2011 Toyota Tacoma
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Suspension is the leading concern among 186 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 16th highest complaint count among 26 Tacoma model years with reports.
Of the 2011 reports, 8 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 7 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Structure, body, hood, hinge and attachmentsJul 3, 2017
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles equipped with accessory hood scoops installed by SET or SET dealers. The adhesive attaching the hood scoop may weaken, allowing the hood scoop to detach from the vehicle.
If the hood scoop detaches, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will mechanically fasten the scoop to the hood, free of charge. The recall began on September 1, 2017. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-954-429-2000. SET's number for this recall is SET17B.
Campaign 17V425000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, front assembly, seat heater/coolerJun 2, 2016
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
Campaign 16V396000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, front assembly, seat heater/coolerNov 19, 2014
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
Campaign 14V743000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, rear, springs, leaf spring assembly, leafSep 29, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner and 4x4 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, to October 11, 2010. In the affected vehicles, one of the leaf springs may fracture due to stress or corrosion. While being driven, the broken leaf could move out of position and contact surrounding components including the fuel tank, possibly puncturing the tank and causing a fuel leak.
If the fuel tank leaks fuel from being punctured, there is an increased risk of a fire.
Toyota will notify owners and dealers will install new rear leaf spring assemblies. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 14V604000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsAug 4, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 FJ Cruiser and Tacoma vehicles equipped with accessory wheels and tires installed by Toyota or dealers prior to the vehicle's first sale. The affected vehicles may list incorrect spare tire size and/or cold tire inflation information on the tire placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
If the spare tire is inflated to the incorrect pressure provided on the placard, tire failure may occur while it is being driven on, increasing the risk of a crash.
For the involved vehicles, overlay stickers to correct the tire placard will either be mailed to owners or provided to dealers for placement over the incorrect information on the placard. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 14V475000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat beltsAug 7, 2013
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured September 14, 2004, through March 29, 2010; and model year 2011 Tacoma Access Cab vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, through September 7, 2011. If the access doors are repeatedly and forcefully closed, the screws that attach the seat belt pre-tensioner to the seat belt retractor can loosen over time. If the screws loosen completely, the seat belt pre-tensioner and the retractor spring cover could detach from the seat belt retractor.
If the seat belt pre-tensioner detaches from the seat belt assembly, the seat belt pre-tensioner will not perform as designed, increasing the risk of injury in a severe crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assemblies. Based on the inspection, the seat belt assembly will be replaced or new pre-tensioner screws will be installed with thread-locking sealant and a retractor spring cover with stopper ribs to prevent loosening of the screws. These services will be provided at no cost to the owner. The recall began during February 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 13V337000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsApr 9, 2013
Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010-2013 Toyota Venza, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2010-2013 Toyota Tacoma, 2011-2012 Toyota Sienna, 2012 Toyota Prius, 2013 Scion FR-S, 2011 Scion XD, 2011 Scion XB, and 2012 Scion TC vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Campaign 13V123000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, sensor/control module-inactiveJan 16, 2013
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year Corolla, Sienna and Tundra; model year 2009-2013 Highlander and Venza; model year 2012 Prius V; and model year 2010-2012 Sequoia. During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Campaign 13V014000 on NHTSA.gov
Tires, pressure monitoring and regulating systemsMar 4, 2011
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 FJ CRUISER, LAND CRUISER, TACOMA, SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)." WHEN FACTORY-INSTALLED WHEELS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH TOYOTA AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY WHEELS AND LT TIRES PRIOR TO FIRST SALE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS WERE NOT RE-CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AND THEREFORE DO NOT START ILLUMINATING THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING TELLTALE AT THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ACTIVATION PRESSURE.
FAILURE TO WARN OF TIRE DEFLATIONS IS A NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 138 AND COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
FOR THE LAND CRUISER, SEQUOIA, TACOMA AND TUNDRA VEHICLES, THE DEALER WILL RE-CALIBRATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON AFFECTED VEHICLES AND INSTALL AN UPDATED TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL AT NO CHARGE. FOR THE FJ CRUISER VEHICLES, THE TPMS CANNOT BE RESET SO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE TPMS WILL BE REPLACED. TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE REMEDY ECU. IF AN OWNER IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER HIS OR HER VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THESE ACCESSORIES, PLEASE CONTACT ANY TOYOTA DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AT NO CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 11V148000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: exterior lighting
32 reports, newest first. Show all
Exterior lighting, Nov 18, 2023
1.) Headlights are yellowing. 2.) Hard to see at night. 3.) Everyone has the same problem. The government should mandate going back to glass headlights for safety reasons. Buffing them only lasts a short period of time and the elderly can't afford to buy new OEM headlights every 6 years as they are very, very expensive. This is a safety issue, as yellow lenses equal more nighttime accidents, fact. This should have been addressed years ago.
Exterior lighting, Aug 19, 2022
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side headlights were inoperable. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the headlight assemblies were extremely hot and had melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's and passenger's side headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.
Exterior lighting, Dec 11, 2020
MY DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT AND SPLITTING THE LENS. IT'S THE SECOND SET OF LIGHT I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THEM.
Exterior lighting, Nov 21, 2020
BOTH LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT LENS INSIDE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE BURNED AND DISCOLORED. HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY LENS ARE CRACKED.
Exterior lighting, Oct 15, 2019
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES IN TWO YEARS.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Sep 29, 2018
THE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE RUNNING TOO HOT BURNING THE HEADLAMP AND BURNING THE CONNECTING WIRES
Exterior lighting, Aug 16, 2018
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BUBBLING AGAIN AFTER RECALL AND REPLACEMENT. NOTICED IT YESTERDAY (8/15/18). THE TRUCK HAS 80,812 MILES AND THE RECALL NOTICE SAID WARRANTY ONLY GOOD UNTIL 5 YEARS OR 70,000 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SEEMS TO ME THEY PUT NEW BAD ONES IN WHEN THEY REPLACED THEM UNDER THE RECALL. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THEY STARTED BUBBLING AGAIN.
Exterior lighting, May 29, 2018
HEADLIGHTS ARE FORMING CRACKS IN LENSES, AND THEY ARE GROWING.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, May 8, 2018
THIS IS A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. I BOUGHT MY 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE RUNNER SPORT BRAND NEW. THIS IS A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. I BOUGHT MY 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER SPORT BRAND NEW. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I NOTICED MY AMBER "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS" WERE BECOMING DISCOLORED, IT HAD THE APPEARANCE OF THE BULB BECOMING HOT, MELTING AND DISCOLORING MY AMBER LENSES. AT THAT TIME IT WAS JUST STARTING TO TURN COLORS. LAST WEEK A MAN AT THE GAS STATION POINTED AT MY DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING LIGHT AND SAID I SHOULD HAVE THAT LOOKED AT BEFORE IT BURNS THROUGH OR CAUSES A FIRE. UPON HIS COMMENT I NOTICED IT HAD BECOME NOTICEABLY WORSE, TO THE POINT I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON, YOU CAN NOT TURN THEM OFF DURING DAYTIME DRIVING, IT IS A SAFETY MATTER. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP IN TRACY, CA, TRACY TOYOTA, HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND GAVE ME THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE 800 NUMBER. TODAY I TALKED TO TWO EMPLOYEES WHO WERE SYMPATHETIC BUT ULTIMATELY SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE BY THEM AND I WAS TOLD BY THEM A LETTER WAS MAILED OUT REGARDING THIS DEFECT, THE LETTER CONFIRMS IT AS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE LETTER SHOWS TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS SUCH. MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. I NEVER RECEIVED THE LETTER AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY TO REPAIR FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS FOR 2011 TOYOTA TACOMAS. I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, I AM REQUESTING TOYOTA TO REIMBURSE ME THE COST AS I WILL KEEP THE RECEIPT AND ASK FOR THE DAMAGED PARTS. THIS DEFECT DIMINISHES THE SAFETY FUNCTION OF A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS WELL.
Exterior lighting, Mar 12, 2018
THE INNER DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL LENS BECOMES DISTORTED AND BUBBLED WITH A BROWN, SCORCHED RESIDUE WHICH OBSCURES AND/OR DIMINISHES THE RUNNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE INNER LENS IS CRACKED AND/OR SEPARATED. TOYOTA DID OFFER A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS DEFECT SO IT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS A PROBLEM. THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS SINCE EXPIRED ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS FOR THESE VEHICLES.
Exterior lighting, Mar 7, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS BECAME REALLY HOT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TURNED BROWN AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED TEMECULA VALLEY TOYOTA AT (951) 694-0575 (26631 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TT *TR
Exterior lighting, Mar 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, THE CONDENSATION ON THE HEADLIGHTS SPLIT AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PREMIER TOYOTA , 5601 NATIONAL RD E, RICHMOND, IN 47374) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Exterior lighting, Nov 11, 2017
MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS QUIT WORKING BECAUSE THEY GOT TOO HOT AND BURNED THE LENS AND BULB SOCKET. THIS CAUSED MY FRONT AND REAR RIGHT BLINKERS TO CEASE WORKING AND COULD HAVE HAD DISASTROUS RESULTS.
Exterior lighting, Sep 25, 2017
PURCHASED NEW TOYOTA TACOMA 2011 FROM LOCAL DEALER. PROBLEM IS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GETTING TOO HOT AND BURNING AND CRACKING LENS. CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY SENT OUT WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL14-03) , BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. THEY ALSO SAY BOTH WARRANTIES THEY CREATED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, HAVE EXPIRED, AND WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. I AM WORRIED THEY MAY START A FIRE BECAUSE OF THE OVERHEATING.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Sep 12, 2017
[XXX] LIGHTNING/ELECTRICAL I WANT TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN I BOUGHT TACOMA IN SAN ANTONIO, BRAND NEW IN 2011, A FEW MONTHS LATER THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) AND TURN SIGNAL LENS BECOME DISTORTED, BUBBLED, AND CRACKED. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH, AND IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS COMPLAINTS. I TOLD MY DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS "NORMAL" AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN I WAS AT MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA IN DENVER TO GET THE OIL CHANGE, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THE EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, AND THAT TOYOTA WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. I WAS TOLD THAT A LETTER WAS MAILED OUT TO EVERY PERSON THAT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT TO GET IT DONE AND IT ALREADY ALREADY PASSED. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA. IN ADDITION, MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I DRIVE MY TRUCK, EVERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND LIGHTS, INCLUDING FROM THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WOULD SHUT DOWN AND INSTANTLY START BACK UP, AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER, AND THE LADY I SPOKE TO SAID THAT THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT WHEN I COULD GET IT FIXED, AND THAT IT HAS NOW EXPIRED. AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHE CAN DO ABOUT IT. I ONLY WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED THAT LETTER THEY TOLD ME THEY SENT OUT, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IT. IF TOYOTA REFUSES TO GET IT FIXED, I WANT TO PUT TOYOTA ON NOTICE THAT I WANT TO INITIATE ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Exterior lighting, Aug 27, 2017
MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY LENS WERE DISTORTED AND BUBBLED ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE ON THE RIGHT & 1 ON THE LEFT. NOW THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS DISTORTED AND BUBBLED AGAIN AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS OUTSIDE THE 5 YEARS/70,000 MI WARRANTY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND A DEFECT FROM THE DESIGN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE FOR REFERENCE.
Exterior lighting, Jul 21, 2017
DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE TOO HOT. THE BULBS HAVE MELTED AND BUBBLED THE PLASTIC HOUSING. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT A NOTICE WAS SENT OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. TOOK MY TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY ISSUE. TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS.
Exterior lighting, Jul 11, 2017
THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT HOUSING OVER THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS MELTING / BUBBLING. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.
Exterior lighting, Jun 26, 2017
THE RUNNING LIGHT LENS ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FOGGED AND CRACKED. TOYOTA ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND SENT ME A LETTER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE PART UP TO 5 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. I HAVE 65,000 MILES BUT MY TRUCK IS GREATER THAN 5 YEARS OLD, AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART AFTER I CONTACTED THEM. ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL DEALER THIS WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN TO THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL.
Exterior lighting, May 25, 2017
THE BULBS IN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE MELTING THE LENSES.
Suspension, Exterior lighting, Dec 12, 2016
REAR LEAF SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN AND THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT COVERS HAVE CRACKED.
Exterior lighting, Dec 11, 2016, fire
MY 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS APPARENTLY HAS HAD A DESIGN FLAW SINCE EVEN BEFORE 2009 IN THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL HOUSING. THE DESIGN FLAW CAUSES THE LENSE TO MELT FROM EXTREME HEAT BUILD UP IN THE HOUSING CAUSING THE BULB TO BURN OUT AND ULTIMATELY THE SOCKET TO CHAR AND IN MY CASE DEFORM TO THE POINT I COULDN'T REPLACE THE BULB. TOYOTA HAS IN SEPTEMBER 2011 RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN INSTRUCTING THERE TECHS ON HOW TO REMEDIATE THE OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THERE WAS NO NOTICES SENT OUT TO OWNERS EVEN THOUGH THEY APPARENTLY KNEW BEFORE THEY EVEN BUILT THE 2011 TRUCKS THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. TO DO THIS AND NOT MAKE US AWARE IS CRIMINAL TO SAY THE LEAST BECAUSE IN THE CAB IT IS TELLING YOU THAT IT IS WORKING AND YOUR NOT AWARE THAT YOUR FRONT SIGNAL IS NOT WORKING. THINK OF ON COMING TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING THAT YOUR GONNA TURN AND YOU THINK THEY DO. THIS IS CRIMINAL. IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. JUST GO TO YOUTUBE.
Exterior lighting, Jul 26, 2016, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED BURN MARKS ON BOTH FRONT HEAD LAMPS CAUSED BY THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FAILURE HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Exterior lighting, Jan 22, 2016
WRONG RUNNING LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED AT THE FACTOR. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CRACKED AND FOGGY AND THE LIGHT IS WEAK AND DEFUSED MAKING IT DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. T DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THE TIME LIMIT FOR REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
Exterior lighting, Structure, Apr 8, 2015
THE RUNNING LIGHTS AREA DEVELOPED CRACKS AND A ROUND SHAPE CLOUDY AREA IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT BULB LIKE IT MELTING THE PLASTIC. *TR