Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V211000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 10/02/1997 to 05/16/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 756 | 09/25/2000 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 08/09/2000 | 08/10/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: sport utility electric vehicles. if the subject vehicles are repeatedly parked by placing the shift lever into the p position without applying the parking brake, the parking lock rod, a component of the transmission parking lock system, could break. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can render the system inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the parking lock rod. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | All these vehicles are leased and operated in fleets.owner notification began september 25, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 00101 | 03/23/2003 | 00101 | 10001371 | Transmission engagement in 5th gear. *tt | 05/01/2003 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/01/2000 | |||
| When in reverse there is a loud noise at all times. dealer stated there was nothing wrong with transsmision.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/20/2003 | 72000 | 5 | 02/15/2001 |
| Manual transmission intermittently came out of fifth gear and went into neutral while driving 50-70 mph. car was taken to an repair facility other than toyota, where a service bulletin was found. car was then taken to toyota dealer and the transmission was rebuilt. toyota of america was notified. i was informed that toyota did not consider this 'problem' which they knew of worthy of a recall because it did not effect enough vehicles. *tr | |||
| 10/25/2004 | 65000 | 1 | 02/15/2000 |
| Manual transmission intermittently came out of fifth gear and went into neutral while driving 50-70 mph. dealer was notified, and unable to determine the cause of the problem.*ak | |||
| 10/10/2000 | 2 | 05/22/2000 | |
| Consumer states he believes that vehicle has a transmission problem, when driving the transmission makes a clunk sound, vehicle has been to the dealer on 2 occasions, however dealer informed consumer that vehicle is functioning properly and there would be no further repair or action.*jb | |||
| 10/10/2000 | 2 | 05/22/2000 | |
| Consumer states he belives that vehicle has a transmission problem, when driving the transmission makes a clunk sound, vehicle has been to the dealer on 2 occasions, however dealer informed consumer that vehicle is functioning properly and there would be no further repair or action.*jb | |||