1992 TOYOTA PICKUP Problems & Recalls

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT HAS AN INCOMPLETE RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BED WOULD STRIKE THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 217,800.

Mileage: 217,800

THE FRAME HAS HAD EXCESSIVE RUSTING AROUND THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA FOR ABOUT 7-8 YEARS. REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE MADE TO THIS AREA. FINALLY, TOYATA ANOUNCED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY GOES BACK TO 1995. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE FRAME HAS HAD EXCESSIVE RUSTING AROUND THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA FOR ABOUT 7-8 YEARS. REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE MADE TO THIS AREA. FINALLY, TOYATA ANOUNCED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY GOES BACK TO 1995. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TOOK MY 1992 TOYOTA TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE WHILE ON THE LIFT THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRAME NEAR THE LEAF SPRING WAS RUSTED THROUGH. IT WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT YOUR ARM THROUGH IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS GREAT LITTLE TRUCK OTHER THAN THIS. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE MAY BE A RECAL...

TOOK MY 1992 TOYOTA SHORT BOX PICKUP IN FOR A BRAKE JOB. BOTH FRAME MEMBERS HALF WAY BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE RUSTED SO BAD THAT ONE COULD PUT ONES ARM ALL THE WAY THRU. THE TRUCK HAS A GOOD ENGINE AND TIRES, BUT NOW IS JUST A DANGEROUS PIECE OF JUNK. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

1992 TOYOTA FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING AND WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD HAZARDS AND BUMPS THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHIFT AND JUMP OFF OF FRAME THUS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF DRIVER CONTROL IS LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V389000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: ROD: RELAY: CONNECTING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE STEERING RELAY ROD BUT DID NOT PE...

Mileage: 140,000

I TOOK MY TOYOTA PICKUP TO KENDALL TOYOTA (MIAMI, FL) IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V389000. APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO THE SERVICE. THEY GAVE ME MANY PROBLEMS ON THE PHONE WHEN I CALLED TO TRY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SERVICE. AFTER MANY CALLS AND COMPLAINTS, THEY AGREED TH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD HOLES IN IT AND EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT SHIELD WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECH...

Mileage: 109,250

1992 TOYOTA PICKUP SR5 V6. WAS APPROACHING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AND HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND IMMEDIATELY LOST STEERING. UPON INSPECTION, MY LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM FRAME MOUNT WAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MOUNT ALSO HOLDS THE MOTOR MOUNT. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL HAD CRACKED AT...

Mileage: 175,000

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING PRE-PAID CERTIFICATES TO HAVE LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP REMOVE THE SLIME PRODUCT FROM HIS TIRES AND RE-BALANCE THE TIRES ON THE RIMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE PRODUCT TO CORRECT A VERY SLOW LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE USED THE REC...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 1992 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP (VIN #[XXX]) I READ AN ARTICLE LAST WEEK IN THE WASHINGTON POST SAYING THAT THIS YEAR TOYOTA PICKUPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY STEERING AND LINKAGE RODS. I ALSO READ A P...

MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PURCHASED A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK NEW IN 1992 AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING RUST LIKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON SOME TRUCKS, BUT NOT GO BACK THAT FAR. I CAN TELL YOU THIS TRUCK RUSTED PROFUSELY 2 YRS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THIS TRUCK WAS GAR...

Mileage: 3,000

PURCHASED 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP PURCHASED WITH 89000 MILES IN SUMMER OF 2006. HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND HAS 92000 MILES CURRENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GET PARKING BRAKE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND ...

Mileage: 92,080

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR OF THE FRAME NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHEEL WELL. A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD S...

Mileage: 300,000

1992 TOYOTA PICK UP (V6,4WD) WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE 2 REAR TIRES INSTALLED. WHEN PLACED ON LIFT A COMPLETE CRACKING OF THE FRAME WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE METAL ACTUALLY FLAKES IN YOUR HANDS FOR ALMOST 18 INCHES. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. A FRIEND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A...

Mileage: 296,000

BROUGHT MY 92 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK IN TO HAVE A BELT CHANGED. THE GUYS AT THE SHOP PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND THE TRUCK JUST FOLDED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED YOU CAN STICK YOUR HAND RIGHT THROUGH IT. CURRENTLY THE RECALL ON FRAME ROT DOES NOT COVER MY YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 203,000

HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY TOYOTA (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN V06) AT 109,574 MILES. REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FAILED SUDDENLY AT 189,000 MILES, DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND (40 MPH), AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO OVERHEATING OR LEAKS). UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REPEAT...

Mileage: 189,000

HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY TOYOTA (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN V06) AT 109,574 MILES. REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FAILED SUDDENLY AT 189,000 MILES, DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND (40 MPH), AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO OVERHEATING OR LEAKS). UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REPEAT...

Mileage: 189,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THE CABLE BROKE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE VEH...

I HAVE A 1992 TOYOTA TRUCK [XXX] WITH 265000 MILES. ON OCT.27 WHILE DRIVING MY CENTER LINK BROKE AT THE PITMAN THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT HAVE ANY STEERING CONTROL. SINCE I WAS NOT GOING AT A EXCESSIVE SPEED I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY BUT JUST BARELY I WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT AT A INTERSEC...

Mileage: 268,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CA...

THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON MY TOYOTA PICK UP (VIN T4VNO1D9N2O12572) HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM AN ACCLERATED RATE OF CORROSION (FAR BEYOND ANY OTHER UNDERBODY COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SHEET METAL) AND HAVE BEEN LEAKING AND FAILING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THESE LINES APPEAR TO BE ACTING AS A SACRIFIC...

Mileage: 76,000

THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ON MY TOYOTA PICK UP (VIN T4VNO1D9N2O12572) HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM AN ACCLERATED RATE OF CORROSION (FAR BEYOND ANY OTHER UNDERBODY COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SHEET METAL) AND HAVE BEEN LEAKING AND FAILING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THESE LINES APPEAR TO BE ACTING AS A SACRIFIC...

Mileage: 76,000

NON-CATASTROPHIC BELT SEPARATION: LARGE BULGE IN TREAD. <40,000 MILES ON TIRE. JCS. *AK

THIS MODEL OF TRUCK ROTORS WARP LIKE CRAZY. I HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON 2 DAYS AGO, AND THEY ARE ALREADY WARPING AGAIN WITH NO HARD STOPS. FIXING THE PROBLEM IS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY, SO I DRIVE AROUND WITH EXTREMELY WARPED ROTORS(I.E. FAULTY BRAKES). I SUSPECT MOST EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS THIS MODEL...

Mileage: 175,000

CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND AND COULD SMELL GAS FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CHECK VALVE HAD BROKEN AND FUEL HAD SPILLED ON ENGINE, DEALER REMOVED INTAKE PLENUM AND REPLACED PRESSURE REGULATOR IN FUEL RAIL. *AK *TT

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE, REPLACED ENGINE, FAULTY MECHANICAL WORK, VALVES DAMAGED, HEAD GASKET RECALL 4/2000, TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX DAMAGES CAUSED BY HEAD GASKET FAILURES. *AK

I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL IN APRIL 2, 2001 AND I HAD DRIVEN IT ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I STARTRD TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MY OIL PRESSURE GUAGE NEVER GAVE ME ANY WARNINGS THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL. ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THERE WAS THIS TERRIBLE NOISE, I FOUND OUT THAT T...

I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL IN APRIL 2, 2001 AND I HAD DRIVEN IT ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I STARTRD TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MY OIL PRESSURE GUAGE NEVER GAVE ME ANY WARNINGS THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL. ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THERE WAS THIS TERRIBLE NOISE, I FOUND OUT THAT T...

REAR BUMPER COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND IS FULL OF SHARP JAGED EDGES. VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE STEPED ON IT OR WIPED IT WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING FROM STOP LIGHT, RIGHT BACK WHEEL BEGAN TO SPIN. DROVE FOR SOME DISTANCE AND CONDITION PERSISTED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND NOTICED FUEL SPRAYING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. MOVED VEHICLE TO NEARBY GARAGE AND STOPPED. PART WAS THEN REPLACED. IS TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PART FAILING IN S...

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP FOR A CHECK UP. AND MECHANIC REFERRED HIM TO FIRESTONE BECAUSE WHEN BALACING THE TIRES LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P26575/R15 #DOT NUMBER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL, LATER, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN CAM, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE HEAD GASKET COULD HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY REPLACED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS, THE TIMING BELT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SL...

THE CAR OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S 3-POINT RESTRAINT (RETRACTOR) FAILED.

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED YEARLY. THEY WEAR OUT VERY FAST, ONLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY FOR ONE YEAR. CONSUMER ASSUMES IT IS DESIGN DEFECT. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE BELT BUCKLE WILL HOLD , BUT IT WILL NOT RELEASE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF NON WARRANTY EXTENSION. *AK

HYDRAULIC OPERATED CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONS WHILE EITHER DRIVING OR STARTING VEHICLE. CLUTCH WOULD DISENGAGE SOMETIMES. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS CLOUDED & CONTAMINATED. TOOK TO GARAGE, NOT DEALER, & HAD MASTER & SLAVE CYLINDERS REPLACED. *AK THIS OCCURS WHEN STARTING, CLUTCH PEDAL ...

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE GASKETS.

GAS MILEAGE SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 29MPG TO 18 MPG W/OUT EXPLANATION.

THERMOSTAT FAILED.

TIMING CHAIN REPLACED.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEPARATION DUE TO WEAK SPRINGS. *AK

THE ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP BUT THEY ARE NOT WORKING ON IT, ALSO THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

HEAD GASKET BLEW.

THE SHOULDER HARNESS OF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY TIME ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, OWNER HAS 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND NOTES THAT THE CLUTCH MUST BE DEPRESSD TO GET ENGINE RESTARTED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AT 3,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, ONCE HAD TO HAVE THEM CUT DOWN, SECOND AND THIRD TIMES ROTORS WERE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIATOR BLEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

RADIATOR BASE COMPLETELY CORRODED, RESULTING IN LEAKS. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, TO UNSTICK HIT PEDAL REAL HARD. *AK

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. TT

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL THE BRAKE LOCKED UP HYDRAULIC BRAKE . TT

BECAUSE OF THE AIR INTAKE VALVE IS SO LOW THAT WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH WATER ITS SUCKED UP WATER INTO THE ENGINE AND DESTROYED IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM TURNING TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER. *SKD

VEHICLE ROLLOVER AFTER HITTING EMBANKMENT. *SKD