| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006092104 | Incident Date: Dec, 08 2006 |
| Consumer's City: AUBURN | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TUNDRA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TBBT48141S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 26 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving in fast lane on hwy, every time i accelerated there was a funny noise proceeded to get louder, started making my way to the shoulder, gradually lost power and then felt a "snap" when i got to the shoulder. called for a tow and sat on the shoulder of the road where two highways merge for 45 min. at 8:00pm on a sat. night in the middle of a really bad rain storm. very unsafe conditions! towed truck to a garage, they recommended a transmission shop. had it towed to the transmission shop and they told me the od planetary gear was bad in the transmission and it had destroyed the entire thing. my transmission was rebuilt, $3000 later, + $300 car rental, + one day off work. *jb |
