Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 91000 | ||
| Left rear leaf spring found broken on used tacoma that i purchased. a quick web search reveals this is not an uncommon problem. the manufacturer has issued a tsb for replacement of weak springs for vehicles still under the new vehicle comprehensive warranty. the aftermarket spring supplier that i purchased a replacement spring from stated this is his best selling spring; i think that is a strong indication of a widespread problem. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 46000 | ||
| The vehicle had 4 passengers and about 200 pounds of gear in the truck bed and it has a leer cap on.on bumpy roads it began to hit the bump stops as if it were overloaded, this happened about 20 times.on the return trip on i 57 n as i crossed over a bridge the truck bottomed out slamming the bump stops and the vehicle almost veered off the road to the right, the rear suspension after hitting the bump stops hard seemed to return erratically and disturb the balance of the vehicle. on another trip a few weeks later with 3 of the same people in the car in snow conditions i again hit the bump stops but this time the vehicle veered to the right and i lost control due to lack of traction. toyota has inspected the vehicle on 2 occasions in regard to the bottoming out issue, both times they say nothing is wrong, did have the factory tsb done for the suspension early on but it has not helped, as truck gets older the lack of control after hitting the bump stops is repeatable and predictable even with less weight than it is rated for. | |||
| 05/23/2008 | 10739 | ||
| This 2008 toyota tacoma double cab was purchased new in late 2007. it immediate developed leaf spring noise which toyota addressed through tsb tsu01207 - grease springs. tsb 027409 was issued in 2009 which inserted a new silencer pad design. those wore out in a year. no resolution has been offered by toyota since - although promised - and tacoma owners stop me in parking lots to ask about the issue. a video of the problem can be found at: http://youtu.be/ygn9ex7cevu | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 40000 | ||
| Severe streering drift and shimmy. new tires didn't fix the problem. had tires rebalanced, did not fix the problem. freeway driving is more severe, i'm fighting the steering trying to keep the vehicle tracking straight. if i hit a bump the vehicle wants to jump to the side. towing a lightweight single axel trailer is very difficult, the trailer is whipped becasue of the trucks streering situation. it feels like premature ball joint failure, or in the case of an old style staight axel (king pin wear) this vehicle is dangerous to drive at high speeds. this is a trd model with bilsteen front strut and rear shock suspension. feels like the anti-lock brake system is initiating one side of the front brakes, thus casusing the vehicle to roll toward that side, then i have to correct the steering. i do not have the automatic roll-over system on this toyota. i've seen other postings on the internet with similar problems on the same vehicle. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 35000 | 1 | |
| The abs braking system on my 2008 toyota tacoma double cab has felt incorrectly calibrated since the truck was new. when i go over a bump, hit a pot hole or am going down a hill with uneven pavement while braking, the abs will disengage the brakes. i have almost run into the vehicle in front of me more times than i can count. in the winter, it also happens regularly in any snowy conditions. the local dealer has checked it and told me it tests within their specifications. they did replace the suspension, shocks and springs, saying that there have been some complaints that have been corrected by a slightly softer suspension. i disagreed with the assessment but let them make the change in the hope that it might work. it did not. the incident dates are ongoing. *tr | |||
| 03/11/2009 | 12000 | 1 | |
| Problemas con la suspencion de la tacoma 2008, cuando vamos 4 personas en el vehiculo la caja choca con su limite y al hachar carga da un cantazo fuerte en la parte trasera de la guagua, empeorando la situacion. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/14/2010 | 8360 | ||
| We have been having trouble with my 2008 toyota tacoma truck with the engine reving when we first start it up. we took it to the dealer. they said that this is normal last week we took it in due to a safety recall notice for sudden acceleration problems that toyota claims is due to floormats. dealer cut down the accelator pedal, reprogrammed the computer control system, rotated the tires. upon pulling out of the dealership the steering wheel vibrated (side to side) and car bucked (front to back) there were loud grinding and banging noises. car pulled strongly to the left. i took my foot off of the accelerator . instead of slowing, the engine suddenly reved up. due to oncoming traffic on both sides of us, i focused on steering us out of trouble by keeping us in our lane. i did not apply brake. i had thought that without gas, the car would gradually slow down on its own. instead of slowing the engine reved up! truck suddenly lurched 90 degrees to left, jerked steering wheel our of my hands vehicle lurched into the oncoming traffic lane, whole front passenger side tire assembly came off and headed one way and the truck went the other. we were thrown forward, down and to the right. the vehicle kept moving until we crashed into concrete enterance/exit of dealership. i put on emergency brake. dealer says simple human error mechanic forgot to tighten bolts on tire i think this goes way beyond a tire problem. they messed with computer control system and the accelerator pedal. i can't see how tires cause engines to rev up. | |||
| 05/10/2008 | 10000 | 1 | |
| Truck has front end vibration as if tires are out of balance. dealer has rotated and balanced tires twice and advises that this is a problem known to toyota and that they are working on it. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2007 | 200 | 20 | 09/10/2007 |
| Suspension is doing a loud friction sound when driving over a bump at a very slow speed, it sounds like metals are having friction one against the other, this is happening every time you drives over a bump, bigger bump louder sound. and there is no way to go fast over these bumps all of them are at school student dropping areas and security is first than everything, but is any part of the front suspension damaged because of this? *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 11/05/2007 | 3 | 1 | 09/11/2007 |
| The rear suspension bottoms out when there is a large load in the bed of the truck (2008 toyota tacoma access cab 4x4, no trd package). just standing on the rear bumper makes the rear end drop considerably. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS | |||
| 11/05/2007 | 3 | 1 | 09/11/2007 |
| The rear suspension bottoms out when there is a large load in the bed of the truck (2008 toyota tacoma access cab 4x4, no trd package). just standing on the rear bumper makes the rear end drop considerably. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/18/2007 | 5198 | 1 | 09/01/2007 |
| The rear suspension of the truck rests on the bumpstops when hauling loads in the bed. i have a 2008 toyota tacoma double cab 4x4, trd off-road. when loading my 4-wheeler in the bed, the tailgate bends slightly & the suspension bottoms out. *tr | |||
| 11/05/2007 | 3 | 1 | 09/11/2007 |
| The rear suspension bottoms out when there is a large load in the bed of the truck (2008 toyota tacoma access cab 4x4, no trd package). just standing on the rear bumper makes the rear end drop considerably. *tr | |||