Toyota Tacoma
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Rackandpinon replacement was also the upper and lower ball joints my steering is still giving me problems and I feel like it’s asafty concern because...
Found hole in frame (chassis)
I recently lost both front wheels in two different incidents within a month. Early August drivers side ball joint failed on me. And on September 25th...
We heard they issued a recall for faulty frames. When someone told us this we contacted Toyota. They said it had expired. I never received a recall...
As I was pulling out from being parked the truck just dropped to the floor on the drivers side. When I got out to see what happened? My wheel broke of...
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while an independent mechanic was servicing the vehicle, the contact was informed that the r...
My air conditioning is not working right blowing hot air. Had it charged and no change, I believe that I have the same issue as others, My air bags li...
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the front passenger’s side wheel separated from the...
The frame has prematurely rusted out causing a driving hazard.
I went to get my 02 tacoma tires balanced and was called and told that where the frame was cracked. Upon inspecting it myself the crack is where the m...
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Summary
The 2002 Toyota Tacoma has 334 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Structure. 27 crash-related incidents have been reported.