Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TOWING HITCH KIT / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005065800 Incident Date: Aug, 09 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TOWING HITCH KIT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HJ85J8T0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 21 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1996 toyota land cruiser purchased new by me with approximately 89,000 miles. at approx 88,000 miles, the driver's door handle mechanism failed. in particular, the opening mechanism broke without any prior indication of impending problems. as a result, the door was unable to be opened from either inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle. it was necessary to crawl out of the driver's seat from the passenger door (and back in to drive to the dealer for repair). the dealer had to remove the interior door panel while the door was close resulting in damage to the panel and seat. thereafter, the door opening mechanism was removed and replaced. total cost for parts and labor was approximately $750 plus the additional $350 cost to replace the damaged door panel. *jb