general problems of the 2012 Toyota Tacoma

While driving on the road truck locks up occassionally in a curve. I know of mulitple trucks its happening to and only in curves- will end up hurting someone if a fix for it isnt found - no one seems to know what is going on.

Sudden and total loss of power steering while backing up to park. There were/are no warning lights or messages displayed on the dashboard. With great difficulty, I was able to drive the car to my local mechanic. Steering was extremely difficult. The power steering unit has been ordered by my mechanic.

Recently I have noticed the steering on my 2012 Tacoma is harder that normal and no longer returns to center after turning. Upon investigating online and visually inspecting my truck, the intermediate steering rod lower ball joint has failed! upon visual inspection it appears that the cups and bearing are destroyed . Toyota considers this a normal wear item!! the truck only has 34,400 miles actually this is a dangerous situation that will someday result in injury or death and should be taken seriously by Toyota. It appears that many Toyota owners are experiencing the same issue for many years.

Wheel vibrates and shudders in motion, steering wheel becomes stiff, difficult to turn while highway driving. (see zh@ Toyota support program). Per bobby rahal, lewistown PA, universal shaft affected, corrosion noted. Contacted Toyota, recalls on same reported issues only covered on Tacoma's from 2005-2011; they will not cover the recalled shaft assembly,universal joint and hanger for 2012 as it has not been recalled as of yet. They would rather have lawsuit apparently for faulty safety issues.

My steering shaft rotted and seized. I took it to a dealer and they repaired it but charged me $536. 02 to fix it. When I reseached recalls there was one on 5/12/12. I am asking for my money back for this repair.

Horn quit working, only works when the wheel is turned to the left, fuses are good and so are the relays.

Within 5 miles of driving after having new lt 265 70 17 terra grappler tires installed truck began to pull from side to side when on uneven pavement . Also very hard to control at higher speed as you get on rough pavement. I complained only to be told it is the truck and not tires,hard to believe as the previous set of tires rode very nice.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle began to violently shake and pull towards the left while driving 57 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired, but the failures continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 3 and the current mileage was 1,100.