# 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1051045` · 2014-03-31 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 74,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA.  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING,  STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A POLE.  THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WITH A FRACTURED PELVIS.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.  UPDATED 05/05/2014*LJ     UPDATED 05/09/2014   *JS
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