Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#732250September 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT SPEEDS OVER 45, FRONT END VIBRATES BADLY AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WORKED UNTIL THE TIRES HAD 5000 MILES OF THEM, BALANCED TIRES, AND HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENTS. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732165September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION OF THE TREADS. THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD BEADING. MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO AGE AND "TIRE ROT" . THE TIRES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS - THERE IS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871185September 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING FROM A SIDE STREET, HE COULD NOT AVOID AVOID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND HE HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS NECKAND BACK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731896September 19, 2000
TIRES
TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART, SAME THING HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE WITH SIMILIAR TRUCK. THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL!( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731922September 19, 2000
TIRES
THREE WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER WITH FIRESTONE 265X75X15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES AND ASKED THEM IF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL THAT WAS IN PLACE. THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS JUST THE SMALLER 235X75X15 TIRES THAT WERE ON RECALL AND THE OTHER ONES WERE SAFE TO USE. WELL ONE WEEK AGO I WAS WASHING MY NEW TRUCK WHEN I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND ONE OF THE TIRES LIKE WHERE THE CARCASS AND THE TREAD WOULD MEET, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE IN THE SAME SPOT BETWEEN WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE! THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALSHIP LIKE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK TOLD ME TO DO AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM, THEY'RE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT IF I WANTED THEY WOULD SELL ME A NEW SET TO EASE MY MIND. WELL THIS DID NOT EASE MY MIND. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, EVEN THE 6 YEAR 100,000 WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK DOES ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD. PLEASE HELP, I DO NOT WANT TO BE ANOTHER FIRESTONE VICTIM.( DOT NUMBER: W269 TIRE SIZE: 265X75X15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870819September 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A VEHICLE HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT ENDED UP REARENDING THE VEHICLE WITH A 30 MPH IMPACT. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJUIRES , SEATBELTS WAS WORN AT THE TIME. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY UPON A 14 MPH IMPACT. VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE DAMAGE, AND IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870733September 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. HOWEVER, CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF ROAD. TOYOTA, TACOMA 1997; FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK ATX, 30X9.5X15 R15LT, DOT VD66/AXC. *AK FIRESTONE DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL WHEN THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE FAILED TIRE. THE CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE NEW TIRE PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE FAILED ONE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731770September 18, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT COVER CAME OFF AND UNABLE TO REATTACHED PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WILL FALL EASILY WHICH CAN DISTRACT DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731720September 17, 2000
TIRES
ENTIRE TRUCK VIBRATES STARTING AT 55 MPH AND THE TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE A HAZARD TO DRIVE. I ALWAYS INFLATE THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. TOYOTA REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH TIRES CAN'T BE BALANCED PROPERLY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HYAMA487 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731737September 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731617September 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870566September 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FRONT END VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554629September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 70 R14) WERE REPLACED MANY TIMES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, CAUSING VEHICLE VIBRATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554638September 14, 2000
TIRES
AT ABOUT 6,000 MILE THE CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS AND CHIPS ON ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT II TIRES AND IN BETWEEN THE TREADS, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR OF ALL 4 TIRES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731378September 14, 2000
TIRES
TIRE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAYGOING 70 MILES HOUR ITS A NEW TRUCK THE BLOW ALMOST KILL US WE LOST CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF RODE...( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: 215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555374September 13, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND ANOTHER TIRE, CONSUMER REQUESTS DEALER TO REPLACE TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731263September 13, 2000
TIRES
I BOUGHT MY 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/70R14 96S. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD TWO( DOT NUMBER: P215/70R14 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870183September 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020; TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOR A 1996 TOYOTA, TACOMA ,15 INCH TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE TIRES ONLY HAVE 12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, AND LEFT FRONTAL TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP, KILLING THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#730916September 10, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT-FRONT TIRE: ONE BLOCK OF TREAD IS ABOUT 1/4 INCH HIGHER THAN REST. PRODUCES 'WHOMP - WHOMP' NOISE WHEN DRIVEN. TWO REAR TIRES ARE WORN OUT IN CENTER PART OF TREADS AS THOUGH DRIVEN OVER-INFLATED. NOT TRUE. STRAIGHT EDGE LAID ACROSS SHOWS HEAVY WEAR IN CENTER. TREAD EXPANSION AT SPEED?? THIS SIZE AND TOYOTA NOT MENTIONED IN RECALL. ARE YOU CHECKING?( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA417 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730934September 10, 2000
TIRES
FIRST INCIDENT I WAS ON INTERSTATE 5 HEADED TO SAN JOSE. I WAS WITHIN 15 MILES OF MY DESTINATION, NO PLACE TO CHANGE TIRE, HAD TO DRIVE ON IT UNTIL I REACHED OUTSKIRTS OF MORGAN HILL, CA AND HAD SPARE MOUNTED, PURCHASED A WINSTON TIRE TO TAKE PLACE OF SPARE FOR MY 500 MILE JOURNEY HOME TO LONG BEACH, CA. 2ND INCIDENT, I WAS ON THE RAMP OF THE 91EASTBOUND FREEWAY AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF AT LONG BEACH BLVD. CONTACTED AAA WHEREUPON THE TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF AND THE WINSTON (SPARE) WAS NOW PUT ON. TOOK THE BLOWN TIRE TO THE TIRE STATION IN CARSON, CA AND THEY PRORATED THE TIRE, STATING THAT AT THE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 17,500 I HAD USED UP ALMOST 60% APPARENTLY, THE RECEIPT INDICATES THAT THEY COLLECTED 40% OF THE VALUE OF THE TIRE FROM ME, FOR A TOTAL OF $32.10 OF A SO-CALLED $65.99 TIRE. AT THIS POINT I AM LUCKY TO EVIDENTLY BE ALIVE. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR FIRESTONE TO GET OFF THE DIME. I HAVE SINCE WRITTEN THEM AN E-MAIL EXPRESSING MY ANGER AND DISMAY AT A COMPANY THAT CONSIDERS THE VALUE OF THEIR PRODUCT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HUMAN LIVES THEY MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215SR14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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