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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003260633 | Incident Date: Dec, 28 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CAMPBELL | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TUNDRA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TBBT44173S | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Overdrive malfuncioned at 10,000 miles. randomly the vehicle's overdrive transmission acts oppositely to what shown on the display screen. when "overdrive off" light is on, overdrive gear is still on - turn the overdrive swith on and "overdrive off" lights turns off but the vehicle is still on 3rd gear (overdrive off). malfunction stops when the engine is stopped. toyota states this caused by the customer clicking the overdrive switch quickly several times. this is incorrect statement, the overdrive malfunction happens even with one click. toyota also states this is normal condition as it is designed and the vehicle is safe to drive. i suffer poor gas milage and unsafe condition by transmission acting unexpectedly when malfunction occurs. engine speed goes up very high and noisy on highways when malfunction happens. customer is concerned about engine wear from long driving.*ak |
