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Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regard to an auto accident causing the vehicle to catch fire. The consumer went to the truck to get some papers and when opening the passenger door the truck exploded in flames in which the consumer suffered 8 degree burns after being parked for 3 hours.
The engine light and the track off warning light came on at the same time as i started the engine when i got off work. on the way home i noticed acceleration was not happening as it should when i pressed the gas pedal. I had a mechanic code it and he said it was the switching valve and the air injection pump which would cost about 1200 dollars to fix. My 2015 Toyota Tacoma only have 35000 miles on it. After during so research i found that this is a problem with other toyota truck owners. This could be a safety problem while driving in a situation where you would need to accelerate in fast moving traffic and maintain speed without slowing the traffic behind you
I came to a complete stop right after a left turn into strip shopping parking lot. My automatic transmission in drive with my left foot on the brake. My truck suddenly took off on its own hitting another vehicle at high speed a few inches away to my right. From police report later it appeared 5 other vehicles were hit. Mine was towed to a city lot and retrieved by my insurance company and totalled.I had fractured mid left clavicle and was put in ambulance to ER. No other injuries I-€™m aware of to any persons.It occurred a few days prior but in a parking lot with nothing in front of me to crash into so I had time to think to step on brake and move auto transmission to park or neutral. No other times did it occur to me. My husband also drove truck and coincidentally had 3 backup accidents in a row backing out of a parking space. First time that type of accident had happened to him.I told everyone what happened but I couldn-€™t see witnesses or exchange information because my pain was too severe. According to what I heard others saying or what was written I wasn-€™t believed. They tricked me once I got to ER and locked me on psych ward like I was suicidal but I never told anyone I was. I think they wanted to keep me in hospital longer for the money because they did nothing but an X-ray and I went the entire night with no pain medicine right after radiologist told me that clavicle fracture is the most painful kind of fracture.
The wiper blade cowl over time has come away from window and allows water the go into cabin air filter and leak through to the inside of truck. From what I am looking up online many other people has had same issue with same year and all the way back to the early 2000. I fell as this could leak to failure of the blower motor or wires under dash on the passenger side. This has happened when it rains or washing vehicle.
- Denver, CO, USA
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While pulling into a parking space at work. I was almost at a stop with my foot on the brake when suddenly the truck accelerated at a high rate of speed. I hit the building in front of me and my truck was totaled luckily no one was injured. Most people say well you must have hit the accelerator my mistake that is not the case my foot was already applying the brake to stop a
My problem is on-going regarding blind-spots/poor visibility due to oversized side view mirrors. I have spoken to my Toyota dealer parts dept, the saleman, the head of the service department, Toyota manufacturing's customer service department; non of them are able to help me. They referred me to you. The over-sized side mirrors & housing cause very serious blind spots looking to either the driver's side or passenger side, blocking visibility over the front fenders when making a right or left turn. I have become very proactive if I am entering into an intersection to be aware if there is a vehicle or person in the intersection before I get there. Otherwise I do not see them if they are alreadyin the blind spot numerous times I have almost hit someone, children, or a car when turning because of this. Only luck and the other person's awareness that I did not hit them. Unfortunately, no matter how proactively aware I am of my surroundings, if a vehicle or person has already entered into the blind spot or dead zone it does not matter I will not see them. It happened again just recently. Toyota says they have no options for replacing the mirrors with a smaller version. I have put a cushion on my seat to raise me, but that is of little help. I need a smaller profiled mirror. Too me the need for such an over sized mirror and housing is unnecessary for everyday driving. It is a liability. It is just a matter of time before something happens. I do not want to have get rid of the truck, but I do not want to hurt someone. I am very concerned. I have seen internet postings of others having the same issue. The salesman said he is aware of this being an issue for some people with the prius. Please give a call with suggestions and help. Thank you very much, jackie
Toyota's emission part failure at 7,800 miles. Truck threw a code P2440 and P2442 which affects the secondary air injection system. After doing some research, it appears that the pump and or valves are prone to failure under 60K miles. Toyota has been aware of this issue and has been prone to failure in their Tundra models prior to putting them in 2012+ Tacoma models. Parts are around $800-$1,000 and dealer quotes are around $1,800-$2K to fix. These parts should not be failing at such low mileage and luckily was under the 3year/36K warranty.
Secondary air injection system malfunctioned at under 8K miles on a 2015 brand new truck. Did some research and this part seems to fail pretty early and just outside the 3year/36mos coverage and be quite costly to fix or replace. Toyota currently is not doing anything about it on Tacoma like they did with the Tundra but they are aware that this part is prone to failure.
While driving at 65 mph I heard a loud screeching sound which startled me causing me to almost lose control. A cross wind along with bad door seals caused this problem. The internet documents this problem well if you search 2015 Tacoma wind noise. Please see this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=gbt7dasthpm the sound is very loud.
As we were driving last night, the steering wheel fell apart during a turn, rendering it instantly unmovable. We got stuck in the oncoming traffic lane. We could not exit the vehicle because too many cars were whizzing by us. When we dislodged the broken piece we pulled over to the side. We physically hold the steering wheel together so that we could drive home. Toyota hauled the car off this morning. You're very lucky to be alive, we can take this very seriously and would hope that you would do the same. As soon as we could move the vehicle to a safer location, I began videoing. I have that as well.
While driving the truck, my husband heard a "popping" sound, looked in the backseat, and saw that the right, rear jumpseat, which had been in an upright position, was "seat-down, headrest up" and the right rear pane of glass in the rear windshield had shattered. The response of reinhardt Toyota was, "your warranty doesn't cover glass, but we'll repair it for $1,100."
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- Waukegan, IL, USA