1998 Toyota Tacoma complaints

LIGHT COVER CAME OFF AND UNABLE TO REATTACHED PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WILL FALL EASILY WHICH CAN DISTRACT DRIVER.

ENTIRE TRUCK VIBRATES STARTING AT 55 MPH AND THE TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THESE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE A HAZARD TO DRIVE. I ALWAYS INFLATE THE TIRES TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. TOYOTA REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID MY TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH TIRES CAN'T BE BALANCED PROPERLY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HYAMA487 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

RIGHT-FRONT TIRE: ONE BLOCK OF TREAD IS ABOUT 1/4 INCH HIGHER THAN REST. PRODUCES 'WHOMP - WHOMP' NOISE WHEN DRIVEN. TWO REAR TIRES ARE WORN OUT IN CENTER PART OF TREADS AS THOUGH DRIVEN OVER-INFLATED. NOT TRUE. STRAIGHT EDGE LAID ACROSS SHOWS HEAVY WEAR IN CENTER. TREAD EXPANSION AT SPEED?? THIS SIZE AND TOYOTA NOT MENTIONED IN RECALL. ARE YOU CHECKING?( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA417 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLSLID AWAY AND GOT AWAY , LOST CONTROL. AFTER 11000 MILES HAD NO BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKES. 25000 MILES AND NEEDS BRAKES AGAIN.*AK

PE-00-020; TIRE SIZE 215/70R14, DOT # 21570R14AWA WITH 8052 MILES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE , NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD EXPLODED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD TIRE JUST EXPLODED, AND CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK THE CUSTOMER PAID AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE WAS WILLING TO PAY 60% ONLY FOR ONE TIRE. *YH

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUT WITH MY TIRES ON MY PICK UP TRUCK. ONE TIRE THE TREAD CAME OFF AND THE OTHER TIRE WAS WARN FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY QUESTIONAIRE PLEASE CALL ME AT MY HOME NUMBER. THANK YOU JANA BURNS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

TIRE BLEW-OUT ON INTERSTATE LA 165. WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING MAYBE GOING WRONG WITH TIRE. TIRE HAD APPROX 40 PSI AIR PRESSURE. TRUCK WAS NOT CARRYING ANY LOAD.( DOT NUMBER: W29V AWI TIRE SIZE: P265/75/15 )

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALL HAD A SEPARATION ON IT CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. I HAVE PUT ON THE SPARE WHICH IS THE SAME BRAND AND TYPE AS THE OTHERS ON THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: 102S TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. THERE IS A SMALL CRACK ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH BELOW THE TOP OF THE TREAD. TIRE SIZE P26575R15, PURCHASED ON A USED1998, TOYOTA, TACOMA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 * MW

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 35 IN FORT WORTH WHEN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. AFTER PUTTING ON THE SPARE, I EXAMINED THE FAULTY TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL HAD BLOWN OUT, 360 DEGREES AROUND. THE TIRE STILL HAD SUFFICIENT TREAD. I TOOK IT TO THREE TIRE DEALERS, AND THEY ALL AGREED IT WAS NOT A STANDARD BLOW OUT AND WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS AND I WAS TRAVELING IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER HEARING OF THE PROBLEMS AND INJURIES/FATALATIES THAT HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE, I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR RATHER THAN TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH MY SAFETY. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE FOUR TIRES TOTALED JUST UNDER $600. FURTHERMORE, I'VE INQUIRED ABOUT REPLACING THE WHEEL AS IT TOO WAS DAMAGED. THE COST ON THAT IS $368 FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75R 15 )

BODY SQUEAKS FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS WHEN RIDING WITH A PASSENGER. *AK

TIRES SHOW CRACKS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE NOW MAKING A SLAPPING NOISE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HY TIRE SIZE: P215/70R14 )

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE, THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RIPPED APART SEPERATING THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75/R15 )

THIS TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT, EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED FOR THE P235 TIRE WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. FIRESTONE HAS CONTENDED THAT THEY ARE NOT DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM.( DOT NUMBER: 42HH AWA TIRE SIZE: P225 75R15 )

DEALER ADVISED THAT TRUCK HAD SAT IN WATER FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR GREASE TO ESCAPE RACK END BOOTS. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN DEEP WATER, ONLY DIRT ROADS. RACK ENDS ARE RUSTED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. TRUCK HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES BOTH BEING THE TYPE SUPPLIED BY TOYOTA WITH THE VEHICLE. WE GET ABOUT 12000 MILES ON 50000 MILE TIRES, TRUCK WEARS TIRES AS IF FAULTY FRONT END PARTS. TIE ROD END ON DRIVERS SIDE BAD, PROBABLY CAUSE OF TIRE WEAR, BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT TIRE WEAR. NEVER INSPECTED TIE ROD ENDS OR SHOCKS, DEALER SAID THEY GET MANY COMPLAINTS ON TIRE WEAR ON THESE TRUCKS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R/15 )

ON 07-07-00 WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-81 IN VIRGINIA, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, INSPECTION OF THE FLAT TIRE REVEALED THAT THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HH4WA TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

ENGINE SURGES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CAUSING THE RPM OF THE ENGINE TO RISE HIGH. YH

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A JEEP WRANGLER, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED. WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, TOTAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGES WAS $9,500.00. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE , AND RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT TIGHTEN UP. *YH

A PERSON TURNED INTO THE PATH OF MY TRUCK, I HIT HER @ 30MPH, CENTER OF MY TRUCK HIT THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF HER CAR, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING HARD ACCELERATION. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THERE WAS A BLOWOUT. ALSO, NOTICED A FOUR- INCH CUT WHERE THE TORN TIRE AND METAL TREADS WERE SHOWING. *AK THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CUSTOMER FEELS ALL FOUR TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME OUT FROM THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE CENTER/BOTTOM THAT EXTENDED UP APP. 4 INCHES AND THE TURNED TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD BY A FLEET MANAGER THAT TOYOTA TRUCKS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN PULLING INTO A TURNING LANE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND , THEN L TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT RESPOND. THEN, THIRD TIME THE REAR END BRAKES JUST SIMPLY LOCKED UP, REAR ENDING A MERCEDES 30MPH. THEN, THE TRUCK WENT TO THE SIDE AND LIGHTLY HIT ANOTHER TOYOTA TRUCK, NIETHER SIDES OFF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY TRUCK RECEIVED HEAVY FRONT CLIP DAMAGE AND HEAVY SIDE DAMAGE, L WAS LEFT WITH NO WAY TO GET TO WORK , SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN REPOSSED AND LM BEING SUED APPROSS.30,000 DOLLARS. L STILL THANK GOD IM OK AND SO WAS EVERY BODY ELSE *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DURING WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF. BUT, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE STILL ATTACHED. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING IN 2ND GEAR THERE IS A BAD VIBRATION(2000-2500 RPM). IT ALSO "CLUNKS" WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. THE HIGHER THE RPM THE WORSE IT "CLUNKS". VEHICLE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 1999. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE REGARDING PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS IT IS "NORMAL". I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZERS ARE WORN OUT AND WANT TO GET PROBLEM RESOLVED WHILE COVERED UNDER 60,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP WITH AIR CONDTIONER ON, IDLE KICKED IN & LURCHED THE VEHICLE FORWARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE. THE TROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ROLLS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT CHECK AIRBAGS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, BUMPER WAS SMASHED FROM IMPACT AT 5-10 MPH.

BALDING TIRES. DOTP19575R14GOODYEAR "INVICTA."

1. FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHIFTS UNDER LOAD(IN SPEC) AS MUCH AS 1/4 IN. THIS TOE OUT CAUSES EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS TIRE WEAR. TIRES CAME APART AFTER 3000 MI. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL WITH TOE OUT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. I HAVE TO GET THE ALIGNMENT DONE WITH A LOAD IN THE TRUCK TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY STEER IT AND GET SOME RESPECTABLE TIRE WEAR. GOD SAVE AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER! 2. REAR SPRINGS BOTTOM OUT "HARD" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP. THE REAR SPRING BUMPER TO AXLE HOUSING SPACE IS 1 IN. (WITH LOAD). TOYOTA SAYS "DON'T LOAD IT, IT'S NOT REALLY A TRUCK! THESE TWO ITEMS MAKE THIS VEHICLE TRICKY TO DRIVE AND IS SETTING DRIVERS UP FOR A REAL ROAD TEST.

POOR DESIGN OF MUD FLAPS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH COVERAGE CAUSING PAINT TO CHIP AROUND REAR FRAME OF VEHICLE DUE TO ROAD SALTS.

RADIATOR FAILED. YH

POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK/SURGE FORWARD. NLM

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

FRONT IMPACT CRASH WITH A GUARDRAIL. SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE AT, ABOVE AND BELOW FRONT BUMPER. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED (DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE). DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN NOSE AND OTHER HEAD INJURIES. IMPACT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TO STEERING WHEEL. PASSENGER SUFFERED BROKEN ARM. IMPACT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TO FRONT WINDSHIELD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO GO THRU THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. MFR STATES THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT SYSTEM WORK ACCORDING TO ITS DESIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID FAILED. VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO PUT IN PARK AND REMOVE KEY. WHEN RE-STARTED DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK. TRANSMISSION WOULD GET STUCK IN REVERSE, DRIVE AND PARK AND WAS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF GEAR. TOYOTA CLAIMED NOT COVERED WITH POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, NO REASON GIVEN FOR COMPONENT FAILURE. CREATED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. *AK

ENGINE VIBRATES WHOLE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ON 10-28-98, A CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WITH NO BLINKERS OR LIGHTS ON, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, CONSUMER HAD ON LAP BELT WHICH KEPT FROM GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER'S MOTHER CONTACTED TOYOTA TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR. THEY INFORMED HER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS THAT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD GET BACK WITH CONSUMER. TO THIS DAY CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FIXED BUT WITH THE SAME AIR BAGS. TWO OTHER TRUCKS LIKE SIMILAR IN THIS SMALL COMMUNITY OF 2000, HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS. ONE HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A DEER, THE OTHER IN THEIR CRASH DID NOT HAVE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO DRIVE EVERYDAY WONDER IF I GET IN ANOTHER WRECK WILL THEY WORK IF I NEED THEM? WHAT MAKES TOYOTA SO MIGHTY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT'S WRONG OR ARE THEY GOING TO FIX IT? * MJS

THE COVER OF THE FEMALE PART OF THE BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER' S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE IS TEARING. IN JAN OF 98, THE COVER ON BOTH BUCKLES WERE REPLACED. *AK