Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 20000 | 1 | |
| December 2006 truck parked with emergency brake off and would not move below freezing temperature. all four wheels locked up. towed to dealer, after numerous attempts to fix he stated the wheel bearing were leaking grease and freezing up so truck would not move. truck operates good all year till it gets below freezing and wheels lock up. dealer does not know the problem, but only happens when parked and below freezing. december 10 2012 rear wheels lock up while driving in below freezing causing truck to slide and miss two on coming cars, truck ends up in ditch. would sell vehicle but afraid anyone driving it in cold weather would be stranded or in a fatal wreck. are other trucks having same issue as i hunt and go back 30 miles into the woods and if freezes i would be stranded. *tr | |||
| 12/12/2006 | 20000 | ||
| December 2006 truck parked with emergency brake off and would not move below freezing tempature. all four wheels locked up. towed to dealer, after numerous attempts to fix he stated the wheel bearing were leaking grease and frezzing up so truck would not move. truck operates good all year till it gets below freezing and wheels lock up. dealer does not know the problem, but only happenes when parked and below freezing. december 10 2012 rear wheels lock up while driving in below freezing causing truck to slide and miss two on coming cars, truck ends up in ditch. would sell vehicle but afraid anyone driving it in cold weather would be stranded or in a fatal wreck. are other trucks having same issue as i hunt and go back 30 miles into the woods and if freezes i would be stranded | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 35000 | 1 | |
| The frame on my 2006 tacoma is totally rusted! the finish on my wheels is peeling off as well!!!! total crap!! *tr | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 35000 | ||
| The frame on my 2006 tacoma is totally rusted! the finish on my wheels is peeling off as well!!!! total crap!! | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 76288 | 1 | |
| While rotating tires, i have had three different wheel lugs break, one approximately 10000 miles previously and two on the same wheel on the date indicated above. the lug nuts where not cross threaded. these lugs where broken while torquing the nuts per the manufacturer specification. the torque wrench was not professionally calibrated, but was compared to a recently calibrated torque wrench, both wrenches coincided. granted the lugs have had a small amount of oil for lubrication. however, i had a gentleman whom was a metallurgist his working career and did failure analysis for a oil company. based on visual inspection of the failure, he indicated the part failed from fatigue and was not over torqued. therefore, if a fatigue is proven by further analysis, my concern is that these parts could cause failure while traveling at highway speed with detrimental results. *tr | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 76288 | ||
| While rotating tires, i have had three differenct wheel lugs break, one approximately 10000 miles previously and two on the same wheel on the date indicated above. the lug nuts where not cross threaded. these lugs where broken while torquing the nuts per the manufacturer specification. the torque wrench was not professionally calibrated, but was compaired to a recently calibrated torque wrench, both wrenchs coincided. granted the lugs have had a small amount of oil for lubrication. however, i had a gentleman whom was a metalurgist his working carreer and did failure analysis for a oil company. based on visual inspection of the failure, he indicated the part failed from fatigue and was not over torqued. therefore, if a fatigue is proven by further analysis, my concern is that these parts could cause failure while traveling at highway speed with determental results. | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 117000 | 1 | |
| Spare tire cable snapped on the morning of 7/12/12.snapping of the cable resulted in the rear of the vehicle becoming airborne and shifting to the side while in mid air. luckily time was on my side. i was working nights and had this incident unfolded while working my normal day shift, i am positive there would have been contact between my vehicle with another vehicle, or another vehicle with tire and rim on route 287 north in new jersey as the roads are packed like sardines in a can yet moving at a brisk pace. i did not know what is was at first but immediately pulled off into the shoulder. found the wheel and noticed that the unused spare tire is now in need of replacement at a cost of $180. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 117000 | ||
| Spare tire cable snapped on the morning of 7/12/12.snapping of the cable resulted in the rear of the vehicle becoming airborne and shifting to the side while in mid air. luckily time was on my side. i was working nights and had this incident unfolded while working my normal day shift, i am positive there would have been contact between my vehicle with another vehicle, or another vehicle with tire and rim on route 287 north in new jersey as the roads are packed like sardines in a can yet moving at a brisk pace. i did not know what is was at first but immediately pulled off into the shoulder. found the wheel and noticed that the unused spare tire is now in need of replacement at a cost of $180 | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 22000 | ||
| The vehicle frame and included tow hitch and misc areas of the undercarriage are extremely rusted to the point of cracking and flaking metal. also of a less serious concern, the alloy rims are heavily corroded, both conditions were noticed within two years of ownership. i am the original and sole vehicle owner. i will be mailing pictures along with a hard copy of this form to the address below. | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 60 mph, the contact noticed that the tire pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose a failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front driver side and the front and rear passenger side rims were corroded. the vehicle was included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 06v061000 (tires:bead) and taken to the dealer for inspection but the tires were not replaced under the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 60 mph, the contact noticed that the tire pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose a failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front driver side and the front and rear passenger side rims were corroded. the vehicle was included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 06v061000 (tires:bead) and taken to the dealer for inspection but the tires were not replaced under the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. kmj | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. while driving at approximately 60 mph the contact noticed the tire pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician was unable to diagnose a failure. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the front drivers side and the front and rear passengers side rims were corroding. the vehicle was included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 06v061000 (tires:bead). the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but the tires were not replaced under the recall repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. ds | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 6 | ||
| Wheels corroding slightly noticed when purchased new and progressively worsened over time. now out of warranty says manufacturer and thousands of complaints of same online blogs. affected only 2005 - 2008 certain vehicles. | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 09/03/2007 | 11900 | 1 | 09/26/2006 |
| While rotating the wheels on my 2006 tacoma pick up truck the lug stud snapped. i was using a torque wrench and the stud snapped at less than 85 ft-lbs of torque | |||