# 2013 Toyota Tacoma - Broken leaf spring **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** suspension, toyota\ **Created:** [February 21, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610 "2022-02-21T15:32:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericjthomas1011\_179664](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ericjthomas1011\_179664](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ericjthomas1011_179664)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/1 "2022-02-21T15:32:45Z")
Left side broken leaf spring. Will Toyota cover the repair cost? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/2 "2022-02-21T16:06:56Z")
No they will not . ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/3 "2022-02-21T21:41:20Z")
9 year old car far, far out of warranty… No, the cost is on you. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/4 "2022-02-21T22:01:08Z")
> [@ericjthomas1011\_179664](#): > > Will Toyota cover the repair cost? I had to go back to refresh my memory about the model year of your truck. After seeing that it is now 9 years old, I have to ask: _Why would you expect **any** manufacturer to cover repair costs for a vehicle that old?_ If the spring was defective, it would have broken long ago, so any thought that it was defective should be dismissed from your mind. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/5 "2022-02-21T22:02:11Z")
> [@ericjthomas1011\_179664](#): > > Will Toyota cover the repair cost? Absolutely not. Why would they? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/6 "2022-02-21T22:18:19Z")
I just had a thought… In 1959, one of the leaf springs on our 1955 Plymouth broke. Can I still pursue Chrysler for the repair cost since the car was **only** 4 years old? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/7 "2022-02-21T22:22:25Z")
Toyota had some frame rust issues where they would replace the frames on some vehicles long after warranty, I have heard. Maybe that’s what they’re thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/8 "2022-02-21T22:22:53Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > In 1959, one of the leaf springs on our 1955 Plymouth broke. > Can I still pursue Chrysler for the repair cost since the car was **only** 4 years old? Also no, because that leaf spring also lasted well past the stated warranty period, which was probably 12months/12,000miles. What is it with all these people who expect things to last forever and never have to pay for a repair? ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/9 "2022-02-21T22:24:06Z")
I think VC was being sarcastic/joking ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/10 "2022-02-21T22:24:50Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > Also no, because that leaf spring also lasted well past the stated warranty period, which was probably 12months/12,000miles. I guess that you didn’t notice the winking emoji in my post. And, in any event, the _Statute of Limitations_ is loooong past. Yes, it was a joke, albeit a poorly-received joke. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/11 "2022-02-21T22:25:25Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > I think VC was being sarcastic I’m sure he was, and so was I! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/12 "2022-02-21T22:25:53Z")
There was an service program to repair rusted Tacoma frames, 2010 and older. Not your year, nothing about springs. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/13 "2022-02-21T22:25:55Z")
I think you ought to go after Plymouth…errr, Chrysler…wait, Fiat? 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/14 "2022-02-21T22:27:52Z")
> [@texases](#): > > There was an service program to repair rusted Tacoma frames, 2010 and older. Not your year, nothing about springs. That’s what I was thinking. Older models. However, spring attaches to frame, you get the idea. Year model is too new, unfortunately. Which sounds ironic! ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/15 "2022-02-21T22:28:15Z")
This truck is NINE years old. Just how long do you expect it to run with nothing breaking? ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/16 "2022-02-21T22:38:04Z")
The recall on these only covered 2005-2011 models, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask the dealer. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/17 "2022-02-21T22:38:11Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > I think you ought to go after Plymouth…errr, Chrysler…wait, Fiat? You left out their latest corporate name, Stellantis. Watch this spot for the next owner/name change… 😏 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/18 "2022-02-21T22:40:36Z")
Ask the dealer a question like this ? Why do that when you can go on the web and ask lots of people who have no idea of the real answer. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/19 "2022-02-21T23:07:38Z")
So you can get chastised by random strangers for asking. Always fun. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610/20 "2022-02-21T23:19:04Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > Ask the dealer a question like this ? Why do that when you can go on the web and ask lots of people who have no idea of the real answer. But, the OP could go to the local Toyota dealership, and he could hope that the service manager isn’t drinking coffee when this issue is presented to him. In that case, the OP should be prepared for a shower of spewed coffee, followed by… _Are you serious?_ [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-toyota-tacoma-broken-leaf-spring/182610.md?page=2)