general problems of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma - part 1

The frame is rusting out substantially. The dealer advised me not to drive because the frame could fail at anytime. I have been driving around unaware of the problem. I could have been killed if the framed failed on the highway. There was no warning light. The vehicle has been into the dealer and no one mentioned the problem until 08/30/2024. The vehicle has been maintained and garaged. The vehicle is in good condition and has not been in an accident. I called Toyota and was told I was out of luck because the warranty expired even though the frame problem was Toyotas fault. A truck frame should outlast the engine and the body. I plan to keep the truck for 400,00 miles and my finances are very tight. Toyota is penalizing me because the frame didn't rust out sooner and on Toyotas time frame.

Frame failure due to rust. Suspension is detached with springs hitting frame. Note: fuel tank partially detached previously due to rusted brackets 3-4 years ago and all components were replaced. Filed NHTSA report at that time however had technical issues completing… still have photos.

In may of 2018, I purchased a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. After arrival of new title, I received a safety recall notice from Toyota in regards to possible abnormal frame rust. I was instructed to take my Tacoma to nearest Toyota dealership for frame inspection. Prior to taking Tacoma in for frame inspection, I scoped the frame myself, and noticed abnormal rust forming throughout both sides of the frame. Therefore, I took my Tacoma to berge Toyota in mesa az. For further inspection and to have some other repairs done. Upon my arrival to berge Toyota, l informed the service writer of the repairs that were needed done and showed him the request from Toyota for the frame inspection. My vehicle was taken to a lift, where a brief frame inspection was performed with a flashlight only and I was told the frame was fine, and the rust I had witnessed during my personal inspection was within a standard tolerance of "normal". On September 12, 2022 my frame cracked in a horseshoe formation around the driver side motor mount, causing the engine to shift and sink approx. 3/4" towards the driver side. This frame failure has caused numerous problems to occur, such as the fan to continuously rub against the shroud, abnormal shifting of the transmission, ramping up and down of rpm's, vehicle's steering locks up and cannot be safely driven, leaving me without transportation after detailed inspection was performed on my Tacoma, the horseshoe crack around the motor mount was found and it was determined this was the source of all the problems. I contacted berge Toyota where I was informed by their service manager that berge Toyota was not certified to do the frame inspection or repair, and further explained the safety recall had expired and instructed me to contact Toyota to see what could be done. The question I had for the berge Toyota service manager, was if they were not certified to do the frame inspection, or repair why did they inspect my frame and inform me it was fine, when it wasn't?.

I got a recall on my 2005 Toyota frame for rust problem. I took it to magness Toyota in harrison arkansas they checked the frame and said it was ok. 2 years later when I had my 2005 Toyota serviced they found on both sides the frame was severely rusted through and can and will be a dangerous circumstance.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while inspecting the subframe of the vehicle at the residence, the contact noticed the rear driver's and passenger's side was severely corroded. The vehicle was taken to Toyota of la crosse (800 3rd st s, la crosse, WI 54601) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

I recently purchased a 2005 Toyota Tacoma needing a new battery and alternator. I'm a mechanic the price was right so I bought it without a second thought when installing the alternator I saw rust hole in the frame in front of the drivers side tire a little more inspection showed there is not much frame left there is a whole cross member missing the frame is broken in front of the rear spring hanger and one of the struts is separating from the frame the whole frame seems to be delaminating but no rust in the body anywhere I noticed anyway I was under the impression that Toyota had fixed this problem I checked the service report 2/9/16 169000 miles rust present but no perforation found. Ok at this time. Exact words so here I am four years later 189000 miles with a rotten frame and Toyota saying you missed the window I have to wonder how many more of these dangerous pickups are on the road this one runs and drives well.

Bought truck in virginia and brought to south carolina in 2016. Soon after I got recall on frame rust. Dave edwards Toyota spartanburg, SC inspected and documented "ok". Needing to sell truck in 2019 I cleaned/scraped frame and removed 6 pounds of rust from only 1/2 of the truck--took truck and pictures in to dave edwards and they looked at pictures and refused to look at truck or do repairs to frame or leaf springs (on recall). So, I spent $20,000 on a truck that the dealership wants to condemn. So, is truck unsafe to drive? will Toyota be responsible if something happens to truck, or my family, or someone else?.

I own a 2005 Toyota Tacoma, I took it to white river Toyota, 303 sykes mountain avenue, white river junction vt 05001 802-299-2880 for some recall work, they were unable to complete the recall work on the leaf springs because the frame was so rotted that there was nothing that they could attach the leaf springs to, it was at that time that I was informed that there was a warranty for the frame that had expired on 1/31/19 and they were no longer able to help me. My truck has 25,125 original miles on it, the body and engine are in great shape, but the frame is junk. I had noticed some instability in the handling of the truck about a week prior and found out that there was a recall on the leaf springs as well as the frame.

Our 2005 Toyota Tacoma's gas tank had fallen off the frame due to corroded straps while the vehicle was moving at slow speed on our property. The vehicle has less than 140,000 miles on it. The vehicle needed to be towed to a local Toyota dealership. There was no serious injury. However, had the tank separated while being driven it is very possible and probable that this could have resulted in ignition, fire, explosion and loss of control of the vehicle, serious injury or death. The dealership had given us an an initial estimate of $1,800 out of pocket expense to pay for the repairs stating that the corrosion is �part of winter driving� this is far from a plausible and acceptable explanation. Gas tanks should not fall off vehicles and pose such a significant safety threat. Toyota corporate refused to pay for more than roughly $400 in repairs to the out of pocket expenses. The final bill out of pocket expenses were $2,300 in costs for repair.

We brought the truck in to have it checked for rust and corrosion that we seen, palmers airport Toyota said they seen none, the a-frame has rusted and corroded to the point of snapping and the metal is corroded and peeling with a crack going around the whole a-frame. The truck is now not moveable, the whole tire will fall off if we do move it, we made it back to our home with it luckily and Toyota corporate says there is nothing they can do.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called bohn brothers Toyota (3800 lapalco blvd, harvey, la 70058; 504-341-3300) and was informed that parts were not available and they would contact him once parts arrived. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer where the contact noticed that the entire frame was fractured. It was diagnosed that the entire frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,500.

Leaf springs broke and severed my brake lines. When I contacted a mechanic I was told this is saftey recall e02. I was never notified of recall, I lost my breaks smashed into my garage door. Toyota wont pay for a tow for me to get fixed. I cant drive it to the dealer because the recall caused my leaf spring to break my break lines and smash my garage door. Its not drivable.

Manufacturer recall numbere02 NHTSA recall number14v604 safety risk: if the broken leaf contacts the fuel tank repeatedly, it could puncture the tank and cause a fuel leak. Toyota has not repaired this as of this date.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine servicing and was informed that there was extensive rust, corrosion, holes, and cracks in the frame. The vehicle would not pass an inspection unless the parts were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the recall remedy statute expired in March of 2016, but refused to provide a recall repair solution. The contact was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was uncertain of when the vehicle would be repaired. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

The leaf springs the dealer replaced under a recall failed. We had a tow package on our Tacoma & had no problem towing our camper with the existing leaf springs. The new leaf springs failed when we tried to tow our camper & the dealer says it's our fault for overloading the suspension. I wish I had ignored the recall notice.

Received recall notice and took to local dealer. Dealer refused to work on vehicle because of aftermarket lift kit (3"). I was informed that in order to do recall I had to pay $480 to remove front suspension in order to do recall which amounts to 3 hrs labor charge. I didn't agree to that and left. I ended up calling Toyota with the issue and asking for a resolution to this and was informed there was nothing they could do. I found it to be interesting that no one I talked to had run into this situation before. The recall affects 600k trucks and apparently I'm the only one with a lift kit installed ,which is ludicrous. I feel Toyota has responsibility to correct this and they are under law to resolve this issue. In conclusion I just want this safety issue resolved and they are telling me to pay for a safety defect that is not of any fault of mine.

Because my Toyota Tacoma has a 3 in lift kit, Toyota will replace the defective leaf springs but will not reinstall the lift kit. This will cost me approximately three hundred of my own money. I find this unacceptable-.

I own a 2005 Tacoma. There have been several recalls with this vehicle. The vehicle was rejected by a state inspection in June of 2016 for frame rust. I thought I was current on all recall activity but it turns out this was a "service campaign" that had a start and end date. Records show I had recall work done just days before this time frame period began and recall work done less than a month after it expired. Toyota says it isn't their problem , that I missed this time frame. My complaint is that if it is a safety issue (and it is) that it should be a recall and not a limited service campaign. Toyota should still be on the hook to fix this.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was corrosion around the attachment area of the leaf springs. The technician diagnosed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The subframe was previously sprayed with an anti-corrosion agent under an extended warranty campaign by the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.

The owner of the Toyota Tacoma received a safety recall notice informing the owner that certain Toyota vehicles from the year 2005 -2011 has had a defect with rear leaf spring . The owner immediately went to Toyota of bowie , maryland he informed them the notice he received in March . He has called the manager several times during the last 4 months to give an update of the parts . It's been 4 months the car hasn't been fixed.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was at the local dealer, the mechanic diagnosed that the subframe was corroded around the rear of the vehicle and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previously inspected under a voluntary recall by the manufacturer. The VIN was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 155,294. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I purchased this truck about a year ago. I recently heard of a settlement regarding rusty frames. My truck has one, very bad and I need to know how to proceed to get this fixed or traded in.

I was driving down the road when I heard a loud noise ! I thought some kids threw. Rock at my truck! that is what it sounded like to me. A loud whack!! looked around,saw no one. I later read after receiving notice from Toyota about a leaf spring recall. This was one of the symptoms that was reported by others with this problem. Took it in for an inspection and they called me a day later and the dealer told me it was unsafe to drive and that it needed a new frame! said I needed to leave it there ,since it was unsafe to drive and gave me a corolla to drive. Dropped it off Jan 4,2016. I stopped into the service dept 7 weeks later to see if the frame was in yet and they told me it was on order. After further questioning the admitted to me that the manufacturer of the frames had to get so many orders on record to even get started producing them. I have a truck that I can't even drive!!.

2005 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle frame rust. The consumer stated he took the vehicle to the dealer several times, only to be told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. In 2014, the dealer was amazed at how bad the rust was.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension) however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Kc.

I brought this vehicle to my local repair place because of a loud noise under the truck and was advised that the entire frame was severely corroded to the point that it was dangerous to drive. I immediately contacted the dealership where the vehicle was purchased and scheduled an appointment to have it inspected. Further research has discovered that there is a limited service campaign ongoing through March,2016. At this time I am awaiting the results from the dealer's inspection.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. The VIN was unavailable.

In reference to u. S. District court for the western district of arkansas case number: 1:14-cv-02208 I currently own a 05 Tacoma that has the frame rusted completely, I've contacted Toyota repeatedly about this issue and they are denying to fix this because this vehicle is no longer in the USA. My argument here is that Toyota has known about this problem and has had may complaints about it yet did nothing about it, they should fix this the vehicle regardless of where it is because it poses a major safety risk to my life and others on the road.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed that the rear passenger side leaf spring fractured. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.

I had complete failure to my rack and pinion steering due to excessive corrosion to the component. I was pulling into a business doing about 10 mph and the steering locked up completely. I checked the power steering fluid in the reservoir and it was completely empty. I checked under the truck and on the ground was a puddle of steering fluid. The vehicle was taken to a local garage and when he examined the truck to see what had happened, he stated that the rack and pinion had completed rotted out and broke. I also had him check the frame on my truck, since I received a TSB bulletin about the excessive corrosion due to not enough frame undercoating being applied in cold states. He found a large hole behind the catalytic converter in the frame. The mechanic checked the rest of the frame and found some smaller perforations as well. My questions is if the frame is beginning to rot and they are selectively replacing the frames or vehicle if they are a danger, why are no other components that are attached to these failing parts covered as well and failing due to excessive rot or rusting. If any of these components failed during normal driving conditions on the highway at normal speed the results could have been devastating to all involved, possibly leading to severe injury or death. Something more needs to be done to bring attention to the Toyota motor company not standing behind their vehicles they produce and the safety of the people who own and operate them. Toyota needs to stop playing the "its not covered or applicable" game and take ownership and fix it before someone does get killed. I have owned 5 Toyota's previously and felt very safe up until now, now I am not to sure!.