Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I was thinking that, if Toyota
comes out with a V8 in the T-100 this year, I might consider one to pull my
fifth-wheel trailer. Now, I'm not so sure . . .
Dick (& Geri) Campagna, Mt Laurel, NJ campagna@nothinbut.net
(Per favore, non mi rompere i coglioni. Grazie!)
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> From: George G. Barnard II <gbarnard@midcoast.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: 1998 Dakota R/T
> Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 9:41 AM
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
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