| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000043333 | Incident Date: Jul, 07 2000 |
| Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TACOMA | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4TASN92N5WZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dealer advised that truck had sat in water for a large amount of time for grease to escape rack end boots. truck has never been in deep water, only dirt roads. rack ends are rusted and need replacement. truck has been through two sets of tires both being the type supplied by toyota with the vehicle. we get about 12000 miles on 50000 mile tires, truck wears tires as if faulty front end parts. tie rod end on drivers side bad, probably cause of tire wear, been to dealer several times to complain about tire wear. never inspected tie rod ends or shocks, dealer said they get many complaints on tire wear on these trucks.*ak( dot number: tire size: 265/75r/15 ) |
