2024 Toyota Tacoma Suspension Problems

Your 2024 Tacoma's rear leaf spring broke at 16,000 miles during normal highway driving, causing creaking sounds, loud clunks over bumps, and increased body sway. A broken leaf spring can compromise rear suspension stability and handling, especially at highway speeds, and in rare cases a failed spring can contact the fuel tank creating a fire risk. The failure was confirmed by Toyota of Muskegon as a manufacturer defect, and the dealer recommends keeping the vehicle off the road until the part is replaced.

The top mount on your coil-over suspension failed while driving, with the shock pushing through the aluminum top hat component. Your Tacoma uses a cast aluminum top hat, while Toyota uses a stronger steel version on the 4Runner, suggesting they may be aware of the durability issue. Fixing this will likely require replacing the damaged shock assembly and top hat mount.

Your driver's side strut assembly failed while driving on the highway, with the aluminum strut mount breaking under the weight and shock loads it's designed to handle. This type of catastrophic failure could potentially affect your vehicle's controllability at higher speeds, and there are no warning lights to alert you beforehand. The repair will involve replacing the damaged strut assembly and strut mount with new components.