Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001089817 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2001
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs:leaf spring assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4TAWN74N7T2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 10 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: It appears to me that toyota has used a bad quality spring steel not only have my cracked but so have evreyone that i have talk to. the salvage yard has told me that as soon as they get some in that are not cracked they are sold fast, i was told by two difrent spring service companys in town that all the tacoma springs crack what is this am i the first person to report this the danger here is if the center leaf falls out like mine did it could stab the tires and cause one heck of a accident, i always loved my toyota but come on a cracked leaf spring and they want 375.00 each for them at a spring shop lord knows what toyotas getting. thank you mark gianopoulos. *ak