1990 TOYOTA PICKUP Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
EXCESSIVE FRAME RUSTING.
Mileage: 40,000
1990 TOYOTA PICK UP ELECTRONIC CONTROLS *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SOMETIMES HIS TRUCK WILL NOT START.
ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHERE DRIVING TO FEDERAL EXPRESS TO DROP OF SOME PACKAGES. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT I PRESSED IN THE CLUTCH AND IT POPPED REALLY LOUD AND I ALMOST REARENDED A CADILLAC ESCALADE. I SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING HIM AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND TOOK THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR A...
Mileage: 244,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK 4X4. AFTER TURNING ON THE HEATER, LEAVES CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE OF HIS TRUCK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A LETTER WAS SENT ADVISING HIM THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED...
Mileage: 147,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA PERTAINING TO THE STEERING. HE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE APPOINTMENT AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE T...
I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH A SET OF FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES IN SIZE 205/70R14. YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK ON I85 THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING HORRIBLY AS IF IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES AND THEY ALL STILL HAD AIR IN THEM. I CONTINUED ON MY WAY...
RECALL NOTICE, CANNOT GET REPAIRED. DEALER WILL NOT RETURN CALLS. *JB
MY 1990 TOYOTA PICKUP WAS RECENTLY RECALLED. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 3/10/2006. I ASSUME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE A NEW PROBLEM BECAUSE OF TAKING THIS IN. I HAVE A HUGE OIL LEAK, ENOUGH TO WHERE I HAVE TO ADD OIL NEARLY EVERY DAY. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS (( OR TO...
MY 1990 TOYOTA PICK-UP WAS RECALLED SSC 50N TO REPLACE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE NEAREST DEALER IS TWO HUNDRED MILES FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL CENTER STATED THAT THIS RECALL MUST BE PERFORMED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO FIX THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA COULD PROVIDE THE PARTS AND I ...
Mileage: 183,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE HEAD GASKET RECALL BY TOYOTA, AS A RESULT THEY REPLACED THE ORGINAL ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO LEAKAGE OF COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. AFTER APPROX. 45,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING USING A CONNECTING ROD EXPLODED WITH NO APPARENT REASON. GIVING NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY KIND. THE C...
SINCE THIS TRUCK WAS NEW WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES. ONE OF THE TWO WHEELS LOCKS UP; CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO WHICHEVER SIDE IS LOCKING UP. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER SPENDING $100.00 OR MORE THEY TELL ME THAT EVERY THING IS FINE. THE LAST TIME ...
MY ENGINE HAD A FAILURE OF ONE CYLINDER AND A LEAKING HEAD GASKET,THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN BY TOYOTA THAT WAS ISSUED IN DEC97 THAT EXTENDED MY WARRENTY TO 8 YEARS TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM,THAT GAVE TOYOTA ONE MONTH TO NOTIFY ALL TRUCK OWNERS AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE SPECIAL E...
I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA MOTOR COORPORATION THAT ONLY CERTAIN 3.0 LITER PICK UPS WERE RECALLED. MINE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL. THERE ARE MANY TOYOTA PICKUPS WITH THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WHY WAS MY TRUCK EXEMPT FROM THIS RECALL PROGRAM.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE . TIRE WAS A B.F.GOODRICH, P21565R15, DOT BEVFNX71308. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
PE00 O20; CONSUMERWAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AT THIS TIME. FIRESTONE FIRE HAWK #4410 P25575R15 108SM/S. *AK
DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET RECALL. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER ALL DAMAGE.
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE.
SEAT BELT BUCKLES UNLATCH WITHOUT BEING RELEASED.
FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING ODOR/FUMES TO ENTER INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT; ALSO REPLACED TIMING BELT/OIL SEAL THAT WAS PUT IN BACKWARDS. *AK
FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING ODOR/FUMES TO ENTER INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT; ALSO REPLACED TIMING BELT/OIL SEAL THAT WAS PUT IN BACKWARDS. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
LOOSE CRIMPED SPEEDOMETER TRANSMISSION CONNECTION IN THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUSED SENSORS IN SPEEDOMETER HOUSING/TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION, CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING.
DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE.
VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH DUE TO CRACKED SPARK PLUG.
MIDDLE LAP BELT WILL RELEASE THE DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT. *AK MIDDLE STRAP CONNECTOR WILL HIT DRIVER RELEASE BUTTON WHEN ANY LATERAL MOVEMENT IS APPLIED TO VEHICLE. *SLC
MIDDLE LAP BELT WILL RELEASE THE DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT. *AK MIDDLE STRAP CONNECTOR WILL HIT DRIVER RELEASE BUTTON WHEN ANY LATERAL MOVEMENT IS APPLIED TO VEHICLE. *SLC
MIDDLE LAP BELT WILL RELEASE THE DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WHEN DRIVER WILL HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON ON DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED DOWN, ON HARD TO GET ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR PASS,IT STICKS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK IT REACH 110,000 MILE THE HEAD GASKET BLOW . TT