Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2000)

211 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#870009September 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, TOYOTA, TACOMA, 16 INCH TIRE. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AND VIBRATION ON THE STEERING DUE TO TWO FRONT TIRE BELTS THAT BROKE, AND SEEMED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING. TOYOTA WAS WILLING TO REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730604September 7, 2000
TIRES
TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THIRD TIME TIRES HAVE GIVEN OUT, TWO OF THEM WITH OUT NOTICABLE ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726968August 8, 2000
TIRES
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES, REPLACED TIRES BAD AND ARE BEING REPLACED BY FIRESTONE. NEW TIRES REQUIRED 5 OZ WEIGHT TO BALANCE. ONLY ALLOWING ME TO REPLACE WITH SAME WILDERNESS AT TIRES. CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 55 MPH WITH VIBRATION FROM TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265R15 112 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864549June 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND VEHICLE ROLLED THIRTY FEET AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722417May 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IS HARD TO FOCUS AND I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM IN DANGER BY DRIVING A TRUCK WITHOUT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR, SO FAR I WAS GOING TO HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS. I ALSO ASKED SOME PEOPLE TO DRIVE MY NEW TRUCK TO SEE THE MIRROR, INCASE I WAS WRONG, THEY DID AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MIRROR IS DEFECTIVE. ABOUT TEN PEOPLE TESTED THE MIRROR AND SAID THE SAME THING. THAT SHOULD SHOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST ME. PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM EITHER BY HAVING GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS LOOK AT THE MIRROR OR IN SOME OTHER WAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721551April 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR TWO HOURS AFTER LAST USE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH EXTINGUISHER. SPORT CITY TOYOTA WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE ON TRADE UNTIL AFTER A LETTER FROM GULF STATE TOYOTA DECLARED THERE WAS NO FIRE. DETERMINATION WAS MADE BY TEIR INSPECTOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SPORT CITY WAS AWARE OF THE FIRE. SPORT CITY WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE ON TRADE DUE TO CONCERNS OF ASSUMING LIABILITY. TOYTA NATIONAL REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THERE WAS A FIRE. TRADED THE TRUCK AT A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (FOWLER TOYOTA). FIRST APPRAISAL FORM NOTED THE TRUCK HAD BEEN ON FIRE. THAT FORM WAS DESTROYED AND NEW ONE WAS ISSUED WITH NO MENTION OF THE FIRE. TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE THEIR VERY BEST TO COVER THIS UP. I WILL BE PURSUING OTHER AVENUES TO RECOVER MY LOSSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551412March 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR IS DEFECTIVE AND MADE IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS IN THE MIRROR RESULTING IN EYE REDNESS AND PAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719953March 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TO: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND I NOTICED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE MIRROR FOR ME. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. IT IS HARD TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS ON THE MIRROR AND IT BOTHERS MY EYES. ON THE FIRST DAY I HAD A RED EYE AND A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN. AFTER THAT I COULDN'T USE MY MIRROR. THE MIRROR IS CLOSED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOWED ME COUPLE OUTER TRUCKS, IT WAS SAME TING I ASKED WHAT SHOULD I DO THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE AND I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA. I CALLED THERE AND THE DAY AFTER SOMEBODY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (TONI HALL) CALLED ME AND SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON WEDNESDAY 3/8/00 1:30 P.M. TO MEET SOMEBODY FROM TOYOTA (MR. FRED GILBERT). I WENT THERE AND AFTER HALF OF AN HOUR OF WAITING AND SEARCHING FOR SOMEBODY TO HELP ME, AT 2:00 P.M. MR. FRED GILBERT CAME. AND HE DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT (MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RAINY THAT DAY AND HE DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM OR). HE SAID IF YOU WANT CALL TOYOTA AGAIN. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION, THAN THEY SENT ME A LETTER (DECISION REMAINS OUR FINAL POSITION). NOW I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM IN DANGER BY DRIVING A TRUCK WITHOUT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR, SO FAR I WAS GOING TO HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS. I ALSO ASKED SOME PEOPLE TO DRIVE MY NEW TRUCK TO SEE THE MIRROR, INCASE I WAS WRONG, THEY DID AND FIND THAT THE MIRROR IS DEFECTED. IF I AM WRONG WHAT ABUT THIS PEOPLE (ALMOST TEN PERSONS). PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY HAVING GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719768March 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CHEMICAL REACTION OF SULFURIC ACID WITH PLATED METALS OF BRAKE CASING PRODUCED TOXIC FUMES THAT WERE INHALED OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME PRODUCING SEVERE FRONTAL SINUS PAIN, CONGESTION, BLEEDING, AND HEADACHE. THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN CLAMP WAS OVERTORQUE AT THE FACTORY AND RESULTED IN THE FRACTURE OF THE DELCO BATTERY CASING. SULFURIC ACID DRAINED OUT OF THE BATTERY CASING AND SPILLED ONTO THE FENDER WELL, DRIVER SIDE TIRE, BRAKE CASING,AND UNDER CARRIAGE. THE PLATED METAL SURFACES WERE DISOLOVED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROX. 6 HOURS TO ST. LOUIS AND WAS FEELING ILL UPON ARRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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