Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 03/12/2012 | 122000 | 1 | |
| Gas tank shield corroding when notified by toyota about corrosion problems to the frame of the truck, i inspected the under neath of the truck myself and also noticed the gas tank shield had corroded away. when i went to the dealer to have the frame checked, i told them about the problem with the gas tank shield and they told me that was not part of the recall.now a year later, i just received another recall for a different problem, excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier plate. if the frames and spare tire carrier plates corrode due to high road salt use in cold climate states, why are the gas tank shields corroding ? this is a very dangerous safety issue, that needs to be addressed. *tr | |||
| 03/12/2012 | 122000 | ||
| Gas tank shield corroding when notified by toyota about corrosion problems to the frame of the truck, i inspected the under neath of the truck myself and also noticed the gas tank shield had corroded away. when i went to the dealer to have the frame checked, i told them about the problem with the the gas tank shield and they told me that was not part of the recall.now a year later, i just received another recall for a different problem, excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier plate. if the frames and spare tire carrier plates corrode due to high road salt use in cold climate states, why are the gas tank shields corroding ? this is a very dangerous safety issue, that needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 138664 | 1 | |
| I brought my truck to a toyota dealer to locate an emissions system leak. two other mechanics had spent hours trying to diagnose the problem and were unable to find the leak. the toyota tech found the leak in less than 20 minutes. that would lead me to believe he had dealt with this problem before. the leak turned out to be corrosion in the fuel tank, where the filler neck meets the tank. i would not expect a rusted gas tank in an 8 year old truck. the repair estimate was over $1400, the part alone was $750. this is a truck that had already been recalled for a rusted frame (which toyota replaced at no cost to me) and is showing corrosion in the rear bumper and tailgate. i suspect toyota saved money by building the truck with inferior materials. but more importantly, a leaking fuel tank is a huge safety issue, not common in a vehicle this recent. *tr | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 138664 | ||
| I brought my truck to a toyota dealer to locate an emissions system leak. two other mechanics had spent hours trying to diagnose the problem and were unable to find the leak. the toyota tech found the leak in less than 20 minutes. that would lead me to believe he had dealt with this problem before. the leak turned out to be corrosion in the fuel tank, where the filler neck meets the tank. i would not expect a rusted gas tank in an 8 year old truck. the repair estimate was over $1400, the part alone was $750. this is a truck that had already been recalled for a rusted frame (which toyota replaced at no cost to me) and is showing corrosion in the rear bumper and tailgate. i suspect toyota saved money by building the truck with inferior materials. but more importantly, a leaking fuel tank is a huge safety issue, not common in a vehicle this recent. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle lost the ability to accelerate. the failure had recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for a diagnosis, but they stated that they could not recreate the failure. the vehicle was taken to another dealer, who informed the contact that they knew it was a throttle body failure but they were unable to get the failure codes to appear on their computer to validate their suspicions. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 147,000. sm. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 toyota tacoma. the contact stated while driving 65 mph lost the ability to accelerate. the failure had recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but it was of little assistance as they stated they could not recreate the problem. the vehicle was taken to another dealer who informed the contact they knew it was the throttle body but they could not get the codes to come up on their computer to validate their suspicions. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 147,000. dt | |||