Four problems related to paint have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2006 Tacoma.
I have a black-colored 2006 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. For many years, I've wondered why the paint on the hood chipped off in tiny circles, unlike any other model vehicle that I have ever owned. Recently, I was shocked to see how badly rusted a section of the roof of my cab was. I checked online to see if others were having a similar issue and found people complaining of this seemed to own pick-ups that were also painted black, and were also 2006 models. The rust patterns seemed similar in every picture I viewed, a portion of the roof above the drivers side, rusted the length from near the front windshield area to near the back of the cab. In my opinion, and based on the pictures of similar instances I've viewed online, there seems to possibly be some compelling evidence of a deficiency in the painting method or material used on this color/year truck. Is there a recall or service bulletin in the works? I believe Toyota needs to acknowledge this issue as something does not seem quite right and that they should address these anomalies in an effort to reach a fair resolution? btw, the rear bumper's exceptionally rusted out too, and the plastic headlight coverings on this model have clouded up worse than I have ever seen on any other vehicle make, as most other headlights that I am familiar with are made of glass. (see attached pictures).
White paint chipping and peeling all over truck white paint.
Starting in March 2009, cast aluminum wheels have paint bubbling and surface corrosion. Contacted Toyota and they would not address the issue stating out of warranty condition. A professional wheel reconditioner has stated that if even if repainted it would return since the corrosion is embedded into the metal. My opinion is that over time, surface corrosion can lead to weakening of the wheel structure potentially causing failure and serious injury.
The paint on the 2006 Tacoma with 5000 miles had numerous paint chips all over the body. The paint seemed extremely thin/low quality. The vehicle was driven approximately 35 miles/round trip to work and parked in a garage.