2006 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

Filed Sep 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Body · MA

Body rot due to corrosion of manufacture defect. Toyota sprayed the body under cost but again coming off and body rot through out vehicle.

Filed Dec 27, 2019 · Engine · 120,000 miles · CT

When first startup in morning, I hear a bad knocking noise it goes away after the engine warms up but as soon as it cools off, it is back again.. Happens mostly when it is cooler

Filed Nov 4, 2019 · Engine · 137,816 miles · OK · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. While the vehicle was parked, the contact could smell smoke near the vehicle. The contact observed flames around the front driver's side wheel. While the vehicle was on fire, the contact drove the vehicle home to extinguish it with a fire extinguisher. The fire and police departments were not contacted. The contact called pat lobb's toyota of mckinney (located at 3350 s central expy, mckinney, tx 75070, (214) 544-8696) and informed them of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 137,816.

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · Engine · VA

Truck had excelerator to full on 3 occasions and on each episode I barely avoided death, these are extreme episodes , the vehicle went full blast from idle , it had happened 3 times

Filed Dec 10, 2018 · Engine · 120,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle felt as if it would stall and a loud rattling noise was heard coming from the engine. The engine and oil pressure warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head gasket was cracked and needed to be replaced. The contact called toyota of runnemede at (856) 939-3400 (located at 99 s black horse pike, runnemede, nj 08078) and was informed to schedule a diagnostic appointment. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 1812100777. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Dec 10, 2018 · Engine · 121,000 miles · NJ

2006 tacoma 120,000 miles is leaking antifreeze into the engine. Personal mechanics smelled burning antifreeze coming from the exhaust and saw it leaking. Tells us we could blow the head gasket and it needs to be replaced. I noticed about 3 days ago has my truck warmed up it would shudder almost stall out while driving.

Filed Dec 4, 2016 · Body, Engine · MA

I took my 2006 toyota tacoma to boch toyota as part of toyota service campaign regarding frame recall back in dec of 2015. I waited 5 months to get my truck back to get it back in deplorable conditions. Truck was not repaired satisfactorily and I am still having issues with it. I have made several complaints to toyota and both toyota to no avail. Truck barely running.

Filed Oct 23, 2015 · Body, Engine · 130,000 miles · NV

Whiled I was driving I went over a bump in the road. The fan on my truck started making a loud noise. I took the vehicle to a repair shop to be checked. This I when I found out that the frame on my 2005 toyota tacoma was cracked and caving in where the motor mounts attach to the frame. This caused the motor to drop down and the fan started hitting on the shroud. Also it pierced a hole in my upper oil pan when the motor dropped down and hit the rack and pinion. Upon research there are many many cases of this happening to the 2005 -2006 tacoma trucks. This is clearly a safety issue that toyota refuses to fix.

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Engine · 73,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart after several attempts. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that rust from the frame corroded the neutral safety switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000.

Filed Nov 14, 2014 · Engine · CA

I purchased a fram ph7317 filter & 5w-30 castrol oil on 5/9/14 from autozone to do an oil change for my '06 toyota tacoma regular cab prerunner. My truck was fine until 6 months & 3k miles later, on 11/7/14, when I experienced a failure such that the filter came off my truck going 30mph & oil spewed onto the road.I pulled over about 200 yards after the filter came off just as the oil check engine light came on. I found the oil filter on the side of the road.the gasket was attached in fine condition, & neither face nor body looked deformed. The filter had minor scratches.my father came with tools & oil.the car's male threads were good. Assuming I erred & forgot to fully tighten the filter, it loosened over time, & its condition, I cleaned then threaded the same filter on & snugged it down with a wrench. I filled the engine with oil.my father was watching the filter area under the car for dripping oil while I filled, but there was none. I idled the car while my father & I checked for dripping oil but there was none.at this point, it seemed reasonable that the filter would not come off & oil would not leak. As a precaution, my father drove behind me.I started the car & made a u-turn in the road. At some point in the turn, the filter came off so I immediately turned off to the side of the road. The oil filter was crumpled. It is of my father's theory (he is a mechanical engineer by trade) & I that the filter failed causing pressure to build-up.this pressure build-up caused the filter to unscrew itself.the male threads on the engine side were good. I have since installed a bosch filter with castrol oil & the truck drives fine.the filter was not double gasketed.even if it were, there would have been oil leaking when I idled the truck.it was not fouled oil, because the oil was replaced.it was not an improperly tightened filter, because the oil filter failed catastrophically almost immediately after driving off & there was no oil dripping during replacement or idle.