Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / MR2 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072134 Incident Date: Jul, 19 2006
Consumer's City: MYERSVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: MR2 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTDFR320430 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 3/15 05 1st problem came to a stop and would not recognize gears had it towed. toyota replaced computer transmission. 6/7/06 2nd time came to a stop in 3 lane road in heavy traffic and couldn't recognize gears. toyota replaced computer engine. 6/10 3rd time car wouldn't shift out of 2nd. toyota couldn't find a problem. 6/21/06 4th time transmission went into "n" while in 4th gear. toyota replaced pump assy. seqen. 7/20/06 5th time as i was taking a turn off major road computer failed to recognize gear. pulled to the side and car died. i made it home and now waiting on a tow. this is very upsetting to me the car only has 23,000 miles. the last 3 times its gone in the shop has only been about 400 miles in between service. i've been lucky so far on the breakdowns. but, i may not be so lucky next time. this is a very dangerous situation. it gives me no warning. it could be fatal. *nm