IllustrationPRIOR TO RECALL CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (225-75R-15) TIRES, DUE TO TIRES HAVING A 4 TO 5 INCH SPLIT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND TREAD, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR IL. *JB
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
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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
What owners actually said
210 reportsFRONTAL IMPACT WITH MAJOR DAMAGE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY
ONCE VEHICLE WARMS UP DRIVETRAIN AREA MAKES DIFFERENT RINGING NOISES EVERYTIME CONSUMER IS IN ECOND/THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. IT'S AN IRRITATING LOUD NOISE.*AK
MORE THAN THREE SETS OF DIFFERENT TIRES, STILL VIBRATION IN BACK OF TRUCK, TOYOTA HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM YET.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: P22575R15)
THE DRIVER'S SEAT APPEARS TO EITHER 1) NOT BE FASTENED SECURELY TO FLOOR, OR 2) HAVE A FAULTY COMPONENT WHICH ALLOWS MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK REST. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FIVE TMES. THE REPAIR WORK ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CREAKING NOISE SIMILAR T…
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THE DRIVER'S SEAT APPEARS TO EITHER 1) NOT BE FASTENED SECURELY TO FLOOR, OR 2) HAVE A FAULTY COMPONENT WHICH ALLOWS MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK REST. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FIVE TMES. THE REPAIR WORK ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CREAKING NOISE SIMILAR TO AN OLD DOOR ON RUSTY HINGES. TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER HAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER 200009110317. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY LAST WRITTEN COMPLAINT.
WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAINTAIN CINDER ROAD, THE TIRE FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND REFERED CONSUMER TO FIRESTONE, TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS AT, P265/75R15, DOT # W29V, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *CJ
SUSPENSION IS DEFECTIVE. WHENEVER VEHICLE HITS A BUMP VEHICLE WILL REBOUND TWICE. SHOCKS WILL BOUNCE OFF OF BUMP, INSTEAD OF CONTROLLING IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS UNDER SERIOUS WHEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT ALL SPEEDS. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . TIRES WERE BALANCED 6 DIFERENT TIMES . DEALER SAY ITS IN THE TIRES AND THE TIRE PLACE SAYS IT IS NOT THE TIRES. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES OR RIMS BUT TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . *AK (T…
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TRUCK HAS VIBRATION AND SHIMMY AT ALL SPEEDS. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . TIRES WERE BALANCED 6 DIFERENT TIMES . DEALER SAY ITS IN THE TIRES AND THE TIRE PLACE SAYS IT IS NOT THE TIRES. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES OR RIMS BUT TRUCK STILL HAS VIBRATION . *AK (TIRESIZE: 31X10.5X15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5X15 )
ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN THE CONVERTER BOX. CAUSED ALL LIGHT FAILURE IN CAMPER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THREE WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER WITH FIRESTONE 265X75X15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES AND ASKED THEM IF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL THAT WAS IN PLACE. THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS JUST THE SMALLER 235X75X15…
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THREE WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER WITH FIRESTONE 265X75X15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES AND ASKED THEM IF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK WERE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL THAT WAS IN PLACE. THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS JUST THE SMALLER 235X75X15 TIRES THAT WERE ON RECALL AND THE OTHER ONES WERE SAFE TO USE. WELL ONE WEEK AGO I WAS WASHING MY NEW TRUCK WHEN I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND ONE OF THE TIRES LIKE WHERE THE CARCASS AND THE TREAD WOULD MEET, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A CRACK GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE IN THE SAME SPOT BETWEEN WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE! THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALSHIP LIKE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK TOLD ME TO DO AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM, THEY'RE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT IF I WANTED THEY WOULD SELL ME A NEW SET TO EASE MY MIND. WELL THIS DID NOT EASE MY MIND. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, EVEN THE 6 YEAR 100,000 WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK DOES ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD. PLEASE HELP, I DO NOT WANT TO BE ANOTHER FIRESTONE VICTIM.( DOT NUMBER: W269 TIRE SIZE: 265X75X15 )
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.