2008 Toyota Tacoma exterior lighting problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2008 Toyota Tacoma — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Some of the interior door light switches don't light @ night. I can probably take the door panel off & fix it... (buy bulbs)...? Door hinge on the gas cap breaks way to easily. Could fly off & hit someone\thing... Clunking sound coming from the rear end & I can't find where it's coming from... Gas…”
filed Nov 8, 2024
“Upon arrival at the local laundry mat I heard what almost sounded like a low caliber giun shor seconds later there was heavy brown smoke coming from the vehicle. Then seconds after that two foot flames consumed the front bumper. The fog light wiring harness melted and the heat was so intense it…”
filed Sep 26, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Tacoma | 2 | 4% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 8 | 3% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 17 | 5% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 Tacoma | 3 | 2% |
| 2012 Tacoma | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 Tacoma | 32 | 17% |
| 2010 Tacoma | 25 | 9% |
| 2009 Tacoma | 105 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Toyota Tacoma
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.