Toyota Tundra Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10320271March 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 AROUND 4:30 TO 5:00PM, MY WIFE [XXX] EXITED NW 5TH COURT FROM I95 TO NW [XXX] MIAMI, FLORIDA. AS SHE WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN ON [XXX] , SHE COMMENCED TO PRESS THE BRAKES. TO HER DEMISE, AFTER PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE, A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CAB DID NOT STOP, INSTEAD, AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED SPEED TO OVER 20 MPH. SHE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON 71ST STREET TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR FROM CRASHING UNTIL A 1990 TO 1994 GREEN FORD EXPLORER GOING AT SPEEDS WELL OVER 50 MPH ON NW 5TH COURT COMING FROM THE EAST TO WEST, RAMMED/CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AS MY WIFE WAS MAKING THE LEFT TRYING TO EVADE TRAFFIC AND MAKE THE TUNDRA STOP. HIS FORD EXPLORER COMPLETELY TOTALED THE TUNDRA. I THEN ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO FIND MY WIFE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND TOOK HER TO THE ER. I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE SHE WAS ALIVE AND WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY TRANSPORT HER TO THE HOSPITAL. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OR A FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED, MY WIFE WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE NOT SURVIVED. I FEEL, GOD WAS ON HER SIDE THAT DAY AND GAVE HER A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. THE MAN IN THE GREEN FORD EXPLORER COULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED, BUT DID NOT. MAYBE, IF HE DIDN'T CRASH INTO THE TUNDRA THE WAY HE DID, MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320332March 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005 - WHEN BRAKING THE FRONT END SHUDDERS AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH. WHEN FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED THE ROTORS HAD WARPED. TOYOTA ISSUED A 2005 REPAIR NOTIFICATION THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPING BUT DID NOT POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. TOYOTA RECOMMENDED REPAIRS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM PER THE REPAIR NOTIFICATION. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS DONE SINCE THE ESTIMATED COST IS $2200 PER MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318700March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA HYDRO-PLANED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL INTO A RAVINE WITH FLOWING WATER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SWIM FROM HIS TRUCK. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319636March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SENSITIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 680. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319666March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 TUNDRA GAS PEDAL STICKS EVEN AFTER DEALER INSTALLED A SHIM IN FEBRUARY 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319694March 15, 2010
SUSPENSION
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA DUAL CAB LIMITED WITH 6' BED. RIDE IS FINE EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS WITH REGULARLY-SPACED EXPANSION JOINTS. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. TRUCK RESONATES AT THIS SPEED AND RESULTS IN CHOPPY RIDE. SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT FRAME, NOT TRANSLATED THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, AND OCCURS REGARDLESS OF LOAD, ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319684March 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BOTH FRONT ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO WARPING AND SERIOUS VIBRATIONS DURING BRAKING. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE TOYOTA FORUMS AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT MANY OF US OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AS THE ROTORS WERE MADE TO SMALL FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED. VIBRATIONS. SEE ARTICLE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/TOYOTA_TUNDRA_BRAKES.HTML I HAD TO FIX THESE BRAKES OUT OF MY OWN POCKET LIKE THE REST OF TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319524March 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO GET NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF ON THE LIFT. I HAD BROUGHT A LIVE STOCK TRAILER THAT DAY SO I COULD PICK UP MY 1500POUND GRAIN ORDER SO I CAN FEED MY ANIMALS,I DID NOT GET TO DO THIS. I FREQUENTLY DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AT 50 MPH OR FASTER FOR MY BUSINESS WITH WEIGHT IN THE REAR. THERE HAS BEEN A CLAIM FILED WITH TOYOTA I STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS AS TO WHAT AND WHEN ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. IN THE MEAN TIME IM HAVING DIFFICULTY PERFORMING THE CHORES THAT NEED TO BE DONE WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT WORKS TO MY NEEDS. TOYOTA DID RENT ME A VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYTHING NOW FOR FEAR IT TOO COULD BE FAULTY IM LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD AND MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319572March 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUMMER 2009, 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS, THEN RESUMED NORMAL DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD IT WAS FLOORMATS. REMOVED FLOORMATS AND LATER RECIEVED FLOORMAT RECALL NOTICE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GOING 10MPH DOWN DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE HAD ACCELARATION BURST ALMOST CAUSING CRASH INTO TREE. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY TALKED OF FLOORMATS. WHEN I STATED I HAD REMOVED THEM PREVIOUSLY, TOYOTA STATED IT MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE UNRELATED TO THE VEHICLE. SOON ISSUES CAME OUT ON THE NEWS. I AGAIN CONTACTED TOYOTA, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE '08 TUNDRA DID NOT HAVE ISSUES. I GAVE UP THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FAMILY GETTING HURT. ONLY AFTER DID I RECIEVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING 2008 TUNDRAS DID HAVE MECHANICAL ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319586March 14, 2010
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE TRUCK BOUNCES REAL BAD ON SOME CONCRETE ROADS AT ABOUT 65 MPH TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE LANES TO GET IT TO STOP. ON THE SAME ROADS I CAN NOT HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY ITS REVVING THE ENGINE UP ON EVERY BOUNCE I THINK THE RECALL MADE THE PEDDLE TO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319459March 13, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS HUGE HOLES IN THE FRAME. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON TOYOTA FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS SINCE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I AM TOLD THAT I AM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. MEANWHILE, MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE TO POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE A HOLE THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE IN ONE PLACE, AND OTHER HOLE ALL OVER THE FRAME. IT IS NOT JUST THE CROSS MEMBER IN THE REAR AS THEIR RECALL STATED, IT IS THE WHOLE FRAME. THE FRAME IS LITERALLY COMING APART IN LAYERS IN PLACES. I LIVE IN OHIO AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN PRIMARILY GARAGE KEPT. THIS TUNDRA IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE 2000 TACOMA OF MY SON'S THAT WAS RECALLED AND PAID 150% OF VALUE, YET THEY ACT LIKE THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING. THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST HE HAD SEEN AT HIS DEALERSHIP. FIELD TECH TRIED TO PLAY GAMES WITH ME OF JUST WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM AN INSURANCE CLAIMS ANALYST AND HAVE INSPECTED CARS FOR OVER 16 YRS, SO I DID NOT APPRECIATE HIS TACTIC. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT RUDE. I TOLD THEM IF MY FRAME BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANYONE, TOYOTA WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK VALUE IS GREATLY DECREASED AS DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND I COULD NOT SELL THIS TRUCK GIVEN THE FRAME CONDITION. ANY KICK START TO GET TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319108March 12, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE READ THE RECALLS FOR TOYOTA TUNDRAS 2003 MODELS WHICH DOESN'T REFLECT IN MY AREA WHERE I RESIDE, GUAM. DOES THESE RECALLS ALSO PERTAIN TO GUAM, SINCE THE ISLAND IS SURROUNDED BY SALT AIR AND SALT WATER? IF IT DOES, HOW DO I GO ABOUT IN FIXING OR REMEDING THE SITUATION? THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318709March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA NEED A COPY OF COMPLAINT. SEE ODI# 10293568 3/12/2010 UPDATE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND HE HAD TO HIT A POLE TO AVOID GOING OVER AN 8 FOOT EMBANKMENT. UPDATED 03/26/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318707March 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXPERIENCE ELECTRONIC FAILURE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS INJURIES. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL HE REMEMBERED WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY IN EVENING TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HIS VEHICLE RAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PRIOR TO THE COLLISION AND HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF BEING ABLE TO BRAKE. HE ALSO STATED THE ENGINE FAILED IN JUNE 2009. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SEAMS IN THE RADIATOR. APPARENTLY, IT BLEW OUT THE BOTTOM, WHICH CAUSED THE INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF THE RADIATOR FLUID. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10319133March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND PRECEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POTENTIALLY DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND THAT HE POSSIBLY HAD DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH OPERATING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AS IT WAS HER ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318616March 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCES WITH THE FRAME RUST AND CROSS MEMBER ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SHOCK TO DISCOVER THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT HAD DEVELOPED ON ALMOST ALL OF THE REAR FRAME COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319148March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I TOOK MY 2007 TUNDRA FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE PEDAL TO TOYOTA. ON THE DATE BELOW. I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE WAY THE PEDAL IS WORKING. EVERY TIME THE TRUCK BOUNCES OR HITS A BUMP, MY TRUCK ACCELERATES, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THE PEDAL. IT DID NOT DO THAT BEFORE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING IT BACK. AS SOON AS I CAN TAKE SOME TIME OFF OF WORK AGAIN. I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW HOW THE MODIFICATION IS WORKING ON MY TUNDRA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319164March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN WHAT WAS EXHIBITED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319255March 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS REGARDING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] . I AM AWARE THAT THE NTSB HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN (#09V444000) CONCERNING RUSTY FRAMES ON MY MODEL AND YEAR, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE. THAT CROSS MEMBER ON MY TRUCK IS SOLID, HOWEVER THE SPRING MOUNT PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND BROKEN. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE WHILE I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, NOT WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND AN AREA TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT LIABLE. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUST PROBLEMS ON THE 2000 TACOMA FRAMES. I MADE THEM AWARE OF THE RUST ISSUES ON MY TRUCK WHEN THE TACOMA RECALLS WERE FIRST ANNOUNCED, BUT THEY HAVE INSISTED THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION FALLING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319348March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS AT THE WALMART IN BOLIVAR, MO 6:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH. GOT IN MY TUNDRA PUT IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AND HIT A YELLOW CONCRETE POST WHILE THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES AND PARKED THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT NIGHT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH, 2010 AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAS ASSESSED THE DAMAGE ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BUT THOSE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ON MARCH 11TH, 2010 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA ON THE TRUCK FOR A ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL APRIL. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THEY CHANGE MY SCHEDULED TIME TO THAT SAME DAY, MARCH 11TH AT 6:00 PM. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS NOT A DRIVER ERROR. I WAS IN A BUSY WALMART PARKING LOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE STORE SO I WAS NATURALLY BEING CAUTIOUS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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