Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10339555June 22, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE AFT OXYGEN SENSOR BECAME DETACHED FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THE ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS MISSING, IT CORRODED. I INSPECTED OTHER HARDWARE AND NOTICED THE STEERING SHAFT ATTACH POINT HAS SEVERE CORROSION. THE HARDWARE THAT ATTACHES THE SHAFT TO THE STEERING GEAR RACK AND PINION IS HALFWAY CORRODED AND WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. IF THE HARDWARE FAILS LOSS OF STEERING WILL OCCUR. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND THE TRUCK HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT FRAME AND ASSOCIATED PARTS HAVE CORROSION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10339262June 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL SPLIT AND CAUSING GASOLINE FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
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#10335788June 11, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 2002 TUNDRA AND MY SISTERS 2001 TUNDRA HAVE BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR RUST ISSUES, THE FIRST WAS FOR GAS TANK AND STRAPS, THE SECOND FOR FRAME RUST. WE BROUGHT OUR TRUCKS TO HERB CHAMBERS IN AUBURN MA. FOR THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE. EXCEPTION WAS THEY WANTED ME TO BRING MY 2002 BACK BECAUSE THEY WERE "REPLACING GAS TANK STRAPS IN ALL RECALLS AS A PRECAUTION." THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT THEY TOLD MY SISTER NO SUCH THING. OUR VEHICLES ARE ONLY 8 YEARS OLD, BOTH GAS FILL DOORS RUSTED SHUT AND WE HAD TO BREAK THEM OPEN TO GET GAS AND THEN REPLACE THE LOCKS, MY BATTERY HOUSING RUSTED AND I ALMOST LOST MY BATTERY. OUR RUNNERS ARE RUSTING, THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK IS RUSTING, WE BOTH FIND RUST LINES ON THE ROAD OR IN THE GARAGE ALONG THE SIDES OF OUR TRUCKS. A BRACKET RUSTED AND SEVERED MY BRAKE LINE WHEN I TOOK A TURN, MY SISTERS POWER STEERING LINE WAS SEVERED BY A RUSTED PART. YET OUR CARS ARE "FINE". I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT "WITH THE TACOMA'S WE LOOKED FOR PERFORATIONS WITH A HAMMER AND A PICK LIKE TOOL BUT WITH THE TUNDRA WE WILL VISUALLY INSPECT FOR PERFORATIONS SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG." MY ISSUE IS WHY DO I NOW NEED GAS TANK STRAPS? PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP IF ANY FUTURE ISSUES ARISE. PLAIN AND SIMPLY I THINK THAT TOYOTA IS NOT BEING UP FRONT AND THAT IS DANGEROUS. THANK YOU *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10335877June 11, 2010
STEERING
I LOST THE POWER STEERING, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A LINE OF POWER STEERING FLUID DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PERSON. HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS GONE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WERE ALL SEVERELY CORRODED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING RACK, POWER STEERING LINES, TIE RODS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335884June 11, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ON MAY 17, 2010 THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF MY 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A BACK ROAD AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FALLING OFF. PART OF THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL AFTER IT FELL OFF AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT HAD EXTENSIVE RUST/ROT. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL RELATING TO EXCESSIVE RUST WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE SPARE TIRE FALLING FROM THE MOUNT UNDER THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 3, 2010 I TOOK THE TUNDRA TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THEIR RUST INSPECTION SO REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN I REMINDED THEM THAT MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE ROTTED SPARE TIRE MOUNT PARTS FOR $350.00. ON JUNE 11, 2010 I CONTACTED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON MY VEHICLE'S VIN I WAS NOT LISTED IN THEIR SYSTEM AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED THAT IF I WAS NOT LISTED IN THEIR SYSTEM I WOULD HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RECALL NOTICE. AFTER UPDATING THE INFORMATION I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT BASED ON THE VIN, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE PERSON THEN SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITHIN 3 DAYS TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT I AM NOW BEING SENT BACK TO THE SAME SERVICE CENTER THAT FIRST INSPECTED IT AND PASSED IT EVEN THOUGH THEIR INVOICE STATES "FOUND CARRIER HAS ROTTED AWAY FROM CROSS-MEMBER BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TIRE" AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE ROT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335726June 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2007 TUNDRA HAD A HISTORY OF LOOSING POWER, TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND AIR INJECTION PUMP AND VALVE SET WERE RUSTED AND FULL OF WATER. AT A COST OF $2000.00, AND THIS IS FOR ONE SIDE ONLY, THE OTHER SIDE CAN GO AT ANY TIME. I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE NOT UPDATED PARTS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALL OUT OF MY POCKET. BESIDES BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335430June 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 FOR SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SPECIFIC PART FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO WEEKS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION IN WHICH THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND IT HAD BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE REGARDING THE RECALL DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,420. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10335562June 9, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED LESS THEN 30 MPH IT ONLY HAS 69,000. MILES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF WE WHERE ON A MAIN ROAD, OR EVEN GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED...... *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10335327June 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND ONCE YOU LET GO OF THE BRAKE THE TRUCK JERKS WITHIN THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT FROM FRONT TO BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335064June 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, THE RPMS WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334742June 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2007 LOSS POWER .DEALER WAS TESTING AIR PUMP ASSY FOR BANK2 AND EMISSION CONTROL VALVE FOR BOTH BANKS NEED TO BE REPLACE .IT WILL COST $ 3000. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334710June 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS, TRAC, SERVICE ENGINE, AND 4LO LIGHTS ON OR FLASHING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334578June 4, 2010
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR FRAME CORROSION AND THE TRUCK SAT IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL TOYOTA JUST DECIDED THIS WEEK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE RUSTED FRAME BUT THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THIS FOR FREE - THEY SAID THEY IF ANYTHING ELSE GOES WRONG WHILE THEY ARE REPLACING THE FRAME, THAT THEY MAY NOT PAY FOR IT AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS A RECALL - WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OUT OF MY POCKET? *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10334595June 4, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RUST AND CORROSION VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALERS ADVISED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CARELESS IN HANDLING THE RECALL AND THAT HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECT THAT EXISTED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/10*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334839June 3, 2010
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN FAILURE IN STEERING DUE TO LINK FAILURE *TGW THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKED FLUID OUT OF A HOLE THAT RUSTED IN THE CASE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334381June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES MY TRUCK ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 16, 2010. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AFTER MY TRUCK IS WARMED UP - ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN STALLED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ON I-275, ON SR 60 AND ALMOST STALLED ON SOME RAILROAD TRACKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO VARIOUS TOYOTA DEALERS FOR REPAIRS (DEPENDING ON WHERE I BROKE DOWN). THE SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED OUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, FUEL PUMP, OXYGEN SENSORS, CAM-SHAFT SENSORS AND COMPUTER HARDWARE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE WINTER HAVEN, FL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE MAY 21, 2010 FOR REPAIR. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10334854June 3, 2010
STEERING, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL DOES ENGAGE AND THEN WILL NOT DISENGAGE BRAKES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AT STOP SIGNS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN THE WIRING SUCH AS; THE HEADLIGHTS, CLOCK, CIGARETTE LIGHTER, ALARM AND DOOR LOCKS. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT ALWAYS LATCH. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE, THERE WAS A SEVERE SHAKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE STEERING WOULD ACT ERRATIC AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY.. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334493June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ANOTHER TOYOTA RECALL??? MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 2,500 MILES HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ON THE TRUCK). I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I PULLED OVER AND ENGINE OIL WAS DUMPING OUT OF THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO STEVINSON WEST TOYOTA - THEY TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND FOUND MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THEY ARE STILL NOT TELLING ME THE SOURCE OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE. TOYOTA IS TELLING ME THIS IS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE, BUT I HAVE BEEN FINDING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TUNDRA'S (2007-2010), INCLUDING A USA TODAY ARTICLE FROM 2007, "TOYOTA FIXING ENGINE FAILURES IN NEW TUNDRA TRUCKS." AND, WHILE OUR TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, WE SPOKE WITH ANOTHER TUNDRA OWNER (2009; IN THE SAME SHOP) WHO HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. EXACT ISSUES FROM SOME OTHER TUNDRA'S ONLINE (HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/TUNDRA/186091-ENGINE-BLEW-4K-MILES/)!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334197June 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 BACK IN 2007. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED EVERY SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT. MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND I HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS CLEANED 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL...PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING.PEOPLE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE VEHICLES AND LAST THING WE ALL NEED IS TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT IS MORE LESS IN A NUT SHELL A LEMON. EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334258June 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT ON MAY 5, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE HAD TO SWERVE TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TESTED BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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