Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TACOMA / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998081181 Incident Date: Dec, 22 1998
Consumer's City: SWANTON Consumer's State: VT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TACOMA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:springs:leaf spring assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4TAWM72N9TZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 21 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Spoke to local dealer technician. he said that this dealership was taking care of this problem with goodwill repairs that included both parts and labor. i was charged $100 labor for the repairs by another dealership. i feel that if one dealership can do this then they all can. two of the three spring leafs had broken completely. they were replaced with an updated set that included three main and one overload built right into the assembley.toyota obviously knows that they had a problem due to this updated part assy. that the dealer had right in stock and changed that day while i waited. *ak