1996 Toyota Tacoma
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PE-00-020; TIRES WERE PURCHASED FOR A 1996 TOYOTA, TACOMA ,15 INCH TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE TIRES ONLY HAVE 12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, AND LEFT FRONTAL TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP, KILLING THE DRIVER. *AK
CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER, OFF THE ROAD. BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS A RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY AND DIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING FROM A SIDE STREET, HE COULD NOT AVOID AVOID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND HE HIT HER HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS NECKAND BACK. *AK
FRIST REAL SEAL, REAR SEAL AND BEARING, BEARING AND AXLE, NEW AXLE PUT IN THEN FLEW OFF TRUCK AND CRASHED, 3 WEEKS LATER REAR SEALS AXLE AGAIN HELP
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AFTER AN FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (45) MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
PURCHASED TRUCK NEW, CONSUMER DRIVING ABOUT 4 MPH HIT FROM FROM THE SIDE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS. . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *DH
TRUCK WAS REAR ENDED AND WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR OF REAR BUMPER MAJOR FRAME RUST WAS FOUND.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 245,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 AT 70MPH, TRAVELLING NORTH BOUND WHILE RAINING HARD, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE HYDROPLANED, TURNED INTO CONSUMER'S LANE SIDEWAYS, AND T-BONED HER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO 3 OTHER VEHICLES. EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS HEAVY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD. THE BODY WORK IN BEING TAKEN CARE. OWNER IS WAITING FOR A INSPECTOR FROM TOYOTA TO CHECK THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A VEHICLE IN THE REAR STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MFR NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE FLOOR MAT DOUBLED UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
DURING A FRONT RIGHT IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 25 MPH.*AK
