2000 Toyota Tacoma

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW TRUCK ON THE 5 FWY SUN. 10/29/00 APP. 4:30 PM. WITH MY SUN ROOF IN THE OPEN POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE SUN ROOF BLEW OF THE TOP WITH CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE. SHATTERING ON THE FRONT HOOD & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS TOOK CHIPS OUT OF THE PAINT & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE OF THE 2ND PARTY. UPON PRESENTING THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHOM I PURCHASED FROM, THIER REPLY WAS DISBELIEF & THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THIS IS ONE ISSUE. MORE SERIOUS (WHICH IS SCARY) IS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT & TOYOTA IS DENYING THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE LADY THAT WAS BEHIND WILL. *AK

TO: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND I NOTICED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE MIRROR FOR ME. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. IT IS HARD TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS ON THE MIRROR AND IT BOTHERS MY EYES. ON THE FIRST DAY I HAD A RED EYE AND A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN. AFTER THAT I COULDN'T USE MY MIRROR. THE MIRROR IS CLOSED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SHOWED ME COUPLE OUTER TRUCKS, IT WAS SAME TING I ASKED WHAT SHOULD I DO THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE AND I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA. I CALLED THERE AND THE DAY AFTER SOMEBODY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (TONI HALL) CALLED ME AND SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON WEDNESDAY 3/8/00 1:30 P.M. TO MEET SOMEBODY FROM TOYOTA (MR. FRED GILBERT). I WENT THERE AND AFTER HALF OF AN HOUR OF WAITING AND SEARCHING FOR SOMEBODY TO HELP ME, AT 2:00 P.M. MR. FRED GILBERT CAME. AND HE DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT (MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS RAINY THAT DAY AND HE DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM OR). HE SAID IF YOU WANT CALL TOYOTA AGAIN. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION, THAN THEY SENT ME A LETTER (DECISION REMAINS OUR FINAL POSITION). NOW I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM IN DANGER BY DRIVING A TRUCK WITHOUT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR, SO FAR I WAS GOING TO HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS. I ALSO ASKED SOME PEOPLE TO DRIVE MY NEW TRUCK TO SEE THE MIRROR, INCASE I WAS WRONG, THEY DID AND FIND THAT THE MIRROR IS DEFECTED. IF I AM WRONG WHAT ABUT THIS PEOPLE (ALMOST TEN PERSONS). PLEASE HELP ME TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY HAVING GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK