2009 Toyota Tacoma owner complaints

Frame has been excessively rotted like many other tacomas in this year. There is no remedy being given by a Toyota rep.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension) but the manufacturer had not supplied the remedy parts for an extended period. The manufacturer was contacted and had been unable to specify a reasonable time frame to supply the part to the dealer. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the subframe and the braces for the rear panel were corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. The contact noticed that the rear leaf spring fractured. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the part to 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 failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 02/12/16*lj

Noticed rattle in rear chassie area .inspect found both rear leaf spring broken rubbing near brake lines.asked dealer about issue said not defective.had to immediately order install new springs at great inconvenience and expense. This july 2014 . Oct,2014 news release declares 640,000 vehicles defective contact Toyota they say submit invoice parts labor will reimburse. Nov 2014 no word contact Toyota they say "remedy" in works now must wait an undetermined time..no answer to define "remedy" out $865.00 parts labor..ps Toyota says will not pay labor because owner installed parts..what can I do?? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while attempting to park and depressing the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a pole. The contact stated that the brake and accelerator pedals were too close together and she has simultaneously depressed both pedals causing the abnormal acceleration. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. While driving above 45 MPH the vehicle began to rapidly accelerate and would not slow down. As a consequence she crashed and went into a ditch. Her front fender, hood and driver side door were damaged. There was a police report available. The Toyota manufacturer has not been contacted. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 03/10/10 *bf the consumer stated the accelerator pedal would stick sporadically and infrequently. Updated 10/12/10*jb

Five months old 2009 Toyota tacoma prerunner, v6 5-speed automatic transmission. Had made short trip from home and was returning. Proceeding down slight grade about three blocks from home manually downshifted from drive to 4th. Seeing red signal several blocks ahead downshifted again to 3rd, then 2nd, slowing enough so as to have green light at intersection. Made braking right turn at intersection, aware from experience that I would now have red light at next intersection and would have to stop. Again slight downgrade after making turn. Truck required more than normal braking to slow properly after turn, finally used both feet to apply maximum brake pressure. Truck stopped, but after stopping engine surged repeatedly, causing rear wheels to intermittently spin uncontrollably on damp

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. While driving the radio will suddenly turn off without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician stated that radio needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 3000. Updated 01/26/10 *bf the radio would come on and go off various times with no warning. The dash and head lights flickered. Updated 01/26/10.*jb

Airbag warning light on and horn does not work. After researching, learned this is an airbag clock spring (otherwise known as a spiral cable) issue that has a related recall for 2005-2009 Toyota tacomas under campaign number 12v-092. That recall applies only to 7 channel circuit spiral cables and not the 16 channel ones. The 7 channel circuits are steering wheels without the audio controls, where the 16 channel circuits have steering wheel audio controls. Toyota dealer wants to charge $400 for part, plus labor. Absolutely ridiculous when this is an obvious problem that is occurring regardless of the channel circuit type. My daughter has a 2008 Toyota tundra with exact same problem. *tr

1. Was parking tacoma in garage at about 5 MPH or less; when I applied the brakes, the vehicle accelerated. Put gear into neutral to avoid crash. (sept 2009; about 1500 miles on vehicle) 2. Was slowing down; at a speed of approximately 20 MPH I applied the brakes and the vehicle accelerated. Put gear into neutral to avoid crash. (nov 25, 2009; about 2500 miles on vehicle) ---->>> drivers side floor mat removed on nov 26, 2009. <<----- 3. Was slowing down; at a speed of approximately 20 mpr I applied the brakes and the vehicle accelerated. Put gear into neutral to avoid crash. (dec 2, 2009; about 3000 miles on vehicle) this happened even though the driver side floor mat had been removed. Additional info: received a telephone call from jennette at (rosville, ca ??) toy

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the daytime running lights became overheated and fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who stated that there was no defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 66,000.

Running lights have melted, cracked and have brown color on plastic. Contacted Toyota dealer (sun Toyota) and they said it's not under warranty. Contacted Toyota corp and they said that they haven't heard of this happening. I believe there is a potential of a fire happening. *tr

I notice the brake pedal goes all the way down before the brake feels that is applied. I've taken back to dealership and they found nothing in error. I disagree. I've had several other people drive my car-with the same concern. Brakes don't grab. My brother who is ups head mechanic said the same, a fault with the brake pedal. Shouldn't have to go to the floor before the braking system is applied. Just want you to know there's a problem there. I'm aware of it so I drive with caution. But this needs to be address. Thanks, patti kay. I took back to dealership oct.22 2008 and they said the cause was from the floor mat---it doesn't matter how many floor mats you have it's in the pedal. Either needs adjusted or new pedal system put in. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Toyota tacoma. When he attempted to apply the brakes, the brake pedal would become stiff. This condition caused him to increase his stopping distances. On one occasion the brake pedal fell to the floor, which disabled him from pushing the pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician could not provide a remedy because he could not duplicate the failure. The current and failure mileages were 55000.

Transmission slips, engine races and goes into gear. Sporadic and unreliable actions, sometimes causes wheel spin. Manufacturer claims all new vehicles perform this way and refuses to fix. Independent mechanic verified my concern and stated it is a safety hazard. *tr

Manual transmission clutch difficult engaging. Slipping feeling in forward gears and reverse. The center section of the clutch disk have separated from the friction material section of the clutch disk. Defective clutch. *tr

The rubber strip running fore - aft on the cab of the truck came off during driving. The rubber strip could have landed on the windshield of a fellow motorist and caused an accident. This could be an anomaly, however, the same thing happened to my son's Toyota 2005 four runner. I recommend at least a cursory investigation. *tr

My tacoma has a constant shimmy in the steering wheel. My mechanic and Toyota service have tried balancing, alignments and road-force testing, but nothing works to eliminate the shake. It is at it's worst when I first accelerate to cruising speed after the truck has sat for eight hours. At these times it is an approximately a 1/4 inch shimmy in the wheel, and is quite a violent shake. It seems to dissipate after a while, but the shimmy never goes away completely. It exists with both my all-season tires, and my snow tires. *tr

The sound system turns on -- loudly -- by itself. Cannot be turned off unless you turn off engine. I believe dealer was cognizant of this before I was sold brand new 2009 tacoma, and (california) Toyota assures my problem is being resolved, and I will get a new working sound system, but all I seem to get are promises. As I startle easily -- this is a most dangerous paradigm! *tr