2000 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

WHEN BRAKING, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT CALIPERS AND ROTORS AT 42,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME THE GRINDING SOUND CAN BE HEARD AGAIN WHEN BRAKING, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AND ONLY REPLACED BRAKE PADS.*JB

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-35MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELT GAVE AWAY UPON IMPACT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND LEANED OVER TO ADJUST PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK, AND WHOLE SEAT WENT FLYING FORWARD. FORCE OF SEAT CAUSED CONSUMER'S HEAD TO HIT DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER. *AK

PE00-046/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 73 MPH WITH ONLY DRIVER IN A 2000, TOYOTA, TACOMA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED ,AND UNWILLING TO ASSIT IN THIS MATTER. *AK *JB

TIRES ARE SHREDDING AND CRACKING. FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE BLAME TOYOTA FOR NOT BALANCING TIRES PROPERLY, TOYOTA BLAMES FIRESTONE. BOTH AGREE TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT OF DANGER AND DO NOT SHOW NORMAL TIRE WEAR. HELP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA469 TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK

BRAKES - GRINDING & SHUDDERING, STEERING WHEEL, "PING" NOISE IN ENGINE.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE REOCCURING "FEATHERING" OR CUPPING ON THE OUTER TREADS. MANUFACT. BLAMES OUT OF ALIGNM--DEALER CHECKED TWICE AND IT WAS OK (09/13/2000 @ 5114 & EARLIER). TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWICE ALREADY SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK (BUY @ 1,866 MI). TIRES ROTATED AT 3128 & 7123 MI). I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INVICTA GL (OEM) ON MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE--THE EFFECT WAS THE SAME AS WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. MANU CONTINUAL DENIAL OF POSSIBLE FLAWS IN DESIGN. ON A SIDE NOTE, THE TIRES DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL LAST OVER 20K MI. WITH MY LAST VEHICLE THEY ONLY LASTED TO ABOUT 13K. ALSO, SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GOODYEAR INVICTA GL--THEY ARE RELATIVELY CONSISTENT WITH THIS ONE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/75R14 )

DATE OF 2ND FAILURE: 03/01/2001. MILEAGE OF 2ND FAILURE: 9965. TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF INITIAL MORNING STARTUP. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR BOTH LEFT TURN AND RIGHT TURN BUT THE SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEAT ON REAR SEAT. HOWEVER, OWNER MANUAL AND CUSTOM REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT CHILD SEAT COULD BE INSTALLED. BUT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO SO BECAUSE A CHILD SEAT INSPECTOR SAID THAT NO CHILD SEAT COULD BE INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

A CRASH OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE MY VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROX 50 MPH AND WHEN WE HIT IT CAUSED THE OTHER VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER ONTO IT'S TOP. NEITHER FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANYTIME DURING THE ACCIDENT.*AK

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA TACOMA FROM ONE ELEVEN VITAGE CARS ON 01-16-01. THEY HOWEVER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MISSASEMBLED REAR AXLE WHICH WAS CAUSING REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS .I HAVE GIVEN THE COMPANY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER SAID WARRANTY, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT. THE DEALER ALSO HAD NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING IT . THIS MAY ALSO BE DOCUMENTED

THE WIRE HARNESS STOPPED WORKING , POWER TO THE TRAILER WAS OFF. RECALL 01E041000 TRAILER TOWING WIRE HARNESS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WARRANTY FOR RECALL. ALSO IT WAS AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE SOME RESIDUE ON STREET. VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING, SKIDDED, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 TACOMA IN THE MONTH OF JULY. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR THE GOODYEAR TIRES. THE GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE BY SEARS AUTOMOTIVE AND TOYOTA AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP. FOR MORE THAN A MONTH, I HAVE CONTACTED GOODYEAR REGARDING THE PROBLEM, BUT UNDER MY WARRANTY, I TOOK MY 2000 TACOMA TO A LOCAL DEALER. MIGUEL PEREZ (1045) - ROGERS AND ROGERS TOYOTA, PHONE # (760) 353-9300 ATTENDED ME AND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED. AS OF TODAY MY TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED, EXCEPT FOR ONE TIRE, WHICH I WAS CHARGED $7.50. , I AM CONFIDENT YOU WILL WANT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS IT CONCERNS ME AND OTHER DRIVERS, SINCE THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED TO ME, "THERE WAS NO MORE THEY CAN DO."*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE/ VIBRATION. ALSO,NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS UNBALANCED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #HTTIRE,P215/70R1496S. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW TRUCK ON THE 5 FWY SUN. 10/29/00 APP. 4:30 PM. WITH MY SUN ROOF IN THE OPEN POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE SUN ROOF BLEW OF THE TOP WITH CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE. SHATTERING ON THE FRONT HOOD & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS TOOK CHIPS OUT OF THE PAINT & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE OF THE 2ND PARTY. UPON PRESENTING THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHOM I PURCHASED FROM, THIER REPLY WAS DISBELIEF & THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THIS IS ONE ISSUE. MORE SERIOUS (WHICH IS SCARY) IS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT & TOYOTA IS DENYING THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE LADY THAT WAS BEHIND WILL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND AT 45MPH AN AUTO PULLED INTO TRAFFIC DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRAKE, AND STRUCK VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT 45. IMPACT SPUN BOTH VEHICLES INTO THE CENTER LANE. TRUCK FRONT TIRES WERE MOVED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL,AND TENTIRE FRONT END MUST BE REPLACED. TRUCK FRAME WAS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE FRAME MUST BE REPLACED. TTHE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND WAS NOTED BY THE POLICE, AND RESCUE STAFF. DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PINNED INSIDE, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY I AGAIN CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AT A DEALERSHIP. I WANT TO KNOW WHY A VEHICLE THAT SUSTAINED THIS KIND OF FRONT END DAMAGE DID NOT HAVE AIRBAGS THAT DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *AK

MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DETONATE. THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE AT IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. *TR

CONSUMER HAD AN OFFSET HEAD ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.*AK

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 )

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

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 )

HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES. FTS TECH SAYS THAT ALL 4 CYLINDER TACOMAS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SURGE/SKIP THIS WAY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH CAR IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 INCHES, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT IMPACT DIDN'T TOUCH AIRBAG SENSOR. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK

SUSPENSION IS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER VEHICLE HITS A BUMP VEHICLE WILL REBOUND TWICE. SHOCKS WILL BOUNCE OFF OF BUMP, INSTEAD OF CONTROLLING IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS UNDER SERIOUS WHEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAINTAIN CINDER ROAD, THE TIRE FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND REFERED CONSUMER TO FIRESTONE, TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS AT, P265/75R15, DOT # W29V, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *CJ

ONCE VEHICLE WARMS UP DRIVETRAIN AREA MAKES DIFFERENT RINGING NOISES EVERYTIME CONSUMER IS IN ECOND/THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. IT'S AN IRRITATING LOUD NOISE.*AK

THE VEHICLE ROCKS AND SWAYS BACK AND FORTH LIKE IT'S GOING GO TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT IS WORST IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR SHOCKS AND HAS HAD THE TRUCK ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THE WARRANTY, BECAUSE TOYOTA SAID NOT TO. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN PLEASE HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA TRUCK SENSE 1988. TALKING TO THE SERVICE REP AND TEST DRIVING IT WITH ONE OF THERE MECHANICS AND THEM ALL SAYING THERE IS SOMTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENION AND ALSO CHANGING THE SHOCKS TO TRY AND ALIEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT YET REFUSE TO DO ANYMORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME.THANK YOU. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND VEHICLE ROLLED THIRTY FEET AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE CONVERTER BOX. CAUSED ALL LIGHT FAILURE IN CAMPER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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 )

TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT ALL SPEEDS. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . TIRES WERE BALANCED 6 DIFERENT TIMES . DEALER SAY ITS IN THE TIRES AND THE TIRE PLACE SAYS IT IS NOT THE TIRES. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES OR RIMS BUT TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . *AK (TIRESIZE: 31X10.5X15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5X15 )

MORE THAN THREE SETS OF DIFFERENT TIRES, STILL VIBRATION IN BACK OF TRUCK, TOYOTA HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM YET.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: P22575R15)

THE DRIVER'S SEAT APPEARS TO EITHER 1) NOT BE FASTENED SECURELY TO FLOOR, OR 2) HAVE A FAULTY COMPONENT WHICH ALLOWS MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK REST. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FIVE TMES. THE REPAIR WORK ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CREAKING NOISE SIMILAR TO AN OLD DOOR ON RUSTY HINGES. TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER HAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER 200009110317. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY LAST WRITTEN COMPLAINT.

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

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

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

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO PUSH VEHICLE FORWARD ONCE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL DURING BRAKING ,CAUSING LONG BRAKING DISTANCE AND EXCESSIVE FRONT END DIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALER (LOCATED AT 68105 KYLE ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234; 760-328-0871) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG RATTLES HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO RATTLE. *AK

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.

LETTER FROM SENATOR KERRY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS CONCERNS WITH EXTREME RUST IN THE FRAME OF HIS 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK *TGW THE FRAME WAS COMPROMISED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST. *JB

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.

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

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 )

FRONTAL IMPACT WITH MAJOR DAMAGE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY

IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE TRUCK WITH LOW BEAMS ON. ALL LIGHT IS FOCUSED 20-30' IN FRONT OF TRUCK. NO SCATTER LIGHT GOES BEYOND THAT. I'VE ALMOST GONE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ON DARK ROADS. JOGGERS AND SCHOOLKIDS SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK ON DARK MORNINGS. HIGH BEAMS ARE FINE. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE ACCIDENTS AND PEDESTRIAN INJURIES WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS.

PRIOR TO RECALL CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (225-75R-15) TIRES, DUE TO TIRES HAVING A 4 TO 5 INCH SPLIT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND TREAD, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR IL. *JB

I AM CONCERNED THAT NOTHING IS IN PLACE TO PREVENT REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HEADS FROM STRIKING THE REAR WINDOW. VEHICLE IS SOLD WITH "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM" HOWEVER, NOTHING IS IN PLACE TO STOP SOMEONES HEAD FROM STRIKING THE GLASS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE AND NOT RECEIVED ANY KIND OF RESPONSE FROM YOU OR TOYOTA.*AK