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2003 Toyota TACOMA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	614033
Internal NHTSA #	10177304
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	01/12/06
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my 2003 toyota tacoma 4x4 in may of 2003 in which as of this date of 12. 29. 06 my truck has 43k miles on it and is in excellant condition. Over the course of the past 6 months i have had to spend thousands of dollars on this truck and still can not drive it. I have had to put a brandnew crankshaft kit in my truck due to the keyway on the crankshaft shearing off resulting in my truck shutting down. After inspecting my truck by a certified mechanic the key was not there after it had sheared off in which parts had moved forward and ground into the metal. After the crankshaft replacement i continued to have more and more problems with the truck. I have replaced the crankshaft, harmonic balancer, new fan, oil pump because the truck will not hold oil pressure, mass air flow sensor, crank sensor, cam sensor's, re-setting of the computer and labor cost. I picked my truck up on a friday after it came back from huntersville, nc at lake norman toyota in which the truck was hooked up and was given a clean bill of health but, the truck left me stranded once again on sunday night at 7:00 pm in which i had to have a roll back pick it up for the fourth time. The oil light came on when the engine would idle less than 1k rpms in which it then finally had to be shut off as soon as i heard this due to the sounds of metal rubbing metal. The truck is now located at leatherman auto located in newton, nc (828. 465. 5269) in which the owner, scott has not made any repairs to this truck yet. The check engine light has came on in all four instances as well as the oil light and other lights and i then loose control of my truck due to it shutting down. I was on i-40 traveling at 65-70 mph when my truck started jerking again and then i lost my power steering again and had to fight with the truck to get it off the road. The truck is stalling out in which i am in fear of either myself or one of my family members becoming injured or possibly killed because of this instance.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42500
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLAREMONT, NC
VIN pattern	5TEWM72N83ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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	23/05/03
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	MAN
Vehicle speed	70
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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