IllustrationRIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. MECHANIC INITIALLY STATED THIS COULD BE REPAIRED, BUT ONCE HE INSPECTED THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE HE INDICATED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOO RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER USABLE OR REPAIRABLE. *TR
2000 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
425–50K
1450–75K
1375–100K
29100–150K
39150K+
102 reports with mileage · 108 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 78 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports2 fire reports15 injury reports
Wheels complaints
2 reportsI WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAVE HAD WITH A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK-UP. I HAVE 15000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND RECENTLY ON A LONG ROAD TRIP I RECEIVED A FLAT DUE TO A NAIL ON THE HIGHWAY. IN CHANGING THE TIRE I SNAPPED 2 LUG STUDS. NOW I HAVE OWNED TRUCK FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SNAPPED A LUG O…
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I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAVE HAD WITH A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK-UP. I HAVE 15000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND RECENTLY ON A LONG ROAD TRIP I RECEIVED A FLAT DUE TO A NAIL ON THE HIGHWAY. IN CHANGING THE TIRE I SNAPPED 2 LUG STUDS. NOW I HAVE OWNED TRUCK FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SNAPPED A LUG OFF A WHEEL. I HAD IT SERVICED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO TOO MUCH TORQUE AND STILL FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. I CANT IMAGINE THAT I COULD GIVE THIS THAT MUCH TORQUE WITH A TIRE IRON TO SNAP OFF THE STUDS. I FEEL IT IS POOR QUALITY STEEL OR A FAILURE IN THE STEEL DESIGN ITSELF. I AM VERY CONCERN FOR FUTURE LUGS BREAKING WHEN TRAVELING AND FEAR A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE ME IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND ME. THANK YOU.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.