Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003276519 Incident Date: May, 14 2003
Consumer's City: JACKSON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4TAWN72NXYZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine seizure at 45mph without warning! i changed the oil every 3000 miles. i own a 2000 toyota tacoma 4x4 with the v-6 engine in question! the truck had 80,000 high way miles on it when the engine siezed without any warning! toyota mortor corp. said sorry we cant help you. it cost me $5000.00 dollars to have the engine replaced, at least i am happy to say its back on the road again. i have been a loyal toyota owner for over 20 years and my truck engines typicaly ran well over 200,000 miles without any problems. i am pissed about toyota's responce. my next 4x4 truck will be a chevy!!!!!!!!!!