Problems with 2011 Toyota Tacoma ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Horn not working .was told it was in steering wheel

My horn stopped working a month ago-replaced relay-now airbag light is on- after reaading complaints, seems the two are related and recalled on earlier versions

The running lights are running too hot burning the headlamp and burning the connecting wires

This is a complaint with toyota. i bought my 2011 toyota tacoma pre runner sport brand new. this is a complaint with toyota. i bought my 2011 toyota tacoma prerunner sport brand new. about a year ago, i noticed my amber "daytime running lights" were becoming discolored, it had the appearance of the bulb becoming hot, melting and discoloring my amber lenses. at that time it was just starting to turn colors. last week a man at the gas station pointed at my drivers side running light and said i should have that looked at before it burns through or causes a fire. upon his comment i noticed it had become noticeably worse, to the point i do not feel like the vehicle is safe to drive with the running lights on, you can not turn them off during daytime driving, it is a safety matter. i immediately contacted my toyota dealership service rep in tracy, ca, tracy toyota, he said there was nothing they could do and gave me the toyota corporate office 800 number. today i talked to two employees who were sympathetic but ultimately said nothing can be done by them and i was told ...

Horn stopped working at approximately 95000 miles. spoke with technician and was told this problem was possibly related to the airbag.

[xxx] lightning/electrical i want to report safety issues with my toyota tacoma. when i bought tacoma in san antonio, brand new in 2011, a few months later the daytime running light (drl) and turn signal lens become distorted, bubbled, and cracked. i did a google search, and it was an extremely common issue with many owners complaints. i told my dealership and it was "normal" and i was required to pay to get it fixed. earlier this year when i was at mountain states toyota in denver to get the oil change, i inquired about the same issue. the employee told me that it was a very common issue, and that toyota will fix it for free. i was told that a letter was mailed out to every person that owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. however, there was a time limit to get it done and it already already passed. i want to emphasize that i never received a letter from toyota. in addition, my truck has always has electrical issues since i bought the truck. intermittently, when i drive my truck, every electrical components and lights, including from the instrumental panel would ...

Horn stopped working at approximately 48,000 miles. after troubleshooting the problem, i discovered that the issue was related to the spiral cable. about 2 months after the horn stopped working, the steering wheel controlled phone function began auto-activating intermittently with the words "talking" appearing on the radio display (this function is also related to the spiral cable). i am very concerned that the air bag may soon become inoperable if the air bag electrical contacts on the spiral cable fail. while my vehicle vin was not included in a recall for this issue, i understand that toyota did file a part 573 defect information report with nhtsa for selected 2009-2010 tacoma vehicles. the vehicle horn is considered a safety device, and as a result of this failure, my vehicle horn became inoperable. more importantly, the air bag will not function as designed when the spiral cable contacts for the air bag fail. i would expect that this type of safety critical device be designed to last for the useful service life of the vehicle. failure after less than 6 years (and 48,000 miles) is much sooner than should be expected for this ...

My horn stopped working and my airbag light stays on. i was told this was an sprial cable problem in the sterring wheel colum. was told to check onrecalls for this has been a problem with this type truck.

The horn stopped working, spiral cable is bad, which also affects the airbag. this has been recalled on all previous models of this generation tacoma and needs to be recalled for the 2011 as well

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. while driving various speeds, the horn failed to work without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. the dealer stated that the repair would cost $500. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer stated that there was no recall and could not assist. the failure mileage was 48,000. updated 06/29/17*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. while driving at various speeds, the fan stopped working. the contact also smelled an abnormal burning odor coming from the vehicle. the contact checked behind the firewall and the wiring harness and wiring were burned. the contact stated that the day time running lights were melting along with the fixtures and wires in the back of the bulb. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact's diagnosis was confirmed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,000.

My horn does not work when i press on the steering wheel unless i turn the wheels to the right or to the left then it will work. i took in my truck to the toyota dealer and they told me this is not covered under the warranty and that they will have to charge me $130 to look at it. i told them that this is a safety issue. when i am driving and something happens and i have to beep someone i cannot do that no matter how much i press on the steering wheel. i bought this car new. i owned other cars before but this is the first time i drove a car with no horn. to me it seems to be a manufacturer issue i believe toyota should repair this at no charge. *tr

Horn stopped working, so did the cruise control.airbag light is on sometimes dealer said i need a new clock spring and air bag because the horn switch is inside the airbag.

The spiral cable failed. the spiral cable connects the horn button and driver's airbag to the rest of the car. when it fails, the airbag and horn won't work. toyota already recalled the spiral cable on '05-'09 tacoma's. the spiral cables are still failing, so they need to recall later years and fix them too. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, he could smell a burning odor coming from under the dashboard area. the vehicle was merged to the shoulder and suddenly became engulfed in flames. the fire department was called, who arrived and extinguished the fire. the origin of the fire was unknown. there were no injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 32,500.