>
>
> Dick Campagna wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > George - Don't you like your T-100? If not, why not?
>
> My 1995 T-100, extra cab, 4 X 4, 2 piece rear driveshaft vibrates so badly
> that I seldom drive the truck. Toyota says: "What vibration!" Also, I was
> told all 95's had Cal. emmisions by the dealer here in Maine. That was a
> lie! I must assume that is why mine sputters and surges during
> acceleration! I located some of the defects similar to mine at the National
> Highway Transportation Safety Administrations Website at
> http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ and The Lemon Car Page at
> http://www.defect.com/~wf1/ . Both are a good resource for all makes and
> models. If you elect to go to arbitrage, remember who funds the service,
> that's right, the auto manufacturers, so vehical owners beware! Here are
> some of the Toyota T-100 related defects I found at NHTSA, I especially like
> the one where they relaced the transfer case 3 times in 3000 miles and the
> wheels locked up after the second replacement!ODI ID Number: 503376Make:
> TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Year: 1995
> Date of Failure: 27 Nov 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVESHAFT
> Summary:
> DRIVESHAFT FAILED FOUR TIMES. *DSH
>
> ODI ID Number: 504810
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Year: 1995
> Date of Failure: 19 May 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVESHAFT
> Summary:
> DRIVESHAFT VIBRATES AND VEHICLE SURGES DURING ACCELERATION. *AK
>
> ODI ID Number: 511361
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1993
> Date of Failure: 1 Nov 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME:MEMBERS AND BODY:TRUCK
> Summary:
> BED OF PICKUP SEPARATING FROM RAIL WELDS.
>
> ODI ID Number: 960773
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1993
> Date of Failure: 28 Feb 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
> Summary:
> VEHICLE FRONTEND SHIMMEYS WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH CREATING POTENTIAL RISK OF
> LOSS OF
> VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
>
> ODI ID Number: 490775
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1994
> Date of Failure: 24 Aug 1994
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
> Summary:
> AXLES FAILED. *SD
>
> ODI ID Number: 952697
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1994
> Date of Failure: 11 Mar 1994
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)3
> Summary:
> MAN-TRAN 4 WHEEL DR: TRANSFER CASE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES;
> EXCESSIVE
> NOISE/SHIMMY; WHEELS LOCKED UP AFTER 2ND REPLACEMENT. TT
>
> ODI ID Number: 501911
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1995
> Date of Failure: 1 Mar 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVESHAFT
> Summary:
> DRIVE SHAFT TOO SHORT, EXPOSING SPLINE, CAUSING IT TO WEAR/REAR OF VEHICLE TO
> VIBRATE.
>
> ODI ID Number: 513677
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1995
> Date of Failure: Not Listed
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE (INDICATOR FORWARD OR REVERSE)
> Summary:
> DRIVELINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK
>
> ODI ID Number: 601273
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1995
> Date of Failure: 1 June 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
> Summary:
> REAR LEAF SPRINGS MISALIGNED, CAUSING NOISE. *DSH
>
> ODI ID Number: 501563
> Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
> Model: T100
> Year: 1996
> Date of Failure: 18 Nov 1995
> Incident: No
> Fire: No
> Number of Injuries: 0
> Number of Deaths: 0
> Component: SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT
> Summary:
> VEHICLE CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *DSH
>
All I can say is that Toyota just doesn't know how to make big trucks,
I've had friends that have had good results (I.E, long dependable life)
with the small original design trucks, but I've heard of nothing but
trouble from Toyota's attempts at making large trucks (Tacoma, T-100).
Personally i wouldn't own any Toyota, but you couldn't even give me a
Tacoma or T-100, from what I hear their pieces of s@*t.
Later-
Bruce
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