2016 Toyota Tacoma UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TAKATA RECALL I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS RECALLED. THEY SAY IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 DAYS TO 3 WEEKS, OR EVEN UP TO MORE THAN 2 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR NOW. IN THE MEAN TIME, I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK. IT IS RECALL BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S FAULT, THEN WHY DO I HAVE NO LOANER CAR?

ON JULY 6, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WEST COVINA TOYOTA FOR 25K SERVICE AND RECALL. AT THAT TIME THEY KEPT IT FOR RECALL. I ASKED THEM HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME DATE. I WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD NOT GIVE THEM A DATE, BUT I COULD CALL. CALLED AND TOYOTA TOLD ME 4 TO 6 WEEKS. I TOLD THE DEALER, THAT IF THEY PROVIDED A LOANER, I WOULD PREFER A TRUCK SIMILAR (OR EVEN LESS) TO MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY A FRONTIER. THAT WAS JULY 14. TO DATE NO RESPONSE. ON JULY 19 AND JULY 27, I SENT TEXTS TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE (WILLIAM) REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE LOANER AND MY VEHICLE. ON JULY 31, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM WILLIAM SAYING HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE READY. HE NEVER MENTIONED THE STATUS OF THE LOANER. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT PENSKE TOYOTA, COULD AT LEAST HAVE GIVEN ME A TIMEFRAME FOR THE PARTS RATHER THAN PUTTING IT OFF ON ME AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, THEY ALSO COULD AT MINIMUM SAID THERE IS NO TRUCK AVAILABLE SO I COULD PLAN AROUND REPAIR. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO BE NO RESPONSIVE AND ARE PLACING THE BLAME ON TOYOTA. THESE TYPES OF THINGS HAPPEN AND ALL I HAVE ASKED FOR ARE THE BEST UPDATE THEY HAVE AT THE TIME. ALSO, THE RECALL NOTICE OFFERED THE LOANER FOR EXTENDED REPAIRS, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO IGNORE MY REQUEST.

THE TOYOTA TACOMA AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER HOSE IS VERY EASILY BLOCKED ALLOWING LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. (THE CONDENSER HOSE'S PURPOSE IS TO DISCHARGE CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER.) THIS CREATES A FIRE HAZARD, THE POTENTIAL FOR MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON/ FREQUENT AND TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS - BUT FAILS TO ACCEPT IT IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE NEEDED TO 'UNCLOG:' THE HOSE TWICE OVER THE LAST YEAR. LAST WEEK, THE LARGE BUILD UP OF WATER IN BEHIND MY DASHBOARD RESULTED IN SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN OF MY CAR. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, I TOOK MY RELATIVELY NEW CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP; I WAS TOLD THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. AGAIN THIS IS A PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN

THE 2016 TACOMA WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER WITH USB FLASH DRIVE PLUGGED IN WITH MUSIC. CONTROL THE BROWSING ALBUM OR SONG LIST WITH STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. AS PER THE 2015 TACOMA DID. THIS IS IN ALL ASPECTS. OF OPERATION PARKED, MOVING, ETC. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO PRESS THE BROWSE BUTTON ON THE HEAD UNIT AND THEN USE SCROLL BUTTONS TO MOVE THROUGH THE LIST OF ALBUMS AND THEN SCROLL THROUGH A LIST OF SONGS TO SELECT ONE. THEN AT THAT POINT I AM ABLE TO USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW ON THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL TO JUST GO THROUGH THE PARTICULAR ALBUM IAM IN. I THINK IT IS A PROGRAM FEATURE THAT WAS OVER LOOKED IN THE HEAD UNIT AND COULD CAUSE WRECK OR DAMAGE WHEN NOT FULLY FOCUSED ON THE ROAD.

AS TRUCK WAS COMING TO A SAFE STOP, THE TRUCK QUICKLY ACCELERATED INTO A SMALL TREE AND CAUSED DAMAGE. SAME SYMPTOM LATER ON HIGHWAY AND ALMOST HAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SO I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR WRECKER SERVICE. TRUCK NOW AT PANAMA CITY TOYOTA STILL WAITING FOR CODE READING.

EVERY TIME THE SPEED IS GOING DOWNN ON 20 MPH...THE TRUCK SHAKES

2016 TOYOTA TACOMA EXHIBITS A SEVERE RESONANT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE BUZZING VIBRATION EMANATES THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL AT A SEVERITY AND PITCH THAT CAUSES DISCOMFORT, TINGLING IN THE HANDS, ARMS, AND RIGHT LEG'TO AN EXTENT I BECOME DISTRACTED WHEN DRIVING OWING TO THE DISCOMFORT AND USE UNSAFE DRIVING METHODS TO AVOID THE STEERING WHEEL OR GAS PEDAL. 'WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1,000 THROUGH 3,000 RPMS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL EXHIBIT A RESONANT BUZZING VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS POWERFUL AND WORST IN THE 2,100-2,500 RPM RANGE. EXTREME COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES (15 DEGREES OR LESS) DAMPEN IT. 'THE VIBRATION ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS REVVED THROUGH THESE RANGES IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. 'WHEN THE VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE 2,100-2,500 RANGE, IT HAPPENS AT AN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY THAT CAUSES CLOTHES AND SHOES TO VIBRATE. MOREOVER, ONE CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE SKIN AND BONES. 'WHEN TRAVELING FOR LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY THROUGH HILLS OR MOUNTAINS, THE ENGINE OFTEN SETTLES IN THE 2,000-2,500 RANGE. THE VIBRATION IS CONSTANTLY PRESENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL. AFTER LONG EXPOSURES TO THIS VIBRATION VIA LONG TRIPS, HANDS AND FEET BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TINGLING. I CONSTANTLY TRY TO STEER WITH MINIMAL TO NO CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND USING CRUISE CONTROL TO AVOID THE DISCOMFORT. THIS AFFECTS DRIVER'S ABILITY TO FEEL AND MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL OF ACCELERATION AND STEERING. I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS RANGE WHEN ON LONG-DISTANCE HIGHWAY TRAVEL. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TOYOTA SINCE OCTOBER 2015 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL. THIS INCLUDES THREE SERVICE DEPARTMENT VISITS AND MYRIAD PHONE CALLS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE HELP LINE.