Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-28 | 05V302000 |
AIR BAGS | 11,592 | — | Details |
| 2005-02-11 | 05V050000 |
PARKING BRAKE | 22,228 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame had rust a lot,had one spot was repaired,still have some need fix |
| 2025-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purc… |
| 2024-09-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Corrocion en el chasis, el motor se encuentra inclinado |
| 2024-08-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The frame is rusting out substantially. The dealer advised me not to drive because the frame could fail at anytime. I… |
| 2024-05-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame has failed and is well beyond unsafe for the road due to the amount of rust and decay. The vehicle was part o… |
| 2024-02-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. After a visual inspection of the exterior of the vehicle, the contact observed e… |
| 2023-12-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Frame failure due to rust. Suspension is detached with springs hitting frame. NOTE: fuel tank partially detached prev… |
| 2023-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Where the motor mount sits the bracket below collapsed into the Frame itself causing the engine to lower |
| 2023-09-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while changing the oil and inspecting the vehicle, there was … |
| 2023-02-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Hi, I have a 2005 Toyota Tacoma, the chassis is rusty and has holes in it. I went to complain at Toyota, they said the… |
| 2022-10-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | Drivers the problem drunk speeding Hitman killed man do you watch hard no manslaughters still driving just got another … |
| 2022-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | In May of 2018, I purchased a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. After arrival of new title, I received a safety recall notice from To… |
| 2022-08-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The driver side seat belt does not go up and down to adjust position. It is attached to the access door. By not being a… |
| 2022-04-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while performing an oil change, he noticed excessive cor… |
| 2022-03-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | My 2005 Toyota Tacoma had a recall due to potential frame rusting. I brought my Truck to my local Toyota Dealership fo… |
| 2022-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The differential drive housing failed due to corrosion resulting in the differential oil leaking out at a significant r… |
| 2022-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My problem was associated with the air bag warning light. It came on and so I took my truck to Big Two Toyota in Chandl… |
| 2021-11-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The frame caved in to the motor mounts. The motor mounts on the drive side are intact however the frame has broken and … |
| 2021-11-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame of my truck failed at the motor mount. The motor mount has sunk into the frame shifting the motor and effecti… |
| 2021-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We took our truck to a mechanic to have it looked over before our 18 year old son takes it to college. The mechanic sa… |
| 2021-06-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I got a recall on my 2005 Toyota frame for rust problem. I took it to magness Toyota in Harrison Arkansas they checke… |
| 2021-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME HAS RUST HOLES IN IT AND WILL NOT PASS NEXT NYS INSPECTION. |
| 2021-04-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE,THE TEC INFORMED ME IT WOULD NOT PASS NYS IINSPECTION DUE TO RUST HOLES IN THE … |
| 2021-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMEDIATE STEERING ROD LOWER BALL JOINT HAS FAILED , UNABLE TO STEER TRUCK SAFELY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TOYOTA NE… |
| 2021-04-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I own a 2005 Toyota Tacoma xtra cab with 140445 miles on it. When it had 36000 miles I noticed the driver side seatbelt… |
| 2020-11-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR COOLANT LEAK. TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRAME TO BE RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS ADVISED TRUCK WAS NO LONG… |
| 2020-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED SEVERELY. HAVE BEEN ADVISED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. |
| 2020-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHASIS IS SOO RUSTY THAT I JUST DID THE VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION AND THE INSPECTOR ALMOST DID NOT PASS THE INSPECTION … |
| 2020-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRAME AND IN 2015 MY FATHER-IN-LAW OWNED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT INSPECTED AND ALL I KNOW IS I… |
| 2020-08-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I AM THE SOLE OWNER/PURCHASER OF A 2005 TACOMA. LAST WEEK A LOUISVILLE, KY TOYOTA DEALER, OXMOOR TOYOTA, WAS REPLACING … |
| 2020-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUCK FRAME WAS INSPECTED FOR RUST DAMAGE BY TOYOTA IN 2016 AS PART OF A RECALL. TOYOTA FOUND THE FRAME TO BE SOUND AND… |
| 2020-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING I WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND DOSE NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD, TOYOT… |
| 2020-07-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RUSTY AND CRACKED FRAME. |
| 2020-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF THIS TACOMA IS RUSTED AND HAS SIGNIFICANT HOLES, VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MIXED MESSAGES BY DIFFERENT… |
| 2020-05-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE AT THE … |
| 2020-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET HAS CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDER. ACCORDING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W… |
| 2020-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA NEEDING A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. I'M A MECHANIC THE PRICE WAS RIGHT SO I… |
| 2020-02-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 3 OCCASIONS. 12/23/19, 12/24/19 & 2/22/20. SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING SLOW CREEPY SPEED WITH F… |
| 2019-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITH… |
| 2019-10-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HALTERMAN'S TOYOTA (1741 PARADISE TRAIL, EAS… |
| 2019-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BOUGHT TRUCK IN VIRGINIA AND BROUGHT TO SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2016. SOON AFTER I GOT RECALL ON FRAME RUST. DAVE EDWARDS TOY… |
| 2019-09-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PREMATURE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF SAFTY CONCERNS. |
| 2019-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA IS ROTTING AWAY. WHEN I SPOKE TO A REP FROM TOYOTA ON 9/27/19 HE SAID THE RECALL ENDED JA… |
| 2019-07-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2005 TACOMA IN JULY OF 2019. NO FRAME ISSUES WERE APPARENT AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED IT. THE WEEK … |
| 2019-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SQUIRK-LIKE SOUND AT THE BEGINNING OF A TRIP, SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 MPH. THIS NOISE PREVAILS AS LONG … |
| 2019-05-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHITE RIVER TOYOTA AT 303 SYKES AVENUE, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT. 802-… |
| 2019-05-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA, I TOOK IT TO WHITE RIVER TOYOTA, 303 SYKES MOUNTAIN AVENUE, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT 05001 8… |
| 2019-04-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MECHANIC NOTED RUST ON FRAME. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THERE WAS A LAWSUIT ABOUT PREMATURE RUSTING ON FRAMES, BUT SETTLEMENT I… |
| 2019-03-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VE… |
| 2019-03-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR. SHOP WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED THERE IS NOTHING LE… |