Issue ID | 1339917 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10934070 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | TACOMA |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 22/09/16 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Our 2015 toyota tacoma prerunner's steering locked up just as though the ignition was turned off, at 45 mph, causing the truck to veer left into on coming traffic, causing a head on collusion with a semi truck. Toyota inspected the truck after accident and said they could not find any problems, and that ignition key turned and steering worked normally, but there was no drivers wheel,rim, linkage, or fender. Toyota's legal department told me that they were not going to look into this anymore. This was a good 2 lane road in good weather at 1 pm in the afternoon. My 28 year old step son was driving and has head, neck and back injuries due to this problem and toyota does not seem to care about this at this point 12/01/2016. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15500 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | JACKSONVILLE, FL |
VIN pattern | 5TFJU4GNXFXXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 14/09/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | RWD |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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