1. Toyota Tacoma
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Body

2004 Toyota Tacoma Body Problems

106
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 106 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 37 records
  • notified failure · 24 records
  • frame rusted · 17 records
  • repaired notified · 17 records
  • unsafe drive · 13 records
  • approximate failure · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi35
150–400k mi29
60–100k mi21
30–60k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 1, 2013

    Body

    I just wanted to tell how utterly useless i think this administration is. I wrote in with a complaint on my 2004 toyota tacoma which has a rusted frame and too dangerous to drive. There were numerous complaints just like mine and still are all over the internet and you have done absolutely nothing. Toyota refuses to fix my truck and i never received a notice for my truck frame as well as a lot of others. If i had…

    ODI 10630922

  • December 26, 2012 · 143,000 miles

    Body · Seat Belts

    December 26, 2013- going east on warner rd. At 45 miles per hour from kyrene and warner. Minimal traffic on the road. At warner and bullmoose a car did not stop at the stop sign at bullmoose to pull out onto warner. I hit the camaro, t-boned him. My air bags did not go off, my seat belt tightened, then popped off of me at some point during the crash. I just know that when i stopped and pulled over my seat belt was…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10534388

  • January 1, 2012 · 64,000 miles

    Body

    Frame needs to be replaced. Requested toyota replace frame within a ten years of mfg. Toyota said i was to late on the frame replacement recall . Truck body is like new. Truck only has 64000 miles on it. I misplaced frame replacement recall notice. Can you request / require toyota replace my frame ?

    ODI 11093521

  • May 6, 2009 · 70,000 miles

    Body · Suspension

    I got a letter from toyota motors stating that certain model years of tacomas had rust damage to the frame and i was informed to bring it to the dealership where they would perform a rust test on it. Mine is a 2004. They said the rest wasn't bad enough to replace the truck,of course and kept it to spray on a rust preventative on the frame. Within one year the coating they applied began to fall off peel off and…

    ODI 10594999

  • January 15, 2007

    Body

    VERY RUSTED FRAME

    ODI 11092081

  • January 11, 2006 · 45,000 miles

    Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that there was rust on the frame of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they confirmed that the vehicle exhibited a rust issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 45,000.

    ODI 10495195