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2004 Toyota Tacoma body & structure problems

205 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Tacoma, which is 38% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
205 38% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
119,000 miles 155 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota Tacoma Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 119,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 28 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 21 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 22 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 11 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 11 complaints 200k+ miles: 11 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 119,000 miles
Based on 155 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles28
120k to 140k miles21
140k to 160k miles22
160k to 180k miles11
180k to 200k miles11
200k+ miles11

What the data shows

Of the 155 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 119,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

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 off. That concerned me a lot. That was the first thing I noticed when I came to a stop!

Reported at 143,000 miles, December 2012 CrashInjury

Heavy snows in colorado during december,2006 forced many vehicle drivers to drive in unusually heavy drifts. The rear skid plate on newer toyota tacoma 4x4 trucks can bend and peel away from the frame when the vehicle is driven in deep drifts in reverse. When the vehicle is then driven forward, the bent skid plate acts as a baffle against snow, causing the truck to swerve and become difficult to maneuver and control. The skid plate is poorly designed for deep snow driving.

Reported at 14,500 miles, December 2006

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