Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 5269 | 11/21/2005 | 10018661 | Repair manual correction for the rear differential lock - electrical wiring diagram. 00400-ewd47-8u. '02 tacoma. *tt '03 tacoma. 00400-ewd51-7u. *tt '04 tacoma - 00400-ewd56-5u. *tt '01 tacoma. 0040-ewd44-0u. *tt '00 tacoma - | 01/10/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/20/2009 | 99000 | 1 | |
| Instrument panel lights sequential failure. there are two lights for the instrument panel. one failed and then 1 month later, the other light failed. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2006 | 42500 | 4 | 05/23/2003 |
| I purchased my 2003 toyota tacoma 4x4 in may of 2003 in which as of this date of 12.29.06 my truck has 43k miles on it and is in excellant condition. over the course of the past 6 months i have had to spend thousands of dollars on this truck and still can not drive it. i have had to put a brandnew crankshaft kit in my truck due to the keyway on the crankshaft shearing off resulting in my truck shutting down. after inspecting my truck by a certified mechanic the key was not there after it had sheared off in which parts had moved forward and ground into the metal. after the crankshaft replacement i continued to have more and more problems with the truck. i have replaced the crankshaft, harmonic balancer, new fan, oil pump because the truck will not hold oil pressure, mass air flow sensor, crank sensor, cam sensor's, re-setting of the computer and labor cost. i picked my truck up on a friday after it came back from huntersville, nc at lake norman toyota in which the truck was hooked up and was given a clean bill of health but, the truck left me stranded once again on sunday night at 7:00 pm in which i had to have a roll back pick it up for the fourth time. the oil light came on when the engine would idle less than 1k rpms in which it then finally had to be shut off as soon as i heard this due to the sounds of metal rubbing metal. the truck is now located at leatherman auto located in newton, nc (828.465.5269) in which the owner, scott has not made any repairs to this truck yet. the check engine light has came on in all four instances as well as the oil light and other lights and i then loose control of my truck due to it shutting down. i was on i-40 traveling at 65-70 mph when my truck started jerking again and then i lost my power steering again and had to fight with the truck to get it off the road. the truck is stalling out in which i am in fear of either myself or one of my family members becoming injured or possibly killed because of this instance. | |||
| 07/22/2005 | 29000 | 1 | 01/02/2004 |
| While the vehicle was in the process of being driven it began to develop electrical problems. ultimately the electrical problem developed into a fire that damaged components under the hood as well as causing structural damages. at the present time the vehicle remains in its post fire condition awaiting repair. the vehicle involved is a 2003 toyota tacoma double cab, it was purchased new and was and is under full factory warranties. as of yet nothing has been done by toyota or by the local dealership to address the problem and to repair the vehicle. instead, both toyota and their local dealership have repeatedly instructed me to absorb the problem myself by turning it into my insurance company. this then exposes me to costs outside of the warranty, makes the insurance carrier responsible for a defect that should be coverable by warranty and does nothing to assure the cause of the fire was forever corrected to prevent a re-occurrence to either myself or to others who may suffer the same problems. *jb | |||