME ON TOYOTA. THESE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN AND ALL I HAVE ASKED FOR ARE THE BEST UPDATE THEY HAVE AT THE TIME. ALSO, THE RECALL NOTICE OFFERED THE LOANER FOR EXTENDED REPAIRS, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO IGNORE MY REQUEST.

MY 2016 TACOMA SAFETY RECALL FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. I DROP MY TACOMA OFF @ RON TONKIN DEALER ON JUNE 16TH, 2017 AND IT OVER A MONTH I HAD NOT HEAR ANY UPDATE FROM THE DEALER WHEN MY TRUCK WILL BE FIXED. CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 7/22/17, THEY SAID PART STILL NOT AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA SAID IT ONLY TAKE FEW HOURS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. PLEASE HELP.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL RECALL. TOOK IT IN A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. WAS TOLD IT WAS LEAKING REALLY BAD. THEY TEMPORARILY "FIXED" IT AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. MONTH AND A HALF LATER AND NOTHING. I KEEP CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA HQ SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN NOTIFY ME OF WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I'VE BEEN RUNNING ON A REALLY BAD LEAK FOR A MONTH AND A HALF.

TOYOTA SERVCO MAPUNPUNA SAID THEY WILL BE KEEPING MY TRUCK FOR UP TO, IF NOT MORE, THEN 2 MONTHS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE I NEED MY TRUCK AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE IT BEING IN THE SALT WATER ELEMENTS, WITHOUT COVERING FOR UP TO 2 MONTHS OR MORE. I WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER IF YOU/COMPANY PROVIDED A TRUCK COVER TO GO OVER MY TRUCK BECAUSE I PAID EXTRA MONEY, THROUGH TOYOTA, TO HAVE A SPECIAL COATING ON THE TRUCK TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS. I WASH THE TRUCK EVERY 1 1/2 TO 2 WEEKS SO THAT ELEMENTS DO NOT RUIN THE COATING ON MY TRUCK. SO UP TO 2 MONTHS OR MORE TO FIX A SLIGHT LEAK IS RIDICULOUS BEYOND BELIEF.