2008 Toyota Tacoma: broken coil spring

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Suspension · 77,900 miles · PA

Rear leaf spring broke in half and was rubbing against tire almost causing an accident. Customer paid for repairs which was not covered by warranty and before the safety recall was issued. Customer mailed to toyota a copy of the repair order, proof of payment, and proof of ownership as requested. Toyota has refused to pay for repairs.

Filed Feb 24, 2016 · Suspension · PA

2008 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for vehicle repair prior to the federal safety agency recall notice being received. *ld the consumer stated a cracking noise coming from the vehicle revealed a broken spring.

Filed Sep 16, 2015 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · MA

In june of 2014 I went to get an ma state safety inspection sticker and was told at the sullivan tire auto center in raynham, ma that one of the leaf springs on my 2008 tacoma was fractured and I could not get a safety inspection sticker. I went to copeland toyota, in brockton, ma, (where I bought the vehicle) and was told that the broken spring was due to old age. I then went back to sullivan tire and had them replace the leaf springs on my truck. Then on september 29, 2014, I received an interim recall notice from toyota saying that the leaf springs on my truck could fracture. The federal safety agency reference id is 14v604. When I called copeland toyota to get reimbursed for the replacement of the leaf springs they said it was toyota's problem. I called toyota in torrance, ca several times and was told I had to wait for a second notice (remedy) before I could be considered for reimbursement. It has been almost an entire year and I am still waiting for a second notice (remedy) letter to find out how I can submit the documents I have for reimbursement (paid invoice from sullivan tire and cancelled check from my bank for the work that was done). I have waited patiently for the second letter to come and I think 12 months is far too long for me to wait to get some information from toyota regarding how I can get reimbursed for the replacement of the fractured spring. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Filed Aug 24, 2015 · Suspension · 50,000 miles · NY

March 2014:the rear spring on the toyotat tacoma broke. Toyota denied responsibility. I paid for new leaf. August 2014: the other spring broke. Again toyota denied responsibility. I paid for a new leaf. Sept 29, 2014: a recall notice is issued for rear leaf spring. Sept 29 to date: toyota acknowledges the problem and agrees to reimburse me for my out of pocket expenses and replace the springs. But....no date is available for the replacement. They say they cannot pay me back until they replace the springs. Today: toyota corporate says they have no information on the availability of parts. Nothing can be done until they are given the information on the parts. Now I cannot believe that toyota does not have in their logistics system an exact understanding of when the parts will be available. They are delaying this in the hope of customers forgetting about it and to delay the investment necessary to carry out the recall. I believe action by the nhsta is called for both due to the delay and the failure to provide meaningful information.

Filed Aug 20, 2015 · Suspension · 80,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. While driving at various speeds, a rattling noise was present coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the rear driver side leaf spring failed. Approximately two months later, the rear passenger side leaf spring fractured. The contact also indicated that the recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension) was received in may of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The failure mileage was 80,000. Ma 10/14

Filed May 27, 2015 · Suspension · 111,000 miles · AL

I have noticed for several months that the truck has been "bottoming out" when going over a bump with a load. I got under to inspect and noticed a right leaf spring broke and sitting over on the axle. The top part was still connected to the other leaf springs. It broke in the area above the axle. Toyota still has no parts to fix the issue. Somebody needs to get them on the ball to fixing the problem!! What if it had broke and went on the side of the tire, rubbed it and I had a blow out driving.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Suspension · NY

Problem: broken rear leaf springs on both sides of vehicle. They broke 6 months apart. There has been a long delay by in taking care of the recall for spring replacement. I received the message below 10/2/14. Is there something that can be done to get toyota to act? Not only do they need to replace the spring assemblies but they need to reimburse me for my previous repair of broken springs. I get no information from toyota or the dealer on any schedule. _______________ your 2008 tacoma with vehicle identification number (VIN) [xxx] is involved in special service campaign (recall) e12, which addresses the vehicle's leaf springs. Toyota announced this campaign earlier in the week, and we will be issuing preliminary notifications to owners of affected vehicles in the near future. You may feel free to confirm your tacoma's recall involvement at http://www.toyota.com/recall. Toyota is currently preparing the remedy for this service campaign, and we will send a second round of owner notifications when the remedy becomes available. When you receive the second letter from toyota, it will include instructions on how you can apply for reimbursement for previously completed leaf spring repairs. Toyota will not be able to review reimbursement requests until the remedy is launched. In the interim, it could be helpful for you to locate and make copies of your repair invoices, including proof of payment, as well as a copy of your registration or insurance for the repair dates. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 11, 2015 · Body, Suspension · 128,772 miles · MA

My leaf spring snapped while driving down the road. And they still wont do anything for it. Because they don't know how to fix there own problem. Also they won't stand behind the there fake remedy for a frame that is going to break apart. They did on the 2001-2004 because they knew the spray does nothing but make it worse. 04-08 your on your own.

Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Suspension · 85,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, a clunking noise was heard from the rear drivers side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear leaf spring failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Suspension · 85,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, a clunking noise emitted from the rear driver side of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred previously. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the rear leaf spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Suspension · 52,000 miles · NY

March of 2014 my right rear leaf spring cracked. I contacted the toyota dealer and toyota corporate regarding this. They both denied any generic problem with the springs and toyota refused any replacement. In august of 2014 the left leaf broke. In both cases I chose to have my local mechanic replace the broken leaf. I believe that I should be reimbursed for the replacement of the leaves and the spring assembly should be replaced per the announced recall (sept 29, 2014). I detected the break because of unusual suspension noise. No loads were carried during this period.

Filed Apr 6, 2014 · Suspension · 76,000 miles · NJ

I own a 2008 toyota tacoma access cab off-rod 4x4. A leaf in the passenger side leaf spring broke while driving. I was driving along and I started to hear a clanking metal on metal noise that I had not heard before. I was close to home so I drove there and when I looked underneath the second leaf from the top was broken in two right behind the u-bolt holding the rear axle to the leaf pack. I had it repaired by a local shop who replaced the broken leaf and added another full leaf to both leaf packs(passenger and driver side) on the truck. Before it broke, the springs on both sides were already flat when unloaded and if I put any amount of weight in the back I was hitting the bump stops very easily.