Toyota Tacoma Complaints

8,484 consumer complaints on file.

#10327054April 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326643April 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HI, I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 TACOMA 4X4 TRD AUTO V6 FOR ALMOST 5 YRS, PROBLEM FREE, AND HAVE BEEN A BIG SKEPTIC OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THING IN THE NEWS TILL THIS MORNING, I WAS GOING TO THE POST OFFICE AROUND TEN AS USUAL TO MAIL SOME PACKAGES, TURNED INTO PARKING LOT OF POST OFFICE, PULLED INTO A SPACE FACING AWAY FROM POST OFFICE THANKFULLY, AS I PULLED IN, FOOT ON BRAKE ONLY, COMING UP TO CURB ABOUT TO PUT INTO PARK AND TURN OFF KEY, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE FLOORED ITSELF SPINNING THE REAR WHEELS, JUMPING FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER TALL CURB, TAKING OUT A SHRUB IN THE MEDIAN, VEHICLE WAS HEADED TOWARDS SOME NEW MINI MALL BUILDINGS 25 FT AWAY, ALL THE WHILE AS THIS STARTED I WAS PRESSING ON BRAKES HARD, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I THREW SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED IGNITION OFF, IMMEDIATELY I SAW THAT I WAS OK AND NOTHING DAMAGED, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND PUT IN REVERSE AND BACKED OFF THE MEDIAN INTO THE SPACE AND PARKED, DID MY BUSINESS, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED UP AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, I HAVE NOT CONTACTED TOYOTA YET ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326726April 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
DURING PA STATE INSPECTION, NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. DEALER WANTED $1200 + TO REPLACE. I FOUND A LOCAL SHOP TO REPLACE THEM WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR UNDER $800. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE SPRINGS AND YET STILL TRIES TO MILK THE OWNERS FOR MORE $. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326341April 20, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCELERATION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING, THE RATE OF REVOLUTION OF THE ENGINE CAN BE INCREASED BY MERELY CLICKING ON THE HEATER FAN INDEPENDENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO OFFER HIS OPINION IN REGARDS TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326484April 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TACOMA 2010 SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS -- AFTER I'VE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND THE CORNER THE TRUCK REVS HIGH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST ALL CORNERS, BUT NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I DO NO THINK THE CORNER CAUSES THE PROBLEM, IT'S JUST THAT THE TRUCK IS DOWNSHIFTING, THEN UP-SHIFTING AGAIN. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE TRUCK, AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY APPLIED A SOFTWARE PATCH AND THAT IT IS NOW "FIXED." THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM "CODES" THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM. I WILL PICK UP THE TRUCK TOMORROW, SO I DON'T KNOW AT THIS TIME IF IT INDEED HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326215April 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
BRAKING TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP. CERAMIC PADS WERE INSTALLED. BRAKE PEDAL NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA ON 2/25/2010. THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPED. TOYOTA CHECKED IT ON 4/05/2010 AND SAID ALL THEIR NEWER TRUCKS LOOSE VACUUM AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THIS ISN'T NORMAL (4/07/2010). TOYOTA INSPECTED BRAKES AGAIN ON 4/12/2010 AND SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AT A STOP. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA W/ 40K MILES. TOYOTA SHOWED ME A 2007 TACOMA THAT DID THE SAME THING. MY PEDAL NEVER WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT. MANY MECHANICS TELL ME IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IF YOU FEEL THIS IS SAFE OK. IF THIS IS NOT SAFE PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326121April 17, 2010
TIRES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WEDNESDAY APRIL 14,2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM WHILE I WAS GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY (101 E/B IN BEDFORD NH) MY SPARE TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE UNDERBED CARRIER. THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLIST RIGHT BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO MAKE A EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID BEING HIT BY MY SPARE TIRE. THE PLATE HAD RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324242April 16, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES TO SHARE THAT HE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND PRAISES TOYOTA FOR HOW THIS VEHICLE HELD UP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST RAN A LIGHT AND HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO FLIP IN THE AIR WHILE DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN. HE THEN LANDED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THEN ROLLED BACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE . THE CONSUMER ONLY HAD A SMALL SCRATCH WHERE THE SEAT BELT HELD HIM IN PLACE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326078April 16, 2010
STRUCTURE, TIRES
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW TOYOTA RECALL ON THE SIENNA MINI-VANS SPARE TIRE. I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA, IN WHICH THE FRAME WAS RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO RUST PERFORATION IN CERTAIN STATES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BACK IN 8/2007 I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND HAD TO CHANGE IT. THE SPARE TIRE RESIDES UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IS SECURED BY A CABLE. WHEN I WENT TO ACCESS THE SPARE, I NOTICED THE WHOLE CABLE AND THE SURROUNDING PIECES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE THE TIRE FROM THE CABLE. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE SIENNA FOR THE SPARE TIRE GETTING RUSTY, AND POSSIBLY FALLING LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, I REALIZED THAT MY TACOMA, AND POSSIBLY OTHER VEHICLES THAT USE THIS METHOD, AND ARE EXPOSED TO EXTREME CLIMATE CONDITIONS, COULD TRIGGER A SIMILAR EVENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325880April 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 AND 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS WEDGED BENEATH THE FLOOR MAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325627April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK. THIS IS A SECOND "FAILURE" REPORT DUE TO RAPID ACCELERATION. FIRST REPORT WAS MADE ON 12/03/09 OR 12/04/09 TO YOU FOR SAME PROBLEM. YOUR CASE # [XXX]. NHTSA ID # [XXX]. SEE ALSO 10294490 AND 10367974. *DSY ON APRIL 13, 2010 AT 1:25 PM I WAS LEAVING A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT IN MY TACOMA TRUCK. I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE, CAME TO A STOP, AND THEN MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER DOWN TOWARDS DRIVE. WHEN THE SHIFT INDICATOR REACHED NEUTRAL THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY UP TO 4,500 RPM. THIS TIME I WAITED ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE WOUND BACK DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL, AND THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. DURING THE DEC-09 INCIDENT I DID NOT WAIT FOR THE ENGINE TO SLOW DOWN. I JUST TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MY TACOMA'S SITUATION SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR-MOUNTED GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM IN SOME WAY SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I DID/WILL NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SINCE THEY WILL FIND NOTHING WRONG JUST LIKE THE LAST TIME. THE TRUCK MILEAGE WAS AT 14,102 MILES ON 4/13/10. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323135April 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1995 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A RUSTED FRAME. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325705April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I LIVE IN CHARLESTON, SC AND I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ON MARCH 17, 2010 WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS EXCITED TO TAKE IT ON VACATION TO THE FLORIDA PAN HANDLE OVER THE EASTER WEEKEND. MY EXCITEMENT TURNED TO A NIGHTMARE ON SATURDAY APRIL 3RD WHEN WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL ROAD IN FLORIDA THE TACOMA GAS PEDAL PULLED AWAY FROM ME AND THE CAR ENGINE WENT TO MAXIMUM RPM. I PUT THE TACOMA IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT MAX RPM, EVEN AFTER I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WHICH WAS LOCATED IN TALLAHASSEE FL. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT LEGACY IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE ACCELERATION. HE PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR FOR ME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND, AND TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT ON MONDAY MORNING. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK ON MONDAY AFTERNOON TELLING ME THAT TOYOTA WAS RELEASING THE CAR BACK TO ME, AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I FELT THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM, AND THAT I DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM CERTAINLY NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER OR A MECHANIC, HOWEVER I DO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND HAVE BEEN A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FOR 20 YEARS. I RENTED ANOTHER CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND DROVE 400 MILES BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA ON TUESDAY APRIL 6. MY 19 YEAR OLD SON WAS GRADUATING FROM MARINE BOOTCAMP AT PARRIS ISLAND ON THURSDAY APRIL 8TH. I AM CURRENTLY WITHOUT A CAR, AND MORE THAN 400 MILES AWAY FROM WHERE MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325745April 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH EXTENDED CAB. I'VE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM BALISE TOYOTA IN W.SPFLD, MA AND HAVE HAD EVERY BIT OF SERVICE PERFORMED THERE (WITH EXCEPTION OF 1 OIL CHANGE AND A NEW SET OF TIRES). LAST YEAR I PUT A CLAIM IN WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THE FRAME RUSTING. TWICE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR THIS DURING OTHER MAINTENANCE. BOTH TIMES I WAS FED THE STORY OF 'SURFACE RUST' WITH NO OFFER FROM TOYOTA TO REMEDY. MY FATHER OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH THE EXTENDED CAB. SAME TRUCK BUT JUST A YEAR NEWER. HE WAS THE ONE WHO ALERTED ME TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF IT WAS RUSTING BECAUSE HIS WAS. HE TOO HAS A CLAIM. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, TOYOTA HAD A RECALL OF FRAMES DUE TO RUSTING BUT THAT WAS UP TO THE 2004 MODELS. THEIR REMEDY FOR 2004 AND PRIOR MODELS WAS A CHANGE IN FRAME DESIGN STARTING IN 2005. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A BAD BATCH OF METAL ON THOSE PRIOR YEARS (IF WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS CORRECT). NONE OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE ANY FORM OF RUST PREVENTION UNDER THEM. NOR WAS THAT FACT DIVULGED DURING THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. I LOVE DRIVING THE TRUCK BUT HAVE BECOME VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE BRAND. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANY VEHICLES FROM TOYOTA EVER AGAIN DUE TO THEIR NONRESPONSIVENESS TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325546April 13, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUST - I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR TEN YEARS ALWAYS GETTING MY SERVICE DONE AT DARCARS HERE IN FREDERICK, MD. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A NEW MECHANIC AND TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND MY FRAME IS RUSTED. NOT ONLY RUSTED BUT FALLING APART, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT COULD FALL APART AT JUST HITTING A POT HOLE. THE CORROSION WAS THAT TERRIBLE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DARCARS IN FREDERICK, MD AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW. DID THEY NOT HEAR MY SAY THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE. UNHAPPY WITH MY RESPONSE I WENT TO DARCARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING MY TRUCK UP FROM MY NEW MECHANIC. I LEFT MY TRUCK AT DARCARS AND HAD TO GO RENT A CAR ON MY OWN UNTIL THEY LOOK AT MY TRUCK TOMORROW HOPEFULLY SOMETIME BEFORE NOON. HERE NOW I HAVE HAD TO PAY 267.00 OUT OF MY ACCOUNT TO GET A RENTAL CAR. UNTIL TOMORROW I HAVE NO ANSWERS. WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN PUNISHED FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE IN THE WRONG FOR. I LOVE MY TRUCK. HAD IT FOR YEARS AND DARCARS COULD NOT SEE AFTER SERVICING MY VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS THAT MY FRAME WAS NEARLY NOTHING BUT RUSTED METAL WITH HOLES IN IT. THEY SURE DID FIND OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. A TRUE MECHANIC, A PERSON YOU TRUST TO MAKE YOUR CAR SAFE TO DRIVE LET ME DRIVE A VEHICLE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY KILLED ME AND THE LIFE OF MY DAUGHTER OF 11. HOW SAD ARE THESE PEOPLE? I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THE COMMUNICATION CONCERNING MY VEHICLE. THE ARE NOT CONCERNED FOR ANYONE'S SAFETY. SO I AM LEFT WITH NO VEHICLE, ONE THAT I JUST PAID OFF AND NOW I HAVE NOTHING. MAYBE THAT IS OK FOR SOME BUT FOR ME IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325310April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
S10 APPROPRIATE-LETTER FROM RE CONCERNS ABOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL IN HIS 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325351April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE GROUND WAS WET SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED IN A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,429.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325378April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT,THE TRUCK STARTED TO SPEED UP ON IT`S OWN,PULLED TO THE RIGHT JUST MISSING A CAR AND WENT OFF THE ROAD..THIS WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA..OF COURSE TOYOTA SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND...NOTHING FROM NHTSA..THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE,NO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL DRIVE THE 06 TACOMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325483April 13, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TOYOTA TACOMA 2005 WINDSHIELD HAD PROBLEMS WITH BUZZING NOISE, TOYOTA REPLACE IT A COUPLE TIMES DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF WINDSHIELD SUBLET. BUZZING NOISE IS MINIMAL AND RARELY HAPPENS BUT NOW SEALANT WAS NOT SECURE AND DURING RAIN CAUSE WATER DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF CARPET. MY CONCERN IS MOLD FROM THE WATER DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325082April 12, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND THE ENTIRE WHEEL DETACHED CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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