2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER

MY SON HAD A WRECK, HE HYDROPLANED AND HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE GOT A CONCUSSION.

Mileage: 200,000

I OWNED 2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. THE FRONT HOOD CAME DOWN HARD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE ENGINE OIL. THE LIFT CYLINDERS ( 10 YEARS OLD / 2000 MODEL..) ARE NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. AND THE HOOD CAME DOWN HARD ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL... THE LIFT CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE HOOD SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY REASON.... *TR

Mileage: 144,000

I OWNED 2000 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. THE FRONT HOOD CAME DOWN HARD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE ENGINE OIL. THE LIFT CYLINDERS ( 10 YEARS OLD / 2000 MODEL..) ARE NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD. AND THE HOOD CAME DOWN HARD ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL... THE LIFT CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE HOOD SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY REASON.... *TR

Mileage: 144,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). PERHAPS THIS COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON YOUR DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE FAILURE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR VARIOUS TOYOTAS. ACCELERATION ISSUES EMERGED WITH MY 2000 MODEL TOYOTA-- [XXX] IN 2000, I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA LAND CRUISER.AT AROUND 45,000 MILES (STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER?S WARRANTY) OR AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR 2003, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH MY LAND CRUISER

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT OD PARKING SPOT & WHEN SHIFTED TO FORWARD & GAS APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE, CAUSING A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE SMOKE GOT DARKER AND THE CONTACT PULLED OVER. AN ORANGE GLOW WAS NOTICED BETWEEN THE CONTROLS AND A BOTTLE OF WATER WAS POURED IN THE DOOR TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED. THE MASTER CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/20/06. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

ANTI-SKID BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN FRONT.*AK

Mileage: 73,500

ANTI-SKID BRAKE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN FRONT.*AK

Mileage: 73,500

CONSUMER HAD PULLED PARTIALLY INTO GARAGE AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN REMOVED SOME ITEMS FROM VEHICLE, RESTARTED VEHICLE TO PULL COMPLETELY INTO GARAGE. CONSUMER HAD SHIFTED TO PARK, AND DROPPED AN ITEM ON GARAGE FLOOR. WENT TO PICK UP ITEM, AND TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, RUNNING INTO THE DRIVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED. VEHICLE WAS TESTED BY ENGINEERS FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DETECTIVE ROB CHRISTOPHER

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. WE WERE CLIPPED BY ANOTHER CAR ON OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. OUR SUV SLID TO THE LEFT CROSSING 3 FREEWAY LANES AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. OUR SUV SLIDE DOWN THE FREEWAY ALONG THE DIVIDER AND MADE ONE COMPLETE ROLL, LANDING AGAIN ON OUT TIRES. THE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS MASSIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. IT STAYED LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUV

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. WE WERE CLIPPED BY ANOTHER CAR ON OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. OUR SUV SLID TO THE LEFT CROSSING 3 FREEWAY LANES AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. OUR SUV SLIDE DOWN THE FREEWAY ALONG THE DIVIDER AND MADE ONE COMPLETE ROLL, LANDING AGAIN ON OUT TIRES. THE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS MASSIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. IT STAYED LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUV

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY. WE WERE CLIPPED BY ANOTHER CAR ON OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. OUR SUV SLID TO THE LEFT CROSSING 3 FREEWAY LANES AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE FREEWAY DIVIDER. OUR SUV SLIDE DOWN THE FREEWAY ALONG THE DIVIDER AND MADE ONE COMPLETE ROLL, LANDING AGAIN ON OUT TIRES. THE FRONT DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS MASSIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. IT STAYED LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE EMAIL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED SUV