Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TOYOTA TRUCK / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004264987 Incident Date: Mar, 09 2004
Consumer's City: ATHENS Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TOYOTA TRUCK Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT4UN24D1T0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 10 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Failure of steering relay rod. second verified occurrence of this extreme safety related failure. both failures at slow speed in parking lot. toyota 1996 t100 pick up truck. vin #[xxx] and also vin [xxx]. inquiry from local dealer was ignored. failure of this control rod causes complete loss of steering. we are all cmatl1 techs at this independent repair facility and i have never sounded an alarm before. i feel this is very worthy of an inquiry on your part! regards, [xxx],*ak japanese motor works, inc.*ak [xxx] *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)