Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009713 Incident Date: Mar, 08 2005
Consumer's City: FISHERS Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5TELU42N15Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 21 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. from day one ;2. loud popping noises from under side - cabin attachment to the chasis. its been two weeks since i took the vehicle and its getting worse. occurrs when going over even small bumps/ruts/manhole covers or other imperfections in the road especially at slow speeds. and, there is significant "swaying" in the cabin. probably due to improper securement of the cab to chasis. 3. have been to the dealer who called toyota in california who acknowledge the problem in a lot of the 05 tacomas with trd, 4x4, 4 door, short bed models, but have no idea what to do yet. is this vehicle safe for me and my family? the dealer,very nice, said he will have to wait for toyota to come up with a solution. further researching on edmunds' toyota tacoma forums, i see many many new owners with similar problems which actually has been reported since the introduction of the vehicle last oct/nov. its been mor than 4 months and toyota is selling it with the same problem.*ak