Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V042000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 12/16/2009 to 02/05/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 8000 | 03/22/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/18/2010 | 02/18/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 toyota tacoma pickup trucks. the propeller shaft may develop cracks during the manufacturing process. over time, the cracks may eventually lead to the separation of the propeller shaft. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This may result in a loss of vehicle control increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the front propeller shaft on affected vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on march 22, 2010. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TSB-0250-12 | 12/21/2012 | 10050665 | Toyota: just before coming to a stop or accelerating from a stop would experience a bump from behind sensation or hear a thunking or clunking noise from rear of vehicle. information on repair procedure on rear propeller shaft (driveshaft | 02/04/2013 | |
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Ready | 07/08/2011 | |
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Toyota: information on installing manual transmission shift lever or park neutral position switch. *rm | 07/08/2011 | |
| TSB-0088-10 | 03/10/2010 | 10039030 | Ready | 06/30/2011 | |
| TSB-0088-10 | 03/10/2010 | 10039030 | Toyota: 2009-2010 tacoma. there is a small transmission fluid leak at the yoke plug due to the vehicle manufacturing process. *rm | 06/30/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Toyota: information on installing manual transmission shift lever or park neutral position switch. *rm | 07/08/2011 | |
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Ready | 07/08/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 18000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that when the vehicle was being brought to a stop, there was a thump that came from the drive shaft. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the slip joint and the drive shaft bearing support joint were causing the failure. the dealer also stated that this was a known failure, but the manufacturer had not found a correction to the failure. the manufacturer informed the contact that the slip joint should not come apart, but it could cause the drive shaft to fail and need to be replaced. the failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 23,590. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 18000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that when the vehicle was being brought to a stop, there was a thumb that came from the drive shaft. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the slip joint and the drive shaft bearing support joint were causing the failure. the dealer also stated that this was a known failure, but the manufacturer had not found a correction to the failure. the manufacturer informed the contact that the slip joint should not come apart, but it could cause the drive shaft to fail and need to be replaced. the failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 23,590. sm. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 18000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that when the vehicle is being brought to a stop there is a thumb that comes from the drive shaft. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the slip joint and the drive shaft bearing support joint is causing the failure. the dealer stated this is a known, but toyota had not found a correction to the failure. the manufacturer informed the contact that slip joint should not come apart, but it can cause the drive shaft to fail and have to be replaced. the failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 23,590.rl | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 34000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the vehicle developed a loud noise in the differential. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the occurrence was normal for the differential. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was stated as performing according to standards. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 44,000. | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 34000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the vehicle developed a loud noise in the differential. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the occurrence was normal for the differential. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was stated as performing according to standards. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 44,000. kmj | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 34000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2010 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the vehicle had developed a loud noise in the differential. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that it was normal for the differential to make noise. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was working up to standard. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 44,000. pm | |||
| 03/09/2011 | 5213 | ||
| Since this vehicle had 5000 miles on it i have had clutch issues. has been in the shop 5 times for clutch issues and is currently in the shop now. the clutch is burning up, thought the truck was going to catch fire a few weeks ago. there has been a tsb on this issue and they replaced everything on the last service. it has failed again with on 3,000 miles on this new clutch. the vehicle is a little over 1 year old and currently has 23,000 miles on it. toyota is giving me the run a round and now wants me to pay for warranty work. i have repeatly told them they have a weak design clutch, made for a 2 wheel drive vehicle in a 4x4 truck. we think the clutch slipped so much a few ago it really did catch fire, it smoked for 10 minutes after i turned the truck off. i have filed with the houston bbb and filed with toyota. i need help | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 26500 | ||
| Bought my 2010 tacoma used. did not observe any issues during long test drive. very next day began to notice auto transmission not finding correct gear after slowing then making a turn; does not happen when truck is brought completely to rest with pause before the turns. i also notice transmission shudder at times when slowing in staightline; feels same as clutch slip / stall with manual trans if gear too high for speed. and my transmission downshifts too deep when i brake medium hard going downhill. i have begun to manually shift during turns without stops. had dealer inspect transmission fluid & system at first oil change and discussed observations with service tech. was told mine is fine, operating normally, & that these transmissions are hyper-active. begining to think my toyota selection was a mistake. does anyone make a trouble-free vehicle these days? | |||
| 12/03/2010 | 21238 | ||
| Whenever slowing down from 25 mph to make a turn or just to slow up, when accelerator is again pushed down to speed up, the truck hunts for the proper gear, usually shifting to too low a gear for the speed needed (transmission/computer problem), causing vehicle to pause & not pick up speed. this causes a severe threat of being rear ended or hit in an intersection due to lack of acceleration. dealers won't fix it or reprogram the computer. i've owned a lot of vehicles & none have had this problem.. | |||
| 02/21/2010 | 1 | ||
| My 2010 tacoma, while sitting at a stop light, suddenly surges as if somebody hit the gas or slammed me in the rear. it hasn't pushed me beyond my brakes but it is very disturbing. i reported this to the toyota dealer and they said they couldn't reproduce it. it doesn't happen with any regularity, it just happens out of the blue. additionally, when you go to very low speeds and make a sharp turn the rpms jump to about 3,000 and then it feels like the transmission kicks in. this was also reported to the dealer who said it was by design but if it is it is poor design. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2010 | 4000 | 1 | |
| My 2010 toyota tacoma engine try to accelerate by it self while stop at a red light. my wife held her foot on the brake to keep it from running into the intersection the tire were spinning while it was sitting still.also my transmission seems to slip when i give it gas between 8 to 12 mph. i told the toyota dealer about it he said that he hasn't received any reports from toyota on these two problems he didn't seem to interested in my problem. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/13/2011 | 20000 | ||
| My 2010 tacoma, while sitting at a stop light, suddenly surges as if somebody hit the gas or slammed me in the rear. it hasnt pushed me beyond my brakes but it is very disturbing. i reported this to the toyota dealer and they said they couldnt reproduce it. it doesnt happen with any regularity, it just happens out of the blue. additionally, when you go to very low speeds and make a sharp turn the rpms jump to about 3,000 and then it feels like the transmission kicks in. this was also reported to the dealer who said it was by design but if it is it is poor design | |||
| 12/02/2010 | 18000 | ||
| 2010 tacoma crew cab with 18,000 miles, automatic transmission. when the vehicle is cold or warm it seems to slip out of gear going around corners or accelerating from a stop in a straight line. this does not occur everytime but at unexpected times. also after i have slowed down to round a corner or cross an intersection the truck feels as if it shifts to neutral gear and when the gas pedal is depressed no forward movement occurs. it acts like it has no throttle reponse. after anywhere from 2 to 6 seconds it starts moving forward again and starts moving as if nothing ever happend. this problem does not occur at every corner, stop or light but does happen in the middle of intersections and changing lanes. so far i have had 5 near collisions in less than one week. vehicle was taken to toyota dealership to take care of the issue and the dealership said they found no issues with their first test drive, have never seen this problem and are trying to find the problem. | |||
| 04/22/2010 | 10000 | ||
| 2010 tacoma crew cab with 10,000 miles, automatic transmission. when the vehicle is warm (driven) and stopped (at a light or stop sign), when the accelerator is pressed to begin driving again the transmission will not always engage immediately. there are times it takes two to three seconds for the transmission to | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 100 | ||
| My tacoma 2010 seems to slip out of gear going around corners -- after i've slowed down to round the corner the truck revs high when the gas pedal is depressed again. after a few seconds it lurches forward when it finally gets into gear. this problem occurs at almost all corners, but not from a stopped position. i do no think the corner causes the problem, it's just that the truck is downshifting, then up-shifting again. i noticed this behavior within the first week i had the truck, and it has been getting worse ever since. i took it into a toyota dealership who said they applied a software patch and that it is now fixed. the dealership says the truck's computer does not show any problem codes that would indicate a problem. i will pick up the truck tomorrow, so i don't know at this time if it indeed has been fixed. | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 2010 toyota tacoma double cab pre-runner, i have experience a sudden jerk (like other car has hit me on the rear) while i was stopped and the brake was pressed while waiting at the traffic light. it happened to me three time for five days after i brought my truck to the dealership to repair this problem, which they said that there is no problem and it is just because the tacoma has a sequential type of transmission.. *tr | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 100 | 1 | |
| The vehicle surges unexpectedly. one or more times a day, depending on travel needs, i experience surges both at complete stops and when accelerating. depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop or roll includes a delay in response from the vehicle, then the unexpected surge is noticed. generally, a small amount of pressure on the pedal does not yield a desired acceleration effect, instead a wait and go effect is experienced. several times, this delay has caused near misses in terms of accidents. expecting the vehicle to respond to accelerator pressure but not getting acceleration is considered hazardous. surging forward violently when at a complete stop is another concern. with the brakes completely depressed, the vehicle will surge forward at most traffic lights or during stop and go traffic. this vehicle was brought to the dealer a week after purchase with my concerning of shifting and sometime erratic behavior. the dealership did little more than take a short test drive with me (no diagnostics, no formal or mechanical evaluation), and tell me nothing was wrong with the truck. the truck had less than 1000 miles on it, now with 2600 miles, the problems persist. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 50 | 1 | |
| L have a 2010 tacoma the transmission was slipping took it in at 500 miles and they said it would work in ,it didn't at 1100 miles l took it back and then they said l should make an appointment at 1700 miles l made an appointment ,they reset the computer and it still slipped and they flush the system and now it's worse, they contacted toyota and they said the engineers were working on the problem and they'll get back with me when they fix it , in the mean time drive the truck , which, is getting worse. *tr | |||
| 11/12/2009 | 75 | 1 | |
| While slowing and making right or left turns, my 2010 tacoma v-6 4x2 automatic transmission will slip into either neutral or first gear for several seconds (typically 2 or 3). engine rpm increase and then transmission shifts into the correct gear with a lurch. this defect makes left turns, across traffic, especially difficult and dangerous, since you never know if it will happen and how long it will take to hunt for and find the right gear. i first notice the issue after driving about 75 miles (have a little over 800 miles now). been to dealer twice. demonstrated problem with service manager in the truck. he had no solution for the problem. he hopes toyota will come out with a fix. toyota has a similar defect with the 2009 tacomas and issued on november 3, 2009 technical service bulletin t-sb-0373-09. but tsb only eliminated the defect in the 2009 model. does not address 2010 trucks. this defect needs to be resolved quickly before someone get injured. *tr | |||
| 10/06/2009 | 150 | 1 | |
| While slowing to 10-12 mph my 2010 tacoma v-6 4x4 's automatic transmission will slip into what seems to be neutral for about 2-3 seconds. engine rpm's will rise to about 2500-3000 rpm's before transmission re-engages. this situation has nearly gotten me involved in 5 accidents. i first noticed the problem when the vehicle had about 150 miles on it. the problem seems to occur when you slow for either a left or right turn or when you slow to 10-12 mph and then try to resume power . vehicle has been to selling dealer 3 times to have this issue resolved but has not been fixed. dealers transmission mechanic went for a test drive with me and this condition was duplicated within 5 minutes. toyota customer service has been notified and so far no fix has been forthcoming. this is a very dangerous condition and could cause a very serious accident. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/02/2010 | 10700 | ||
| 2010 tacoma 4cyl, 5 speed. clutch started slipping during acceleration in 4th gear. first occurance happened at 10700 miles. truck now has 13500 miles and the issue has gotten worse. vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times for resolution. service department says they can't duplicate and refuse to do anything else. slipping occurs in every gear except 1st. dangerous when trying to accelerate to merge into traffic. rpm's surge but the vehicle does not accelerate. | |||
| 05/30/2010 | 28 | 1 | |
| The clutch arm on the 2010 tacoma is so far to the left that it obstructs the footrest. if i use the footrest, my left foot tends to hit the side of the clutch pedal or gets stuck between the clutch pedal and the driver's side kick panel when i raise my foot to apply the clutch. also, on a long drive, if i try to stretch my leg out while driving, my left foot gets stuck between the foot rest and the back of the clutch arm. it has not caused an accident, yet. but, i have stalled the vehicle on several occasions as a result. the potential is definitely there for a more serious accident. *tr | |||
| 11/02/2009 | 1220 | 1 | |
| Vehicle is a 2010 toyota tacoma dbl cab, the transmission searches for the right gear to accelerate in once the speed gets 15mph or lower and you press the gas peddle. at 1st it was just annoying, but recently i was turning a corner at a signal light behind another veh. and it slammed on it's brakes, i went to go into the passing lane, but when i accelerated, the transmission didn't respond, it just revs up trying to find the gear. by the time it did, i was watching in my mirror and an oncoming vehicle started hitting their brakes to avoid hitting me. which wouldn't have been an issue if my truck would have gone when i pressed the gas. this occurs every time you are going at a rate over 25 mph and slow down to at least 15 mph and then try to accelerate again. ie: crossing highways. i purchased this truck oct. 21, 2009 and had it back to the dealership on nov 9th, 2009 with this issue, the tech drove it, acknowledged it, and told me all the newer vehicles are that way, & have had others come in with the same issue. nothing else has been done to try to fix this. i believe this could lead to potential accidents and injuries, if not worse. *tr | |||