Toyota Tacoma 1995-2013

Model Tacoma made by Toyota got 12 consumer complains as well as 6 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and latches/locks/linkages. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system and engine and engine cooling.

Car model

Name	Number of models	Recalls	Bulletins	Investigations	Consumer Complaints
Toyota Tacoma 1995	1	6	23	1	196
Toyota Tacoma 1996	1	6	32	1	317
Toyota Tacoma 1997	1	4	42	0	115
Toyota Tacoma 1998	1	5	40	0	354
Toyota Tacoma 1999	1	5	38	0	235
Toyota Tacoma 2000	1	5	21	0	217
Toyota Tacoma 2001	1	5	37	0	372
Toyota Tacoma 2002	1	5	38	0	287
Toyota Tacoma 2003	1	5	33	0	255
Toyota Tacoma 2004	1	5	30	0	319
Toyota Tacoma 2005	0	8	35	4	578
Toyota Tacoma 2006	0	7	25	7	858
Toyota Tacoma 2007	1	6	19	7	513
Toyota Tacoma 2008	1	6	18	4	366
Toyota Tacoma 2009	1	7	20	4	503
Toyota Tacoma 2010	7	6	18	4	248
Toyota Tacoma 2011	0	2	16	0	106
Toyota Tacoma 2012	0	2	12	0	76
Toyota Tacoma 2013	0	0	1	0	8

Tacoma year 9999

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 9999

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
00602	10/18/2002	10000277	Trailer wire harness for various models including the tundra. *tt	02/21/2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
A0101	12/07/2001	627828	Subject regarding rattling noise. *yd	02/25/2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH
00702	10/23/2002	10000278	Tailgate lock (pop and lock) torque change for 1995 through current model year tacoma. *tt	02/21/2003
STEERING - RACK AND PINION
ST00298	05/22/1998	601615	Information on removing / installing the steering gearbox or rack and pinion on vehicles equipped with a driver's side supplemental restraint system (srs) airbag. *tt	08/12/1998
STRUCTURE - BODY
PA00703	07/28/2003	10003453	Body trim and cladding colors. 2004 4runner, land cruiser, rav4, sequoia, tacoma & tundra. *tt	10/21/2003
SUSPENSION
02702	12/04/2002	10000651	Suspension ball joint inspection. for various models including the prius, echo and tundra my1985-2003. *tt	03/26/2003

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
AIR BAGS
01/05/2003		1
	Nar 05/21/2003 mr investigative report of february 25, 2003 accident occurred resulting in person injury because of air bag non deployment. cb
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH
		1
	This parts association has been informed by the manufacturer that the secondary latch may be positioned incorrectly on 1995 - 2000 pickup models. parts association and manufacturer are investigating. *tt
STRUCTURE
11/20/2008		1
	My toyota tacoma has rust in the frame. it qualifies for the recall but they have unfairly denied me. *tr
STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS
10/01/2011		1
	S10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from re tow bumper system failure tgw the issue involved replacement of the original 1995-2004 toyota tacoma rear step bumper assembly made by aplonex and private labeled under at least two additional names for sale in the usa, may lead to permanent damage to the face bar area in normal towing operations. jb
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS
01/02/2012	120000	1
	2001-2004 toyota tacoma frame rust campaign. truck was purchased brand new on 2002/01/02 with 6 miles and i am the original owner. toyota will not honor a solution to the known issue of the premature frame corrosion. i have spots where i was able to poke my finger thru the frame due to the extensive corrosion and chunks of rusty metal have fallen and are still falling off the frame everywhere. i was at my dealership for service after the campaign began and well before it ended and was never made aware of the issue or offered the coating solution that toyota came up with to cover up this problem. since i did not have the required inspection and/or frame coating applied before the campaign expired, i am stuck with a $25k plus truck just over 11 years old that is unsafe and only worth salvage value. several posts from disgruntled owners regarding this issue can be found on toyota truck forums all over the internet. i have tried every possible avenue to speak to someone at toyota about the issue, but only get the run around or completely shut down. class action suit may be necessary. http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx?14@@.f1200e2/572. *tr
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
01/01/1901		3
	Consumer states that the floor mats are not the cause of the problem with toyota's accelerating out of control. *nj the consumer stated the same thing happened to her 3 times.
		1	07/01/2001
	Consumer purchased vehicle via the internet and was advised that the dealership that he was purchasing vehicle from did not offer factory cruise control for the vehicle he was getting because it contained a manual transmission, consumer had cruise control and a bed liner installed, consumer started to notice a leak which left a small amount of water on the driver's floor mat which was thought to be caused by the installation of the cruise control, consumer took vehicle in to dealership to be inspected and was advised by the dealership they did all they could to stop the leak, consumer states the leak still remains, as consumer was driving he discovered that the cruise control was not functioning and by depressing the clutch pedal it did not abort the cruise operation, as consumer would depress clutch he could hear his motor race to a high rpm, consumer contacted dealership and they advised him they would install another cruise control at an additional cost, consumer believes that this is a product defect and the cost of a new cruise control should be shared. *jb
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
01/01/1901		1
	Ltr to administrator re an oct 2007 investigative rpt by wsmv tv on accelerator problems with the toyota tacoma, in light of recent toyota recall requests nhtsa response 3 questions listed. *tgw
01/01/1901		3
	Consumer states that the floor mats are not the cause of the problem with toyota's accelerating out of control. *nj the consumer stated the same thing happened to her 3 times.