2014 Toyota Tacoma — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 93 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Toyota Tacoma — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
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What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
RODENTS CAUSED OVER $3,000 IN DAMAGE BY CHEWING ON CABLES THAT ARE MADE FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING (SOY, RICE HUSKS, WOOD, SUGAR, VANILLA, PEANUT OIL, AND STRAW; REFERENCES: WWW.SYNLUBE.COM/INCREDIBLEEDIBLECAR1.HTM ; WWW.GOOGLE.COM/?GWS_RD=SSL#Q=WHY+DO+RODENTS+EAT+CABLES+ON+CARS+MADE+IN+JAPAN ; GOOGLE: RODENT DAMAGE TOYOTA ). TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE. …
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 - 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with rod knock, valve train, and engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mi…
WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL IT SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR 0N BOAT RAMP UN LOADING BOAT
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. VEHICLE STABILITY IS COMPROMISED. ALMOST ROLLED THE TRUCK OVER. DEALER TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT RODENTS ATE THE HOSE CONNECTING FUEL INJECTOR AIR PUMP TO VALVE WHICH TRIGGERS THE ECU TO FAULT AND CASCADES FAILURE TO STABILITY CONTROL. TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT TOYOTA IS USING EDIBLE SOY-BASED PLASTICS FOR…
WHEEL'S ARE NOT MADE FOR TRUCKS ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE GUIDES LINES DUNLOP AT GRAND TREK 20 ARE SPL. MADE FOR SUV'S AND 4 CLY NOT 6 CYL. TRUCKS.TRUCKS AS TOYOTA WAS TOLD ON MANY OCCASIONS THESE TIRES BUBBLE OUT AFTER 2700 + MILES THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT WITH THESE TIRES FOR ME AND EVERY TIME I ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IT'S DUNLOPS FAULT AND WHEN I CONTACT DUNLOP IT'S TOYO…
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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