general problems of the 2011 Toyota Tacoma

Blower fan had been cutting off. Only running intermittent on high. Took to Toyota dealer June 2025. Was told it was a cabin air filter clogged. Paid for replacement and clean out of system. Continued to not work. Called a mechanic and asked for a diagnostic. Was told it was a “known issue” with Toyota Tacomas. Had been a recall in later years. I ordered the blower motor resistor and wiring harness from Toyota parts department. It was on back order due to the issue being widespread. July 2025 parts came in. Returned truck to the shop. The techichian replaced the motor blower resistor and the new wiring harness. However, he cut the burnt wires off and spliced the new wires into old wires back to the motor. Aug 2025 motor has stopped working again. Back to the Toyota shop. The truck needs a new blower motor. The labor will be 1200. Plus the labor I’ve already paid for three other shop visits plus parts. The motor blower is on back order till mid September. The motor has been let unplugged due to “risk of fire”. But I’ve been given the vehicle again to drive. It has had a risk of fire since June. The wires have been overheating and smelling. This should have been a recall in 2011. Just as it was in the later Toyota Tacoma. Pleas investigate.

This VIN number was totaled due to a bent frame after being rear ended on June 10th. I fear my insurance company (usaa) will attempt to commit fraud by not reporting the title as salvage.

The running lights are running too hot burning the headlamp and burning the connecting wires.

This is a complaint with Toyota. I bought my 2011 Toyota Tacoma pre runner sport brand new. this is a complaint with Toyota. I bought my 2011 Toyota Tacoma prerunner sport brand new. About a year ago, I noticed my amber "daytime running lights" were becoming discolored, it had the appearance of the bulb becoming hot, melting and discoloring my amber lenses. At that time it was just starting to turn colors. Last week a man at the gas station pointed at my drivers side running light and said I should have that looked at before it burns through or causes a fire. Upon his comment I noticed it had become noticeably worse, to the point I do not feel like the vehicle is safe to drive with the running lights on, you can not turn them off during daytime driving, it is a safety matter. I immediately contacted my Toyota dealership service rep in tracy, CA, tracy Toyota, he said there was nothing they could do and gave me the Toyota corporate office 800 number. Today I talked to two employees who were sympathetic but ultimately said nothing can be done by them and I was told by them a letter was mailed out regarding this defect, the letter confirms it as a known defect and the letter shows Toyota has acknowledged it as such. My warranty has since expired. I never received the letter and they refuse to pay to repair for this defect. This problem still exists for 2011 Toyota Tacomas. I have to pay out of pocket to replace both headlight running light assemblies, I am requesting Toyota to reimburse me the cost as I will keep the receipt and ask for the damaged parts. This defect diminishes the safety function of a daytime running light and could cause a fire as well.

5tflu4en0bx007991 lightning/electrical I want to report safety issues with my totyota Tacoma. When I bought Tacoma in san antonio, brand new in 2011, a few months later the daytime running light (drl) and turn signal lens become distorted, bubbled, and cracked. I did a google search, and it was an extremely common issue with many owners complaints. I told my dealership and it was "normal" and I was required to pay to get it fixed. Earlier this year when I was at mountain states Toyota in denver to get the oil change, I inquired about the same issue. The employee told me that it was a very common issue, and that Toyota will fix it for free. I was told that a letter was mailed out to every person that owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. However, there was a time limit to get it done and it already already passed. I want to emphasize that I never received a letter from Toyota. In addition, my truck has always has electrical issues since I bought the truck. Intermittently, when I drive my truck, every electrical components and lights, including from the instrumental panel would shut down and instantly start back up, and my steering wheel would momentarily lock up. I called Toyota headquarter, and the lady I spoke to said that there was a time limit when I could get it fixed, and that it has now expired. And that there was nothing she can do about it. I only want Toyota to fix this issue free of charge, because I never received that letter they told me they sent out, and I do not know why they put a time limit on it. If Toyota refuses to get it fixed, I want to put Toyota on notice that I want to initiate arbitration with Toyota.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, he could smell a burning odor coming from under the dashboard area. The vehicle was merged to the shoulder and suddenly became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called, who arrived and extinguished the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown. There were no injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,500.

The daytime running lights have burned into the inner areas of my headlight assemblies and it continues to get worse. Seeing as they cannot be turned off and they continue to get worse I fear they may one day cause a fire or further damage. I have talked to the dealer, Toyota corporate and they will do nothing and show no concern for the issue, I drive alot of miles and purchased a Toyota due to dependabilty. When the problem was 1st talked to with Toyota the truck was only 1 1/2 years old but had around 40,000 miles to which their excuse was that it is outside the warranty period. Please note that Toyota knows this is an issue as they have issued a TSB stating the problem exists and the model year 2012 and forward these are re-designed to eliminate this problem. However there are thousands of these trucks on the roads frm 2005 to 2011 that had the dtrl option and the owners can do nothing to stop this issue from occuring or guarantee their and their families safety. When I talked to Toyota they did offer to replace 1 assembly if I paid for the other at a cost of $450? why should I be required to pay to fix their poorly engineered parts that they know are an issue? you can find aftermarket light assemblies for around $80 online and I cannot believe that it costs Toyota $450 to produce this assembly, they were not making me a deal and paying for 1, I was paying for both! Toyota should recall these assemblies and replace as at this point it shows that Toyota has no plans of doing the right thing and correcting the known problem without being told they have to.

Sudden unintended acceleration. Time was 6:55 am. I was on work property having just turned left from a light. I was 5 th car in line to make a right turn. All cars were stopped. My foot was lightly pressing break. The next thing I know, my truck was ramming the SUV in front of me. No way my foot could have touched gas pedal. . . It was a traffic jam. It's like this every morning. I contacted Toyota right away. They denied it, but sent out an eng to get black box data. I never heard from them again.