2008 Toyota Tacoma

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT CAME WITH GENINUE FACTORY INSTALLED RUNNING BOARDS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED PITTING ON THE RUNNING BOARDS (BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE) THE COROSION STARTED AT THE REAR OF THE BOARDS (NEAR THE REAR WHEELS). I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I INQUIRED IF THE TACOMA WAS COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL, SINCE I'VE HAD SEVERAL AND ONE IS STILL OUTSTANDING (TOYOTA IS IN PROCESS OF DECIDING HOW TO FIX, SOMETHING TO DO WITH A REAR SPRING NEAR GAS TANTK). THIS MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH MY CURRENT PROBLEM WITH THE-RUNNING BOARDS ON MY TRUCK! LAST WEEK WEDNESDAY I LEFT MY TRUCK FOR REPAIR WITH THE DEALERSHIP AGREEING TO PAY $300 FOR RESTORING MY RUNNING BOARDS. BY THE WAY THEY GUARANTEE THEIR WORK FOR LIFETIME. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY INFORMING ME THAT UPON INSPECTIOEN OF THE RUNNING (TOYOTA GENUINE FACTORY INSTALLED) BOARDS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BOTH BOARDS WERE CORRODED FROM WITHIN THE PARTS AND CONSIDERED UNSALVAGEABLE. IF THEY DID THE WORK THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE PARTS. IN FACT THE BOARDS COULD COME OFF IN THE COMING MONTHS. NO WARRANTY ON DOING THIS JOB. MY WIFE & I ARE SENIOR CITZENS AND RELY ON USING THE RUNNING BOARDS TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TRUCK. ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IF I HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD AND THE DEFECTIVE RUNNING BOARDS BREAK OFF AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ATTITUDE FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALLBACK WITH 24 HOURS. IT HAS BEEN 3 DAYS AND I'VE NOT HEARD BACK. MY COMPLAINT IS LODGED AGAINST TOYOTA FOR MAKING DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT COULD INJURY OTHERS. TOYOTA'S INDIFFERENCE TO MY SITUATION ONLY INCENSES ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A QUALITY PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES, SIZE: P205/70R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,180. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE EMITTING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAF SPRING AND THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

IN JUNE OF 2014 I WENT TO GET AN MA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER AND WAS TOLD AT THE SULLIVAN TIRE AUTO CENTER IN RAYNHAM, MA THAT ONE OF THE LEAF SPRINGS ON MY 2008 TACOMA WAS FRACTURED AND I COULD NOT GET A SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER. I WENT TO COPELAND TOYOTA, IN BROCKTON, MA, (WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BROKEN SPRING WAS DUE TO OLD AGE. I THEN WENT BACK TO SULLIVAN TIRE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS ON MY TRUCK. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014, I RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA SAYING THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS ON MY TRUCK COULD FRACTURE. THE NHTSA REFERENCE ID IS 14V604. WHEN I CALLED COPELAND TOYOTA TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAF SPRINGS THEY SAID IT WAS TOYOTA'S PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA IN TORRANCE, CA SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND NOTICE (REMEDY) BEFORE I COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST AN ENTIRE YEAR AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A SECOND NOTICE (REMEDY) LETTER TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS I HAVE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (PAID INVOICE FROM SULLIVAN TIRE AND CANCELLED CHECK FROM MY BANK FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE). I HAVE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE SECOND LETTER TO COME AND I THINK 12 MONTHS IS FAR TOO LONG FOR ME TO WAIT TO GET SOME INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA REGARDING HOW I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRACTURED SPRING. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS SHIFTED, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A CRACKING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEAF SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE LEAF SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

WHILE STOPPED YESTERDAY WAITING ON AN AUTOMATIC GATE TO OPEN. TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS NORMAL. WITHOUT MOVING, TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS ON LUNGING FORWARD, BACK TIRES SCREECHING AS I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO THROW INTO NEUTRAL TO MAKE IT STOP. ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL BUT QUICKLY RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T RUN INTO THE GATE BUT WOULD HAVE HAD I NOT OF PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH ARE SUPPOSE TO LOOK AT IT TOMORROW. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BRING IN A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA TO ASSESS THE SITUATION.