1995 Toyota Pickup

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.

Risk. IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH COOPER FUTURA 855 TIRES (N/A), LINE SIZES (P235/75/R15) DOT 3800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BULGES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS IS CONCERNING ANOTHER RUSTY TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME. MY TRUCK FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH WITH AT LEAST ONE HOLE THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. I SEE THAT THE 95.5 YEAR TRUCK WAS RECALLED WHY WASN'T MINE TOO? MINE IS A '95 MODEL SO I BARELY MISSED THE CUT OFF WHICH MAKES IT HURT ALL THE MORE. WHY WAS THE CUTOFF SET AFTER MY TRUCK? WHAT DETERMINED THE CUTOFF POINT? FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE ARE A LOT OF OLDER TOYOTA TRUCKS WITH FRAMES RUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF AND MINE IS NOT FAR BEHIND THEM. MY TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT OF COURSE FOR THE FRAME. THE BODY DOESN'T HAVE ANY HOLES ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME RUST. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE HAD IT ALMOST TEN YEARS AND WOULD CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT QUITE A FEW MORE YEARS IF IT WASN'T ABOUT READY TO RUST IN HALF. IT'S NOT SAFE SO WHAT SHOULD I DO? CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AND RISK MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS BECAUSE OF A DEFECT FROM TOYOTA? I DO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND MY TRUCK EITHER REPAIRED OR SOME COMPENSATION FOR ME. I WOULD THINK THE FRAME WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF A HEAVIER GAUGE STEEL THAN THE BODY PANELS AND WELL OUT LASTED EVERY OTHER METAL PART ON THE TRUCK SEEING IT IS THE "BACKBONE" OF THE VEHICLE SO OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A CONCERN OF YOUR AGENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V389000 STEERING LINKAGES, ROD RELAY CONNECTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE IDLER ARM WAS STUCK WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT CORRECT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA PICKUP. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME ON HER VEHICLE HAD CORROSION. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE SAFELY DRIVEN. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148321. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09.*JB

TOYOTA REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING COVER RUST THROUGH UNTIL LEAKING. A NON REPLACEABLE COVER ON THE DIFFERENTIAL IS MADE OF SUCH THIN METAL THAT IT HAS RUSTED OUT AND IS LEAKING. *TR

I OWN A 1995 TOYOTA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. IT IS A 2WD CAR, NO POWER STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE RELAY RODS FOR OTHER MODEL TOYOTA CARS COVERING MY YEAR BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR. RECENTLY, STEERING THE CAR BECAME UNSAFE (SOMEWHAT LOOSE). I JACKED THE CAR UP AND NOTICED THAT THE RELAY ROD WAS SEPARATING NEAR THE IDLER ARM. I TOOK DIGITAL PHOTOS. LOCAL DEALER EVENTUALLY PAID FOR THE RELAY ROD WORK AFTER CLAIMING IT, BUT WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE PARTS FOR THE IDLER ARM & STEERING DAMPER, WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELAY ROD & WILL WEAR QUICKER WITH A RELAY ROD SEPARATING LIKE MINE WAS. I REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA PLEASE REVIEW THIS MATTER AND ASSIST IN HAVING THE FULL PARTS CLAIM PAID. HAD I NOT CAUGHT THE RELAY ROD FAILURE AT THE TIME I DID, I AM INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR (CATASTROPHIC FAILURE). TOYOTA INITIALLY FULLY DENIED MY CLAIM AS NOT BEING PART OF THE 2005 RECALL, BUT DUE TO THE DEALERS ASSISTANCE THEY COVERED JUST THE PARTS & LABOR ON THE RELAY ROD. I CAN EMAIL THE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE FAILING RELAY ROD. HAD IT NOT BEEN CAUGHT & CHANGED I AM INFORMED IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE / LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RECALL (NHTSA 05V389000/TOYOTA SSC 50N) ON THE STEERING , BUT THE DEALERSHIP LEFT FICE GRIPS MARKS ALL OVER THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. HE STATED IT LOOKED AS IF THEY PUT OLD PARTS BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP BROKE THE CV BOOT. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. *AK

LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW INTO A PARKING SPOT....IF THIS HAD HAPPENED GOING DOWN I-95 TRAVELING 70+ I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW. TAKE CARE, JOHN C. GROTH HI CHRIS, THE LATEST RECALL REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING. EVEN THOUGH MY TOYOTA IS A 1995...MY DRAG LINK SNAPPED IN DEC 02. THE FWD MESSAGE IS ONE I REPLIED TO A FRIEND OF MINE. AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS NOT YOURS....IT WAS ONE IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC WHEN I WAS LIVING THERE WHILE IN THE AIR FORCE. TAKE CARE, CLIFF DATE: FRI, 20 MAY 2005 10:08:14 -0700 (PDT) FROM: "CLIFF GROTH" SUBJECT: RE: DRAG LINK TO: [email protected] HI SCOTT!, YEAH I HAD A DRAG LINK THAT JUST SNAPPED! I WAS PULLING INTO THE SHOPPETTE PARKING LOT ON POPE AND SOON AS I TURNED LEFT INTO A SPOT....BANG IT SNAPPED. LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW...BECAUSE ONCE IT SNAPPED I LOST STEERING AND WAS NOT GOING WHERE I WANTED...HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD A PARKED CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FREE WHEELING! I E-MAILED TOYOTA AND SENT PICTURES...THEY SEEMED THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED. SO I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP...AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF HITTING A POT HOLE...LOL AFTER THAT I GAVE UP....AND JUST TRIED TO NOTIFY ALL MY FRIENDS WHO MIGHT HAVE A 1995 MODEL. TO AT LEAST GET THE DRAG LINK CHECKED FOR CRACKS. RED LINE AUTO SHOP JUST DOWN MANCHESTER RD. OFF POPE DID MY REPAIR WORK. THEY SAID A "DRAG LINK" SHOULD NEVER SNAP OR BREAK...PARTS ATTACHED TO IT MIGHT WEAR OUT, BUT A DRAG LINK IS MADE TO OUTLAST THE VEHICLE. WELL DIDN'T MEAN TO WRITE A BOOK...NICE HEARING FROM YOU

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

DROVE TRUCK TO WORK. UPON PARKING NOTICED GASOLINE POURING OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPONENT GOING INTO THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD VERY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO SALT HERE IN TENNESSEE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. ALSO I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT ROTORS DUE TO RUSTING. I FEEL THIS PRESENTS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT TOYOTA SHOULD USE BETTER MATERIALS IN THEIR GAS LINES.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER SHIP.*AK *YD

THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY LIABILIY INSURANCE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, SO ALLSTATE PAID NO MONEY. A CLAIM WAS FILED THROUGH FIRESTONE. AFTER SENDING THE FAILED TIRE ALONG WITH PICTURES AND ESTIMATES OF THE VEHICLES (THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT), FIRESTONE HAD SENT ME A REPLY BACK STATING THAT THE TIRES TREAD PEELED DUE TO AN IMPROPER REPAIR. THE ONLY REPAIR THAT I AM CURRENTLY AWARE OF WAS DONE ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE TIRE PEELED, LEAVING NO TIME FOR THE TREAD BREAKDOWN TO OCCUR. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT A REPAIR SHOP. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE PEELED TREAD FROM THE TIRE AND FIRESTONE IS SENDING THE COMPLETE TIRE BACK TO ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD60AXC195 TIRESIZE: 31X10.5R15)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. *AK

ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY TIMING COVER THAT CAUSED OIL TO MIX WITH ANTI-FREEZE. *SLC

SEAT BACK RECLINED ON IMPACT DUE TO REAR END COLLISION.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WAS HIT BY A DRUNKEN DRIVER, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND DRIVER WAS KILLED. FAMILY WAS TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF FIRE IF IT WAS MORE THAN THE IMPACT. *AK

REASON FOR FAILURE TIMING COVER. *AK

SEAT BELT IS JAMMED/FAILS TO RETRACT. *AK

TRUCK'S GAUGE WENT IN THE RED ZONE HOT, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOWED IT TO HANSEL TOYOTA. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT IT MAY BE UNDER THE RECALL ISSUE. ALOT OF 1995 TOYOTA P/U WERE RECALLED SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL ALONG WITH THE V6 ENGINE SIZE. WHEN THE SERVICE REP. PUNCHED IN MY TRUCK'S VIN#, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL SERIES OF VIN #'S. BUT IT SEEMS ODD THAT THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL AND V6 ENGINE SIZE WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING IN MY TRUCK AND MY VIN # WASN'T RECALLED. I HAVE HAD THE WATER PUMP AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACE BY HANSEL TOYOTA. THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT WAS DAMAGED UNTIL THEY HAVE THE ENGINE APART. THEY DID SHOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS DIFNITELY DAMAGED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT THEY RAN. I THINK THATIT SHOULD BE UNDER THE SAME RECALL, BECAUSE THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AL ONG WITH THE V6 ENGINE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

WATER IS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. *AK