Complaint volume
209 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
209 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Toyota Tacoma, grouped by component category.
Buyer interpretation
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
209 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
The most common categories are fuel/propulsion system, service brakes, power train. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 1 fire report, 4 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage is available on 101 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 15,534 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
209 total complaints on record
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS SENT TO ME REGARDING MY VEHICLE. IT STATES THIS TYPE OF RECALL WAS DISCOVERED IN JANUARY. IT IS NOW MARCH. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | POWER DOOR LOCK MAKES A GRINDING WHEEL COG-LIKE NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK AFTER CAR START WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE DOOR REQUIRES A HAND LOCK. OTHER TIMES WHEN DEPARTING VEHICLE, LOCK BY ELECTRONIC KEY, IT FAILS TO LOCK AND DOOR CAN BE OPENED BY DOOR HANDLE. PALMERS TOYOTA, MOBILE AL USED COMPUTER BUT NO READ OUT. UNSATISFACTORY SOLUTION BECAUSE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | IN THE 3 OR SO MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF INTERMITTENT BRAKING ISSUES. WHEN COMING TO AN UNEXPECTED OR URGENT STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT CANNOT BE DEPRESSED ANY FURTHER AND INCREASED PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL DOES NOT INCREASE STOPPING POWER. I AM AN ATHLETIC MALE WEIGHING 205 POUNDS (POINT OF REFERENCE FOR YOU ON HOW MUCH PRESSURE I AM ABLE TO APPLY). HAVING OWNED DOZENS OF CARS OVER 35 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE CLOSEST I CAN DESCRIBE THE ISSUE TO ANY OF MY EXPERIENCES WOULD BE THIS: IT FEELS VERY SIMILAR TO USING A BRAKE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS POWER BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND THERE IS A LOSS OF VACUUM TO THE SYSTEM. AT FIRST, THERE IS INITIAL VACUUM ASSIST, BUT AFTER A MOMENT, INCREDIBLE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I VIEW THIS AS AN URGENT AND IMPORTANT ISSUE. SO MUCH SO, THAT I WANT TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEALER CAN HELP. I WILL BRING IT TO THEM FOR A CHECK-UP AS A PRECAUTION THOUGH. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE IN ABANDONED PARKING LOTS, BUT HAVE YET BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 3 INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME IN THE 4,000 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND FOLLOWED THE BREAK-IN PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE MANUAL. IT HAD CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID HARD STOPS, WHICH I WAS CAREFUL TO DO. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,300 |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A COUPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH RPMS SURGING (BETWEEN 800 & 1200) SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD; BOTH WHILE IDLING IN PARK AND SHORTLY AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO D OR R. THIS HAS RESULTED IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN IT STARTED SURGING AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON COLD MORNINGS OR LEAVING AN APPOINTMENT OR WORK AFTER THE TRUCK HAD SAT & COOLED. THE RPM SURGE WASN'T AN ISSUE WHILE IT WAS SIMPLY IDLING. HOWEVER, IT HAS OCCASIONALLY STARTED SURGING AFTER I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, LET OFF THE GAS BUT HAD NOT YET (OR JUST STARTING TO) PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE SURGING WAS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. IN ONE INSTANCE I HAD DRIVEN MAYBE 100 YARDS AND PULLED UP TO A STOP. AS I WAS JUST LETTING OFF THE BRAKE TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND NOT YET PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL IT STARTED SURGING AND JERKED FORWARD. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS LASTED FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND FORCED ME TO STAY ON THE BRAKE AND BLOCK TRAFFIC UNTIL THE SURGING STOPPED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND OTHERS DUE TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION/VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE RPM'S SURGED WHILE THE POWERTRAIN WAS ENGAGED. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE SURGING AND HAS STATED THERE IS NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ALSO TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT IS OPERATING AS 'NORMAL'. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE SURGING BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SURGING WHEN THE POWERTRAIN IS ENGAGED (IT HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY) THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR SAFE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Mar 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1. INTERSTATE DRIVING ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN . 2. REPORTED INCIDENT TO LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT & WAS INFORMED TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS AWARE OF FUEL PUMP DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE VIN-SAFETY ARE ALL AND HAD PROVIDED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NO DIRECTION ON HOW REMEDY . 3. THE TOYOTA PHONE APP DOCUMENTS OWNERS OF DEFECTIVE-VIN FUEL PUMP VEHICLES MAY RECEIVE BY LETTER OR APP SAFETY RECALL REMEDY DIRECTION MARCH 20 , 2020 . 4. FEBRUARY 19, 2020 SLOWING DOWNHILL FOR STOP LIGHT TRAVELING ESTIMATED LESS THAN 20 MPH WITH DRY ROAD CONDITIONS TOYOTA TACOMA 2019-IN VIN SAFETY RECALL , ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF MAKING CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNABLE TO SLOW AND STOP . THE TACOMA DUE TO MANUFACTURES' DEFECT INITIATED A NO INJURY PROPERTY CAUSALITY TO A. TOYOTA TACOMA -CAR #1 STRIKING TOYOTA COROLLA - CAR #2 AND CORVETTE - CAR #3. ALL DRIVERS WERE MATURE AGE AND REPORTED NO INJURIES IN POLICE REPORT . 5. TACOMA WAS DEEMED TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE WEEK OF FEB 27 , 2020. 6. MARCH 2 , 2020 INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL LOSS ADJUSTER , CHANGED TOTAL LOSS DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE , AND I , AS TACOMA OWNER & DRIVER DIRECTED BY VOICE MAIL TO DOCUMENT MANUFACTURERS ' DEFECT AND INCIDENT ABOVE TO NHITSA . | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 10,000 |
| Feb 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE IN MOTION LOST MORE & MORE BRAKING CAPABILITIES! NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER AUTO! THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY COMPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. I HAD TO USE THE E-BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SPENT THE DAY GETTING THE TRUCK TOWED INTO A GARAGE!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,700 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE GPS IN PUERTO RICO DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN YOU ENTER THE COORDINATES TELLS YOU IT'S DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE IS OR HE MARKS IN THE OCEAN THE COORDINATES. I'LL OPEN A CASE IN TOYOTA ON NOVEMBER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FOR THE UPDATE THEY CALLED ME A FEW DAYS AGO FOR THE UPDATE I WENT TO THE DEALER I MAKE THE UPDATE AND THE PROBLEMS STILL. THIS IS MY CASE NUMBER IN THE IN TOYOTA NA1910160007 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | POWER TRAIN | VERY LOUD WHINE FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOST NOTABLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH. THIS ISSUES HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I TOOK MY 2019 TACOMA SR5 TO HEADQUATER TOYOTA MIAMI TODAY. I TOLD THEM THAT MY TRUCK VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING BETWEEN 25 TO 15 MPH. THEY INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND TOLD ME THEY FELT THE VIBRATION SO THEY CALLED THE CORPORATE AND THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD TO TEST DRIVE A SIMILAR TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND TO WAIT FOR A MAYBE RECALL. NEXT WEEK I'M TAKING MY TRUCK TO ANOTHER DEALER. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Feb 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE HEAD UNIT IS INOPERABLE WHEN CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH AND HANDSFREE DRIVING FUNCTION IS INOPERABLE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NO RESOLUTIONS, BUT TO BLAME PANASONIC. PANASONIC HAS A BACKORDER WITH NO END INSIGHT AND CANNOT REPLACE THE UNIT WITH ANOTHER MODEL WITHOUT AFFECTING THE WARRANTY. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2020 | POWER TRAIN | 2019 TACOMA SPORT, TRANSMISSION JUDDER, VIBRATE ON SLOWING DOWN AND LIGHT ACCELERATION ON STEP INCLINE ON TOWN OR HIGHWAY TOYOTA DEALER, TOYOTA OF OLYMPIA IN WASHINGTON SAYS IT'S NORMAL THAT WORKS AS DESIGNED. THIS CAN'T BE NORMAL GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DRIVE ONLY 3300 MILES PLS HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM MORE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Feb 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS DRIVIN IN THE HIGHWAY 65 M/H AND I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE EZPASS TOLL BOOTH THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND BRAKE ABRUPTLY,I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR YOU APPLY THE BRAKE I FEEL SMALL VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR AND FINALLY THE 4X4 CONTROL KNOB IS CLOSE TO THE FAN KNOB AND BY MISTAKE I CONNECTED THE 4X4 WHEN I WANT TO TURN ON THE FAN I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE SECURITY TO NOT BE CONNECTED SO EASILY | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,500 |
| Jan 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD OFF-ROAD 4X4 11,800 MILES. -DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON BUSY INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, THEN VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. MIRACLEULOUSLY WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A CLEARING ON SIDE OF ROAD, WITH BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO. NEWBOLD TOYOTA O'FALLON, ILLINOIS. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK TWO DAYS, SAID THE RAN NUMEROUS TEST, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. SO, NOW I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK, THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE WILLING TO DRIVE WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,800 |
| Jan 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TURNER TOYOTA (2262 E MAIN ST, MONTROSE, CO 81401) FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA (201 W 70TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80221) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. A FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED ON THE VEHICLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN CONSUMER SOLD THE TRUCK ON 5/8/20. *JB | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I THINK MORE OF THESE 2019 TACOMAS NEED LOOKED INTO TO BE ADDED TO THE RECENT RECALL. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL IS GOING ON WITH MY TACOMA BUT MY TACOMA IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO MENTION IT THEY SAID NO IF YOURS IS NOT ON THE LIST ITS FINE. IT SURE DOESN'T DRIVE FINE THOUGH. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL SPIT AND SPUTTER . NOT ALWAYS . I HAVE HEARD THAT TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP ON SOME MODELS. MY TRUCK IS A 2019 TACOMA. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |
| Jan 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TACOMA STARTED HAVING ISSUES WERE IT WAS TURNING OFF WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT IN THE BEGINNING OF 2018. TOOK IT TO SHOP 4 TIMES AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG SO ON THE 4THBTIME I ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGER BECAUSE OF THE RISK THIS POSSES.THEY CHANGE GAS PUMP BUT NOT SURE IF THIS ACTUALLY FIXED ISSUE AND I AM CONCERNED AS THERE IS NO REMEDY IN SIGHT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 50 |
| Jan 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. MY TRUCK HAD 5-6 GALLONS IN THE TANK. SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS ON DASH WENT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER. TRUCK WOULD ONLY DRIVE 25MPH. I HAD TO PULLOVER AND THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET CRUSHED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. NOW I DO NOT LET THE TANK GET BELOW 1/2 EMPTY. VERY ANNOYING FOR A $55,000 TRUCK | Crash: No Fire: No | 30,000 |
| Jan 2020 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | 1. VIBRATION FELT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. USUALLY BETWEEN 50 AND 20. BELOW 20 IT GOES AWAY. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE BUT MY TRUCK HAS 8K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE FELT IT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. 2. ALSO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF GEAR AND CLUTCH IS OUT OR THE REAR END MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HITTING BUMPS. 3. CLUTCH MAKES A NOISE WHEN RELEASING IT. 4. HIGH PITCH HUM IN 3RD, 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH WHEN MAINTAINING CONSISTENT SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUES WITH COMPARABLE TRUCK ON THEIR LOT AND BRUSHED IT OFF AS NORMAL. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CLUTCH PEDAL MAKES A FAIRLY LOUD CREAKING NOISE UPON RELEASE IN THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRIM. ONCE THE TRUCK IS WARMED UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LITTLE, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH, THE PEDAL CREAKS THE FULL LENGTH OF MOTION FROM BOTTOM TO TOP EVERY SINGLE PRESS OF THE PEDAL. PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT IS COVERED BY T-SB-0186-12 R2. | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BLUETOOTH RANDOMLY DISCONNECTS DURING A PHONE CALL. HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. USED ANOTHER PHONE AND DID SAME THING. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY NEED MORE COMPLAINTS BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,890 |
| Dec 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | VIBRATION IN SEAT/CAB WHILE APPLYING BRAKES BETWEEN 35-15 MPH THAT WORSENS THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAS 5000 MILES ON IT AND DEALER STATES NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE- NO PROBLEM FOUND. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,100 |
| Dec 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RADIO KEEPS REBOOTING AND DISCONNECTING FROM BLUETOOTH. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING | EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE AS THE ILLUMINATION IS INADEQUATE AND DOESN'T MEET MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR A VEHICLE ON COUNTRY ROADS. THE INTERIOR SWITCHES ARE NOT ILLUMINATED AND DURING EVENING OPERATION MAKING SAFE ADJUSTMENTS AN IMPOSSIBILITY. AUTO-DIM OVERRIDES NORMAL SAFE HIGH BEAM OPERATION AS SENSOR IS ACTIVATED FROM ANY ROADSIDE REFLECTIVE SURFACE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM ALMOST MANIFESTED IN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A MAJOR LATENT DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT DEFECT AND IS UNSAFE IN NIGHTTIME OPERATION. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN THE LEFT SIDE INDEX WAS MASKED DURING THE DAY TIME. THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCLUDE A TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE. THE STEERING HAD ISSUES AND WAS NOISY AS IF DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP. *JS *JS | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RADIO/HEAD UNIT KEEPS REBOOTING. EVEN WHEN NO BLUETOOTH IS CONNECTED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,800 |