Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Aug 14, 1999

CONSUMER STATES THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED AND THE CAR CUT OFF. DRIVER REMAUNED LOCKED IN THE CAR UNABLE TO GET OUT. *AK

Incident date: Jul 31, 1999

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING, CAUSING ALL THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON/ HORN KEEPS BLOWING, AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. *AK

Incident date: May 1, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF RUNNING LIGHTS. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 10, 1999

INTERMITTANT ENGINE/ELECTRICAL COMPLETE FAILURE. NO MATTER IF IDLE, ACCELERATING, OR DECCELERATING. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR. NO WARNING OF FAILURE, USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AFTER PULLING OVER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MAITA TOYOTA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DEALER FAILED TO ENTER ORIGINAL INCIDENT (OCCURED APPRX 3-5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE PRIOR TO WARRANTY END) IN THEIR SYSTEM. HAD THEM CHEC... Read more

Incident date: Feb 26, 1999

TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGITION AND ALL ACCESSORIES ARE STILL ON.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

REMOTE CONTROL FOR POWER DOORS/LOCKS DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON UNLESS TURNED ON HIGH, AND WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE THE POWER DOORS DO NOT LOCK. DEALER CANNOT FIX. *AK

I HAVE A MAJOR SHORT SOMEWHERE. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR STARTED. IF THE DOOR IS SHUT IT WILL NOT IDLE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL JUST DIE. (LEAVING YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION) CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM WONDERING IF I BOUGHT A LEMMON.

Incident date: Jul 28, 1999

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE PULLEY: CRANKSHAFT FELL OFF, AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1996

UNKNOWN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING, ALTERNATOR INDICATOR AND OVERDRIVE TO FAIL. MJS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING TRUNCK LOCK, HORN RELAY AND ENGINE TO FAIL. NLM

RECALL REPAIR WORK TOOK THREE DAYS WHEN RECALL STATED TWO HOURS, (99V-124). MJS

Incident date: May 14, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. MJS

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN RESULTING IN BURNING/SMOKE. MJS

Incident date: May 25, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH / WIRING / IGNITION SWITCH TO BURN OUT, RESULTING IN REPAIRS. *YC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EFFECTING COMPUTER OPERATION. MJS

Incident date: Jun 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM APPEARS TO CONTAIN A SHORT, ALL LIGHTING (HEAD,DASHBOARD AND TAIL) ALL FLASH IN SINC WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING WHEN APPLIED. MJS

Incident date: May 26, 1999

RECALL WORK ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (99V-124) DENIED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON REPAIR PROCEDURE. MJS

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING COURTESY LIGHTS, READING LIGHTS, RADIO AND TELEVISION FAILURE. NLM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. YH

Incident date: Dec 3, 1998

NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILED. YH

DEALERSHIP COULD NOT COMPLETE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-124). MJS

Incident date: Oct 1, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHING OR THEY REMAIN ON DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS

Incident date: Jul 10, 1999

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN WE SMELLED SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL. I TORE OPEN THE DOOR PANEL AND SAW THAT THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL WAS ON FIRE. I BEAT THE FIRE OUT WITH A TOWEL, AFTER THE SMOKED CLEARED I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE CONTROL BURST INTO FLAMES AGAIN, AT THIS POINT I ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jul 28, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAR CUT OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEARLER REPLACED ELECTRICAL PARTS IN THE ENGINE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 29, 1999

THERE IS A SHORT WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES NOT TO WORK. *AK

Incident date: Mar 20, 1998

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NOV 1997. THERE WAS A HESITATION PRETTY MUCH FROM THE START...REALLY APPARENT AT 7581. WE BOUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 1998...THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. IT CONTINUED TO BE A NUISANCE...WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED ON JUNE 23, 1999. SINCE THEN THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES (EACH TIME FAILURE WAS ON PLUG ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 4, 1999

THE ALTERNATOR WA SNOT GETTING ENOUGH OF A CHARGE. HAD TO BE RECHARGED EVERY WEEK. THE PANEL LIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON/OFF. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT DOWN. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1999

ALL OF THE LOCKING MECAHNISMS ON THE CAR FAIL. THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK ALL OF THE TIME. AT TIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO SHUT THE DOOR WITH LOCK FLIPPED TO LOCK, THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE. THR TRUNK WON'T OPEN WITH A MASTER OR SECONDARY KEY, NOR BY THE INTERIOR TRUNK SWITCH. THIS POSES A HAZARD BECAUSE WE HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS, LET ALONE WE CAN'T RETRIEVE ANYTHING FROM THE TRUNK OR LOCK THE CAR. ALL PARTS AR... Read more

Incident date: Sep 15, 1998

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Dec 12, 1998

THERE WAS A CRACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ,AND A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANMISSION, ALSO, AND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Oct 1, 1995

DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSES THE BATTERY TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Sep 12, 1998

THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSES A NO START CONDITION/STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL WHICH BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1999

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, REMOTE CONTRO IS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN THE RADIO IS ON THE TAPE DECK WILL PLAY. *AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 1999

WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONING & HEATER SWITCH IS TURNED ON IT CAUSES THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OVERHEAT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

Incident date: Jul 14, 1999

MY HORN SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND STUCK FOR NO REASON WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR (BEFORE I EVEN STARTED IT). I HAD SOMEONE DISCONNECT THE WIRING FOR THE HORN AND THAT PERSON TOLD ME HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING COMING FROM THE AIR BAG. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HORN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY RIGH... Read more

CONSUMER TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON AND SMOKE CAME FROM KNOB AREA. INSIDE OF KNOB HAD MELTED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1999

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

Incident date: Jul 9, 1999

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH UNDER CRUISE CONTROL FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF THREE HOURS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. A RAINSTORM WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ENGAGED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES OF SUCH OPERATION, THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUDDENLY CEASED. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY (JULY 10, 1999). A SIMILA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 4, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS. VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THEN THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

EVERYTIME WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER, OR PUTTING ON THE RADIO, THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DUE TO BATTERY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BATTERY FOUR TIMES, BUT STALLING CONTINUES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1999

WHILE DRIIVNG ALL OF A SUDDEN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP/ NO BRAKES, ETC, VEHICLE JUST DIED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES LAST WEEK. THE VEHICLE IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 6, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WHICH SLOWED DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS/PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCK WHICH WON'T OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Feb 6, 1998

POWER WENT OFF/ LIGHTS/ENGINE FAILED AT 65 MPH ON HWY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THEN CAME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. NEVER DID IT SINCE. NOT SURE WHAT FAILED, BUT IT WAS SCARY. *AK

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ALSO, HAD HEAVY GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSED STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES TO THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Jun 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THE HAZARD BUTTON IS LOCATED, AND ENTIR E ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. *AK

Incident date: Feb 3, 1999

THER E IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1998

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL INTERIOR LIGHTS/DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMNATE ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL # 99-V-029-000---UPON REPAIRS, CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED A/B LIGHT --ON-OFF, THE CRUISE DOES NOT WORK, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON/OFF AND ALSO THE ABS LIGHT, THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT EXIST UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THE RECALL-99-V-029-000.-------PLEASE ADD VIN.#

Incident date: May 12, 1999

THERE IS A SHORT WITHIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH IS DRAINING THE BATTERY, AND VEHICLE WON'T START UNLESS THE CONSUMER GIVES VEHICLE A BOOST. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ARCING CONDITION WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO/STEREO SYSTEM, UNABLE TO DETERMINE FAILURE. MJS