NHTSA Complaint #11003587 — 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V356000 (ENGINE) AND 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE LANE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE ATLANTIC TOYOTA DEALER WHO REPLACED A SENSOR FOR THE FAILURE REGARDING THE STALLING AND REPLACED BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.