Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040567 Incident Date: Sep, 27 2005
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5TENM92NX1Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer stated that his 2001 toyota tacoma was traveling at 35 mph when the tire started making noise. vehicle pulled to the right when the consumer pulled over to check the problem. discovered that the lower ball joint broke. the consumer called toyota and was told that this vehicle was not covered under the recall due to vin, although it had the same problem as mentioned in the recall. the location of the ball joint was the passenger side front ball joint. the consumer was having that fixed today. toyota offered no free remedy to the consumer.*ak updated 11/2/2005. *nm