Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| The daytime running lights that came with my tacoma started running so hot that it is melting/cracking the plastic lens/housing. after a simple google search of the problem, i came across multiple forums with users who have the same problem. some were lucky enough to have this problem occur within the warranty period but others, such as myself, were asked to pay upwards of $800 for new housings. after looking at the bulbs, i noticed that even the housings for the bulbs are showing burn marks. on the road i have seen at least 8 different toyota tacomas with the same problem, their lenses are either bubbling up and burning, or fully cracked. this safety option that came standard on my tacoma is now a safety issue that needs to be addressed. | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 86388 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma. the contact stated the daytime running lamp housing melted. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where who stated both head lamps would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 86,388. rvk | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 86388 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma. the contact stated the daytime running lamp housing melted. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they informed both head lamps would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 86,388. js | |||
| 06/01/2009 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma doublecab. the contact noticed that the day running lights melted and were fractured. the dealer did not offer any assistance since there were no related recalls. the manufacturer was notnotified of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. the current mileage was 70,000. the approximate failure mileage was unknown. rvk | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 09/01/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota tacoma doublecab. the contact noticed that the daytime running lights were melted and fractured. the dealer did not offer any assistance since there were no recalls. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure nor was the vehicle diagnosed or repaired. the current mileage was 70,000. the approximate failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 08/30/2007 | 256 | 20 | 08/22/2007 |
| 2007 toyota tacoma 4 dr. 4x4:the low beam headlights are designed with only illumination on the lower part of the roadway blocking short distance, night time visibility with a black line and dangerously limiting reaction time. when going down an inclined roadway that approaches an uphill change in the cartway, there is no opportunity to see more than thirty (30) yards in front of the vehicle due to a distinct loss of visibility created by a shield in the headlight lens assembly directly in front of the lamp bulb. there was no consideration given to driving on hilly roads when this headlight was designed. one would never have enough reaction time to avoid hitting a pedestrian or animal, even driving at thirty (30) mph due to the very dark line in the headlight system created on low beam only. there are many times when one cannot drive just with the high beams. this is a very dangerous design and presents a very serious night time safety visibility issue. toyota should recall these vehicle from 2005-2007 to replace the headlight assembly before someone is killed. i have never seen such an engineering blunder that was not known during daytime test drives. *jb updated 01/07/08. *lj updated 12/12/07 | |||