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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,750 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2001 Toyota Tacoma seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2001 Toyota Tacoma Owner Comments

problem #8

Dec 192010

Tacoma

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle left roadway and struck object head-on. Airbags did not deploy, even though the impact was direct and with enough force to cause vehicle to flip end over end several times. Vehicle was totaled.

- Alexandria, AL, USA

problem #7

Jan 192005

Tacoma 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43,000 miles
I rear-ended someone doing 30 mph and my air bags did not deploy and I feel this is a safety issue.

- Kemah, TX, USA

problem #6

Oct 052003

Tacoma 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,000 miles
The driver's and passenger's side airbags failed to deploy during a front end collision that occurred while I was driving approximately 30-35 mph. My 2001 Toyota Tacoma double cab pickup struck the other vehicle sustaining severe front end damage.

- Mcmurray, PA, USA

problem #5

Sep 082003

Tacoma 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving 40 mph the driver T-boned a vehicle that ran a red light. The vehicles driver and passenger air bags did not deploy on impact. The consumer sustained injuries to the neck and back. The vehicle was totaled.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #4

Feb 042003

Tacoma

  • miles
Consumer was hit by another vehicle in the back and neither of the air bags deployed. Dealer has been notified.

- Garland, TX, USA

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problem #3

Sep 302002

Tacoma

  • miles
Passenger side air bag emits acrid/musty like odor when subjected to heat from the sun or after the heater has been run for a while and had a chance to soak the area behind the dash. Odor triggers wife's asthma attacks. Odor is not coming from heater/ac vents.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #2

Nov 202002

Tacoma

  • miles
While driving consumer skidded on ice and crashed head-on into a guardrail. Vehicle was traveling approximately 30 mph causing over $8000 worth of damage to truck. Neither driver or passenger air bags deployed.

- Westport, ME, USA

problem #1

Feb 232001

Tacoma

  • miles
Another vehicle failed to yield right of way and I T-boned them at 30 mph. Airbag failed to deploy, and Florida highway patrol officer was very concerned, as he felt the air bag should have deployed.

- Titusville, FL, USA

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