2008 Toyota Tacoma owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact received a 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 issue. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

I called Toyota in february 2014 to complain of rough riding truck. Was told my truck was out of warranty and nothing Toyota was willing to cover. In october 2014 I called Toyota to report my leaf springs had broke and needed replaced. Was told Toyota would not cover repairs and that I was responsible to pay for the repairs. Shortly after I made the repair, Toyota issued a recall of the leaf springs. I have been battling with them to be reimbused since late 2014. Today while speaking with supervisor on duty at Toyota, luis carrillo, I was informed Toyota knew of the recall in september 2014, so when I called in october 2014, Toyota fraudulently told me they would not cover the costs and I was responsible. This is what is wrong with the world today, nobody does the right thing unless the go

Frame limited recall that expired march 2016 I did not receive notification and Toyota refuses repair. My family drives this vehicle and I feel it is not safe due to recall. There are visible signs of corrosion. Recall is recall. Visible corrosion is abundant.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, a clunking noise was heard from the rear drivers side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear leaf spring failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, a clunking noise emitted from the rear driver side of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred previously. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the rear leaf spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was not available.

The brakes on my 2008 Toyota Tacoma were failing so I took it to a mechanic, who said that the brake lines had failed and needed to be replaced. However, he said that it wasn't worth putting any money into the truck, as the leaf springs were corroded along with the frame, which could crack apart at any time. As we only purchased the truck one year ago, he advised us to take it to the dealership where we purchased it, and informed us of the recalls on both of these issues. I spoke with the mechanic at the dealership because when we purchased the vehicle, they did the inspection and said that everything was fine. When I asked the mechanic about this, he said that he didn't have anything to do with sales and we needed to speak to the owner (who is out on medical leave). The mechanic said that

2008 Toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regard to faulty frames on truck. The consumer stated the repairs would cost $12,000 to fix the problem.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, it was discovered that underneath the vehicle there was an abnormal amount of rust on the frame. The front passenger side frame was deteriorating. The dealer was called and made aware of the failure however the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was parked and driven when necessary as they feared for their safety when the vehicle was driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the failure was a known issue. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while receiving an oil change, an independent mechanic discovered severe corrosion with the subframe of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 130,000.

On friday, december 4th I was driving my tacoma pickup. When I had to stop in traffic I applied the brake. The pickup had unintentional acceleration rather than stopping. I was not going more than five MPH. I was on a city street. There is damage to my pickup.

Took truck in for inspection mechanic said frame is rotted out Toyota said that there's no recall pending on this vehicle

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while receiving an inspection, the mechanic informed the contact that the subframe was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,843.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. While driving 25 MPH and accelerating down a hill the vehicle suddenly accelerated. While applying the brakes the vehicle would not stop or slow down. The gears thrust into park but the rpms continued to increase excessively. The vehicle was driven to her residence but it was not diagnosed by the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and informed him to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 50,000.

I purchased a new 2008 Toyota tacoma in september 2008. The vehicle had right at 3000 miles when the malfunction occurred. On december 19th, 2008 I was on the way to work when my vehicle suddenly accelerated and lost control, causing me to rollover. The vehicle was still accelerating after the rollover and I had to jerk the gear shift into park to get it to stop. At that time the vehicle made a grinding noise and began to smoke. *tr

Frame rusting premature, this truck has never seen salt in the winter.

Sun visor is defected. It's not working properly. It goes down when it goes in the up position.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at a 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, however, the front passenger side wheel locked. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to multiple independent mechanics where it was diagnosed that that the ABS brakes needed to be replaced and to a dealer who stated that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic who replaced the master cylinder. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that when decelerating the brakes would pulsate and make a grinding noise causing the vehicle to take longer than normal to stop. No warning lights have illuminated on the instrumental panel. The failure occured on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that there was nothing wrong with the brakes. The dealer recommended that he replace the tires and confirmed that they were the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the engine erroneously began to race as the rpms increased without the contact depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that flames were also seen coming from under the front of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and discovered that the engine was on fire. The contact used snow to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact crashed the vehicle into a tree in order to avoid a deer in the rain and the air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the seat belt separated from the frame. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the forehead that required medical attention. The condition of the vehicle was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000. Updated 02/02/15*lj updated 6/8/2015 *js