1995 Toyota Tacoma

WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL IS REALLY LOOSE. WHEN LOOKING UNDER DASHBOARD CONSUMER NOTICED ALL WELDS WERE BROKEN, AND THERE WAS ONE WELD HOLDING STEERING COLUMN TO DASH. IF STEERING WHEEL FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING THERE CAN BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A FATAL FLAW ON MANUFACTURER'S PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS STARTED APROX 3 YRS AGO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE BELT WOULD GET TIGHTER AFTER IT WAS FASTENED, EVEN BEFORE THE VEH HAD BEEN STARTED AND STILL DOES IT THIS DAY. JUST RECENTLY THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE COMPLETLY FAILED, IT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE NOR DOES IT RETRACT. I BELIEVE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN PARKED AND IN GEAR WITH ENGINE OFF VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS OCCURRED ON RANDOM BASIS. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY, AND TWO INCIDENTS WERE ON LEVEL GROUND WHERE VEHICLE ROLLED 3 FEET. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CONSUMER NOT USING EMERGENCY BRAKE ON LEVEL GROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THERE WAS A BROKEN REAR LEAF SPRING ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL CHECK INTO IT.*AK CONSUMER STATES AS OF MAY 8, 2001 NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICEL UNTIL HE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR. *JB

ON DECEMBER 6TH, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR NEW SHOCKS. FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HAS BOUNCED AND ROCKED MUCH MORE THAN USUAL, SO I ASSUMED IT NEEDED NEW SHOCKS. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT BOTH REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON THE TRUCK WERE BROKEN. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE, AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE MORE THAN $1200 TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. SINCE I DON'T HAUL ANYTHING HEAVY, OR GO 4-WHEELING I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. MINE WILL BE THE 34TH COMPLAINT IN YOUR DATABASE FOR BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS ON 1995 TACOMA TRUCKS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 20 COMPLAINTS ON 1996 MODELS AND SEVERAL ON 1997 MODELS. CLEARLY, THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE THAT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION BY YOUR AGENCY. SINCE I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ABUSE MY TRUCK, I WILL BE ASKING THE DEALERSHIP AND/OR TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE LEAFSPRINGS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE FROM YOU INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM.

TOOK IN TO HAVE SHOCKS CHECKED AND MECHANIC FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO BE CRACKED OVER 3/4 OF THE WAY AROUND BETWEE THE MIDDLE TWO EXHAUST PORTS. MY BROTHER IN-LAW SUSPECTED A LEAK AS I WAS PUTTING BOAT AWAY OVER ONE YEAR AND 25000 MILES AGO. I DO NOT EVER REMEMBER THE TRUCK SOUNDING ANY DIFFERENT AND THE MANIFOLD IS UNDER A HEAT SHIELD SO I NEVER SPOTTED THE CRACK. I HAVE ALWAYS SMELLED EXHAUST BUT THOUGHT IT WAS COMMING FROM OTHER VEHICLES. I FREQUENTLY MAKE LONG TRIPS IN THE TRUCK AND HAVE HAD TO FIGHT TO STAY AWAKE THAT I NOW KNOW MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. I HAD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED BY MY DEALER WHO PROBABLY HAS SAVED ME FROM FURTHER HARM OR EVEN DEATH. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MANIFOLD UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD IN STOCK IF THIS IS NOT A COMMON OCCURANCE. I KEPT THE MANIFOLD AND WILL SEND IT WHEREVER YOU WANT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE CRACK. I AM AN ENGINEER AND SUSPECT THAT AN APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH MANUFACTURED HOLE IN THE HEAT SHIELD ALLOWED WATER TO HIT THE MANIFOLD AND THERMAL SHOCK CAUSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CAST IRON MANIFOLD TO CRACK WHERE IT DID. ONE MORE INCH OF CRACKING AND THE MANIFOLD WOULD HAVE BROKEN IN TWO.*AK