2001 Toyota Tacoma steering problems
20 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2001 Toyota Tacoma, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 161,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 161,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 4 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
My 2001 toyota tacoma was involved in a accident. At the trial the accident reconstruction person said he could not understand why the crash happened that it looked like some one had yanked the wheel very hard. The trial was for manslaughter and it took place before the recall. The truck was never inspected by a mechanic. I feel this was the cause for the accident.
My wife recently had a wreck, she was going 45 MPH, the truck went off the road, crossing over center line, after making impact with the dirt with the front end of the truck, the truck lost it's steering, from there the truck flipped 5 times on it's side, it finally came to rest on it's side, 5 feet away from a house. She had to be cut from the truck. Her l2 exploded in her back, she's now having to learn how to walk again among other things from extreme nerve damage.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Tacoma
- Body & structure 235 complaints
- Suspension 84 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 15 complaints