Toyota Tacoma Complaints
8,484 consumer complaints on file.
- #10303307January 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE DAY OF DECEMBER 10, 2009 I WAS ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS I ALWAYS DO. I WAS PREPARING TO PARK MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AS I ALWAYS DO. AS I BEGAN TO BACK UP THE ENGINE ROARED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PLUNGE BACKWARD INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND HOUSE. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HOWEVER THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE TIRES SCREECHED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE . FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL ALLOWING ME TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TAKING MY WIFE TO HER ONCOLOGIST APPOINTMENT FOR A CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT. AS I APPROACHED THE TURNPIKE BOOTH TO GET MY TICKET THE ENGINE AGAIN ROARED AND PLUNGED FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY TICKET. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF US. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP BY PLACING IT IN NEUTRAL. AGAIN VISIBLY SHAKEN, I TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND EXPLAINED TO THE TICKET TAKER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I RETURNED HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY SIMILAR INCIDENT. THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO USE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I AM AFRAID SOMETHING FATAL MY HAPPEN. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303310January 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEAVING AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FROM HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGE; PULLED INTO TURN LANE, BEHIND SEVERAL CARS, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE-ENGINE ACCELERATED RESULTING IN REAR -END COLLISION HAVE HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TICKETING, INCREASE INSURANCE AND POINTS ON LICENSE. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303317January 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA NO VISIBLE ADVERSE WEATHER, COLD/ TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS, ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE UP EVEN AFTER IT WAS ON ITS SIDE . CONTACTED TOYOTA, GIVEN AN INCIDENT REFERENCE NUMBER, NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303373January 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
TOYOTA TACOMA 2008 PLEASE STUDY THIS ACCIDENT. IT MAY RELATE TO THE GAS PEDAL, SO LET TOYOTA KNOW TO RECALL THIS MODEL TOO SO TO PREVENT AN ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT LIKE MY BROTHER HAD. *TR UPADAT 9/19/2011*CW
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10303141January 29, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN THE RAIN AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED, SPUN AROUND AND CRASDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPINAL ABRASION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, NO ONE ANSWERED THE TELEPHONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303202January 29, 2010AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTAS AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, CALIF ON 1/28/2020 FOR CHECK. THEY REPORTED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE HAS FAILED. COST TO REPLACE $523. AS I STATED I HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTAS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEPART TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM PARTS UP TO 100K MILES OF A VEHICLE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE HAS BEEN MANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE REPORTED AND IF SO DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH TOYOTA. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303227January 29, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
ON NOVEMBER 09, 2009, ABOUT 19:21 P.M. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TOYOTA TACOMA 2006. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE RED SIGNAL DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE AND MY CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE GRADE TOTALY OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT BRAKES AND UNABLE TO STIRING THE WHEEL AND AFTER THIS I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN PATERSON, PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THE POLICE REPORT # 09-141205. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL LETTER ABOUT FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302906January 28, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 TOYOTA TACOMA REGULARLY SURGES FORWARD WHEN AT FULL STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS UNPREDICTABLY AND WHETHER A/C IS ON OR NOT. IT IS NOT IDLE SPEED INCREASE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPRESSOR TURN ON, AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD- NO OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE HAD HAS DONE THIS. THIS IS VERY LIKELY A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE ECU AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS MANNER. YOUR PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO FIND A SOFTWARE DEFECT, WHICH BY NATURE, CAN BE INTERMITTENT AND DIFFICULT TO FIND. RESEARCH INTO THE CODE IS REQUIRED. (I AM AN ENGINEER INVOLVED IN AVIATION SOFTWARE- THESE ABNORMALITIES MUST BE PROPERLY RESEARCHED.) *TW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10303054January 28, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A SECOND COMPLAINT OF THE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM DEFECT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH IS CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT MY TRUCK IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECENT RECALL LIST. (IT IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE FLOOR MAT BUT NOT THE MORE ACCURATE RECALL FOR THE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM.) ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2008, I WAS DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY TO NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE SPEED LIMIT ON 95 WAS 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE OF 60-65 MPH. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AFTER I PASSED THE DELWARE BRIDGE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH OR SO BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACTLY AND I WAS BRAKING THE WHOLE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE AND FORCE THE GEAR INTO PARK. THE ENGINE LURCHED A BIT BUT STOPPED AND THERE WAS SMELL OF BURNING ENGINE AND TIRE. THANK GOD THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. PLEASE HELP ME IN ADDING 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE LIST DEFECTIVE ETCH-INTELLIGENT SYSTEM. TW* *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302476January 27, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LAST SPRING, MY HUSBAND AND I FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN OUR 2006 TACOMA PICK-UP TRUCK. WE HAD ABOUT 4 INCIDENTS WHERE THE PEDAL WAS STUCK, DURING SPEEDS RANGING FROM 30-60 MILES PER HOUR. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DENIED ANY PROBLEMS AT THE TIME AND OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS TO LEAVE OUR TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT HOME OR SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. THEY SUGGESTED WE TRADE IN THE VEHICLE FOR A NEW TRUCK, WHICH WE DID, FOR A 2009 TACOMA. I AM VERY DISBURBED THAT TOYOTA DID NOT INCLUDE THE TACOMA ON THE RECALL LIST WHEN WE KNOW FOR A FACT IT HAS THE ISSUE, AT LEAST THE 2006 MODEL DID. I FEAR THAT THE RECALL LIST IS INCOMPLETE (ALL 2006 TACOMAS ON THE ROAD ARE A HAZARD) AND FEAR THAT MY TRUCK MIGHT HAVE THE ISSUE TOO.*CW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302809January 27, 2010PARKING BRAKE
2005 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL FOR PARKING BRAKE. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HIS PARKING BRAKE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE CAN DO. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302566January 27, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WE WERE GOING TO PARK THE TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN OUR GARAGE AND IT ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED ,INCREASING THE SPEED WHICH CAUSED US TO HIT A TREE AND THE NEIGHBORS CEMENT WALL. *CW
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302612January 27, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. HE STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION WHEN HE WAS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT A WARNING. HE PUT FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD A OPTION TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WILL TAKE THE DEALER A WHILE TO FIGURE AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FUEL THROTTLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/17/10*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302596January 27, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK. I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL FROM A FRIEND WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MY TRUCK. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKY AND CONSISTENTLY HOLLOW. THE RECALL JUST GAVE ME A CONFIRMATION WHY IT'S LIKE THAT. PLEASE HELP IN ADDING 2003 ON THE RECALL LIST AS WELL *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302874January 27, 2010UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, PRIOR TO CHANGING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED UP VIOLENTLY ON IT'S OWN. MY FOOT WAS NO LONGER ON THE ACCELERATOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO APPLY HARD AND FAST PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS SOON AS THE ENGINE ROARED, AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK BEFORE LURCHING INTO THE BRICK WALL IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED NORMALLY, AND I HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, AND HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I MARKED IT UP AS BEING SOME STRANGE ELETRO-MECHANICAL ANOMOLY, BUT AFTER RECEIVING TOYOTA'S RIDICULOUS 'FLOOR-MAT' EXPLANATION AND HEARING HOW WIDE-SPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS, I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA SUFFERS FROM THE SAME UNEXPLAINED SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE JANUARY 2010 TOYOTA RECALL. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD ENOUGH HITTING THAT WALL, BUT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302403January 26, 2010AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST AUGUST WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER. I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN A TURN LANE AND I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO STOP WHICH MADE ME CONTINUE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK WAS OVER $8,000. AND I DO NOT KNOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT CASED TO THE OTHER CAR BUT IT SUSTAINED MAJOR TO THE FRONT OF THAT CAR. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL AND BACK WHEEL AREAS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET BUT I WAS NOTED AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I ALSO ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM . NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF I GUESS BECAUSE IT DID NOT HIT ME IN THE FRONT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DAY OF THE ACCIDENT SO I PUT THE 15TH OF THE MONTH. I CAN GET THE EXACT FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN NEEDED. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10302181January 25, 2010POWER TRAIN
I AM REPORTING AN INCIDENT I HAD WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA TOCOMA PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP. I ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS WELL, AND SHIFTEDINTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE, UNTIL I REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT SLOWED BACK DOWN. A TRIP TO THE DEALER (COBB COUNTY TOYOTA, KENNESAW GA) REVEALED NOTHING. THE FLOOR MAT WAS STILL FASTENED BY ITS HOOKS, AND WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS OCCURED ON JANUARY 14, 2009 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,100 MILES ON IT. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THERE WERE TWO TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO SHIFT GEARS UNTIL IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THESE INCIDENTS WERE ALSO UNSOLVED BY THE LOCAL DEALER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10301838January 22, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE SUPPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE NOTED THAT IN APRIL 2008, HE HAD ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOMEONE WOULD INSPECT IT ON JANUARY 26, 2010. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,190. UPDATED 05/14/10. *LJ
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10301860January 22, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 1 DEC 2009 I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A LEBANON RIII DISTRICT SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM ON WASHINGTON AVE IN LEBANON MO. I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN THE SCHOOL BUS BEGAN TO SLOW TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEHIND THE BUS AND LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO COAST MY TRUCK AND THEN BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN THE BUS STOPPED TO MAKE ITS TURN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW, INSTEAD IT KEPT AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED DESPITE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AND PUSHED HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE PEDAL WHEN I IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE BUS. THE CRASH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUS, BUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TACOMA ($8K). THERE WERE NO INJURED CHILDREN ON THE BUS, HOWEVER, SOME PARENTS TOOK THEIR CHILD TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECK-UP. EYE WITNESSES OF THE ACCIDENT VERIFIED THAT I TRIED TO STOP THE TACOMA AND COULD NOT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF FRESH TIRE SKID MARK BEHIND THE TRUCK WHICH INDICATED THE BRAKES WORKED AS INTENDED. THE CRASH OCCURRED AFTER BOTH VEHICLES HAD CROSSED A SERIES OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT A TRAIN CROSSING. I CALLED TOYOTA LATER ON IN THE DAY TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND FOLLOWED UP BY MAILING A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT, POLICE REPORT AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER'S ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK ON 15 DEC 09. TOYOTA ALSO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE TRUCK WHO INTURN FILED A REPORT WITH TOYOTA HQ. I RECEIVED RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ON 20 JAN 10 AND THEIR REPORT SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE TACOMA WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN ERROR AND BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE ECU OR ACCELERATOR CONTROL MODULE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY RADIO SIGNALS OR ELECTRON SIGNALS BY THE TRAIN CROSSING.*TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10301861January 22, 2010POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF ALONG WITH THE AXLE AND BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS DAZED FROM THE CRASH AND PASSERBY NOTIFIED 911. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE CRASH AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE DAMAGE WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE INSPECTION HAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,700.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0