Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint Problems of Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while driving 35 -40 mph, the passenger's side ball joint failed causing damage to the sidewall of the tire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lower control lower ball joints, control arm, ball joint and the inner and outer tie rod needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the strut assembly, upper ball joint, abs sensor, and passenger's side brake hose were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v225000 (suspension). The failure mileage was 156,201.

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When driving home from having the truck serviced, the front drivers wheel broke and crashed into a curb. After taking it to Toyota and calling there help desk, theye confirmed it had a lower and upper ball joint failure. At this time Toyota will not honor this recall and will not provide any assistance with the repairs.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. While driving at 30 mph, the suspension ball joint detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 250,000.

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I was driving at around 15-20 mph when the lower ball joint on my 2004 Tacoma snapped, causing the upper ball joint to snap, pulling out the axle, and causing some other damage. Toyota refuses to accept the claim, denying that my truck was affected by the recall (Toyota recall 50j). I never received any notice from them, and the truck was in several Toyota dealerships over the years. This could have killed me, and Toyota is dismissive of everything. Despite the evidence, they continue to deny that anything is wrong and refuse to pay for the parts and labor to fix their defect.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle dropped with a loud noise. The contact discovered that the axle was fractured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the axle, lower ball joint, upper ball joint and tie rod would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 198,164.

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The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. While driving approximately 55 mph, the front driver's side wheel suddenly fell off the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle, but was able to safely pull off the road. Upon inspection, she noticed that the upper ball joints failed. The dealer stated that the ball joints needed to be replaced at the contact's expense because there was no recall for that component. The manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The current and failure mileages were 133,000.

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In January 2006, I received a recall notice from Toyota ball joints on our 2003 Tacoma. I scheduled with the dealer and they were all replaced. Christmas day of 2007, I experienced a catastrophic failure of the ball joints on the right side. Both upper and lower separated while driving at about 30 mph. And, the wheel pretty much separated from the vehicle. (vehicle stopped without injury). Vehicle was towed and all four ball joints needed to be replaced. Vehicle is a 2003 Toyota Tacoma with 74,0000 miles. Mileage on Toyota-replaced ball joints could not have been more than about 20,000 miles when they failed.

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After noticing that the truck developed unusual tire wear and shaking and noise coming from the front end ,making the truck difficult and hazardous to drive. A private technician indicated that the front ball joints needed to be replaced. I was made aware of a Toyota recall, and was informed that although this vehicle was exhibiting the exact condition described in the recall that was on identical make, model and year this truck was not part of the recall and would not be covered due to the VIN.

Contact states driver's side front ball joint fell off, causing the wheel to come off. This specific vehicle does not fall under the Toyota recall campaign.

While driving about 65 mph, with no warning whatsoever the right front drivers side tire came off the vehicle. Upon inspection of the tire, the ball bearing, rotor, etc was there but the shaft was broken in half. No accident occurred. Mechanics observed that the shaft had broken in half and had never seen anything of this sort. No repairs have yet to be made. Infect, the rotor and the ball bearing, nut are still on the tire.

While driving 10 mph consumer heard a loud noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Consumer was able to pull over and noticed that passenger's front tire fell off. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced.

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While driving, upper and lower ball joints broke and front end fell, causing major damage to other components in vehicle.

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While driving and without warning, the upper ball joint broke and the front wheel came off, resulting in a rollover, there were 2 injuries. . Consumer believes that part was defective and that manufacturer should replace vehicle.

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