2000 Toyota Tacoma Problems

Vehicle will not pass safety inspection due to severe deterioration of the frame. The rest of the vehicle is still intact and operable.

I was recently told my a service center that the frame has great corrosion and is unsafe to drive. I am now aware of past warranty extensions for this matter but Toyota will offer nothing because for my year, this warranty coverage extension is expired. My year was also not part of the recent class action settlement with Toyota vehicles having rusted frames for later models (2004+). I'm left with a decent truck that is useless now. I don't understand why a rusted frame that could crack or break would not constitute a safety recall, which I understand does not expire like their well played warranty extension. It is evident my problem is what has been experienced by many others and just because their extended warranty has expired, does not mean the issue was not caused by their defective manufacturing. It is a matter of timing, and our safety. We had taken the truck for service as a Toyota dealer in late 2008, when the program was active, and they did not mention it and maybe there was no rust. Between 2008 and 2015 when it expired, service was not performed at a dealership and still nobody mentioned it. The truck has lived in NC until 2011 and Ohio (snow) from 2011 - 2018 and now back in NC. We had it at a Toyota dealership in 2019 and nothing mentioned. My husband was driving this truck on the freeway every week day for 50 miles round trip to work until last year. I was driving this truck within the past few weeks and was having service performed when my service center mentioned this and said I should not put any more money into it until a frame evaluation is conducted. I have not yet had the frame inspected by a frame shop or dealership as I attempted to ask Toyota pay for this to no avail. I'm currently awaiting a callback from a supervisor next Monday 11/14 after being denied any assistance by Toyota. It is well documented that trucks can last for several hundred thousand miles. A rusted frame at 167,000+ mi that can break at any time is a major safety concern.

My son was driving the 2000 Toyota Tacoma across very smooth transition railroad tracks at about 25 mph and the right front ball joint failed, collapsing the suspension. He lost all control and the vehicle skidded to a stop. Had he been going any faster, the vehicle could have rolled over. I have reviewed the recalls for Toyota ball joints and found the there is a 50J recall for 2001-2005 Tacomas. Interestingly enough, the trucks/Tacomas from 1995-2000 have the same ball joint but were not included in the recall. I have tried to work with Toyota directly on this matter and they don't seem to want to help me. This is a safety issue and should be elevated to recall levels for all vehicles with this ball joint.

The frame is rusted and I don't feel safe driving it at highway speeds. The electrical system The horn, air bags and radio don't work. Toyota said they had a program to repair the frame but they no longer honor it

TAKATA RECALL HAD RECEIVED RECALL LETTER BUT LOST NOW THEY SAY THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SWERVED TO PREVENT HITTING A DEER BUT VEERED OFF ROAD AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 5 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BLEEDING AND A CRUSHED RIGHT ARM AND KNEE. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM ,LEG, AND ANKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WE PURCHASED 4 LT235/75R 15 LRC BIG FOOT A/T DUAL TIRES AT $172.79 A PIECE 3/14/06, SPENDING $787.31. SUNDAY 6/24/07 ON HIGHWAY 40 AT A SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, ALMOST FLIPPING US OVER, WHICH WOULD HAVE CREATED ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO OURSELVES AND OUR VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I STABILIZED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. TUESDAY 6/26/07 WE WENT TO BIG O TIRES AT 2010 E. LAKE MEAD BLVD, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV TO GET A REPLACEMENT. MANNY WAS APPARENTLY UNABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT TIRE, DESPITE CHECKING THROUGHOUT LAS VEGAS AND CALIFORNIA. HOW CAN BIG O SELL TIRES WITH A SUPPOSED GUARANTEE WHEN THEY CAN'T LOCATE ANY SUCH TIRES WITH WHICH TO REPLACE THEM? THIS MORNING MANNY PUT ON ANOTHER BRAND TIRE, SUPPOSEDLY OF EQUIVALENT VALUE AND DURABILITY. IT IS A P, NOT LT, TIRE?HOW IS THAT EQUIVALENT? IT HAS A SPEED RATING OF S VS. THE REST OF THE TIRES HAVE A SPEED RATING OF Q. AND ON THE BIG O TIRE WEB SITE IT STATES, ?NEVER MIX TIRES WITH DIFFERENT SPEED RATINGS, AS THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HANDLING PROBLEMS.? SO MUCH FOR EQUIVALENCE! FURTHERMORE, IT IS A SPECTOR ADVANTA TIRE, AND I CAN FIND ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AS TO WHO MAKES THIS TIRE. WHAT KIND OF WARRANTY AM I GOING TO HAVE ON THE TIRE? I HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA TRUCK, WHICH ALSO HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT, THE DAY AFTER THE ONE MENTIONED ABOVE. THESE TIRES CAME WITH OUR ABOVE TRUCK AND WERE NOT BIG O TIRES. THE STORE MANAGER SUGGESTED THE TIRES WERE STARTING TO DRY ROT, SO THEREFORE I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FROM HIM FOR THAT TRUCK. HE SOLD ME PRIME WELL TIRES, AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A PURCHASE OF BIG O TIRES. HE?S CHECKED OFF THAT IT?S A THREE-YEAR ROAD-HAZARD 40,000 MILE WARRANTY. IN THE SMALL PRINT IT SAYS, ?EVERY NEW TIRE SOLD BY BIG O TIRES?CARRIES A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AGAINST MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP?? IS THAT THE MILEAGE WARRANTY? BY THE MANUFACTURER, GITI, IN CHINA? *TR

WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING. LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS BUMPING ERRATICALLY. PULLED OVER, AND STOPPED, NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CAUSED OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION WAS UNKNOWN. FIRESTONE, SIZE P215/70R14. *AK *PH *NLM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALER (LOCATED AT 68105 KYLE ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234; 760-328-0871) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

MY LEAF SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND NOT REPLACEABLE DUE TO RUSTED CASTERS ATTACHING TO A RUSTED FRAME. CORPORATE TOYOTA TELLS ME I CAN HAVE IT FIXED BUT EVERY DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOYOTA RUST CAMPAIGN. I HAVE FOUND LITERATURE ONLINE THAT INCLUDES MY VIN BUT NO DEALERS WILL HELP ME. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR FOR 7500 AND AM NOW OUT 7500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FRIEND WAS UNABLE TO TIGHTEN THE SENSOR COMPLETELY, WHICH CAUSED FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED LOU FUSZ TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 10725 MANCHESTER RD, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122, (314) 966-5404). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WAS AT THE BEACH ON FEB.13 TH AT AROUND 11:00 PM AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED STUCK AND COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED HAD TO RUN IT IN SAND BANK. *TR

ON 12/05 I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK. WHEN I GOT DOWN TO PULL IT OUT, I REALIZED IT WAS RUST FROM MY FRAME, THAT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I CALLED TOYOTA CONSUMER SERVICES, SPOKE TO A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS VERY RUDE, TELLING ME THAT I HAD MISSED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TIME LIMIT AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T REGISTER MY NEW ADDRESS WITH THEM, THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. FIRST, THE TRUCK WAS PAID FOR WHEN I MOVED. SECOND, IT IS UP TO THEM TO NOTIFY ME AND THIS CAN BE DONE VIA THE REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST WITH ANOTHER OF OUR PAID FOR VEHICLES. THIRD, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT STATED MY WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED DO TO RUSTED FRAMES FOR 1995-2004 TACOMA'S. TOYOTA RECALLED OVER 700,000 TRUCKS, SO CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS.THIS TRUCK IN IN GREAT SHAPE AND I PLANNED ON USING IT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 100K MILES. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL AND RIDES GREAT. THIS IS THE 11TH AND LAST TOYOTA, I HAVE OWNED. I AM APPALLED AND AMAZED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF A VEHICLE.

MY LEAF SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AND NOT REPLACEABLE DUE TO RUSTED CASTERS ATTACHING TO A RUSTED FRAME. CORPORATE TOYOTA TELLS ME I CAN HAVE IT FIXED BUT EVERY DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOYOTA RUST CAMPAIGN. I HAVE FOUND LITERATURE ONLINE THAT INCLUDES MY VIN BUT NO DEALERS WILL HELP ME. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR FOR 7500 AND AM NOW OUT 7500. *TR

The frame is rusted and I don't feel safe driving it at highway speeds. The electrical system The horn, air bags and radio don't work. Toyota said they had a program to repair the frame but they no longer honor it

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE A FAULT IN THE GENUINE TOYOTA TRAILER TOWING WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER WHICH CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE CONVERTER, AND IF A TRAILER IS BEING TOWED AT THE TIME, NON OPERATION OF THE TRAILER LIGHTS, IN LIMITED CASES, THE CONVERTER HOUSING COULD BECOME HEAT DEFORMED,,,, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THIS FAULT MAY CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE,,,,, THIS SITUATION USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS ,HIGHWAY TURNING ETC, ,E.J.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS UNRAVELING ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST HAVE SPILLED SOMETHING ON THE SEAT BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSSITANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 35 MPH AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO BE THROWN FORWARD, AND HIT HIS SHOULDERS AND CHEST. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YD

WAS AT THE BEACH ON FEB.13 TH AT AROUND 11:00 PM AND THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED STUCK AND COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED HAD TO RUN IT IN SAND BANK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 TACOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I NOTICED IT PICKING UP SPEED ON AN UPHILL ROAD. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, BUT TRUCK CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED TO OVER 60 MPH. I THEN BRAKED, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. I THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DROVE TRUCK INTO AN EMPTY DIRT LOT, APPLYING ALSO THE PARKING BRAKE AND BROUGHT TRUCK TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALER (LOCATED AT 68105 KYLE ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234; 760-328-0871) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW TRUCK ON THE 5 FWY SUN. 10/29/00 APP. 4:30 PM. WITH MY SUN ROOF IN THE OPEN POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING, THE SUN ROOF BLEW OF THE TOP WITH CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE. SHATTERING ON THE FRONT HOOD & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS TOOK CHIPS OUT OF THE PAINT & WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE OF THE 2ND PARTY. UPON PRESENTING THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHOM I PURCHASED FROM, THIER REPLY WAS DISBELIEF & THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THIS IS ONE ISSUE. MORE SERIOUS (WHICH IS SCARY) IS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT & TOYOTA IS DENYING THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE LADY THAT WAS BEHIND WILL. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR OPEN CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE A FAULT IN THE GENUINE TOYOTA TRAILER TOWING WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER WHICH CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE CONVERTER, AND IF A TRAILER IS BEING TOWED AT THE TIME, NON OPERATION OF THE TRAILER LIGHTS, IN LIMITED CASES, THE CONVERTER HOUSING COULD BECOME HEAT DEFORMED,,,, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THIS FAULT MAY CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE,,,,, THIS SITUATION USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS ,HIGHWAY TURNING ETC, ,E.J.

(ACTUAL INCIDENT DATE: 01/02/2003 ->MESSAGE TO NHTSA: UPDATE YOUR INCIDENT DATE PULLDOWN, 2003 NOT LISTED!): ON 05/14/2001, TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED (COURTESY) AS PRECAUTION FROM PREVIOUS DRIVER NOTED FAILURES. SOMETIME EARLY SPRING 2002, DRIVER NOTICED TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION ONE MORNING, AFTER THAT NONE OCCURED UNTIL 01/02/2003 AT 10:15AM. DRIVER TRIED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE TURN SIGNAL MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE. DRIVER HAD TO USE HAND TO SIGNAL TURNING TO REACH DESTINATION. TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION HAS NEVER OCCURRED WITH SUCH MAGNITUDE AS IT DID WITH THIS INCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR LATER, UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, TURN SIGNAL WORKED FINE. SINCE THEN NO PROBLEMS YET WITH TURN SIGNAL. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE OF FAILURE: 25,600. IN ADDITION, THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE ALWAYS GETS WET/DAMP WHEN VEHICLE IS WASHED OR WHEN IT RAINS. END NOTE: WILL BRING TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE 01/06/2003.

THE TRUCK HAS FRAME CORROSION THAT MAKES THE CAR ILLEGAL TO DRIVE. IN 2010, IT WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN 2010 AND 2013 FOR THE WARRANTY. BASED ON A LETTER I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA, TOYOTA WAS SUPPOSED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE IF CORROSION WAS PRESENT OR SPRAY CORROSIVE RESISTANT COMPOUNDS (CRCS) AT NO COST TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP DID NEITHER. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY SPRAYED CRCS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE DEALERSHIP. TURNS OUT THEY DID NOT SPRAY AND SIX MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED THE FRAME WAS DEEMED SO CORRODED BY AN OIL CHANGE MECHANIC AT AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THE LETTER THEY SENT ME AND THE FACT THEY DID NOT SPRAY CRCS AS DISCUSSED. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE, I DID WAS I WAS TOLD, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NEGLIGENT IF FOLLOWING BINARY RULES OF THE WARRANTY--REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR SPRAY CRCS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS "THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ANYTHING" BUT A LETTER I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA SAYS DIFFERENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND RAN WELL AND HAS NO ISSUES BUT THE FRAME MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND INOPERABLE. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS NO COLLAPSING AS WELL. THE FRAME IS ROTTED THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE, LOWER BALL JOINT, UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,164.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO PUSH VEHICLE FORWARD ONCE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL DURING BRAKING ,CAUSING LONG BRAKING DISTANCE AND EXCESSIVE FRONT END DIVE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT AND RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK THE CLUTCH FAILED PREMATURELY. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*YH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF THE DESERT DEALER (LOCATED AT 68105 KYLE ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234; 760-328-0871) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

THE DRIVERS SEAT IS NOT FASTENED SECURELY TO THE FLOOR. THE RUBBER GROMMET BRAKES INTO PIECES LEAVING THE SEAT TRACK TO MOVE UP AND DOWN FREELY. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK HAS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF PLAY. POSSIBLY DUE TO THE SEAT TRACK MOVEMENT. I FEAR THAT THE SEAT WILL NOT SUPPORT ME IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY AND IN LESS THEN 2000 MILES IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AT ABOUT 15000 MILES BUT DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL 50000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, CASE [XXX], WHO SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. MECHANIC INITIALLY STATED THIS COULD BE REPAIRED, BUT ONCE HE INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE HE INDICATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOO RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER USABLE OR REPAIRABLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED 4 LT235/75R 15 LRC BIG FOOT A/T DUAL TIRES AT $172.79 A PIECE 3/14/06, SPENDING $787.31. SUNDAY 6/24/07 ON HIGHWAY 40 AT A SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, ALMOST FLIPPING US OVER, WHICH WOULD HAVE CREATED ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO OURSELVES AND OUR VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I STABILIZED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. TUESDAY 6/26/07 WE WENT TO BIG O TIRES AT 2010 E. LAKE MEAD BLVD, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV TO GET A REPLACEMENT. MANNY WAS APPARENTLY UNABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT TIRE, DESPITE CHECKING THROUGHOUT LAS VEGAS AND CALIFORNIA. HOW CAN BIG O SELL TIRES WITH A SUPPOSED GUARANTEE WHEN THEY CAN'T LOCATE ANY SUCH TIRES WITH WHICH TO REPLACE THEM? THIS MORNING MANNY PUT ON ANOTHER BRAND TIRE, SUPPOSEDLY OF EQUIVALENT VALUE AND DURABILITY. IT IS A P, NOT LT, TIRE?HOW IS THAT EQUIVALENT? IT HAS A SPEED RATING OF S VS. THE REST OF THE TIRES HAVE A SPEED RATING OF Q. AND ON THE BIG O TIRE WEB SITE IT STATES, ?NEVER MIX TIRES WITH DIFFERENT SPEED RATINGS, AS THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HANDLING PROBLEMS.? SO MUCH FOR EQUIVALENCE! FURTHERMORE, IT IS A SPECTOR ADVANTA TIRE, AND I CAN FIND ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AS TO WHO MAKES THIS TIRE. WHAT KIND OF WARRANTY AM I GOING TO HAVE ON THE TIRE? I HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA TRUCK, WHICH ALSO HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT, THE DAY AFTER THE ONE MENTIONED ABOVE. THESE TIRES CAME WITH OUR ABOVE TRUCK AND WERE NOT BIG O TIRES. THE STORE MANAGER SUGGESTED THE TIRES WERE STARTING TO DRY ROT, SO THEREFORE I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FROM HIM FOR THAT TRUCK. HE SOLD ME PRIME WELL TIRES, AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A PURCHASE OF BIG O TIRES. HE?S CHECKED OFF THAT IT?S A THREE-YEAR ROAD-HAZARD 40,000 MILE WARRANTY. IN THE SMALL PRINT IT SAYS, ?EVERY NEW TIRE SOLD BY BIG O TIRES?CARRIES A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AGAINST MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP?? IS THAT THE MILEAGE WARRANTY? BY THE MANUFACTURER, GITI, IN CHINA? *TR