2001 Toyota Tacoma Fuel system Problems

“I was driving my 2001 Toyota Tacoma extended cab when another vehicle hit me behind the drivers door and my truck exploded in to flames. I could not get out of the vehicle from the drivers side and had to go through the flames in the cab to get out the passenger side. I suffered burns and was hospitalized in the burn unit.”

“Our daughter was driving our Toyota pick-up when she smelled a gas oder. She immediatly pulled over and called her mother. Her mother insisted that she come home immediatly. Fortunately she was not far from home. Upon her arrival at home dad went outside to see what was the problem. Our neighbor came over and assisted in helping pin point the problem. There was not just a drip but a huge puddle of gas underneath the truck. We discovered a ruptured fuel hose coming from the gas tank. It appears that the plastic tab holding the hose in place chaffed a hole in it. …”

“Consumer believes Toyota owes him money for personal items destroyed in the Tacoma. Consumer states that he has written Toyota and they have never answered he wants to get money for personal items destroyed in vehicle fire. **nar**kb the consumer stated he continues to receive recall notices about the vehicle that was destroyed in a fire.”

“Front part of fuel tank dropped apparently due to corrosion. Electrical and fluid connections to fuel tank were disconnected when the tank dropped. Negligible fuel spill. Vehicle was towed from the scene. Driving on dirt road at the time.”

“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, another driver warned him of sparks igniting underneath the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed the rear of the fuel tank bracket had fractured due to corrosion. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact removed the bracket from the fuel tank. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.”