The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated was at a complete stop and when the brake was released, the contact heard a thumping sound and noticed that the driver side front tire was bent abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who inspected the vehicle and located the failure at the front driver side upper control arm, in which the bolt failed due to dirt and dust penetration. As a result, the bolt was separate from the frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 32,752.

- Velrico , FL, USA

On January 19, 2011 at approximately 7:15 am, I was driving approximately 15 mph on a dirt road, came around an approximate 90 degree right hand turn heading down hill, slid on mud or ice and hit a rut. After all wheels had passed through the rut the vehicle drove up and over a small rise (bump) in the road. After coming over the rise, the right front of the vehicle dove into the dirt and the truck came to an abrupt stop. I turned off the truck and got out of the vehicle to inspect the front end. The right front ball joint had completely separated from... "?"... what ever it is supposed to be attached to. The right front wheel was perpendicular to the wheel well with the inside leaning toward the front of the vehicle. I have several photographs of the vehicle taken moments after the equipment failure. I'm glad this happened where it did because only a few miles further into my trip to work, I would have been traveling 75 mph on the interstate. Amen! I had never received any notification from Toyota concerning recall no. 50J. I only accidentally came across the information while surfing the web within the past week.

- Ash Fork, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 13 mph, the front driver's side wheel detached from the vehicle. The wheel detached due to a fracture at the ball joint. An authorized dealer had not been notified. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but failed to offer any assistance because the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 05V225000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). No repairs were performed. The failure and current mileages were 153,000.

- Ventura, CA, USA

Upon inspection from Toyota, from the dealer bert wolfe Toyota in charleston, wv, the frame on my Tacoma was failed. The result was perforations from rust. I had previously received a letter stating the there was a recall on my truck. The letter stated that it necessary to be inspected for frame corrosion, and that three possible outcomes would arise: 1) upon the passing of the corrosion test an anti-corrosion treatment would be applied and a replacement vehicle would be extended until the treatment was complete. 2) upon the failure of the test (meaning the frame had corrosion) the frame would be replaced, and a replacement vehicle would be rendered. 3) upon failure of the test Toyota may repurchase my vehicle at a price of 150% of the kelly blue book value. None of these outcomes were instituted upon failure of my frame corrosion test. Bert wolfe Toyota failed the frame, stated they would replace the frame, but it would take six months. They placed me back in my truck which failed the test, without a temporary replacement. My complaint is that a) my truck will never be the equivalent, all of the parts that will be taken off and/or replaced and then reinstalled on the new frame, causes for safety concerns. There is a high probability that something will be overlooked in the process of reinstallation. B) that the parts that connect to the frame or located in it's vicinity will corrode eventually causing safety concerns. C) my vehicle failed a test in which the frame is considered unsafe, and I was sent off in that same vehicle without a provisional replacement.

- Spencer, WV, USA

I was driving on the road in my 2004 Toyota Tacoma when I saw my tire go rolling ahead of my vehicle, the truck leaned over to the left, skidded sideways and then stopped in the middle of the road. I got out of the truck and my tire was in the ditch and my chassis was on the ground on the left side. I called a tow truck and they said it looked like my ball joints just separated. I had the vehicle towed to my mechanic and he said the ball joints looked like they gave way and this allowed the wheel to fall off. I have mechanical breakdown through my insurance company gieico and they told me I would have to get a letter from Toyota stating if it wasn't under warranty from our local dealership in tallahassee, Florida legacy and spoke with a service member (robb) he told my that there wasn't a recall on 2004 Toyota Tacoma and I would have to pay to have it towed in to check and see if it was still under warranty. This occurred on 12/13/05 and as of 12/15/2005 there still wasn't a determination whether or not it is under warranty. My concern is after reading about a recall on the internet stating that the ball joint may separate from the knuckle, that my vehicle should be a part of the recall and the wheel falling off could be a result from a defect. The dealership isn't accept responsibility for the recall or even looking at the vehicle in this regards. If they don't warranty the ball joints, then my mechanic will fix the problem, but I will keep all of the old parts in case they need to be examined.

- Crawfordville, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. Had truck lifted on 6-7-04 for $3700, and on 6-24-04 got the truck retorqued which tightened and aligned it. Around February 2005 heard a clanking noise from the brake system, and the steering wheel shook. While pressing on the brakes and the truck shook and it turned to the right, suspension was loose. On 3-7-05 took it to a Toyota dealer to inspect vehicle and fix it. Consumer refused to deal with the other companies because they were rude and intimidating. Vehicle was not under a warranty because another company tightened the bolts and charged consumer $80. The Toyota dealer replaced rear:axle:spindle.

- Corona, CA, USA

My 2004 Toyota Tacoma double cab prerunner V6 SR5 has 18,000miles and has had the following problem for a while. I did not notice it until about 2 months after I had purchased the vehicle. Which tells me that the problem could be a progressive issue. The truck continues to show an increase in the problem. Problem description: When driving the Tacoma down the road the Tacoma drives fine. But when approaching an intersection where the vehicle is brought to a complete stop is when the following occurs. The vehicle will shift to the rear and a jerk sound is heard and felt. When releasing the brake on the vehicle you will feel and hear another more intense jerk. When you press on the throttle pedal to move forward from an intersection the vehicle displays yet another jerk. All of these feels as if it is coming from the rear. I took the truck to the dealership for it's regular maintence and questioned the service advisor about this issue. I was told in a very "I don't have time for you manner" it's a Tacoma it will always do that. I can't nor will I accept that answer.

- Bentonville, AR, USA