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At approx 75K miles hood latch popped open. Noticed hood was open while driving on highway. Only the 2nd safety latch was holding it closed. Pulled over to close it but it would not fully latch. Noticed latch had a lot of rust. Did not bother taking it to a dealer or repair shop. Bought an aftermarket latch and easily installed myself which solved the issue. Very glad hood did not fully fly open which could have been catastrophic.
Recent in December wife said there-??s a musty odor in truck. While vacuuming carpet on Friday 1/6/23 water came to surface. Searched everywhere for leak and found the 2 vents behind back seats had bad gaskets and leaking bad. After getting access under carpet, passenger side was dry but growing mold and drivers side is holding slimy water. The back seats are a little higher and we-??re dry but signs of mold as well. These vents pop out through the cab outward but the bed has to be removed to replace them. I used silicone to seal from inside to stop water intrusion. Dealership no help, report and claim filed with Toyota corporate, insurance company and waiting for response. During the holidays, wife road in my truck several times and ended up spending a week in the hospital due to a fungal infection in her lungs and may be linked to the mold. While on a chat group, Tacoma Owners Group and Tacoma World, there are numerous other owners with the same issue and no help from Toyota.
Hood latch, the hood would not fully close and lock! The dashboard warning light would come on indicating the latch was not working. The hood would be open approx 1/2 inch. Tried opening and closing numerous times. Finally, tied the hood closed with a bungee. Went to the local Toyota dealership. They (Service Technician) said he sees often! Sprayed with a solvent. Indicated corrosion around the small spring. A few weeks later, driving and the hood popped, secondary latch kept the hood from fully opening! Dashboard warning light illuminated. I pulled over and tied hood to secure until I could get to the Garage again! Indicated the spring was weak......no repair! Waiting for a disaster to happen at highway speed! Checked Google, and numerous reports by other 2016 owners for same problem!
2016 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regard to paint on the roof of vehicle being disentegrated. The consumer stated the manufacturer was notified, but declined any assistance.
I own a second hand Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4 v6 2016. Is leaking water by the plastic welding on each side of the roof. The water runs along both sides of the inner roof and then drops by the front lateral bars, between metal and the plastic cover, until reach the carpet.
- Ponce, PR, USA
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When it rains water comes inside the cabin around brake light and soaks the seats. I noticed this when the truck is stationary. I think it's coming around the brake lights gasket the whole back if wet on the driver side looks like water is coming in from the brake light at the top of the headliner. I've also seen other views or reports on this incident
SE le est desprendiendo la pintura Y tiene sarro aparte el transparente de la pintura SE le est cayendo Y SE le notan algunos detalles que repararon antes de que saliera al mercado
Interior leaking when it rains or whenever vehicle gets wet. A health hazard, safety concern, and potential risk to passengers as well. Cause of problem is defective 3rd brake light seal. Of course Toyota make it almost impossible to easily replace the light or seal as you have to remove the interior ceiling to get to bolts. Sad I bought this vehicle new and it leaks water but since warranty just ended, they will not even think about fixing this issue. If a lawsuit results about of this count me in, hopefully a recall takes place soon because duct tape can only do so much plus who wants to drive around with duct tape on the 3rd brake light.
The rear cargo/3rd brake light on the top of the cab seal is broken and water leaks in to the rear cab and satin in the headliner. I have looked up this problem and there seems to be many complaints. I called Toyota headquarters after getting my truck serviced for a recall item and the dealer said they could not help even knowing that there is a tsb 0055-18.
Traveling on I95 in northern Virginia at approximately 60mph when my sunroof suddenly exploded with a loud bang. Broken pieces of glass rained down in the cab of my truck and on me. No objects struck my vehicle nor was I traveling under an overpass at the time. I had opened the sunshade several minutes prior to the incident but the glass itself was fully closed. There were not any cracks, chips or damage of any kind to the glass before the sunroof failure occurred. After exiting the highway I inspected the glass and found that the edges around the jagged hole protruded outwardly. I again found no evidence of the vehicle being struck by any foreign objects.this event occurred on November 6th, 2019 at approximately 1:00 pm. Weather was clear and temperatures were around 60 degrees.
I was driving my 2016 Toyota Tacoma through a drive-thru car wash and water started to drip though the ceiling. My Toyota Tacoma was in motion as it was rolling through the car wash cycle. After reading multiple forum posts, other Toyota Tacoma owners described that their vehicles leaked water from the third brake light on top of the cab because of a a damaged seal or being improperly sealed.
Passenger side door comes unlatched while driving. Cold weather freezes inside the latch-handle and does not complete latch. When passenger put weight on door they nearly fell out of the moving vehicle. A second occurrence was observed when going through a corner; no passenger.
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- Yonkers, NY, USA