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2007 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1472265
Internal NHTSA #	11100056
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2007
File date	24/05/18
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I experienced a bad smell in the cabin, particularly when first switching on the ignition, which causes the cabin air fan to start running. I checked the cabin air filter. There were rat feces in the pleats of the filter, a smell of rat urine, and there was foam material from the inside of the car. Presumably the rats had been chewing it to make a nest. They had also been chewing on the filter material. The local toyota representative said toyota usa would not do anything to help me. I removed the cowl at the base of the windshield. The cabin air intake is open to the space under the cowl. I found that that the top of the cowl is drained by holes where the windshield wiper drive shafts go through the cowl. The water collects in the space under the cowl, which in turn is drained through large drain holes at both ends, down into the fenders above the wheel wells, and to the ground. I think the rats were getting under the cowl and into the cabin air intake through one or more of these holes. I cleaned the blower fan assembly, the cabin air intake, and the inside of the cowl, and replaced the cabin air filter. I made screens from
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KIHEI, HI
VIN pattern	5TENX62N97ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	14/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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2007 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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