general problems of the 2004 Toyota Tacoma

2004 Toyota Tacoma. Constituent writes regarding a cracked frame on vehicle. The consumer stated the manufacturer was notified but, denied any assistance. The consumer stated the manufacturer advised there was a recall in 2010 that expired in 2019. The previous owner did not have the repair completed.

The contact owned a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced severe corrosion on the frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the frame needed to be coated with an anti-corrosive adhesive. The vehicle was involved in a crash while being operated at 2 mph. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was repaired. Upon inspection, it was noticed that there were holes in the frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to it having a rebuilt title. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

2004 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to dealership/corporate refusal to honor extended warranty for vehicle corrosion repairs.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact had a repair for a recall on the frame performed (recall information not available in NHTSA database). The dealer undercoated the frame which turned into an oil base that dripped in the contacts garage and damaged it. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who advised her to contact the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been repaired again. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000 and the current mileage was approximately 90,000.

I have a rust problem in the bed of my 2004 Toyota Tacoma and I have a 5 year warranty against manufacture defects that Toyota will not honor and this is clearly a defect.

My 2004 Toyota Tacoma double cab prerunner v6 sr5 has 18,000miles and has had the following problem for a while. I did not notice it until about 2 months after I had purchased the vehicle. Which tells me that the problem could be a progressive issue. The truck continues to show an increase in the problem. Problem description: when driving the Tacoma down the road the Tacoma drives fine. But when approaching an intersection where the vehicle is brought to a complete stop is when the following occurs. The vehicle will shift to the rear and a jerk sound is heard and felt. When releasing the brake on the vehicle you will feel and hear another more intense jerk. When you press on the throttle pedal to move forward from an intersection the vehicle displays yet another jerk. All of these feels as if it is coming from the rear. I took the truck to the dealership for it's regular maintence and questioned the service advisor about this issue. I was told in a very "I don't have time for you manner" it's a Tacoma it will always do that. I can't nor will I accept that answer.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that when he entered the vehicle he noticed that the seat belts on both driver and passenger side were wet. The contact stated that the failure occurred whenever it rained. There was no water visible inside the vehicle and the windows were closed. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him to contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.