Rear Suspension Springs problems of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received a NHTSA recall letter number:14v-604000 (suspension) the contact took the vehicle to the dealer independence Toyota 730 airport rd, hazleton, PA 18202a and they stated that the leaf springs on the rear suspension were not broke. The contact took his vehicle in for regular maintenance at another unknown dealer and the leafs were discovered to be broken. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer independence Toyota and this time they confirmed that the leafs were broken and will repair them with the recall. The contact was concerned with why the dealer independence Toyota failed to correctly diagnose the broken leaf springs during the first visit. The failure mileage was 139,000. Tf.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while at an independent mechanic for routine repair, the technician diagnosed that both rear leaf springs had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact then received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension) however, the part needed to repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,436.

March 2014:the rear spring on the Toyotat Tacoma broke. Toyota denied responsibility. I paid for new leaf. August 2014: the other spring broke. Again Toyota denied responsibility. I paid for a new leaf. Sept 29, 2014: a recall notice is issued for rear leaf spring. Sept 29 to date: Toyota acknowledges the problem and agrees to reimburse me for my out of pocket expenses and replace the springs. But. . . . No date is available for the replacement. They say they cannot pay me back until they replace the springs. Today: Toyota corporate says they have no information on the availability of parts. Nothing can be done until they are given the information on the parts. Now I cannot believe that Toyota does not have in their logistics system an exact understanding of when the parts will be available. They are delaying this in the hope of customers forgetting about it and to delay the investment necessary to carry out the recall. I believe action by the nhsta is called for both due to the delay and the failure to provide meaningful information.

Problem: broken rear leaf springs on both sides of vehicle. They broke 6 months apart. There has been a long delay by Toyota in taking care of the recall for spring replacement. I received the message below 10/2/14. Is there something that can be done to get Toyota to act? not only do they need to replace the spring assemblies but they need to reimburse me for my previous repair of broken springs. I get no information fromt oyota or the dealer on any schedule. _______________ your 2008 Tacoma with vehicle identification number (VIN) 5teux42nx8z530758 is involved in special service campaign (recall) e12, which addresses the vehicle's leaf springs. Toyota announced this campaign earlier in the week, and we will be issuing preliminary notifications to owners of affected vehicles in the near future. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, a clunking noise was heard from the rear drivers side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear leaf spring failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Drivers side rear leaf spring rusted and a section of the center spring was banging off the brake line. I had the spring replaced 2 weeks later once the part arrived at the dealer at my cost. Now in June 2014 the passenger side leaf spring also rusted and was banging off the brake line. It has been 5 weeks and the part is still not available. I have tied the spring together with bungee cords in order to drive the vehicle. The only thing holding a large piece of metal from breaking loose in both instances was a bracket. If the metal came off on the highway a serious injury or accident could have happened. Toyota issued a rust recall for the frame of the vehicle but not the leaf springs. I have spoken to many people, including the dealership, and this is a common problem that is not being addressed by Toyota. The dealership now told me Toyota has changed the spring design and I should have both springs replaced at my cost. I feel as well as a safety issue, if the design was changed, Toyota should be responsible for changing them out. . . . Updated 08/12/14.

I heard a noise from the rear end when I hit a pothole. When I got home and checked the rear end, I noticed 1 of the r/r leaf springs had fractured all the way through. I had it replaced at a service station in April 2013. I received a notice from Toyota in 2014 that certain 2005-2011 vehicles would be recalled. This is July of 2015 and still no word on the fix or recall. It seems fairly obvious it would be better to add another leaf spring for better support. What is taking so long to resolve this issue? I contacted Toyota customer care for reimbursement months ago, but all they keep saying is they can do nothing till the fix is approved and ready. Its been 2 yrs. Since the incident. Surely they should move faster than this.

Left rear leaf spring found broken on used Tacoma that I purchased. A quick web search reveals this is not an uncommon problem. The manufacturer has issued a TSB for replacement of weak springs for vehicles still under the new vehicle comprehensive warranty. The aftermarket spring supplier that I purchased a replacement spring from stated this is his best selling spring; I think that is a strong indication of a widespread problem.

Squeaky rear springs.

The rear suspension bottoms out when there is a large load in the bed of the truck (2008 Toyota Tacoma access cab 4x4, no trd package). Just standing on the rear bumper makes the rear end drop considerably.