| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001025923 | Incident Date: Jun, 06 2001 |
| Consumer's City: KAPAA | Consumer's State: HI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: COROLLA | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Smell of gasoline. found a stream of gasoline squirting from a crack in the gas tank on to the exhaust pipe heat barrier. upon examination of tank found a defect in the gas tank manufacturing process. it looked like during the stamping of the sheet metal, a portion of the metal folded over causing a weaken area of about 1 inch where the metal is bent over on itself. i replaced the defective gas tank with a new one purchased from toyota and it lasted about 18 months before it experienced the same problem. there is a problem seeing this defect in the new tank because of the undercoating applied.i consider this to be a hazardous defect because the leak occurs just above the the exhaust pipe radiant heat sheild. |
