Toyota Tacoma Change Vehicle

"Lower ball joints worn, affecting wheel alignment."

"went bad, wore out"

"Needed to be replaced on passenger side."

"Ball joints assembly gone bad"

"Unit leaks. $1500 to repair"

"Small leak found during routine vehicle check that required about $900 to fix - so the Firestone mechanics said"

"I lost power steering on a trip. The gear box and tie rods needed replaced at 1200 dollars"

"Power steering rack developed leaks at both boots. Had to replace entire rack"

"I have had to have steering pumps and hoses replaced two to three times already"

"hardline had a leak, went to auto parts store and baught replacement part. Installed myself. repair complete. drives great"

"Wore out at 77,000 miles very rough noisy ride! Rear springs & lower bush stabilizer replaced at 150000 miles."

"premature leaking of front shocks"

"shocks needed to be replaced after 120000 miles. we live on a dirt road a quarter mile from pavement so this may be just wear and tear after 10 years."

"Control Arms cracked and shocks replaced along with disk brakejob at the same time"

"At about 50000 miles when going over bumps I started to feel that the shocks were bad. I expect about 100000 miles from shocks so was surprised. I removed them and could tell they were bad. They were original Toyota shocks made by Tokico. I replaced them with Bilstein shocks and the ride is back to what it should be."

"wore out"

"Leaking shock on rear wheel required replacement at about 29,000 miles"

"The left rear leaf spring broke"

"The bed bottoms out in the truck even if lightly loaded. The dealer even put more sturdy shocks the first month I had the truck and it didn't solve the problem. The bed leans to the left due to weak leaf springs. It makes the truck look awful"

"Ongoing recall for corrosion problems with rear leaf springs that has not been repaired yet"

"Frame was recalled and sprayed (?). I had to buy reinforcement for the rear springs. There is a recall for the rear springs. I'm very disappointed in this truck"

"Warranty repair"

"recall"

"I keep breaking leaf springs even though I don't carry any weight"

"recalled because rear springs will break and puncture fuel tank"

"broken right rear spring leaf"

"Recall for leaf spring replacement"

"Rear leaf springs were replaced with heavier set, under recall. Problem was that dealer would not reinstall helper springs on new leaves without charging an exorbitant amount. Also, Toyota replaced entire frame, under recall, and provided a loaner car. Truck fender was dented at dealership, while it was there for 2 weeks."

"Manufacturer recall on rear leave springs."

"Factory recall on rear springs"

"Recall on rear leaf springs. Broke completely, Toyota wouldn't acknowledge problem for several years, then was very difficult to get reimbursement for repairs made. They NEVER fully paid for the replacement cost of the springs."

"Replaced by Toyota under a recall. No charge again"

"Had to replace rear leaf springs. Callback"

"Rear spring corrosion issue replaced by recall"

"Rear leaf springs, complete units, replaced due to recall program"

"Recall being accomplished on rear leaf spring replacements. I have had no problem, but mine was identified as problematic"

"Toyota sent a recall on the leaf springs. The local dealer replaced them"

"sudden loss of power steering"

"Steering froze on highway, a steering rod went bad suddenly. Almost caused an accident"

"steering wheel was hard to turn because of piece at the knuckle of the column. replaced for several hundred dollars. not covered by warranty"

"Intermediate steering shaft linkage worn ,hard to steer, corrected on the spot at dealership"

"Steering rod required replacement. Also power steering unit leaks. Expensive repairs"

"A universal joint in the steering colum had to be replaced because of rust"

"Having problems now with the steering of the vechicle and cost to repair through dealership is too expensive"

"Linkage just needed lubrication then it was fine."

"It was corroded, which caused the steering to get very stiff"

"The truck will wander if sterring is not constantly controlled, needs rfepair but estimate was $1400 so I am postponing until I have tghe money to afford."

"The rack is leaking fluid. Nothing major but eventually would be a problem."

"steering joint seized"

"Steering linkage had to be replaced due to the universal joint failure"

"Slight pulling to right with some vibration"

"Tie rods were worn out and needed replaced with the gear box"

"Had to replace both front wheel bearings because of wear"

"Burdick Toyota wanted $1100 to replace one bearing. I went to a local shop and he did them both for $469 I do not go to Burdick Toyota anymore. This was not the first such incidence"

"Whining noise due to a failing wheel bearing"

"The front driver's side wheel bearing is making a humming noise"

"front wheel bearings failed a second time in two years"

"Front passenger side bearings are going bad. Will be replaced soon. I don't drive the truck often."

"Drivers side front wheel bearing went. Happily it gave plenty of noisy notice and never failed completely but it was not safe to drive on a continuing basis until the entire hub assembly was replaced at some considerable expense."

"Over past several years, both front wheel bearing had to be replaced once each. Attributed in part to bad country roads"

"Front driver side bearing began making a sound. Seal failed. Had to replace the bearing which is not easy on the Tacoma"

"faulty leaf springs"

"Drivers side sunvisor : plastic retainer inside that keeps the visor up and out of the way breaks. HUNDREDS of people complaining about it on the 'Net. New sun visor: $135.00"

"The sun visors would not fold up all the way"

"Paint pealed, now rust in the tailgate"

"Paint flaking at front left corner on rear body panel"

"Top paint coat is very thin, scratches extremely easy and wearing through in high use areas. Undercoat is white making scratches very visible. Also unable to polish out scratches because it's so thin. Looks like hell"

"Caulking and peeling on hood and roof"

"Both Visors came loose hood and roof paint are dull and faded"

"Clear coat paint peeled and blistered severely on hood, roof and doors"

"surface rust showing through on top of cab, Toyota will not fix problem"

"Clear coat is peeling off top of cab"

"The paint began cracking and peeling a few years after the truck was purchased. It has continued to peel and now the roof and front hood of truck are beginning to rust."

"Clear coat peeling /falling off. Have had to have the hood and roof re-painted and now the side doors are peeling and clear coat falling off. Toyota has terrible paint !!!"

"Paint is peeling and molding has always needed care since the beginning of the purchase"

"Normal wear and tear for truck. Frame recall in 2016."

"The paint on the hood faded terribly. Many Tacoma's I've seen have this on the top of cab, but mine had been repainted some time ago due to a tree limb falling on it. The auto body place that did the hood said that prevented the cab top from doing the same. In other words....Toyota factory paint that year sucked!"

"Started peeling and fading about 5-7 years ago; got worse as time went on"

"It's gone"

"paint is thin (blue) over white behind it. Minor scratches and rubs/bumps are more evident as the white color shows through. Paint on bumpers is worse and even minor scratches result in rusting"

"Paint peeled off hood--had to have painted."

"The original factory paint started peeling,cracking and bubbling before it reached the 100K mile mark. I wrote Toyota and got zero response. I had the hood and roof repainted and now that I have reached the 150K mile mark it is beginning to peel, blister and bubble despite my applying mothers paste wax 3 X a year and keeping it washed and in the best condition I am able. Toyota has terrible paint."

"The clear coat has peeled off on the doors and fenders and the paint is now fading to a chalky white."

"The problem has not been solved it just looks terrible"

"The paint around the hatch blistered, cracked and then rusted"

"Paint fading over the wheel wells, though I've lived without a garage/covered parking for 6 years now in Denver, CO (snow, hail, etc.)"

"Clear coat started peeling about three years ago and has gotten progressively worse."

"The clear coat has worn off and now parts of the door are a faded cloudy color"

"flaking of the paint on roof and hood"

"Several places on the hood have begun peeling. There have been no problems elsewhere on the body, and since this was a used vehicle I suspect the hood had been replaced or repainted"

"Had to have the hood and roof re-painted due to peeling and cracking paint. Now I need to get the front fenders and door edges re-painted due to the same problem. The Tacoma receives a hard paste wax twice a year but despite this the clear coat paint is terrible and defective"

"Don't know what you want to know except it's peeling and fading as well as cracking"

"Clear coat started peeling in 2015"

"Got a recall notice regarding serious premature frame rusting that could lead to failure. Took to dealership for evaluation and it was determined that the frame had to be sanded and re-coated with rust preventative. 3 day job"

"Frame shows excessive corrosion and is due in for a factory body inspection on June 3. It has a recall notice dealing with this problem"

"Frame has been recalled due to rust, still waiting after 4 months for frame to arrive. Tailgate is rusting out pre-mature"

"Rust on the underside of the truck, more than what would seem to be normal wear"

"was factory recall on potential inadequate undercoat -- repaired under warranty"

"frame has to be replaced, same with my 2003 Tundra"

"after having frame undercoated/rust proofed on recall 2 or 3 years ago it is no totally rusted again, toyota will inspect for perforations and replace frame if they find. which i suspect will happen very soon. this is the same problem we had with our last 1999 tacoma that was recalled and replaced"

"The roof is down to bare metal."

"Total frame replaced. defective coating, In shop for 10 days"

"Actually it is the rear bumper that is rusting"

"The frame rusted out."

"frame perforation: Toyota replaced the frame and springs, no cost to me"

"TRUCK SOLD IN SOUTHERN MARKET. FRAME RUSTED. FRAME RELPACED. NO CHARGE BY DEALERSHIP."

"Frame was rusted and replaced by the dealer at no cost to me."

"occurred where paint cracked"

"Frame rust"

"The CV joint bearing pins broke and were only connected on one side causing pinging on deceleration. A recal has recently been issued."

"Poor engineering has caused repeated failures of CV joints. Toyota had recall after I had it fixed. They would not honor their recall"

"Rear cover of rear differential rusted so badly that it developed severe leaks"

"Metal filings in differential migrated to wheel seal which cause premature leak of seal and damage to brakes. Toyota has been very unresponsive to matter"

"Grinding of rear drive train- had to be replaced. l"

"ujoints"

"Drive shaft developed "rumble strip like" vibration possibly due to rusted universal joints"

"Front U-Joint failed."

"needed new front wheel bearings, spindles, and u-joints. All NORMAL maintenance after 175,000 miles!"

"front universal joint failed. replaced under recall."

"Needed new wheel bearings."

"Had to replace the drive shaft"

"Driveline vibration at highway speed, diagnosed as torque converted by Toyota dealer. $2,200 later, vibration remained and the dealer would not address it further. Vibration was a driveshaft. Poor quality and service"

"Driveline u-joint failure. Easy and inexpensive repair"

"ujoints"

"Seal failed on axle. Had to have the other axle seal replaced last year"

"Right rear axle bearing went out"

"Left rear axle seal, at wheel hub, began leaking rear end lubricant into rear brake drum"

"replaced a u-joint"

"squeak from u-joint ext.warranty replace all 3 u-joints for $100.deduct"

"Water got into my front driver side axle and froze when it got cold out. It caused the front axle to open up and leak lubricant. Now my front differential is leaking"

"The drive shaft makes a bump noise and the vehicle moves slightly forward sometimes when you let your off the breaks. Toyota knows about this but will not fix it. I also had this problem on an '04 Tacoma. Because of this and soft breaks I don't think"

"Passenger side rear axle seal went bad. Resulted in gear oil leaking at speed. Had to replace seal and replace rear brake shoes."

"Have had to replace u joints 1st one then another then all 3 with seals etc. Toyota recalled truck but I had work done a private shop now they will not honor their repair offer!! Continue to draw out any settlement. I took it to a private shop because anytime I took it to a dealer they found many other things that needed fixed. I felt like it was the bait and switch game!"

"Corrosion caused rear axle differential to leak oil, deemed unrepairable. Replaced with used axle."

"Bad engineering at Toyota have lead to numerous problems with driveshaft u joints. Some of which I had replaced at a non Toyota garage before they admitted there was a problem. Since I had the problem fixed by a non Toyota service Toyota would NOT honor the repair work or continue to work with me to correct their bad engineering problem!!!"

"carrier bearing was worn. Paid $575 for professional off road service shop to repair. Truck runs great."

"replace 2 u-joints in drive shaft"

"Universal going to the rear. Plus left front wheel bearing for the fifth time"

"Universal joint failure. Dealer replaced the u-joints but did not balance the drive shaft as per sticker on the drive shaft and blamed the massive vibration on the tires. After spending money on tire inspection, balancing and rotation, I still got no help from the Trotter Toyota service department so I took it to a shop 45 miles away where the drive shaft was balanced thus fixing the problem. It cost $155.00 plus the tire stuff to fix a problem the dealer caused"

"One wheel bearing and a frozen driveshaft u-joint at about 130,000 miles. Also replaced 1 front disc that warped around 100,000 miles"

"Replaced worn u joint"

"Leak that effected the brakes, too"

"universal joint on rear drive shaft failed"

"Worn U joint"

"plug connecting fan motor melted due to too much draw during extended use of a/c..... we live in Arizona"

"Thermometer/compass died. Self-repaired by resoldering broken contact (2nd time repaired)"