general problems of the 2004 Toyota Tacoma

I was driving home from a neighboring city after picking up a friend and on my way there on the interstate I noticed the back end of the vehicle was very loose. Upon arriving at my apartment and parking the vehicle I contacted a friend who was a prior state safety inspector, he looked under the vehicle and said the frame right where the shackle for the leaf spring on the driver's side had completely blown out and was no longer connected. Checked the passenger side and said it was connected by maybe 1/4 of an inch of frame. I was made aware of a safety recall that expired back in 2019 by hailey Toyota and was informed they would not fix it for free. Neither myself or the original owner had every received documentation regarding this issue and was never informed that the entire frame had to be replaced under the recall/extended warranty. I have shelled out well over $600 in materials and labor to have my frame welded and patched with a kit specifically made for these vehicles and this issue and I'm still having problems out of it.

Excessive corrison through out the frame. Was informed bu certified mechanic really it is unsafe to drive. What can I do I still owe money on this vehicle.

2004 Toyota Tacoma - 61k miles. Has had its rack & pinion replaced 3 times. Sounds like this is a common issue from google searches but Toyota does nothing about it. . .

Frame is rusty beyond usage. As I accelerate the bed of the truck flexes so I can see it in the rearview mirror.

Takata recall, I am writing this complaint because I own a 2004 Toyota Tacoma . On November 2nd I was driving home , was at a 4way stop, once it was my turn to go I accelerated as usual and had my tire on the drivers side detach completely from the ball joint causing me to nearly wreck my truck, if I had been going faster I would have, this was one of the most scariest experiences I have ever had driving! it cost me nearly 1000. 00 dollars to fix and now I am having to have the other passenger side fixed because the mechanic says it's hammered. . . I noticed that over 150,000 Tacoma's were recalled due to this exact problem, when I entered my VIN it says I have no I repaired recalls on my vehicle! which obviously is not true, or my balk joints would be good to go, I have never taken my truck off road or even had it in 4 wheel drive, I have not beat on my truck I take excellent care of my vehicle, I feel this ball joint problem should of been part of your recall , I could of been severely hurt or even died as well as my son who was riding with me, thank god we weren�t. . . I am prepared to turn you into the bbb if I dont get a reasonable response.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the front rear driver side of the vehicle wheel mechanism broke off completely landing on the tire. The contact did not had steering or brakes and was unable to control vehicle. The contact pulled to the shoulder of the road. The contact stated vehicle stop on its own. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer sierra Toyota located at (2596 e fry blvd, sierra vista, az 85635 (520) 458-8880) where it was diagnosed the bolt joint was broken. The vehicle was not repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000. As.

Letter from congressman tonko on behalf of constituent re 2004 Toyota Tacoma recall. The consumer stated the vehicle could not be inspected due to frame rust. The consumer was not notified of all recalls. The last recall expired; therefore, the consumer was ineligible for assistance.

When driving home from having the truck serviced, the front drivers wheel broke and crashed into a curb. After taking it to Toyota and calling there help desk, theye confirmed it had a lower and upper ball joint failure. At this time Toyota will not honor this recall and will not provide any assistance with the repairs.

My 2004 Tacoma has ~127,500 miles and has been subject to frame corrosion and spare tire retainer corrosion recalls. My dealer recently advised that the left rear leaf spring is broken which is resulting in an unpredictable response when driving, especially in 4wd in snowy weather. This lack of steering control is a safety issue. I believe this fracture is directly linked to the corrosion issues in the Tacoma frame and suspension design on the Tacoma. Toyota USA has reviewed the case and is unwilling to cover the cost of the leaf spring repairs. This is despite an extensive recall on 2005+up Tacoma's for distressed leaf springs.

Loose steering. Lots of play in the wheel, had to have the steering rack bushings replaced at 48k miled because the rack would just move around and the truck was uncontrollable. After replacing the rack, sway bar bushings, and struts @ 48000 mile with no offroad driving the steering is still extremely loose. Is you hit a bump while in a curve on the freeway you feel like you are just along for the ride with almost no control. Dealership advised no recalls and truck is out of warranty. They could not pinpoint what the problem is but stated it could the rack, the steering shaft, or bad ball joints. I had an 88 Toyota 4x4 that I just sold to a friend this year, I drove that truck as hard as possible offroad and never had any of these problems replace bushings and shocks when needed but never felt out of control. Toyota need to fix these Tacoma steering issues.

On January 19, 2011 at approximately 7:15 am, I was driving approximately 15 mph on a dirt road, came around an approximate 90 degree right hand turn heading down hill, slid on mud or ice and hit a rut. After all wheels had passed through the rut the vehicle drove up and over a small rise (bump) in the road. After coming over the rise, the right front of the vehicle dove into the dirt and the truck came to an abrupt stop. I turned off the truck and got out of the vehicle to inspect the front end. The right front ball joint had completely separated from . . . ??? . . . What ever it is supposed to be attached to. The right front wheel was perpendicular to the wheel well with the inside leaning toward the front of the vehicle. I have several photographs of the vehicle taken moments after the equipment failure. I'm glad this happened where it did because only a few miles further into my trip to work, I would have been traveling 75 mph on the interstate. Amen! I had never received any notification from Toyota concerning recall no. 50j. I only accidentally came across the information while surfing the web within the past week.

I own a 2004 Toyota Tacoma, all factory standard, very clean, with about 80,000 miles on it. The steering wheel has a very noticeable amount of play in it (about 0. 5 to 1" at the rim). The play causes rattling on rough roads, and reduced control on smooth highways. The source of the problem has been narrowed down to the steering shaft. I just researched the issue on line and found a large number of mentions of that very same issue on Tacomas and 4-runners. I consider this a manufacturing defect and want Toyota to repair it. I assume it could also be a safety issue as it relates to steering. What are my options?.

Complete loss of steering.