Leaking 2017 Tacoma BAD MOLD need advice

Good automotive dealers deal with this stuff all the time and know what products to use on vehicle fabrics.

But regardless this seems like a warrantable defect and hassling Toyota would be the best outcome I believe. In my years of service I have seen Toyota head office right a a few wrongs.
Be nice about it, but make sure they know you won’t go quietly.

 

The ozoning process which a detail company doesn’t do actually will get into every nook and cranny in the truck, vents, ac ducts everywhere and won’t damage anything.

 

Some more pictures for reference, that mold spreads like wild fire

 

Found the mold starter, you should get rid of that alabama flag.

 

I knew this comment would come sooner or later lol

 

hope you get it sorted out. thats not something i would want to deal.

 

All the tears from losing to auburn this season ended up in this poor guys can.

 

did you go to the dealer? i had the same issue, not mold yet but all wet inside, my warranty had expired 2 weeks prior and all the did was out of courtesy replaced the seal. they wouldn't clean my truck or nothing else.
good luck as yours is pretty bad.

 

Wow!
Let them fix the leak and make them replace the interior.
That is unreal.

More and more I am getting disgusted with Toyota.
I love my 17 Tacoma but we are getting burned with my 14 Sienna.
While under warranty the front struts were seeping which they told me was normal. Warranty expires the seep becomes a leak and now they want to replace them on my dime.
Steering wheel clunk is normal under warranty but became a $700 repair after the warranty expired.
This website needs to organize and start a watch group. There is strength in numbers

 

They sent out notices but maybe they stopped. Who knows. I got one early 2019

 

That truck should be taken out back and shot.

 

I have never received any type of notices from Toyota regarding TSBs. I learned quite a bit from this forum.

 

WOW!! This must smell terribly!! Have you reached out to a Toyota dealer yet?

 

OP did and we are all waiting on updates as well.

 

Subscribing, good luck OP

 

Gross beyond gross. The entire interior needs to be replaced IMHO.

 

I used to work at a Chevy dealer and a customer brought in a Cruze that had a water leak which turned Into mold. The tech replaced carpet, headliner, seats, everything. The smell was still there due to the fact that the water made its way into the body of the car. Dealer bought it back because they couldn’t get all the mold out.

 

What did you do with the Graco car seats?

 

I second your decision to turn it over to the dealer. It's not their fault it leaks but I think a letter from a "good" (whatever that means) attorney to Toyota Corporate with a copy (cc) sent to the nearest EPA office would generate some favorable movement in your direction. I personally would not want the vehicle no matter what was replaced inside. But my opinion and $1.00 will buy you a large coke at McDonald's.

 

Not sure how they did it. If it was only for 2016 and 17 owners or all 3rd gens.