Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2006 Toyota Tacoma.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
2006 Toyota Tacoma has outrageous rust to frame. I have read the previous complaints about this subject by other people and it's more of pretty much same problem. I just can't believe that there isn't an investigation into this by the government. This kind of rust is not normal by any standard. I have seen many makes and models of pick up trucks five years older than this one with little or no rust to their frames. I'm sure that there is a test to determine what quality steel they used on Tacoma frame. Is it china recycled steel? (nothing else would rust so quick and so bad. ) it's hard for me to imagine that automaker of this size would put 2 tons of weight on frames so defective, to save few dollars. Frame is the most important component of the vehicle ,everything rides on it including persons life. For Toyota to say that you need holes in the frame before they may or may not do something about it is greedy. They should have used the right kind of material in the first place. For over $30,000 for their pick up truck most people would expect the frame to be made out of steel not mud; because that's what it looks like. After all $30,000 is no pocket change for most people. I am sure they would not be saying that if it was their family member driving their Tacoma on the highway at 65 mph. I could go on about this, but what's the point? the government should protect it's citizens from cheaters like Toyota, not let them get away because they have billions. Average citizen does not stand a chance against corporation of that size. "to the person or persons at Toyota I can only hope that you have a peaceful death when the time comes, and you should be able to take all the profits with you. You must have worked really hard on this scam. You know what materials you use for your product. " if this offends anyone I apologize in advance, this is how I feel about this ordeal.
This complaint is presently filed under "suspension", but should be filed under "structure: frame and members". The following is what is printed under the "suspension" file: despite washing, scraping/wire brushing, spot priming and painting the truck frame once per year, the frame from just in front of the axle, all the way forward, both sides, is severely corroded. The front cross piece is totally disintegrated. The "incident" is that the corrosion is so bad that the front stabilizer bar mount, driver's side, has torn away from the frame. Further inspection shows that the frame in the engine compartment area needs total replacement/extensive repair. This appears to be the same frame corrosion problem supposedly addressed by Toyota in the 1990 to 2004 vehicles. But Toyota is not issuing recalls or "customer programs" for 2005 Tacoma's and newer. Since the box-sectioned frame rusts from the inside out, the severity of the problem is not apparent until it is too late - when a catastrophic frame failure can happen - as with the failure of my stabilizer bar. Toyota needs to address this frame issue immediately. Can you imagine if an axle mount or engine mount failed on the highway? this vehicle is only 6 years old, this is insane!.
At around 48,000 miles, airbag light came on. Took it to Toyota dealer and was diagnosed at broken spiral cable. Total cost to fix was 460 dollars with labor. Seems to be a common problem with 06 Tacoma.
The frame and most of the mechanical components attached to the frame on my 2006 Toyota Tacoma pick up are rusting very rapidly, it has approx. 45,000 miles on it. At the rate it is rusting I feel it is going to be a safety issue down the road with the frame cracking or a mechanical problem.
I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma and the sun visor will not stay up. When the problem started it would be at a 30 degree angle from the roof and when I go over a bump it drops completely down blocking my view. It just started to not stay up at all yesterday and completely swings back and forth. I had to remove it this morning before going to work and now am researching a replacement unit.
On the 26th of March 2010 about 3:00 pm, I was driving my 2006 Toyota Tacoma and got onto interstate 80 going west and began to merge into traffic. As I accelerated to get in front of a white semi-tractor trailer, I realized I was accelerating faster than I was pushing down on the gas pedal. My truck accelerated as if it wanted to go faster than I did, and so I let my foot off the gas pedal. But, my Toyota Tacoma still increased in speed, and the gas pedal seemed soft as if the truck was in cruise control. Realizing that my speed was 80 and rising rapidly, I pushed down on the brake pedal. The car barely slowed down and sped right back up continuing to accelerate as soon as I removed my foot from the brake. So, I pressed down the brake pedal with all my force, but the truck did not slow down sufficiently to safely pull over. So, then, I put one foot on the brake and used the other to push down the emergency brake. The truck decelerated enough to allow me to pull over into the far right lane. The car continued to roll despite application of both brakes, and so I threw the vehicle into park. This shut off the engine. I had my truck towed to the dealership and nothing has been resolved as of today.
Tire pressure sensor warning light continues to flash. Sensors have been replaced 5 times. Warning light is located adjacent to turn signal indicator causing confusion and distractions and desensitization to all warning lights.
: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at 20 mph on a city street, the vehicle lurched forward without warning into another vehicle resulting in a rear impact crash. The contact was wearing a seat belt, and no injuries were sustained. There was minimal damage to front of the vehicle. The police was notified, and a report was taken. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the floor mat had slipped out of the floorboard retainer clip and touched the accelerator pedal causing the sudden acceleration. The manufacturer was notified. The driver of unit 2 complained of back pain. Updated 11/03/06.
My son took his new 3 month old 2006 Toyota Tacoma truck back to the dealer on 12-12-05 for "high idling" and "when accelerating customer having a hard time stopping it" according to the invoice. This vehicle went out of control two times. The first time it happened on a surface street speeding up from 40 mph to 80 mph and the second time he was on the highway. It sped up from 70 mph to 110. Both times my son shifted into neutral - instinctive reaction - and the truck did slow down. Had the traffic been bad, he and others, would have been killed for sure. Both times, he took his foot off of the accelerator and he could see it moving down towards the floor all by itself. It still has an idling problem. He was told that there was nothing wrong; by the dealer at the time. Nothing has been done to correct the problems with the high idling and accelerating problem. This model is not on the recall list. My son is deaf and he can be reached by email.
2006 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer states notice received regarding floor mats but no other course of action has been taken.