Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Toyota Tacoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BOUGHT 99 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK.VERIFIED WITH DEALER WHO DID THE FRAME EXAM IN 2014 FOR RUST. AT 207000 MILES. IT PASSED IMSPECTIOM IN 2014??? NOW 4 YRS LATER AND 18000 ADDITIONAL MILES, IT'S RUSTED IN HALF?
PREMATURE FAILURE OF DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS AT 160,000 MILES
MY 1999 TACOMA HAS JUST BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME (I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE SOME A/C WORK DONE). AS PART OF THE TOYOTA SERVICE PROGRAM, THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED LAST IN OCTOBER 2013, AND PASSED THE CORROSION TEST. AT THAT POINT THE TRUCK HAD 106,000 MILES. I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS, BASED ON THIS INSPECTION BEING DONE BY TOYOTA AND PASSING. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS NOW OUTSIDE THE 15-YEAR COVERAGE PERIOD, I HAVE NO OPTIONS. I SHARED THAT THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY THEM AND THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TRUCK TO GO FROM NO RUST ISSUE TO SIGNIFICANT RUST ISSUE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. SHE (PHYLLIS) AGREED WITH ME AND SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE FRUSTRATED ALSO AND THAT IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BUT IT IS NOW OUTSIDE OF THE PERIOD SO I HAVE NO OPTIONS.
FRAME RUST BY REAR DRIVER LEAF SPRING CONNECTION AND OBVIOUS RUST ALL OVER FRAME. *TR
THE REAR AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING. THE REAR AXLE FLUID IS DRIPPING ON THE BRAKE DRUM. THIS IS THROWING THE REAR AXLE FLUID ONTO THE SHOE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE DRIVER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. *AK THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SNOWY WEATHER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE REAR END WOULD LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK UNTIL IT WAS GIVEN GAS TO START UP AGAIN. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE CURB. *SC *JB
I PURCHASED A USED TOYOTA 1999 TACOMA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHICH HE PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A OIL LEAK FROM A SEAL IN MY ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IN ORDER FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COVERED W/THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THE NAME HAS TO BE CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW GOING ON 6 WEEKS. I'M REALLY GETTING THE RUNAROOUND FROM THESE PEOPLE AND IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. THE WARRRANTY WAS PURCHASED WITH THE TRUCK AND IT SHOULD STAY WITH THE TRUCK... PRIOR TO ALL OF THIS I HAD A 5 DOLLAR CENSOR GO OUT WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I RE'CD A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF THE REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH MY NAME ON THE FORM.. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THE REPAIR IS MAJOR THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR? IT'S NOT RIGHT TO ME THE CONSUMER AND IT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTIBLE...
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLES AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY FIXED. *MJS
SPEEDOMETER INCREASES TO BE OFF AT HIGHER SPEEDS 5 MPH AT 55 AND INCREASES AS SPEED GOES HIGHER. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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