1995 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

I HAVE 3 USA MADE 31X10.50R15LT M/S LOAD RANGE B AND ONE CANADIAN MADE 31X10.50R15LT M/S LOAD RANGE C (DON'T KNOW WHY FIRESTONE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ALL LOAD RANGE B'S) TIRES THAT ALL HAVE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE WAY UP THE SIDEWALL THAT RUNS COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRE. THE CRACKS ARE DEEPENING OVER TIME. I BOUGHT THESE TIRES NEW AND THEY HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED BY FIRESTONE APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES PER THE WARRENTY. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY TRUCK METICULOUSLY AND TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED AT LEAST TWICE MONTHLY. I HAVE SEEN THIS CRACK ON MANY WILDERNESS AT III TIRES IN PARKING LOTS. I THINK THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO. HTTP://WWW.BRIDGESTONE-USA.COM/NEWS/00815B.HTM SHOWS 137 CLAIMS AGAINST THIS TIRE AS OF 8-22-00 ALREADY AND DOING A STRAIGHT RATIO WITH THE RECALLED TIRES EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 6 DEATHS ON THIS TIRE. WHY IS IT NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? NOT ENOUGH DEATHS YET? AS A MINIMUM THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER FIRESTONES WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS WARRANTY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 3110.5R15L)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 3110.5R15L )

BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FRONT END VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR RIGHT TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT BRAND.*AK FIRESTONE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE REMAINING TIRES OUT OF FEAR OF SIMILAR TIRE FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON I4 FROM ORLANDO TO TAMPA AT 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF MY TACOMA TRUCK HAD A TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEW APART. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND PULL OVER TO REPLACE THE TIRE. NEITHER FIRESTONE, NOR TOYOTA WILL TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, CLAIMING THE TIRE IS TOO OLD AND USED. IT CAME APART JUST LIKE THE TIRES ON THE RECALL, BUT IS A DIFFERENT SIZE. THE DAMAGE AMOUNT IS THE AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SINCE I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD BE WIDENED TO INCLUDE MANY OTHER SIZES OF THESE SAME TIRES. HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL IS THE MAIN THING THAT ALLOWED ME TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID ANY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.( DOT NUMBER: W2HY AWA TIRE SIZE: P215 70R14 )

WHITE SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE WHENEVER CONSUMER STARTED CAR.*AK

MY TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE WAY TO WORK AND ALMOST KILLED ME. IT IS NOT ONE OF THE TIRES ON THE RECALL BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THEM .THEY HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE A HAZARD.I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE TIRES TO A DIFFERENT BRAND BUT WANTED TO REPORT IT ANYWAY.( DOT NUMBER: )

REAR LEAF SPRING HAS ROTATED OVER & PUNCTURED THE SHOCK ABSORBER SEVERELY COMPROMISING VEHICLE HANDLING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED SPRINGS & SHOCKS ON MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY DUE TO THE SAME DESIGN DEFECT, BUT IS REFUSING TO DO SO IN OUR CASE. ALSO, THE REAR LEAF SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BROKEN.

LEAF SPRINGS WERE SAGGING AT 53000, BROKEN AT 87000. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER REPLACEMENT COSTS. *AK

REAR LEAF SPRINGS THAT HOLD THE WHEELS ON THE AXLE BROKE, CAUSING WHEELS TO WOBBLE. THEY COULD POSSIBLY BREAK OFF IF NOT NOTICED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK