1998 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK ,STAYING AT SAME SPEED, AND MAKING IT 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