Toyota Tacoma Complaints (1997)

131 consumer complaints on file.

#8006014March 20, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES.*AK. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#758130February 12, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED/CAUSING LEFT REAR TO SAG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753720October 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SPLITTING/CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRES ON ALL TIRES/STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH/TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS "DRY ROT." *AK (TIRESIZE: 31105R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897427October 5, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, GOT OUT OF TRUCK, AND LOOKED UNDER IT TO SEE WHERE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. DUELER TIRE, APT, 31 X 10.50/R 15LT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885852April 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT OF HOUSING MECHANISM. ALSO, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885731April 11, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUNVISORS THAT ARWE ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT COME DOWN. CONSUMER'S NOT ABLE TO PROTECT VISION IN PRESENT OF A HIGH BEAM OF LIGHT. VISORS ARE STIFF, AND FABRIC ONE OF THEM IS TORN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741889March 4, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
DATE OF PURCHASE TOYOTA OF SOMERSET REPORTED THIS WAS A SECOND BUYER. THEY REPORTED A LADY HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE. THROUGH CARFAX I FOUND ME TO BE THE 5TH OWNER. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE WARRANTY INFORMATION IN WITH THE MANUAL INFORMATION. THEY DID NOT SUPPLY THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAS NOT OFFERED UPON REQUEST. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HONOR THE SERVICE. UPON THE REVERSE COMING OUT THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. TURPIN AND MR. JOHNSON WERE VERY ADAMANT AND REFUSED TO HONOR THE MFG. WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. THEY FIRST ASKED $700 AND THEN NEGOTIATED FOR $450. WHICH I REFUSED. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE BUT I STILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT REVERSE IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS WHY I DID NOT REPORT THE LUG NUTS BREAKING AND CAUSING MY WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. TOYOTA OF SOMERSET DOES NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE AND ACCUSES ABUSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880080February 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
VEHICLE IS ON ITS 6TH WINDSHIELD DUE TO CRACKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873177October 17, 2000
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING BOLTS BROKE OFF THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATING REAR AXLE AND HITTING THE GAS TANK. *AK ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL AND RESULTING IN REAR AXLE SEPARATION AND RIPING A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#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
#731737September 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869765September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997 TACOMA, 31X10.50R15LT SIZE, W260AX1526. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS PEELING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869353September 1, 2000
TIRES, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES P21570R14, DOT WTHYAWA, TOYOTA TAKOMA, EXTEND CAB 1997. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHEN TURNING A CORNER. *AK DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A STUMP, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INURIES BECAUSE THE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729349August 28, 2000
TIRES
TIRE FAILED, ON FLAT ROAD, NO INCLINE, ROLLED THREE TIMES, NOT SPEEDING! HOT DAY( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#728658August 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRST FAILURE WAS WRITTEN UP BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AS "SPLITS IN TREAD AREA". IT WAS SPLITTING AROUND THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE TIRE. I NOTICED IT WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. SOME STONES HAD WASHED ON TO THE PAVEMENT, DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. ONE OF THE STONES PENATRATED THE TREAD AREA, IN THE SAME AREA AS THE OTHER ONE HAD SPLIT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A VERY WEAK AREA FOR A TRUCK TIRE. I DID NOT CONTACT FIRESTONE BECAUSE I FIGURED THEY WOULD SAY IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD.D( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50X1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728435August 19, 2000
TIRES
WHILE MY TIRE SIZE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT FIRESTONE RECALL, CRACKS ARE CLEARLLY VISIBLE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727069August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HAD THE FIRST TIRE INSPECTED FOR A NAIL, SCREW, ANY FOREIGN OBJECT TO IDENTIFY WHY A V-SHAPED WHOLE OCCURRED IN MY TIRE THAT THE STEEL CABLE WAS CUT AND SHOWING. WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT IN MAY 2000, I ALSO HAD IT INSPECTED TO IDENTIFY WHY MY SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE BLEW OUT SO SUDDENLY. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO NAIL OR FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862995June 5, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES A TAPPING & WHINING NOISE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE POSITIONED A CERTAIN WAY IN ORDER TO MANEUVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863008June 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 1-20-94. BUT THE CHECK VALVE WAS NEVER REPLACED. DEALER WHO REPAIRED VEHICLE WAS INSISTING THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED CORRECTLY. DEALER WAS GIVING CONSUMER HARD TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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