Toyota Tacoma Reviews

I got with Toyota who directed me back to my dealership and to the CRM (customer relations manager). She is very nice but not very helpful. I think in order to streamline production Toyota calibrated all Tacoma's to the larger tire size and didn't care how this impacts buyers of lower trim levels. Along with the speedometer being incrementally off, this is adding miles (that I didn't drive) to my odometer. I opened a case with the BBB for this county, this dealership still refuses to make right. I think when you pay this much for a new vehicle, it should be in perfect working order and this includes the speedometer calibrated to the vehicles actual tire size.

I'm not talking about a 'one time' solicitation when you start your car. This screen pops up all the time and locks you out of whatever function you are using at the time. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS EVEN LEGAL IN AMERICA? It's one thing to offer an App - but to REQUIRE it to use the vehicle functions should be illegal. NO ONE at the dealership told me I had to agree to a tracking App for me to use my monitor. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I also own a 2022 LR Defender.. and my wife has a 2021 Porsche Macan - Neither vehicle requires us to download their app in order to use the basic functions we PAID FOR!

I called Toyota several times to see if there was a way to turn it off, and was told there was nothing they (or I) could do about it. Yup ~ This is my first Toyota, and will most certainly BE MY LAST. Recently rented a car for a trip we took - and guess what - 2024 Toyota Camry, and once again we could NOT use the GPS.. *NOPE*... just a BLUE SCREEN of Toyota Connect.

If you live in hot humid climate be expected to put 5k in a/c system every 45k miles without help from Toyota. I have owned Toyota my whole life and thought Tacomas were the most reliable truck but the unprofessionalism from the top down to the dealerships has caused me to not fix the a/c and sell the truck and buy a different brand.

Issues:

1) Transmission is unresponsive when trying to accelerate.

2) I'm only 5'10" and I have the seat set to the lowest point and can't get into the vehicle without hunching over and still scraping my head. This vehicle is designed for midgets.

3) The center armrest lid opens straight back instead of to the side like the old Tacoma. You have to be a contortionist to access inside of it.

4) Climate control changes on its own so I have to constantly monitor if it's on defrost or not.

5) Collision warning system is useless. It beeps when it's already too late and you're going to hit something. I turn this function off and it still beeps.

6) Wipers don't come on all the time when the washer fluid is used.

7) The doors won't lock periodically.

8) The gas pedal is quite stiff and is not comfortable to use when accelerating.

I'm hoping someone steals my Tacoma so I can get a different vehicle. This truck has taken the joy out of driving. What were the designers/engineers thinking when they put this truck on the market? They should all be fired, including the people approving this truck for sale.

I asked to trade it in but the dealer would only offer 37K which is 4k less than I paid for it. It has less than 2000 miles on it! I have now contacted a lemon law lawyer and I'm pursuing a full refund. The first attempt with Toyota was rejected which tells me that they do not stand by their product or take responsibility for own mistakes! I have lost all faith in Toyota and will never purchase another Toyota again because they don't take responsibility. What a shame. I am still pursuing a refund but I feel that I shouldn't have to do this as if Toyota was a stand up company they would have offered me my money back or a different truck of equal value but they decided to screw over a loyal Toyota owner which speaks volumes about how they don’t care about anyone, only $$!!

Our truck has extensive undercarriage rust corrosion and now has two cracks in the frame. We have been informed that if the frame were to break during transit, that it could potentially rupture the gas tank (besides falling apart at an potentially inopportune moment). It turns out that this a SEVERE problem for ALL Toyota Tacomas - EVEN NOW! There was a settlement from a class action lawsuit on the Frame due to rust, corrosion.

We did not receive written notification of the settlement (which expired in 2019), but we had inspections of our truck in 2014, 2016 and the rusted leaf springs replaced in 2017, and documented heavy rust damage in the undercarriage. However, because we moved to California, they initially claimed that these problems could only be addressed/resolved in 'cold weather states', even though we had purchased and used the vehicle in a cold weather state. They did not acknowledge that there was a settlement for the frame when we had the truck in for service/inspection during 2014 to 2019.

We have recently discovered that the frame is CRACKED in two places, so the vehicle is no longer safe to drive (especially off paved roads) and certainly not with any cargo. I have tried repeatedly to contact and discuss with Toyota corporate to resolve this problem. Today, I received the final word that they refuse to acknowledge any responsibility, saying that they had honored the settlement (for 1.5 MILLION vehicles) which expired in 2019, so they bear no further responsibility. This is now the owners' headache - but there no frames available to perform the repair ourselves (because so many vehicles have the problem and there are none in junkyards, either!). They will not compromise or provide any resolution to our loss of a truck.

We maintain that is another example of corporate negligence at Toyota. Their refusal to work with us plus continued reports of continuing frame damage for Tacomas and for 4Runners (and possibly other truck/SUV models) tarnishes their brand and suggests that there is an inherent problem with the construction. Buyer beware!!! You will need to monitor your frame and rust/corrosion. We welcome a new class action lawsuit or some other remedy to resolve (while recognizing that trucks made before 2018 are not considered worth the effort - or at least until more people die)