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2008 Toyota Tacoma steering problems

The 2008 Toyota Tacoma has 40 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

40

Steering complaints

7%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Tacoma steering complaints by model year61 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 9 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 12 complaints1999: 10 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 9 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 29 complaints2005: 61 complaints2006: 40 complaints2007: 54 complaints2008: 40 complaints2009: 39 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 17 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 8 complaints2015: 4 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 10 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 9 complaints
Tacoma steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE ENTERING AN ON RAMP THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN GOING OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHING SIDEWAYS INTO A GUARD RAIL...ONCE IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN IT KEPT INCREASING SPEED ON ITS OWN, APPLYING THE BRAKE HAD NO AFFECT ON GETTING IT UNDER CONTROL...DAMAGE $8,000.00....TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY TO WHICH…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · September 11, 2008 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2008 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tacoma steering — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.