1. VIBRATION FELT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. USUALLY BETWEEN 50 AND 20. BELOW 20 IT GOES AWAY. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE BUT MY TRUCK HAS 8K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE FELT IT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. 2. ALSO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF GEAR AND CLUTCH IS OUT OR THE REAR END MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HITTING B…
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1. VIBRATION FELT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. USUALLY BETWEEN 50 AND 20. BELOW 20 IT GOES AWAY. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE BUT MY TRUCK HAS 8K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE FELT IT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. 2. ALSO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF GEAR AND CLUTCH IS OUT OR THE REAR END MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HITTING BUMPS. 3. CLUTCH MAKES A NOISE WHEN RELEASING IT. 4. HIGH PITCH HUM IN 3RD, 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH WHEN MAINTAINING CONSISTENT SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES WITH COMPARABLE TRUCK ON THEIR LOT AND BRUSHED IT OFF AS NORMAL.
NHTSA ODI #11297191
500 miles · Dec 31, 2019
Power Train
CLUTCH PEDAL MAKES A FAIRLY LOUD CREAKING NOISE UPON RELEASE IN THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRIM. ONCE THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LITTLE, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE PEDAL CREAKS THE FULL LENGTH OF MOTION FROM BOTTOM TO TOP EVERY SINGLE PRESS OF THE PEDAL. PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND …
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CLUTCH PEDAL MAKES A FAIRLY LOUD CREAKING NOISE UPON RELEASE IN THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRIM. ONCE THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LITTLE, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE PEDAL CREAKS THE FULL LENGTH OF MOTION FROM BOTTOM TO TOP EVERY SINGLE PRESS OF THE PEDAL. PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT IS COVERED BY T-SB-0186-12 R2.
NHTSA ODI #11292249
1 miles · Dec 4, 2019
EnginePower TrainService Brakes
DRIVING TO THE UPS BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT ON, VEHICLE LOST POWER, ABLE TO ONLY MOVE 1 MILE AN HOUR, BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ALSO SAID BRAKE OVERRIDE, ADVISE BRING TO DEALER . LUCKILY I WAS A HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN.…
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DRIVING TO THE UPS BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT ON, VEHICLE LOST POWER, ABLE TO ONLY MOVE 1 MILE AN HOUR, BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ALSO SAID BRAKE OVERRIDE, ADVISE BRING TO DEALER . LUCKILY I WAS A HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN. TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND DROVE INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA ODI #11286780
Mileage unknown · Nov 26, 2019
Power Train
THIS TACOMA SR5 IS BRAND NEW, ABOUT 4700 MILES ON IT SO FAR. NOTICING A LOT OF HESITATION BETWEEN THE 35-60 MPH. AFTER WEEKS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO SAVANNAH TOYOTA, ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS SLOW PICK UP AND HARD ACCELERATION FROM A STOP TO POSITION. TOYOTA SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ARE HA…
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THIS TACOMA SR5 IS BRAND NEW, ABOUT 4700 MILES ON IT SO FAR. NOTICING A LOT OF HESITATION BETWEEN THE 35-60 MPH. AFTER WEEKS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO SAVANNAH TOYOTA, ITS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS SLOW PICK UP AND HARD ACCELERATION FROM A STOP TO POSITION. TOYOTA SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTACHED THE SERVICE ORDER TO THE COMPLAINT.
NHTSA ODI #11282410
250 miles · Nov 16, 2019
Power TrainService Brakes
AFTER PURCHASING A 2019 TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD IT DEVELOPED A RUBBING NOISE. MY FIRST TWO COMPLAINTS WERE BRUSHED OFF. ON MY THIRD COMPLAINT I WAS INFORMED OF A TSB RELATED TO BAD AXLES. THE TSB DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE TRD TRIMS BUT ONLY THE SR5 AND LOWER. THE AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL HAVE NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN I…
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AFTER PURCHASING A 2019 TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD IT DEVELOPED A RUBBING NOISE. MY FIRST TWO COMPLAINTS WERE BRUSHED OFF. ON MY THIRD COMPLAINT I WAS INFORMED OF A TSB RELATED TO BAD AXLES. THE TSB DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE TRD TRIMS BUT ONLY THE SR5 AND LOWER. THE AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND STILL HAVE NOISE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THEY STARTED REPAIRS. THE THIRD AXLE HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE MECHANICS FROM TOYOTA STATED THAT IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 6 NEW AXLES UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. NOISE WAS ONLY NOTED AT LOW SPEEDS.
NHTSA ODI #11280499
500 miles · Oct 17, 2019
Power TrainService Brakes
I NOTICE THAT MY TACOMA 2019 SR5 VIBRATE WHEN I'M BRAKING FROM 20MPH TO 0. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A BRAKE PROBLEM OR THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTING DOWN ON GEAR.
NHTSA ODI #11269183
900 miles · Oct 3, 2019
Power Train
HAVING ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK 'LURCHING AND JERKING" WITH RPMS FLUCTUATIONING BETWEEN 500 AND 1000. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY IN REVERSE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH STEADY PRUSSURE. I HAD AN UNCOMFORTABLE INCIDENT WITH A WOMAN IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. SHE SAW THAT I HAD STOPPED TO LET HER PASS BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRUCK TOO…
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HAVING ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK 'LURCHING AND JERKING" WITH RPMS FLUCTUATIONING BETWEEN 500 AND 1000. THIS HAPPENS PRIMARILY IN REVERSE WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH STEADY PRUSSURE. I HAD AN UNCOMFORTABLE INCIDENT WITH A WOMAN IN THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. SHE SAW THAT I HAD STOPPED TO LET HER PASS BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRUCK TOOK A SHORT HOP BACKWARDS. SHE WAS NOT HAPPY. SHE TOOK MY PLATE # AND SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE LOCAL PD . I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE OLD STANDARD ANSWER, " ITS NORMAL".THE TECH THAT EVALUATED MY TRUCK VERIFIED THAT IT WAS IN FACT LURCHING.. I THINK ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA CARE. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AS THERE ARE SEVERAL WRITTEN CONCERNS IN THE TACOMA FORUMS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET INJURED. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN BUT I BELIEVE THIS POSSIBLY MAY BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ONBOARD COMPUTER
NHTSA ODI #11265974
300 miles · Sep 12, 2019
Power Train
THIS TACOMA SR5 IS BRAND NEW, ABOUT 400 MILES ON IT SO FAR. NOTICING A LOT OF HUNTING BY THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND A GEAR IT IS HAPPY WITH FOR A GIVEN SPEED AND TERRAIN. BUT THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS THAT IT PULSES HARD WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE ROTORS AT FIRST, BUT I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL WH…
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THIS TACOMA SR5 IS BRAND NEW, ABOUT 400 MILES ON IT SO FAR. NOTICING A LOT OF HUNTING BY THE TRANSMISSION TO FIND A GEAR IT IS HAPPY WITH FOR A GIVEN SPEED AND TERRAIN. BUT THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS THAT IT PULSES HARD WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE ROTORS AT FIRST, BUT I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL WHILE BRAKING, AND BRAKING IN NEUTRAL WORKS VERY SMOOTHLY. SEEMS MORE LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER DOESN'T WANT TO DISENGAGE. ALSO NOTICE A WHISTLING SOUND FROM THE REAR WHEN ACCELERATING THRU APPROX 40MPH. WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER SOON TO HAVE THESE THINGS CHECKED. I LOVE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE, AND WAS PLANNING TO OWN THIS VEHICLE FOR 10+ YRS, BUT THIS IS NOT A GOOD START.
NHTSA ODI #11254986
200 miles · Sep 4, 2019
Power Train
IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. MAINLY WHEN I'M STOPPED AND THEN TRYING TO TURN. I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT JUST WON'T GO. IT'S A FEW SECONDS, THEN THE TRUCK WILL FINALLY GO. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 200 MILES ON IT. 2019 TACOMA SR. I COULD GET REAR ENDED OR BLOCK THE ROAD IF I GET STALLED! UNSAFE
NHTSA ODI #11253239
236 miles · Aug 23, 2019
Power Train
FOR NO REASON AT ALL MY 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 STALLED AND DISPLAYED A "HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP WARNING". THIS OCCURRED WHEN PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE BREAKS DID NOT FUNCTION I HAD TO USE EBRAKE TO NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO Y…
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FOR NO REASON AT ALL MY 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 STALLED AND DISPLAYED A "HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP WARNING". THIS OCCURRED WHEN PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM SCHOOL. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE BREAKS DID NOT FUNCTION I HAD TO USE EBRAKE TO NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN AZ HEAT. I WAITED AWHILE AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF AND SHIFTING TO PARK THEN TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT THEN FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. I THEN TOOK THE TACOMA TO AVONDALE TOYOTA, FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. SO FAR THEY HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ARE ON DAY TWO OF HAVING THE VEHICLE TESTING IT TO SEE IF IT WILL HAVE ISSUE AGAIN. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE SITUATION WAS TO OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF 115 DEGREE WEATHER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ME AND MY FAMILY FEEL UNEASY EVERY TIME WE TAKE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. I'M HOPING THAT THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND EITHER RESOLVES ITSELF OR TOYOTA FIXES IT. THAT IS THE REASON I PURCHASED A TOYOTA THEIR REPUTATION OF RELIABILITY, BUT WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE I HOPE I DO NOT REGRET THIS DECISION.
Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna and Lexus 2018 ES 350, 2018-2019 GS 300, 2013-2014 GS350, 2014-2015 GX 460, IS 350 and LX 570, 2014 IS F, 2018-2019 IS 350, LC 500H and LS 500H, 2013-2015 LS 460, 2015 NX 200T and RC350, 2017 RC 200T and RX 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser and 2018-2019 Lexus GX 460 and LX 570 and 2019 NX300 from inclusion in this recall. On March 19, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include 2015 Lexus GS350 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.
Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tacoma vehicles. Improper machining of the brake master cylinder may result in internal damage of one of the seals, affecting brake performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Reduced brake performance can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began January 28, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J16/J06.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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EA19001 · Electrical Overstress
Opened Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Sep 19, 2024
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications. The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU. In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment. FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle. Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW. These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes. An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time. In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU. This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners. Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW. The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation. The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage. There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation. The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU. If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC. Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC. All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled. In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024. With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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