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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292488 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WINCHESTER | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: T100 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT4UN22D7W0 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On july 28, 2004, my 1998 toyota t-100 4x4 suffered a complete lack of steering control as i started down my driveway. the cause was a steering rod relay that broke in two. i have the failed part. it appears to have been either a two-part failure or a flaw in the original casting. one-half of a cross-section through the break is bright gray steel with the rough surface characteristic of fatigue failures, the other half is comparatively smooth and the same rust-color as the outside of the part. my truck has never been used for rock-climbing, nor has it been rammed into a solid obstacle such as a curb or large pothole. the only trauma it has been subject to is low-speed maneuvering in heavy snow and ice. although the failure did not cause death or damage, if it had occured a few minutes later, i would have been doing 60 mph on the highway. while i don't think toyota owes me anything on a six-year-old vehicle, i am worried that this flaw might represent a bad batch of steering rod relays. if so, then there are other t-100s out there that could kill their owners.*ak |
