Ownership Cost for 1999 Toyota Tacoma (Xtracab V6 4WD)
Estimated: $43784 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2408
$1156
$1011
$915
$819
$6309
Insurance
$1463
$1515
$1568
$1622
$1679
$7847
Fuel
$2167
$2232
$2310
$2402
$2510
$11621
Maintenance
$2763
$2634
$1345
$1401
$2291
$10434
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$753
$753
$753
$753
$753
$1115
Total Ownership Costs
$10531
$8760
$7641
$7828
$9024
$43784
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Truck
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Model: 5VZ-FE
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: TOYOTA
Manufacturer: TABC INC.
Manufacturer Id: 13383
Model: Tacoma
Model Year: 1999
Note: Chassis: With 1/2 ton Independent Front Suspension
Plant City: Fremont
Plant Company Name: TABC Inc.
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Series: RZN171L/VZN170L
Trim: DELUXE
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Wheel Base Type: Extra Long
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
HEAT SHIELD IS CAUSING A CRACK IN THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRING . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I WAS TRAVELLING NORTH ON HWY 3 AT 55MPH WHEN I SAW A LADY, MRS KEEVY, TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. I LOCKED UP MY BRAKES, BUT THE ROAD HAD BEEN SANDED FOR ICE THE NIGHT BEFORE. I BROADSIDED HER AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 35 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTALED. HER VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOTALED. SHE WAS AIR LIFTED TO A HOSPITAL. NONE OF THE EMERGENCY WORKERS COULD UNDERSTAND WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH AUTO BODY PLACES, AND A MASTER MECHANIC SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. A 1999 TOYOTA SAT NEXT TO MINE IN THE REPAIR FACILITY WITH SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE AND HIS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY VEHICLE, MRS. KEEVY'S VEHICLE, AND THE OTHER TOYOTA. I HAVE ALSO ORDERED A POLICE REPORT. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA ON THEIR HOTLINE, THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO SAID I DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA. I SENT THEM TWO CERTIFIED LETTERS, ONE WITH PICTURES OF ALL VEHICLES. THEY FINALLY CONTACTED LAST WEEK, REQUESTING A POLICE REPORT AND HOSPITAL RECORDS. *AK