2008 Toyota Tacoma

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 NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRUCK WONT START, REPLACE AND PURCHASE BATTERY AND WARRANTY WITH NON STOCK BATTERY TWO TIMES. SENT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO REPLICATE THE SITUATION, BOTH INSTANCES GAVE THE TRUCK CLEAN SLATE. ON THE SECOND TIME, DEALER REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO LOWER THAN 14 AMPS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY THE THIRD TIME. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE TRUCK WONT START AGAIN, AND SENT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO REPLICATE THE SITUATION. AGAIN THE TRUCK WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. THE DEALER KEEP SHOWING ME TAPE RESULT OF TEST ON THE BATTERY, ACCEPTING THE CHARGE, THE ALTERNATOR AND CHARGING AMPS OUTPUT. THE DEALER ELIMINATED ANY PARASITIC DEVICE THAT EATS MORE POWER OR WAKES UP WHEN A DEVICE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE SLEEPING. I NEED HELP.

I HAVE NOTICED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN "BOTTOMING OUT" WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP WITH A LOAD. I GOT UNDER TO INSPECT AND NOTICED A RIGHT LEAF SPRING BROKE AND SITTING OVER ON THE AXLE. THE TOP PART WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER LEAF SPRINGS. IT BROKE IN THE AREA ABOVE THE AXLE. TOYOTA STILL HAS NO PARTS TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET THEM ON THE BALL TO FIXING THE PROBLEM!! WHAT IF IT HAD BROKE AND WENT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE, RUBBED IT AND I HAD A BLOW OUT DRIVING.

MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE SPIRAL CABLE RECALL. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER IS BAD. I FEEL THE COMPUTER IS DOING ITS JOB TELLING SOMETHING IS WRONG. IS IT POSSIBLE THE CABLE THEY INSTALLED WAS DEFECTIVE? THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 23000 MILES. THE ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME WAS $1200 FOR THE COMPUTER. I NEED SOME ADVICE AND HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I USED AN INCLINED DRIVE WAY, FOR A BAY DOOR, TO PULL INTO SO I COULD TURN AROUND AND PARK. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY ABS ENGAGED AND STARTED WHINING. I LOST CONTROL OF BRAKING AND MY TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CLOSED DOOR. THANKFULLY THE INCLINED DRIVE WAY SLOWED ME DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE DOOR!!! THIS ISN'T THE FIRST ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH MY BREAKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR WITH MY ABS WHINING. LAST SUMMER I HAD AN ISSUE GOING DOWN A BUMPY HILL UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY DOWN THE REALLY BUMPY HILL AND MY ABS WAS WHINING LIKE CRAZY, I WASN'T EVEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN I NEEDED TO APPLY THE BREAKS IT FELT AS IF THEY WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND STOPING WASN'T GOING TO BE EASY. MY ABS WHINES WHEN I HIT A BUMP, SPEED BUMP, POT HOLE, RAILROAD TRACKS, AND SO ON. BASICALLY IF I HIT ANY TYPE OF UNFLAT SURFACE MY ABS WHINES MAJORITY OF THE TIME AND I'M NOT EVEN USING THE BREAKS. I TALKED TO THE DEALER A WHILE AGO AND THEY SAID MY ABS IS WHINING BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS LIFTED. MY LAST TRUCK, DIFFERENT MAKE, WAS LIFTED THE SAME DISTANCE AND I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTA FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW.

MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AND STEERING BOUND UP WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO AVOID HITTING GUARDRAIL AND NARROWLY AVOIDED CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE OF AN EXPOSED JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT RUSTING AND BINDING UP. JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN OF THIS PART. I NO LONGER WILL TAKE MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK AND WILL BE LOOKING TO TRADE IN FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND PROTECT ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT POSSIBLE REAR SPRING BREAKAGE DUE TO PRESSURE CORROSION. THE DESCRIPTION ADDRESSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A PUNCTURED GAS TANK OR DAMAGED BRAKE LINE. IT IS NOW LATE APRIL OF 2015 AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA'S WEB SITE THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALER, ALL THEY SAY IS WE ARE POWERLESS UNTIL WE HEAR FROM TOYOTA. I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION. SURELY COMPANY WITH TOYOTA'S STAFF AND RESOURCES COULD HAVE COME UP WITH SOMETHING BY NOW. *TR

WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION LATE OCTOBER 2014, THAT ONE OF THE LEAF SPRINGS WAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH LEAF SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. FITZGERALD TOYOTA - WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, SAID THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE BEING 'RECALLED'. WE RECEIVED OUR NOTICE OF A RECALL FROM TOYOTA MID TO LATE NOVEMBER 2014. I HAVE CALLED FITZGERALD TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALSO HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH PERSONNEL FROM TOYOTA IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, INFORMING THEM OF OUR SITUATION - BEING BOTH LEAF SPRINGS BROKEN/NOT FUNCTIONAL. IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, I TALKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TOYOTA ASKING WHEN THE LEAF SPRINGS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, AS WE ARE FEARFUL OF IT DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIX THEM PROBLEM, HOWEVER, TO DATE - APRIL 2015...NO LEAF SPRINGS ARE AVAILABLE. CALIFORNIA CALLED FITZGERALD TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM DO A SHORT TERM REMEDY BY PLACING AN 'OLD SET' OF LEAF SPRINGS ON THE TRUCK, AND WHEN THE REMEDIED SPRINGS WERE AVAILABLE, THEY COULD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO OLD OR NEW LEAF SPRINGS ANYWHERE!!!! THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX OUR PROBLEM!!!! PENNSYLVANIA LAW REQUIRES MOTOR VEHICLES TO PASS INSPECTION YEARLY...OUR VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION...WHAT ARE WE TO DO?? THIS ISN'T OUR FAULT, IT'S TOYOTA'S PROBLEM, WITH NO REMEDY. WHEN OUR TRUCK DOESN'T PASS INSPECTION, WHAT ARE WE TO DO??? IT IS COMING ON 5 MONTHS, AND I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA STARTED TO LOOK INTO THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2014. HOW LONG SHOULD A CONSUMER WAIT?? THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THERE ARE LOCAL COMPANIES THAT MAKE LEAF SPRINGS...WHY ISN'T TOYOTA DOING ALL THAT THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE SITUATION?? WE HAVE EVEN CHECK JUNK AND SALVAGE YARDS - TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE MAKE A DEMAND ON TOYOTA THAT THEY REMEDY THE SITUATION ASAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION), HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SPRING LEAF FRACTURED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,535.