There are 6 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2010 Toyota Tacomain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED TO RAIN. NATURALLY I FLIPPED THE WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS STALLED AND STARTED THEN QUIT, MID-WIPE. WIPER MOTOR QUIT. IT ACTED FROZEN, IT SQUEAKED AND STALLED HALF-WAY THROUGH A WIPE ACTION. HAD TO PULL OFF BECAUSE VISIBILITY WAS POOR. GOT OUT, TRIED TO HELP THE WIPER ARM MOVE. THE MOTOR SQUEAKED. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS MID-WINDSHIELD LOCATION. WAITED UNTIL THE RAIN PASSED TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN. BECAUSE IT RAINS SO OFTEN HERE, THE WIPERS ARE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, FOR SAFETY AND VISIBILITY. AN INOPERABLE WIPER SYSTEM RENDERS THE TRUCK INOPERABLE, IN OTHER WORDS USELESS. *TR
AS I WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD I HAD MY WIPER BLADES UP. I BUMPED THE BLADE ARM AND THE WIPER FELL OFF AS THE ARM CAME DOWN HITTING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A ONE FOOT LONG CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE READ THERE HAS BEEN RECALLING ON OTHER TOYOTAS FOR WINDSHIELDS CRACKING FROM THE DEFROSTER BLOWING WARM AIR ON A COLD WINDSHIELD. APPARENTLY, THE GLASS IS TOO THIN. THE TRUCK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY.
SIDEVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE CAUSING LOUD NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS WAS EITHER VERY SLOW OR VERY HIGH AND THERE WAS NO MIDDLE SPEED AVAILABLE TO CHOOSE FROM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS RELATED TO VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WARRANT THE USE OF DIFFERENT WIPER SPEEDS. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND CASE # 1008091521 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
2010 TOYOTA TACOMA 6CYL. - WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. NO ONE IS THERE AND THE RPM GAUGE HAS GONE FROM THE NORMAL 0.5 RPMS TO 1 RPM ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROBLEM AND I FIND THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THESE COMPONENTS ARE OFF. HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES NOW. *TR
2010 TOYOTA TACOMA BASE MODEL 2 DOOR SMALL PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING INTO SUN AND WHEN RAINING WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO BE ETCHED CAUSING A BLINDING GLARE. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT INSIDE AND OUT AND THEN GAVE THE EXPLANATION THAT ALL THE 2010 TACOMAS THEY HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF OUR PARTICULAR TACOMA HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY THIS APPARENT DEFECT WITH CLOSE CALLS RESULTING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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