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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 21 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
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!
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.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Tacoma
- Suspension 88 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Steering 29 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints