2004 Toyota Tacoma

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 04/07/15*LJ UPDATED 11/3/2015*JS

2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN RECALL CAME OUT FOR VEHICLE, IT WAS SENT TO WRONG ADDRESS AND THAT CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2012 AND THEY (TOYOTA) WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR CUSTOMER. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION, HE WAS THE FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS INFORMED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT A CAMPAIGN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSES PEDAL RESPONSE DUE TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL MOTOR SHUTTING DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE ENGINE EITHER SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY OR THE BECOMES VERY JERKY AND CANNOT SUSTAIN AN IDLE. INCIDENTS BEGAN TO OCCUR AROUND 95,000 MILES ODO BUT STOPPED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AFTER A MECHANIC WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. MORE RECENTLY THE TRUCK HAS AGAIN BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE: LOSS OF PEDAL RESPONSE, AND IN ADDITION IT NOW SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE GAUGES SHOOT UP TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AND TICK UNRESPONSIVELY UNTIL THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW IN TRAFFIC AND ALONG THE ROADWAY WHERE THE TRUCK BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY OFF OF THE ROADWAY. *TR

FRAME SLIGHTLY BENT IN ACCIDENT. WHEN BODY SHOP WENT TO PULL FRAME TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE HOW BADLY RUSTED THE FRAME WAS. TRUCK HAD 88,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING. THIS IS MY SECOND TACOMA THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. THEY RECALLED MY 97 TACOMA BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE, AT LEAST THEY TREATED ME FAIRLY ON THAT. I WAS ASSURED WHEN I BOUGHT THE SECOND TRUCK RUST PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *TR

MY LOW MILEAGE TOYOTA TRUCK HAS BOTH FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS ROTTING THROUGH FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT . THERE IS A HOLE COMING THROUGH THE CHROME AND THE BACK SIDE IS COMPLETELY FULL OF CRUMPLING RUST. THESE BUMPERS ARE GOING TO OFFER LITTLE TO NO PROTECTION IN A ACCIDENT SITUATION . I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RUST RECALLS OF THESE TRUCKS PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANKS , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CALLED TOYOTA AFTER PA STATE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING OUT. GOT THE RUN AROUND FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THERE WAS A PREVENTATIVE COATING RECALL THAT MY FIANC DIDN'T HAVE PERFORMED. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY DIDN'T HAVE HER INFORMATION AND SHE OWNED THE TRUCK FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE CALL. AFTER THEY BLEW ME OFF. SHE GOT HER FIRST RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SPARE TIRE, TOOK IT TO TOYOTA ON 1/13/15. THEY CAN NT PERFORM THE RECALL SAYING THE FRAME IS ROTTING TO BAD AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE. LOOK AT THE POST ON LINE LOOK AT EDMUNDS LOOK ON GOOGLE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUE WHY WONT THE GOVERNMENT STEP IN AND ADDRESS THIS OR DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FIRST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO GET UP TO SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TROUBLE SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE CODE THAT HAS COME UP IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH I HAVE TWO SEPARATE TIMES, BUT AGAIN THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART IS QUOTED AT $1000. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2014. THE CARFAX REPORT ONLY LISTED A RECENT RECALL DEALING WITH THE SPARE TIRE HANGER. THE CARFAX REPORT DID NOT SHOW ANY OTHER RECALLS, INCLUDING THE FRAME TREATMENT, THE FRAME REPLACEMENT OR THE TRUCK BUY BACK OFFERED BY TOYOTA. WE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE RECALLS. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE REAR RIGHT SHOCK ROTTED/COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE "WE" DIDN'T HAVE IT TREATED. HOWEVER, WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A FRAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DEALER INDICATED NO ISSUES, THE CARFAX REPORT SHOWED NOTHING AND WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 6 MONTHS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ARE WE STUCK WITH THIS OR CAN WE HOLD SOMEONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR HELP? *TR

WAS IN PARKING LOT OF STORE. STARTED ENGINE AND PUT IN GEAR AND VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD AND IT SEEMED AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OF IT SIDESWIPING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HEADED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT I WAS ABOUT TO BROADSIDE WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE HOME WHICH WAS A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY BUT AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. NOTIFIED INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT UNABLE TO SPEAK TO ANYONE. LEFT MESSAGE BUT NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL. *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP WITCH WAS INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL. AT THE TIME OF THIS RECALL I WAS HAVING HEALTH ISSUES THAT PREVENTED ME FROM FOLLOWING THOUGH ON THE RECALL. AFTER I GOT BACK ON MY FEET I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER IN BERLIN VERMONT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TO LATE TO HAVE IT DONE. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA AND SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN, I TOLD THIS PERSON ALL ABOUT MY HEALTH ISSUES THAT HAD PREVENTED ME FROM GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. HE ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS TO LATE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I THEN ASKED HIM WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE FRAME BROKE WHEN DRIVING AND CAUSED A CRASH OR A DEATH AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE A RECALL ABOUT A SPARE TIRE HANGER THAT MAY RUST OFF ALLOWING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE FRAME PROBLEM THAT I WAS TOLD I WAS TO LATE FOR..I HAVE RUN MY OWN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR OVER 30 YEARS SO I AM NOTE UNFAMILIAR WITH AUTOS OR DEALER. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT AND ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE VERY NICE. *TR UPDATED 1/7/16