1999 Toyota Tacoma

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR A DEFECTIVE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS CONVERTER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:01E041000. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FERRIS TOYOTA IN DOVER, OH. THEY TOLD ME I HAD A CONVERTER THAT WASN'T RECALLED. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY IT WOULD BE FINE. ON 12/28/01 I HOOKED MY TRAILER UP TO THE TRUCK. BEFORE PULLING OUT I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS ON THE TRAILER. USING A TEST LIGHT I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD POWER TO THE CONVERTER BUT NOT OUT OF THE CONVERTER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CAIN TOYOTA WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE GENTLEMAN IN PARTS TOLD ME THAT ALL THE WIRING HARNESSES HAD BEEN RECALLED. SO I WROTE THE VIN NUMBER AND CONVERTER PART NUMBER (PT207-04980) DOWN AND TALKED TO THE GENTLEMAN IN SERVICE. HE SAID HE WAS TOO BUSY TO RUN THE NUMBERS, BUT HE WOULD SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME NEXT WEEK TO RUN THE NUMBERS AND SEE IF IT WAS COVERED. SO, I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE AND SAW THAT MY PART NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED. I CAN'T BUY A REPLACEMENT CONVERTER. MINE WAS DISCONTINUED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. THE UPGRADED WIRING HARNESS WILL COST ME 180 DOLLARS. THIS ISN'T COUNTING THE LABOR COSTS. THEY WON'T SELL THE NEW HARNESS TO ME BECAUSE THEY SAY MY WORKING ON IT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY. YET IN ALMOST THE SAME BREATH THEY TELL ME MY WARRANTY WON'T COVER THIS PROBLEM. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED, BECAUSE MY TRAILER IS 18 FEET LONG AND TALL ENOUGH TO COVER MY TAIL LIGHTS. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION I'M HOME MORNINGS FROM 9AM TO 2PM. THANKS. *AK

• 12/26/2017· POWER TRAIN

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS AT 160,000 MILES

• 12/26/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  HIT A DEER ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. NO SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF BUT HAD $7500 DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT OF MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT SOMETIMES AIR BAGS ARE NOT DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENTS. *JB

• 12/23/2003· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  1999 TOYOTA TACOMA, FAILING CLEAR COAT. CAUSING TRUCK TO COMPLETELY RUST-OUT. 4-WHEEL DRIVE NOT INSTALLED DURING ASSEMBLY. TAIL LIGHT FUSE BLOWS OUT EVERYTIME I HOOK UP A TRAILER

• 12/22/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  DEC 13, 2015, WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP MY READING GLASSES IN THE DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED A CLEAN THROUGH FRACTURE OF THE FRAME, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, JUST IN FRONT OF THE SHOCK ABSORBER FITTING. A FEW DAYS EARLIER I HAD WONDERED WHY THE BED WAS TILTED UP PINCHING THE BACK OF THE CAB. THE VEHICLE HAD PASSED STATE INSPECTION YEAR AFTER YEAR AND HAD BEEN SEE BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND NO ISSUES WITH FRAME DETERIORATION WERE FOUND OR BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND JUST YESTERDAY WAS TOLD, SORRY ABOUT YOUR "RUST" ISSUE, BUT THE WARRANTY HAS LONG EXPIRED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT TIED TO IMPROPER PREP BY TOYOTA FRAME CONTRACTOR DANA HOLDING CORP. THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND NOW IT IS UN-DRIVEABLE. IF THE VEHICLE HAD COME APART AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AS A FIXED INCOME RETIREE. THERE'S NO JUSTIFIABLE REASON A VEHICLE FRAME SHOULD FAIL LIKE THIS ONLY TO HAVE TOYOTA TELL ME THEY WILL DO NOTHING. MY TROUBLES ASIDE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY RISK AND A RISK TO ALL SERVICE PERSONNEL, OWNERS, THEIR PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN THEIR VICINITY. IT WAS ONLY BY SHEER LUCK THAT I DISCOVERED THIS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

• 12/22/2010· STRUCTURE

  1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRAME RUST PERFORATION *TGW WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, RUST WAS FOUND AND DOCUMENTED AND PICTURES WERE E-MAILED TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WROTE TOYOTA TWO LETTERS ASKING THEM TO RECONSIDER AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AGAIN. TOYOTA AGREED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT AT THE VALUE THE CONSUMER WANTED. *JB UPDATED 12/28/10.*JB UPDATED 01/13/11.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO EXAMINE THE FRAME OF HIS TRUCK. UPDATED 02/10/11

• 12/21/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE VIBRATES @ BETWEEN 35 & 60 MPH DEALER CAN'T FIX, TRIED 4 TIMES. PERFORMANCE HESITATION AROUND 50 MPH WITH OVERDRIVE OFF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.) DEALER CAN'T FIX. *AK

• 12/20/1998· STEERING

  VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND GOODYEAR DEALER 2 TIMES. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5 15 )

• 12/17/2001· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HEARD LOUD BANG WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. SHE STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF CAR, AND FOUND THAT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD BLOWNOUT. IT WAS FIRESTONE, TIRE, P225/75R15.*AK

• 12/12/2018· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FRACTURED AND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME. DEL TOYOTA (2945 LINCOLN HWY E, THORNDALE, PA 19372, (610) 383-6200) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS IS WITHOUT FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

• 12/10/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01E41000 LETTER ON TRAILER WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER. DEALER INSPECTED WIRE HARNESS, AND STATED WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT THE ONE ON RECALL. VEHICLE DOES HAVE THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECALL.*AK CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT THE TRAILER LIGHTS BLEW OUT THE FUSE FOR THE TAIL LIGHT, CONSUMER STATES DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE FAULTY PART. *TT

• 12/07/2007· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 V6 WITH 127,000 MILES. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO TOWN WHEN A RELATIVE NOTICED THAT MY BED AND CAB WERE LAYING RIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. I CHECK THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MY FRAME RAILS WERE BOTH CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK AROUND JULY 1, 2007 WITH A NEW INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. I CHECKED EVERYTHING BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND IT LOOKED DECENT, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASED LARGE CHUNKED OF RUST STARTED TO FALL OFF WHEN BANGING ON THE FRAME. NOW THE FRAME IS SO THIN THAT ANY WHEN YOU BANG ON THE FRAME IT GOES THROUGH. I HAVE ONLY PUT 13,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND/OR SCHOOL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL BODY SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE RUSTY FRAME ISSUE WAS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE FRAME AT THE PRICE OF $6000. THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING GOOD ENOUGH TO WELD TO. *TR

• 12/05/2007· STRUCTURE

  WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR A YEAR SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PRIOR INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT SINCE 10/10/06 THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY INCIDENTS ONLY THAT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FRAME IS ROTTING. *TR

• 12/05/2006· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BLAISE ALEXANDER FAMILY DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 19 2005. I BOUGHT IT WITH 80K MILES ON IT. I PAID ROUGHLY 13,500.00 FOR IT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE NOTICED A SMALL RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO. WELL A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD NOTICED A HUGE HOLE HAD APPEARED IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT REAR SHACKLE. SINCE IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL WELD SHOP. HE AGREED TO TRY AND FIX IT. UPON REMOVING THE BOX, THE GAS TANK HE NOTICED HE HAD OPENED A MAJOR CAN OF WORMS. BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCKS FRAME WERE SHOT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAB TO THE BACK BUMPER. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THIS WAS MORE THAN I COULD HANDLE I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT ON OCTOBER 17 2006 AND SHOWED THEM PICTURES OF THE TRUCK THEY HAD JUST SOLD ME LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE GENERAL MANAGER JOHN PANKO SAID HIMSELF THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. WELL A LONG STORY SHORT... TOYOTA CORP WAS CALLED IN TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE AND OFFERED TO GIVE ME $2000.00 TO FIX IT. A SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6000.00 TO FIX. WELL NEEDLES TO SAY I AM NOT PAYING ANOTHER 4K ON A VEHICLE THAT I ALREADY OWE $11,500.00 ON. I HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT TO DATE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN IF I DID, THE FRAME WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE ALEXANDER DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR, OR HELP ME IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND LONG ENOUGH. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND PLAN ON FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR PENNSYLVANIA. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP NEVER GAVE ME ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM TOYOTA SAYING THEY AGREED TO PAY. HOW DO I EVEN KNOW IF AN INSPECTOR CAME OUT OR NOT. ALEXANDERS COULD BE SAYING THIS TO SHUT ME UP. ANOTHER PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE IS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. I ALSO HAD 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES PUT ON IN THE SAME WEEK. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME?*JB

• 12/05/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAN NOT FIX WIRING HARNESS FOR TOW HITCH WITCH CAUSED HORN,RAIDO,BLICKERS,AND TAILLIGHTS TO FAIL

• 12/01/2011· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO FIND OUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD PUT A HAMMER THROUGH THE FRAME WHERE IT HAD RUSTED OUT. NOW THE DEALER HAS MY TRUCK AND SAID THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT MAKE THIS FRAME ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY TRUCK ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT TOYOTA IS ONLY GOING TO GIVE ME 150% BB VALUE DUE TO THERE FAULTY FRAME. THIS IS NOT THE CONSUMERS ERROR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HELD WITH THE COST OF THERE FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

• 11/30/2007· STRUCTURE

  PREMATURE RUST THROUGH OF FRAME. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION, FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERIORATING ON PASSENGER SIDE. FRAME IS FLEXING AT POINT BETWEEN CAB AND BED ENOUGH THAT REAR OF CAB HAS CONTACTED WITH BED. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME THREE MILES AS FRAME IS NEAR SEPARATION, REAR SPRING HANGER IS CLOSE TO SEPARATING. UNACCEPTABLE/DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING/PREPARATION OF FRAME BY TOYOTA. *TR

• 11/29/2000· SEATS

  I AM HAVING BACK PROBLEMS DUE TO DESIGN OF DRIVERS PORTION OF THE 60/40 SEAT IN MY TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE FOAM AND THE COVERS TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DESIGN AND POOR QUALITY OF THE SEAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT PLACES THE DRIVER AT RISK FOR BACK INJURY FROM EITHER AIR BAG INFLATION OR REAR END IMPACT DUE TO STEEL HORIZONTAL REINFORCING RODS IN THE SEAT FRAME. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE LOWER SPINE FROM CONTINUAL CONTACT WITH THESE RODS CAUSES SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THESE RODS ARE PLACED PERPINDICULAR TO THE DRIVERS SPINAL COLUMN AND ARE MOUNTED HORIZONTALLY ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE SEAT FRAME. THEY ARE PADDED ONLY BY SEAT COVER MATERIAL AND LOW DENSITY FOAM. I BELIEVE THAT THE ADDITIONAL SEAT WIDTH OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE 60/40 SEAT ACCENTUATES THE EFFECT OF THE PRESSURE ON THE SPINE AS OPPOSED TO A REGULAR "BUCKET" SEAT. ADDITIONALLY THE "MIDDLE" SEAT POSITION HAS SEAT BELT CONNECTORS WHICH ALLOW FOR A SEATING SPACE OF ONLY 7.5 INCHES HORIZONTALLY. NO ADULT COULD POSSIBLY FIT IN THE SPACE, THE SEAT POSITION IS USELESS BUT COULD ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO SEAT A CHILD IN IT WITH DEADLY RESULTS. *AK

• 11/21/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT LOCATED ABOVE A LARGE DRAINAGE PIPE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO SECURE THE OCCUPANTS DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE KNEES, THE BACK AND HEAD CONCUSSIONS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND BRUISING TO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT ARM. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

• 11/20/2015· STRUCTURE

  TOYOTA SENT A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO TO CHECK AND FIX A PROBLEM WITH RUST ON THE VEHICLE FRAME. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 'FIX', NOW (11/19/15) I FIND OUT MY FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A POPULAR TRUCK AND THERE ARE ALOT ON THE ROAD, SOME MAY BE IN THE SAME SITUATION I AM IN. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE WAS' WE CAN'T HELP YOU'. AFTER THE 'FIX' I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.

• 11/20/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *PH

• 11/18/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

• 11/16/2007· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. TWO WELDING SHOPS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD WELDING SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SANDBLAST THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF

• 11/14/2014· STRUCTURE

  THE TOYOTA TACOMA 1999 THAT I PURCHASED HAD A 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FRAME SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST. THE WARRANTY ENDED ON 4/10/2014 BUT I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 7/27/2014. THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE POOR FRAME CONDITION AND ALLOWED ME TO PURCHASE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AT THE KBB VALUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE DEFECT OR BUY A NEW VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NHTSA CAN DO? IS THERE ANY WAY THAT TOYOTA CAN BE ASKED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY BY ONE MORE YEAR? CAN THEY MAKE THIS AN ACTUAL RECALL INSTEAD OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

• 11/14/2007· STRUCTURE

  I WAS INFORMED IN SEPT. 2007 THAT MY TRUCK PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN 2008 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY TRUCKS FRAME. THE TRUCK IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION? THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WELD STEEL ONTO THE FRAME. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO THIS BEFORE THIS WINTER SO IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY MORE SALT FROM THE ROADS. *TR

• 11/10/2022· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, an unknown popping sound was coming from the rear-end of the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered severe corrosion and a crack that had formed on the rear passenger’s side fender. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 147,813.

• 11/09/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING FROM 35 TO 65MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 3 TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION. TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES.

• 11/08/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A STARTER SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

• 11/06/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*MR (ANSWERED BY TIS) *CB THE CONSUMERS SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND THE CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE SUPPORT. *JB

• 11/05/2014· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER LEAF SPRING AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

• 11/03/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/01/2017· STRUCTURE

  FRAME RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE BODY TO DROP AND A BOLT TO SETTLE ON MY GAS TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. NEEDS A NEW FRAME TO FIX.

• 10/29/2002· CHILD SEAT

  THE REAR CHILDSEAT DOESN'T FIT INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 10/27/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW

• 10/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH HAD A COLLISION WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DELPLOY . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/26/1999· AIR BAGS

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/26/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CONSUMER HAD HARNESS WIRES REPLACED AND OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES REPLACED. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/20/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND DETACHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WHOLE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 10/19/2017· SUSPENSION

  IN MA YOU NEED TO HAVE AN ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION. I WENT FOR THAT INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT PASS THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO EITHER AGREE TO PAY FOR A FRAME REPLACEMENT OR JUNK THE TRUCK. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID INSPECTION.

• 10/19/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TACOMA PRE RUNNER, SHIFT LEVER JUMPS OUT OF GEAR INTO 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR, 2ND INTO DRIVE, AND THEN DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. YH

• 10/10/2014· STRUCTURE

  WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED A LARGE RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL OF OUR 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER TALKING TO OUR MECHANIC ABOUT REPAIR, WE DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR FRAME DUE ACCELERATED RUSTING OF THE FRAME AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON JUNE 10, 2014. APPARENTLY, THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NOT US. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK ON 2/20/2013. OUR MECHANIC HAS WARNED AGAINST DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FRAME ROT. TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH WE WERE UNAWARE OF IT AND NOT NOTIFIED. SO, WE NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT RUNS WELL AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE MECHANICALLY AND BODY-WISE, BUT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVING IT SAFELY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 10/08/2009· STRUCTURE

  IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY FRAME IS TOTALLY CORRODED (ROTTED) AND WOULD "SNAP" IN THE NEAR TERM. THE SPRINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME IS AT RISK OF BREAKING FREE FROM THE FRAME AND THE FRAME BREAKING IN TWO. MY TRUCK IS BARELY NINE YEARS OLD. I AM ONE OF THOSE RARE AUTO OWNERS WHO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH CORRODED FRAMES - EVER AND I HAVE HAD A FEW VEHICLES THAT WERE IN MY OWNERSHIP FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND IS THE REASON I AM ABLE TO OWN THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MY REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR SERVICES MERCHANT TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS TOYOTA TRUCKS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS - MINE WAS THE WORST CASE HE HAS EVER SEEN. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS DOING NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I AM AT RISK OF HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP AND PURCHASE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN HELP. *TR

• 10/06/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 10/06/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND FALLING APART. THIS HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

• 10/06/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WA SINVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION- UPUN IMPACT NEITHER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER STATES WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *AK

• 10/04/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/29/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED.

• 09/28/2010· STRUCTURE

  1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 PICKUP - FRAME RAIL RUST. *TR

• 09/24/2000· TIRES

  PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE NOTICE ALL THE TIRES WERE WARPPING. NOTIFIED FIRESTONE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT RECALLSED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P265/75R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:*AK

• 09/23/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES OF THE FRAME AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.