2005 Toyota Tacoma Body Problems
- 115
- 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 115 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 26 records
- frame rust · 14 records
- notified failure · 11 records
- failure failure · 10 records
- rust frame · 10 records
- approximate failure · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 30 |
| 150–400k mi | 27 |
| 60–100k mi | 20 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that the body of the vehicle had an excessive amount of rust on it due to owner negligence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
ODI 10368585
Body
2005 toyota tacoma front mud flap broken and rubbed through the paint prior to me knowing the flap was broken. Happened at about 40,000 miles. Never offroad or anything like that. All city/highway miles. *tr
ODI 10251732
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the hitch and subframe of the vehicle was rusted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
ODI 10713179
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while parked, he notice a corroded hole in the frame. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. *tr
ODI 10513123
Body
When loading heavy (but within the rated capacity of the truck) equipment into this truck, the tailgate collapses under the load, causing the equipment to become off-balance and fall over, sometimes onto the person or persons loading said equipment. *tr
ODI 10227482
Body
Rock chips on rear fender falrs, no rock guard in place.*tr
ODI 10225948
Body
The front mud flaps are defective, they break off for no reason. Once they are missing rocks and debris fly into vehicle and bypassers vehicles. The flaps appear to be either to close to the tire or the material they are made with is to flexible. *tr
ODI 10248592
Body · Steering · Suspension
Less than one year after purchase the rear leaf springs failed on both sides. Two dealers plus toyota headquarters refused service, so i had to pay for a private spring shop to replace them. They have since been recalled but to date i have not received reimbursement. In 2014 the steering shaft had to be replaced and at the same time the frame was determined corroded beyond repair. Toyota made promise to replace the…
ODI 10722515
Body · Suspension
The frame of the truck is rusting out at an accelerated rate. The welds are rusting out at high stress points (engine mounts and suspension areas). Toyota has a history of this problem with the tacoma. *tr
ODI 10572574
Body
The fender support brackets broke causing the fenders to become loose and crack. *jb
ODI 10146938
Body · Front · Rear
My 2005 toyota tacoma pickup has severe paint chipping problems on the rocker panels, lower doors, and front of the bedsides. Toyota is denying responsibility. They want to do a paint repair which will depreciate the value of my truck instead of giving me a new truck which is the only way to properly correct the problem. Unless they were to strip my truck down to bare metal and repaint from scratch, there is no…
ODI 10125454
Body
2005 tacoma prerunner has a pop or thump that occurs when there is an acceleration for a dead stop and then also a thump when there is a deceleration. It can be felt in the cab as though there is a space between the cab mounting bolts and the frame i.e., not tight enough and causes the cab to lift forward and up when stopping or the opposite when accelerating. Have taken it to toyota of manhattan beach, ca., they…
ODI 10151804
Body
I have a 2005 toyota tacoma with almost 600 miles on it. Today i drove it it was a little windy out got home and looked at the truck,it was covered with rock chips!! I have read on toyotanation.com of other people having the same problem and think it is due to weak paint, and needs to be fixed. *ak
ODI 10114384
Body
I have a silver 2005 toyota tacoma extended cab and the paint is chipping everywhere, rockers, doors, leading edge of rear doors, a couple of spots on the windshield pillars, and in front of the rear tires feel like it got sandblasted. I complained to toyota of keene. He told me toyota told him to do whatever is necessary to fix the problem, but he is only to paint the leading edge of the read doors. The body shop…
ODI 10131785
Body
Severe blistering, flaking and chipping of paint on my new toyota tacoma. First occured on january 11, 2005, when the truck was only 5 weeks old, after an 18 mile round trip to work on paved roads. There were hundreds of flakes and chips on the truck, too many to count. After a few months of this, much of the paint on the lower sections of the truck was gone. This is happening to many tacomas, and toyota is trying…
ODI 10125440