Defects of Tacooma that everyone should look at

[Tom Sellick]

Mine is not lifted a bit - it is warped to the point where it will not lock into the bed rail and isn't even connected to the bed in the front. It actually flaps in the wind on the highway. The other is lifted slightly, but was not that way when it was delivered, so I wonder if it is heading to where it won't stay fastened down also.

Ugh. Not good.

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[Vidman]

Picked up my Trailhunter today and only had a few minutes to scope it out..cowl is fine door seals ok bed caps ok so far. Only thing that I’ve noticed is the roof rack vibrates like a sum bitch. Only drove it 50 miles home so this week I’ll have more time to scrutinize some more.. here it is parked next to my 16 tundra limited at the dealer

 

[batman900]

My bed rail caps have gotten way worse... I going to take it in soon but I think they may blame my bed cover even though they were already lifting before the cover was installed... Hopefully it will be no hassle... Might take my cover off before going in(but shouldn't have too) if anyone Is wondering what's on my tonneau cover it's frost... Already cold here in Alaska so hope I can get it done soon

Mine never did come back up and my tonneau didn’t affect it any. Yours looks bad, I hope they take care of it for you. I traded in already & went back to a V8 Tundra.

 

[inlandsmog]

Yeah that black plastic trim on the top of the sides of the bed. Mine is warped up on the passenger side closest to the cab.

Me too! Ridiculous for the $ we are paying. I am in contact with corporate now.

 

[TacoFreak]

Yeah - that is common and even worse than that on my Pro. My dealer was happy to order a replacement part, but a month ago they were back ordered by over 500 units, so we will be waiting a while. I hope they find another supplier because the OEM ones are obviously crap.

 

[bresna]

My sales guy just checked the lot. 7/12 trucks have the cowl defect. Likely going happen to most of us.

I brought my truck in yesterday and they are ordering me a new cowl cover. They acted all surprised about it. I brought the tech out onto the showroom floor about 20 feet away and showed him the cowl cover of the Tacoma on display and said, "It's the same as this one right here". They still just shrugged.

BTW - they say there is nothing they can do about the rusted cast iron bracket on top of my engine. So with only 3500 miles, I have some noticeable rust but it's "normal" according to the dealer.

 

[tacorancher]

Anyone notice that the paint at the corners of the hood looks weird underneath? Like it’s not smooth in those corners? Doesn’t bother me that much but curious if this is everyone or just me.

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