2006 Toyota Tacoma body & structure problems
249 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Tacoma, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 249 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 201 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 29 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 201 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle 2006 toyota tacoma with towing package factory installed. While loading a 450 lb motorcycle into the bed of a 2006 toyota tacoma, using a motorcycle ramp, the tailgate completely collapsed by bending into a u shape in the middle causing the motorcycle to come falling down and injury two persons that were loading the motorcycle. All weight limits were checked in the owner manual before loading and the same motorcycle had been loaded into 3 other trucks of same size before with no incidents.
I have a 2006 tacoma that I bought used and it had the limited service campaign e0d (under coating) applied over the rusting frame and was told that toyota will not replace the frame even when it rots through. This is very unsafe and toyota should be held liable for this and forced to replace the frame.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Toyota Tacoma
- Suspension 154 complaints
- Cruise control 148 complaints
- Air bags 77 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 33 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints