| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020912 | Incident Date: Apr, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CROWN | Model Year: 1968 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86R3X0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 16 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle stalls and dies on highway almost causing wreck. find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/3. toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, but my vehicle currently have 72545 miles and out of warranty so toyota will not pay for fix. no engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic. i am in the navy and will be driving from florida to san diego next month enroute to japan in october. i called toyota corporate and they said they know about it but since it's only a tsb and not a recall, they can't do anything to fix it unless i pay for it myself. these are known defects since the truck got out of the tahara plant in japan for sale to the u.s. |
