10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,750 miles

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problem #8

Dec 192010

Tacoma

  • miles
Vehicle left roadway and struck object head-on. Airbags did not deploy, even though the impact was direct and with enough force to cause vehicle to flip end over end several times. Vehicle was totaled.

- Alexandria, AL, USA

problem #7

Jan 192005

Tacoma 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43,000 miles
I rear-ended someone doing 30 mph and my air bags did not deploy and I feel this is a safety issue.

- Kemah, TX, USA

problem #6

Oct 052003

Tacoma 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,000 miles
The driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during a front end collision that occurred while I was driving approximately 30-35 mph. My 2001 Toyota Tacoma double cab pickup struck the other vehicle sustaining severe front end damage.

- Mcmurray, PA, USA

problem #5

Sep 082003

Tacoma 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles
While driving 40 mph the driver T-boned a vehicle that ran a red light. The vehicles driver and passenger air bags did not deploy on impact. The consumer sustained injuries to the neck and back. The vehicle was totaled.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #4

Feb 042003

Tacoma

  • miles
Consumer was hit by another vehicle in the back and neither of the air bags deployed. Dealer has been notified.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #3

Sep 302002

Tacoma

  • miles
Passenger side air bag emits acrid/musty like odor when subjected to heat from the sun or after the heater has been run for a while and had a chance to soak the area behind the dash. Odor triggers wife's asthma attacks. Odor is not coming from heater/ac vents.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #2

Nov 202002

Tacoma

  • miles
While driving consumer skidded on ice and crashed head-on into a guardrail. Vehicle was traveling approximately 30 mph causing over $8000 worth of damage to truck. Neither driver or passenger air bags deployed.

- Westport, ME, USA

problem #1

Feb 232001

Tacoma

  • miles
Another vehicle failed to yield right of way and I T-boned them at 30 mph. Airbag failed to deploy, and Florida highway patrol officer was very concerned, as he felt the air bag should have deployed.

- Titusville, FL, USA