1998 Toyota Tacoma complaints

V6 ENGINE FAILURE ON A TOYOTA PICKUP. THE PISTON DETACHED FROM THE ROD CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE UPPER BODY INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TWO DAYS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-45 MPH IN THE FRONT MIDDLE TO LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNERS INFORMATION STATES THE AIR BAG SHOULD GO OFF AT 14 MPH. *AK

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS CONSUMER HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF FUEL LEAKING INTO THE OIL OF THE ENGINE. THIS LEAKAGE CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE.*AK

MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH YET NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT DOWN A 15 FEET. EMBANKMENT AND LANDED ON THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

DRIVER WAS ALONE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I-64. WHILE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (65), AFTER COMING OVER THE CREST AT MILE MARKER 242. THE DRIVER NOTED A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND. DRIVER THEN NOTED WITH PERIPHERAL VISION THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER'S IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND TO CONTINUE MAINTAINING CONTROL. THAT IS CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT PATH WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT AN OVER CORRECTION SCENARIO. DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE THE DRIVER REALIZED THAT HE HAD NO BRAKES. DRIVER CONTINUED WITH THE CONTROLLED CRASH AND ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE SNAPPED. SINCE ROTOR AND BRAKES EJECTED WITH THE WHEEL DRIVER HAD NO BRAKES. WITNESS AVAILABLE IN RED JEEP (LICENSE # AVAILABLE). MORE DETAILS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HAVING AN OIL CHANGE WAS INFROMED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE FALLING APART. DEALER CONTACTED, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ,STAYING AT SAME SPEED, AND MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK ,AND VEHICLE WILL STAY AT SAME SPEED, CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THE BRAKE SHOES REPLACED 6 TIMES. THEY WERE REPLACED EVERY 16,000-18,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DURING FAILURE THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, REAREND HOPPED UP IF SUDDEN BRAKING WAS APPLIED. DEALER WAS INFORMED. *AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE SPIRAL CABLE AND WAS FIXED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE DEALER TO REFUND THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH

PE-00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT BACK RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, AT P225/75R15, DOT W2. *AK

DURING A CAR CRASH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A RAMP AND FLIPPED SIX TIMES. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MAJOR CUTS AND CRACKED SHOULDER DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THAT THE REASON FOR THE VIBRATION WAS THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THAT THE "LEFT OUTER WHEEL BUSHIN" THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RACK WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN. THEY ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD BE $1300 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK SINCE TOYOTA DOES NOT SELL THE INDIVIDUAL BUSHING, NOR DOES IT HAVE A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE BUSHING IF AN AFTER MARKET ONE IS AVAILABLE. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME BUT TOYOTA QUALITY CARE DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THE BUSHING WEAR WAS DEEMED "NORAML WEAR AND TEAR". BECAUSE I WOULD AHVE TO PAY FOR THE COST THE DEALER SAID THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE RACK THE WAY IT IS "FOR AWHILE??!"*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 50-55 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER WAS INJURED.*AK *JB

WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT A BRICK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HAD TO HAVE RACK AN DPINION STEERING ENDS REPLACED B/C BOOT WAS HOLDING WATER. TOYOTA ADVISED TRUCK HAD BEEN IN HIGH WATER, TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN HIGH WATER. TRUCK IS NOW MAKING THE SAME NOISE IT MADE WHEN RACK ENDS FAILD BEFORE. RACK ENDS WERE RUSTED OUT. *AK

FIRST BLOWOUT, AUGUST 1998, TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN TRAVELING DOWN ROAD. TIRE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE AND RECEIVED NEW TIRE AT A COST OF $20. SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED ONJANUARY 27, 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AS IF IT WERE A RECAPPED TIRE!! WILL KEEP TIRE. DO NOT WISH TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA157 TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)

REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SIDE OF THE TIRE CAME OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)

THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL. I CHANGED THE TIRE, I WAS DRIVING TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED IN THE BED OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DAMAGE. HMV. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W29VAWI497 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

WHY DID THE THE ELECTRIC SENSORS IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

BUMPER FRACTURED AND BRACKETS BROKE AWAY, DEALER SAID BUMPERS ARE NOT FOR BICK RACKS, THE MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THIS. IT DOES SAY A BALL HITCH CAN BE CONNECTED TO TOW A LOAD 350LBS, TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE BIKE RACK WITH BIKE IS 200LBS.

DEALER WENT FOR A TEST RIDE, AND SAID THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM TIRE WEAR. I REFUSED NEW TIRES THERE, AND WENT HOME TO TELL MY HUSBAND, WHO SPENT HIS LUNCH HOUR POINTING OUT THE FAULTY RACK AND PINION. THEY THEN PUT IT ON THE LIFT A SECOND TIME TO AGREE WITH US THAT THE TIE RODS AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE OPTED TO SEE ANOTHER REPAIRMAN LOCALLY WHO WAS AMAZED TO SEE THE RACK AND PINION SO RUSTED, IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS LOOKING WORSE THAN THE BILGE ON A LOBSTER BOAT. THE BOOT HAS BEEN RETAINING WATER AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WAS SAID TO BE HIGHLY CORROSIVE. PEOPLE NEED TO BE ALERTED. THIS TRUCK DRIVES IN SNOW AND DIRT ROADS NOT ACROSS THE OCEAN. WE WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF THE SITUATION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG MALFUNTION LIGHT CAME ON, SWITCH REPLACED, ABOUT 14 MONTHS LATER, SAME ISSUE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER WAS BLINDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE'S FOG LIGHT,AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A TELPHONE HEAD-ON , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND TIRE WAS MAKING A BUMPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SHE DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT AND AIR CAME OUT OF TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DASHBOARD WAS RATTLING AND ENGINE HAD BLOWNOUT AT 25 THOUSAND MILES. DEALER HAD REPLACED PARTS .PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT WITHOUT CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BELT SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HYAWA338 TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)

I BOUGHT A TACOMA PICK UP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I RECENTLY FOUND THAT ONE SIDE OF MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I TOOK IT IN TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD A VERY LIGHT TRUCK AND BECAUSE I AM USUALLY THE ONLY PASSENGER THE TIRE WORN UNEVENLY. HAVING ONE PERSON ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK ALL THE TIME DID THIS DAMAGE. I HAD TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT (ADJUSTED FOR ONE PASSENGER), AND A NEW TIRE. WHY WASN'T I TOLD OF THIS? WHY ISN'T THE TRUCK BUILT TO HANDLE THIS? I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON DRIVING BY MYSELF ALL THE TIME. IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN GET REIMBURSE FOR THIS. MY DEALER SAID I WASN'T COVERED FOR THIS. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A NATIONAL RECALL OR NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS? I COULD HAVE BLOWN A TIRE AND CRASHED. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ANSWERS TO THIS.*AK

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED AS IF THE DISCS ARE BENT, MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS THAT WOULD CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. *MJS

SUDDEN BLOWOUT OF SIDEWALL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IS LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOW. ALSO, WHEN ENGINE IS COLD GAS LEAKS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A CLUTCH CHATTER PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE OTHER DAMAGES. DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 CLUTCHES/ 4 PRESSURE PLATES, AND 2 FLY WHEELS. BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE SEATBELT JAMMED IN THE "CLOSED" POSITION AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DEPLOY IT FOR RESTRAINING PURPOSES WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. THE BELT HAS FRAYED ALONG THE FRONT LEADING EDGE AND THIS COULD BE JAMMING THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE BELT HAS SO FRAYED - JUST FROM THIS JAM - I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE I CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE. *AK

SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AS A RESULT. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL IS DANGEROUS, WHEN TURNED ON 90% OF TIME IT WONT ENAGE WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED, IF YOU DO NOT TURN POWER TO UNIT OFF, IT WILL ENGAGE AT RANDOM AND CAUSE GREAT SURPRISE AND DANGER TO THE DRIVER. COMPLAINED TO DEALER 5 TIMES, UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT SAME PROBLEM WITH REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTUER OF TRUCK'S ONLY RESPONSE"ALL PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED BY DEALERS". THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *AK

THE SUPPORT ARMS THAT HOLD MY FRONT BUMPER ON KEEP BREAKING WITHOUT ME HITTING ANYTHING. THE BUMPER JUST HANGS ON BY WIRES SOMETIMES. FAIRWAY TOYOTA SAYS IT IS MY FAULT BECAUSE I USE IT ON A MAIL ROUTE

THE TIRE HAS A CRACK IN THE SIDE WALL THAT COULD RESULT IN A BLOW OUT. THE TIRE ALSO WILL NOT THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE. (TIRESIZE: 31X10.5R15) (TIRESIZE: 31X10.5R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5R15 )

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE BLEWOUT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT HURT.

VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND FIRESTONE AUTO CENTER, BOTH CONCURRED THAT ALL TIRES SHOW SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1998 TOYOTA, TOCOMA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/70R14, DOT# W2HYAWA351. FIRESTONE WILL NOT CHANGE TIRES BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL OR THE CONSUMER ADVISORY. TIRES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSI. *AK *SLC

TIRES LOOK LIKE TREAD IS BREAKING OFF. WANT THEM REPLACED ASAP (DOT NUMBER: W29VAWI TIRESIZE: 265/75R)

DRIVING AT 30MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 4 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAD MODERATE INTRUSION INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH CAUSING CHEST TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND KNEES TO HIT DASH

AT SPEEDS OVER 45, FRONT END VIBRATES BADLY AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES WHICH WORKED UNTIL THE TIRES HAD 5000 MILES OF THEM, BALANCED TIRES, AND HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENTS. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF OTHER TACOMA OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5 15 )

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A VEHICLE HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT ENDED UP REARENDING THE VEHICLE WITH A 30 MPH IMPACT. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJUIRES , SEATBELTS WAS WORN AT THE TIME. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY UPON A 14 MPH IMPACT. VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE DAMAGE, AND IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE FRAME. *AK