2001 Toyota Tacoma Tires Problems
- 9
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 9 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Tread/Belt · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota tacoma. While reversing at a low speed, the contact noticed that the spare tire separated from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v542000 (tires). The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to perform the recall repair due to corrosion around the attachment area. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10714735
Body · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota tacoma. While the vehicle was at the dealer being repaired for nhtsa campaign number: 12v542000 (tires), the technician stated that the frame for the under carriage of the vehicle was rusted. The technician stated that the vehicle was unable to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 08/02/16*lj consumer wrote letters about…
ODI 10780793
Tires · Wheels
Loss of spare tire assembly due to rust toyota will not replace wheel assembly will replace the rusted tire holder but not the tire toyota replaced the frame on a recall and did not replace the rusted spare tire holder this is negligence on the part of toyota someone may have been killed when the spare tire came loose on the highway at 55 mph. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10458967
Tires · Tread/Belt
While driving on tx us-[redacted] going approx. 65 mph, the right rear tire failed. I managed to regain control of the vehicle and stop on the highway shoulder. What i found was a very hot tire which had remained inflated, but had lost approx. 75% of the tread circumference down to the steel belt. Approx. 25% of the tread remained with the tire, of which approx. 10% remained attached to the steel belt. The situation…
ODI 10264024
Tires · Tread/Belt
While driving on tx us59 nb righthand lane and vehicle speed approximately 65 mph, the right rear tire failed. I managed to regain control of the vehicle and stop on the shoulder. What i found was a very hot tire which had remained inflated but had lost approx. 75% of the tire tread circumference down to the steel belt. Approx. 25% of tread remained with the tire of which approx.10% remained attached to the steel…
ODI 10264017
Lower Ball Joint · Tires
No failure as of yet, but have two lower ball joints on my vehicle that both are out of tolerance at the same time. Seems that my make and model year had a recall on the lower ball joints but they are telling me that my vehicle wasn't included. It seems very odd that the ball joints are both out at the same time, almost like there is a problem with more of the joints than they initially expected. *nm
ODI 10159134
Air Bags · Tires
The driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during a collision where i was struck while driving. In addition to this accident i was also given a ticket in which the state trooper stated that the accident would not have occurred if the tires were not bad. Tacoma toyota double cab truck, year 2001. I hydroplaned crossing the median in which an on-coming vehicle struck my vehicle.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10068018
Tires
One of the tires blew up on me without any warnig all over suddenly my truck was fish tailing in the middle of the highway. I was very close to cause a collective accident. I contacted the manufacturer and they reffered me to their local dealer to look at the tires but their answer was that the damage was caused by a road hazard. The problem is that the tires blew up in pieces in a matter of seconds. I installed the…
ODI 769338
Tires
This tire was flat after 1200 miles of hiway driving. There was found to be a stone about 1 centimeter by 2 centimeter that had penetrated and torn the body of the tire. This could have cause a serious accident . The peoplr who repaired the tire stated that the tire was the thinnest they had seen. We have purchased new tires. This should no happen on a new pick-up. *ak
ODI 746723