10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,034 miles

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2012 Toyota Tacoma body / paint problems

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2012 Toyota Tacoma Owner Comments

problem #6

Nov 052020

Tacoma

  • 10,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Paint problems on all four doors flaking off.recieving a notice for my camary but not the Tacoma, both colors were listed.

- Beaufort, SC, USA

problem #5

May 012019

Tacoma

  • 104,000 miles
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

- Milroy, PA, USA

problem #4

Apr 202018

Tacoma

  • 67,000 miles
While driving on highway 4/20/2018 the right side roof molding came off and flew in to car behind me, car did not stop. It made a very load noise as it came off. I was on the internet and saw there were others with this issue and there was a recall on the 2008-2011 models.

- Skaneateles, NY, USA

problem #3

Feb 172015

Tacoma 4WD 6-cyl

  • 51,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driving my Toyota Tacoma, I was approaching a steep decline. I tapped on the brakes and continued driving at approximately 27 mph when I down shifted to accommodate for the snowy road. As I was down shifting the truck lost control and slid sideways causing the front passenger side to hit a snow bank. Once the truck struck the snow bank it flipped over on its driver side. The side air bags on both sides came out but did not inflate. The driver side bags were torn. I found evidence of this with shredded pieces of the air bag found in the vehicle. Additionally the driver side front air bags never deployed..updated 03-02/15.....updated 03-11-15 updated 9/22/2017

- Adams, MA, USA

problem #2

Nov 012013

Tacoma

  • 15,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tacoma. The contact discovered that the front tow end caused extreme wear on the front tires. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

- Hot Springs , AR, USA

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problem #1

Apr 112013

Tacoma 4-cyl

  • 11,201 miles
I was approaching a stoplight at a downward angle and while applying the brake the vehicle began to shake violently. I was going approx. 15pmh when it started and it didn't stop shaking until I got down to about 5 miles per hour. I took it to the dealership that day and explained the problem to them. They got the vehicle to reproduce the vibrations and I have paperwork stating this. It has been a full year later and they haven't repaired it yet. They continually tell me parts are being designed. Just wait. That's all they keep saying. I found out that they made a fix for the V6 model within 7 months, but they didn't have enough complaints against the 4 cylinder model to warrant redesigning parts. I was told this by the service tech at the dealership.

- Fort Smith, AR, USA

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