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2019 TOYOTA TACOMA — ENGINE

crash · 1670239 · 2020-06-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
5,500
Speed
6 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN YOU WOULD STOP AT A RED. LIGHT AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY EASE OFF LIKE IT HAD AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE.THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I GOT TO THE OFFICE AND WAS PULLING IN THE PARKING SPACE I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR SO I PRESSED THE SECOND TIME AND THE SAME THING I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TRY THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE I HIT THE CONCRETE WALL AND DID APPROXIMATELY $5200 DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE.THE ENGINE HAS A NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER MAKING A NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD OVER THE ENGINE RUNNING.THE BRAKE PROBLEM I BELIEVE HAS TO DO WITH THE BOOSTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11329562
Machine
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