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2001 Toyota TACOMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	963730
Internal NHTSA #	10497587
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2001
File date	09/02/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	i had made a left turn onto freeway entrance ramp, started accelerating to get up to speed. At approximately 30mph there was a loud bang/pop noise and the vehicle front left dropped down. I hung on to try and keep vehicle under control as it took an sharp left hand turn towards a pole. Even though the brake pedal went to the floor i was able to some how get the vehicle stopped before the passenger side hit the pole where my 1 year old daughter was riding. I had the truck checked for recalls in late 2008 when i purchased it. The report said ball joint recall was vin # specific and that this truck was not in the vin range. After the incident happened, i called toyota hotline for assistance and even though this is the same condition, and part that is failing on the vehicles in range they said, "that sense the recall is vin specific, there's nothing we can do, and we can't just add a vehicle to the recall". So, now i'm stuck with a wrecked vehicle, but very thankful that i didn't hit the pole where my daughter was sitting. This needs to be addressed and all tacoma's that contain this style ball joint be fixed before some one does get killed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	223079
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SALIDA, CA
VIN pattern	5TEWN72N61ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Toyota TACOMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Toyota TACOMA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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