TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA T100. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD CRACKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232,000. ..UPDATED 06/12/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO THE POWER STEERING AND STEERING RELAY FAILING. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. *J'S
NHTSA complaint #10884624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T RETURN TO CENTER UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS TRUCK HOWEVER TWO DEALERS IN MERCED AND MODESTO, CALIFORNIA HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. THE 1995 TO 1998 RECALL WAS FOR TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A BROKEN STEERING ROD. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN CALIFORNIA ONE YEAR AGO AND WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN TEXAS.
NHTSA complaint #10573895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THE FRAME, BODY AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE ALL RIDDLED WITH RUST. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST, INCLUDING A FUEL PUMP WHOSE DESIGN TRAPPED MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK UNTIL FUEL WAS LEAKING ON THE ROADWAY. THE REAR BUMPER RUSTED OFF. TOYOTA TRUCKS OF SIMILAR TYPE AND YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THE 1996 T100. TOYOTA FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW.TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THIS PRODUCT.
NHTSA complaint #10534631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING INSPECTED IN JULY DUE TO THE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 153,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD STILL RUN STRONG, BUT THE FRAME MAY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MY VALUE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE I WASTED MY MONEY ON A TOYOTA PRODUCT THAT USED TO HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION.
NHTSA complaint #10459958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT OUR COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 1994 TOYOTA T-100. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 05V389000 AS A VALID SOURCE FOR A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA STATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA OF A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10263654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT OUR COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 1994 TOYOTA T-100. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 05V389000 AS A VALID SOURCE FOR A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA STATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA OF A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10263654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V389000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. IN NOVEMBER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT GIVEN THE PARTS TO ANY LOCAL DEALERS AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
NHTSA complaint #10212515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR A SPECIFIC PART (STEERING RELAY ROD); TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT; DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PART, UNLESS WE AGREED TO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER "BAD" PARTS REPLACED & PAYING OVER $1,000 (THOSE PARTS ALSO PERTAINED TO THE STEERING. WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE OTHER PARTS TO BE REPAIRED AT THAT TIME, & THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED OUR RECALLED REPLACEMENT... (ALTHOUGH HE DID GIVE US AN OIL CHANGE.) UNSURE OF EXACT MONTH & DAY (GUESSING), BUT WAS IN 2006, JUST AFTER RECEIVING THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE .
NHTSA complaint #10184400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR WORK, THE STEERING SHAFT FRACTURED AT THE PITMAN ARM WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10174676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A YEAR AGO THE STEERING RELAY ROD FRACTURED. IT WAS REPAIRED BEFORE A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND BECAUSE NO INVOICE IS AVAILABLE, THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE NHTSA RECALL # 05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING: RELAY: CONNECTING.
NHTSA complaint #10160022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5MPH THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DETERMINED THERE IS A CRACK IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V389000, REGARDING THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10153937 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DRAG LINK BROKE ON THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR STEERING REPAIRS. UPDATED 04/06/06.
NHTSA complaint #10152079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
(1) WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A POP. I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WALKING BEHIND ME AND THUMPED MY TRUCK TO LET ME KNOW THEY WERE THERE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED UNUSUALLY FREELY, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION I WAS MOVING. I WAS MOVING ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE OF THE ROAD, AND HEADING FOR A HILL, SO I USED MY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE I GOT OUTSIDE AND WATCHED THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHILE I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE FREE OF ANY CONNECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL! (2) THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY WAS A BROKEN STEERING RELAY ROD. IT BROKE AT A POINT CLOSE TO THE POWER STEERING BOX, IN THE SAME PLACE THAT OTHER STEERING RELAY RODS ON VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE HAVE BROKEN. THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING RELAY ROD WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE PART, AS PROVEN BY THE DIFFERENCE IN ROCKWELL HARNESS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROD TO THE OTHER,(ROCKWELL HARDNESS OF 31 ON ONE SIDE, AND 13 ON THE OTHER SIDE), AT THE BREAK. THE CONSEQUENCES WERE; A. THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE STEERED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. B. I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED WHEN I FOUND I COULDN'T STEER MY VEHICLE, WHICH WAS HEADED FOR A HILL. C. I AM WORRIED THAT OTHER DRIVERS OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS PART MAY UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE, CAUSING GREAT BODILY INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH. E. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE WITH TOYOTA, BECAUSE THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOOK MY REPORT SAID THAT THEY HAD NO HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART, YET THREE SIMILAR INSTANCES HAVE BEEN FILED WITH NHTSA. (3) THE STEERING RELAY ROD WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE (PN 45451-34010). THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PART, AS WELL. THIS WAS ON A1996 TOYOTA T100.
NHTSA complaint #10108094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN LOSS STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT TIE ROD BROKE. CONSUMER HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING ROD BROKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAST IRON ROD BROKE JUST ABOVE THE BRAKE.
NHTSA complaint #10103630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NAR 1/15/2003. THE FRONT STEERING ROD FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE PART SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A LONG TERM DEFECT, THERE WAS A HALF MOON CRACK WITH OLD RUST DEPOSITS.
NHTSA complaint #10003855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER. THE TIE ROD WAS SEVERED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE TIPPED OVER.
NHTSA complaint #10099222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON JULY 28, 2004, MY 1998 TOYOTA T-100 4X4 SUFFERED A COMPLETE LACK OF STEERING CONTROL AS I STARTED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAUSE WAS A STEERING ROD RELAY THAT BROKE IN TWO. I HAVE THE FAILED PART. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN EITHER A TWO-PART FAILURE OR A FLAW IN THE ORIGINAL CASTING. ONE-HALF OF A CROSS-SECTION THROUGH THE BREAK IS BRIGHT GRAY STEEL WITH THE ROUGH SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC OF FATIGUE FAILURES, THE OTHER HALF IS COMPARATIVELY SMOOTH AND THE SAME RUST-COLOR AS THE OUTSIDE OF THE PART. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ROCK-CLIMBING, NOR HAS IT BEEN RAMMED INTO A SOLID OBSTACLE SUCH AS A CURB OR LARGE POTHOLE. THE ONLY TRAUMA IT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO IS LOW-SPEED MANEUVERING IN HEAVY SNOW AND ICE. ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE DEATH OR DAMAGE, IF IT HAD OCCURED A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE I DON'T THINK TOYOTA OWES ME ANYTHING ON A SIX-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS FLAW MIGHT REPRESENT A BAD BATCH OF STEERING ROD RELAYS. IF SO, THEN THERE ARE OTHER T-100S OUT THERE THAT COULD KILL THEIR OWNERS.
NHTSA complaint #10086355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CENTRAL STEERING LINKAGE THAT CONNECTS THE TIE RODS WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. FORTUNATELY THE STEERING LINKAGE ROD FAILED AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I SAVED THE ROD FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS IF YOU WISH TO RETRIEVE THE ROD. THE AUTO SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SEEN THIS DEFECT, AND IT APPEARED THAT THE ROD WAS MANUFACTURED ABOUT 80% SEPARATED. DESPITE THIS, IT REQUIRED ALMOST 6 YEARS FOR THE ROD TO FRACTURE. THE 80% THAT WAS NOT SOLID WAS NEVER COMPLETELY FORMED. MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE , I WAS RETURNING FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY MUCH WORSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES COULD HAVE THIS DEFECT AND LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, AND OR FATALITIES.
NHTSA complaint #10052988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.