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When problems were reported
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103 reports with mileage · 115 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 55 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports1 fire reports5 injury reports
What owners actually said
218 reports
5,500 miles · Feb 1, 2020
Fuel/propulsion SystemService BrakesVehicle Speed Control
I WAS DRIVIN IN THE HIGHWAY 65 M/H AND I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE EZPASS TOLL BOOTH THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND BRAKE ABRUPTLY,I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR YOU APPLY THE BRAKE I FEEL SMALL VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR AND FINALLY THE 4X4 CONTROL KNOB IS CLOSE TO T…
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I WAS DRIVIN IN THE HIGHWAY 65 M/H AND I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE EZPASS TOLL BOOTH THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND BRAKE ABRUPTLY,I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR YOU APPLY THE BRAKE I FEEL SMALL VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR AND FINALLY THE 4X4 CONTROL KNOB IS CLOSE TO THE FAN KNOB AND BY MISTAKE I CONNECTED THE 4X4 WHEN I WANT TO TURN ON THE FAN I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE SECURITY TO NOT BE CONNECTED SO EASILY
NHTSA ODI #11306435
11,800 miles · Jan 31, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System
2019 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD 4X4 11,800 MILES. -DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON BUSY INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, THEN VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. MIRACLEULOUSLY WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A CLEARING ON SIDE OF ROAD, WITH BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO. NEWBOLD TOYOTA O'FALLON, ILLINOIS. THE…
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2019 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD 4X4 11,800 MILES. -DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON BUSY INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, THEN VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. MIRACLEULOUSLY WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A CLEARING ON SIDE OF ROAD, WITH BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO. NEWBOLD TOYOTA O'FALLON, ILLINOIS. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK TWO DAYS, SAID THE RAN NUMEROUS TEST, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. SO, NOW I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK, THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE WILLING TO DRIVE WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI #11306400
Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TURNER TOYOTA (2262 E MAIN ST, MONTROSE, CO 81401) FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA (201 W 70TH AVE, DENVER…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TURNER TOYOTA (2262 E MAIN ST, MONTROSE, CO 81401) FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA (201 W 70TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80221) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. A FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN CONSUMER SOLD THE TRUCK ON 5/8/20. *JB
NHTSA ODI #11302385
Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 2020
Unknown Or Other
I THINK MORE OF THESE 2019 TACOMAS NEED LOOKED INTO TO BE ADDED TO THE RECENT RECALL. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL IS GOING ON WITH MY TACOMA BUT MY TACOMA IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO MENTION IT THEY SAID NO IF YOURS IS NOT ON THE LIST ITS FINE. IT SURE DOESN'T DRIVE FINE THOUG…
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I THINK MORE OF THESE 2019 TACOMAS NEED LOOKED INTO TO BE ADDED TO THE RECENT RECALL. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL IS GOING ON WITH MY TACOMA BUT MY TACOMA IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO MENTION IT THEY SAID NO IF YOURS IS NOT ON THE LIST ITS FINE. IT SURE DOESN'T DRIVE FINE THOUGH.
NHTSA ODI #11300975
2,000 miles · Jan 15, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System
SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL SPIT AND SPUTTER . NOT ALWAYS . I HAVE HEARD THAT TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP ON SOME MODELS. MY TRUCK IS A 2019 TACOMA.
NHTSA ODI #11299527
50 miles · Jan 14, 2020
EngineFuel/propulsion System
TACOMA STARTED HAVING ISSUES WERE IT WAS TURNING OFF WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT IN THE BEGINNING OF 2018. TOOK IT TO SHOP 4 TIMES AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG SO ON THE 4THBTIME I ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGER BECAUSE OF THE RISK THIS POSSES.THEY CHANGE GAS PUMP BUT NOT SURE IF THIS ACTUALLY FIXED ISSUE AND I AM CONCERNED AS T…
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TACOMA STARTED HAVING ISSUES WERE IT WAS TURNING OFF WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT IN THE BEGINNING OF 2018. TOOK IT TO SHOP 4 TIMES AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG SO ON THE 4THBTIME I ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGER BECAUSE OF THE RISK THIS POSSES.THEY CHANGE GAS PUMP BUT NOT SURE IF THIS ACTUALLY FIXED ISSUE AND I AM CONCERNED AS THERE IS NO REMEDY IN SIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #11299411
30,000 miles · Jan 14, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System
DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. MY TRUCK HAD 5-6 GALLONS IN THE TANK. SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER. TRUCK WOULD ONLY DRIVE 25MPH. I HAD TO PULLOVER AND THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET CRUSHED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I DO NOT LET THE TANK GET BELOW 1/2 EMPTY. VERY ANNOYING FOR A $55,000…
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DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. MY TRUCK HAD 5-6 GALLONS IN THE TANK. SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER. TRUCK WOULD ONLY DRIVE 25MPH. I HAD TO PULLOVER AND THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET CRUSHED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I DO NOT LET THE TANK GET BELOW 1/2 EMPTY. VERY ANNOYING FOR A $55,000 TRUCK
NHTSA ODI #11299194
Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 2020
Power TrainService BrakesSuspension
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
16,890 miles · Dec 22, 2019
Electrical System
BLUETOOTH RANDOMLY DISCONNECTS DURING A PHONE CALL. HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. USED ANOTHER PHONE AND DID SAME THING. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY NEED MORE COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED.
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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