1994 TOYOTA PICKUP Problems & Recalls
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Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RETRACT MAKING THEM UNUSABLE
RUST, CORROSION, FAILURE AND DETACHMENT OF EXTERIOR BODY AND FRAME COMPONENTS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING BOX CAME OFF OF THE FRAME!!! THEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THIS IS A 1994 TOYOTA .. THE 1995 TOYOTA TRUCKS WERE RECALLED SAME REASON. ...
Mileage: 117,000
RUST, CORROSION, FAILURE AND DETACHMENT OF EXTERIOR BODY AND FRAME COMPONENTS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING BOX CAME OFF OF THE FRAME!!! THEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THIS IS A 1994 TOYOTA .. THE 1995 TOYOTA TRUCKS WERE RECALLED SAME REASON. ...
Mileage: 117,000
RUST, CORROSION, FAILURE AND DETACHMENT OF EXTERIOR BODY AND FRAME COMPONENTS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING BOX CAME OFF OF THE FRAME!!! THEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THIS IS A 1994 TOYOTA .. THE 1995 TOYOTA TRUCKS WERE RECALLED SAME REASON. ...
Mileage: 117,000
FRAME AREA DRIVER SIDE FORWARD AREA OF LEAF SPRING MOUNT RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED ,THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE.
Mileage: 175,500
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING. THE PASSENGER SIDE GETS STUCK SOMETIMES AND WON'T PULL OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GETTING READY TO LEAVE.
Mileage: 169,562
I LOST TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SO I TOOK IT TO MY UNCLE WITCH IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WE GOT THE LIGHTS FIXED UP BUT WHILE UNDER THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALOT OF ROT BOTH I SIDE FRAME RAILS NOW I HAVE A CRACKRIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF FRAME AND THE BAD PART THERE ISNT A SPOT OF RUST ON THE BODY OF THE TR...
I LOST TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SO I TOOK IT TO MY UNCLE WITCH IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WE GOT THE LIGHTS FIXED UP BUT WHILE UNDER THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALOT OF ROT BOTH I SIDE FRAME RAILS NOW I HAVE A CRACKRIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF FRAME AND THE BAD PART THERE ISNT A SPOT OF RUST ON THE BODY OF THE TR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 130,000
EXTREME RUST DAMAGE TO FRAME ,SUSPENSION,STEERING COMPONENTS ETC. UNDER THE VEHICLE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVEN WITH MEASURES TAKEN TO REMOVE AND TREAT WITH INHIBITIVE COATING. NEVER SEEN RUST THIS BAD ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED . APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED MANY OTHER PICKUPS FROM 1995 FORWARD....
Mileage: 150,000
EXTREME RUST DAMAGE TO FRAME ,SUSPENSION,STEERING COMPONENTS ETC. UNDER THE VEHICLE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVEN WITH MEASURES TAKEN TO REMOVE AND TREAT WITH INHIBITIVE COATING. NEVER SEEN RUST THIS BAD ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED . APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED MANY OTHER PICKUPS FROM 1995 FORWARD....
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME BECAME BENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE MECHANICAL LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGN...
Mileage: 154,000
LOST BRAKE FUNCTION, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR & LOCKED UP. SLID ACROSS ROAD & HIT GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN OTHER DIRECTION. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPETELY RUSTED OUT & SO IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF MY TRUCK.I'M AFRAID TRUCK COULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE UNDE...
Mileage: 141,528
LOST BRAKE FUNCTION, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR & LOCKED UP. SLID ACROSS ROAD & HIT GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN OTHER DIRECTION. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPETELY RUSTED OUT & SO IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF MY TRUCK.I'M AFRAID TRUCK COULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE UNDE...
Mileage: 141,528
I HAVE OWNED 6 TOYOTA TRUCKS FROM 1985 THRU 1997 AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY AND HANG OUT THE DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY RETRACT THEM BACK IN. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME KNOW EVENT AND IN THE PAST TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, WHEN...
Mileage: 135,000
I HAVE READ THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 1994 TOYOTA SHORT BED PICK UP TRUCK, 4WD, HAVING EXTREME RUSTING TO THE FRAME. YET THEY WILL ONLY BUY BACK THE 1995-2000 MODELS? HOW CAN THEY THINK THAT THEY DID SOMETHING RIGHT IN 94 THAT THEY DIDN'T DO IN 95, AND NOTHING CA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA SHORT WB DELUXE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 187,239
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 205/75/14.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 160,000
1994 TOYOTA PICK UP HAS DRAMATIC AND UNUSUAL FRAME ROT. I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS JUST RUSTED AND ROTTED. THE TRUCK HAD GOOD CARE PARKED IN A GARAGE, WASHED OFTEN INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE RUST WAS VERY UNUSUAL. IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TUCK IS OTHERWISE IN VE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL ABRUPTLY TO ONE SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUSTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAI...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL ABRUPTLY TO ONE SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUSTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAI...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SILENT RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAVY WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CO...
Mileage: 43,000
OWNER OF 2 1994 TOYOTA PICKUPS, WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN ONE OF THEM AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS ALMOST READY TO FALL IN....DECIDED TO SEE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO REPAIR IT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, I REALIZED I WAS LUCKY ...
DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL OR SOUND RIGHT. MY INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE TRUCK CAB AND TRUCK BED WERE FOLDED IN ON EACH OTHER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FRAME CRACKED FROM EXTENSIVE RUST ROT ON BOTH SIDES NEAR FRONT BRACKETS OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. NO L...
Mileage: 158,000
REAR FRAME ROTTED FROM INSIDE OUT ON 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE RECALL ONLY WENT BACK TO 1995. JUST PUT NEW BRAKES, NEW CLUTCH, NEW ENGINE, ETC INTO VEHICLE. WISH I KNEW THE FRAME WAS ROTTED PRIOR TO DOING ALL THAT. I AM HOPING TOYOTA WILL EXTEND THE RECALL BACK A YEAR...
Mileage: 180,078
1994 TOYOTA 4 X4 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES RUST AND HOLES IN FRAME, KNOWN AS "FRAME ROT" *TGW
MY FRAME ON MY 1994 TOYOTA, PICK- UP RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77. THE SPRING SHACKLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE REAR TO SEPARATE AND SHIFT ALMOST 2 INCHES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINS TODAY. (THE ...
Mileage: 124,000
MY FRAME ON MY 1994 TOYOTA, PICK- UP RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77. THE SPRING SHACKLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE REAR TO SEPARATE AND SHIFT ALMOST 2 INCHES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINS TODAY. (THE ...
Mileage: 124,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE A-ROD THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN INSPECTION, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL T...
Mileage: 154,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE A-ROD THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN INSPECTION, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL T...
Mileage: 154,000
POLICE REPORT STATED: UNIT FELL OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. UNIT OVERCORRECTED, CROSSED BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE ANGLE OF EMBARKMENT CAUSED UNIT TO OVERTURN. UNIT OVERTURNED AND STRUCK A TREE. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND SHAKE WHEN HE ACCELERATED WHICH HE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY ...
Mileage: 240,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TOYOT...
Mileage: 159,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK. SHE STATED THAT WHEN HIS GAS TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN THE FRAME WITH RUST ON IT, THE TANK WAS 32 INCHES LONG AND 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ...
Mileage: 124,402
I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP, 96K MILES, FRAME HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH MAKING VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN, OR EVEN PASS STATE INSPECTION. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED FOR 1995 AND UP VEHICLES, BUT THEY WILL NOT APPLY TO A 1994 PICKUP. *TR
Mileage: 96,320
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT OBSERVED RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FRAME AND RECO...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TOW DRIVER WOULD NOT TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS FAULTY. THE D...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TOW DRIVER WOULD NOT TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS FAULTY. THE D...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TOW DRIVER WOULD NOT TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS FAULTY. THE D...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE REAR SHOCKS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 183,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY....
Mileage: 180,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY....
Mileage: 180,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. EVERYTIME THE CONTACT MAKES A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARS A MODERATE BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000 AND FAILURE MILEA...
Mileage: 150,000
I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THE FRAME AS SIGNIFICANT RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF RUST PERFORATION THAT THE TOYOTA TACOMA'S ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TOYOTA BUYING BACK ALL 1995 TO 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA'S AS THEY WERE DEE...
Mileage: 47,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHEN MAKING A TURN OR PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED....
Mileage: 126,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS FRAME WAS RUSTING. HE NOTICED LITTLE HOLES AND ONE BIG HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. IN ADDITION, THE END OF THE FRAME RAILS WHERE THE BUMPER WAS LOCATED WAS SEVEREL...
Mileage: 201,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAI...
Mileage: 81,000
HE SWERVED TO PASS TO THE LEFT AND A CAR WAS TURNING RIGHT. HE SLOWED DOWN TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLE. WHEN HE WAS GOING AROUND THE OTHER CAR SOMETHING WENT WRONG AND LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. *NM
I OWN A 94 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND A 94 TOYOTA SR5 PICKUP TRUCK. BACK IN '98 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE I BROUGHT BOTH MY VEHICLES TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH VEHICLES. RECALL NOTICE: A 3VZ-E HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT JUNE 26, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYO...
Mileage: 120,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE THE MECHANIC SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEAK. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. *NM
Mileage: 108,594
MY COUSIN WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON MAY 4TH OF 1997, IN WHICH HIM AND THE DRIVER OF A 1994 TOYOTA PICK WERE EJECTED AND KILLED. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRUCK JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE WRECK. THE POLICE REPORT AND THE NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT NEITHER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE...
THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE WHEELS OFF OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN EVER THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT OR REPLACE A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALWAYS A STRUGGLE GETTING THE WHEELS OFF OF THE HUB. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 30,000
CRACK IN A THIN AREA OF CYLINDER WALL. LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSED OVERHEATING. REPAIR REVEALED STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN WITH BROKEN GUIDES AND THE BEGINNINGS OF DAMAGE TO CHAIN COVER HOUSING. ALSO, THE REAR 2 CYLINDERS WERE CLOGGED WITH BURNED, DRIED OIL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND CHANGED THE OI...
Mileage: 88,000
FAILURE OF 1994 TOYOTA 4WD PICKUP TRUCK SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM. WORN NYLON BOSS ON COIL SPRING RETURN ASSEMBLY SLIPS OFF OF BELT MOUNTING PULLEY SHAFT. A METAL INSERT IN THE NYLON BOSS WOULD SOLVE THE WEAR PROBLEM.
Mileage: 82,100
THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK, THE CLUTCH FLEX LINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVE BELT AND TI...
Mileage: 116,000
THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK, THE CLUTCH FLEX LINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVE BELT AND TI...
Mileage: 116,000
THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK, THE CLUTCH FLEX LINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVE BELT AND TI...
Mileage: 116,000
THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK, THE CLUTCH FLEX LINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVE BELT AND TI...
Mileage: 116,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER AND PANCAKE. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO, HE HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE COOPER TIRES, BR...
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. FIRESTONE P2275R15. *JB
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE .CONTACTED DEALER. TIMMING CHAIN BROKE.*AK*JB
TRUCK OVER HEATED AND INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC STATED: NEW WATER PUMP, CRACKED HEAD, REBUILT ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN COVER WAS REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, AND HEAD RESURFACED. UPON HEARING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ON FREEWAY, WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE 300+ MILES HOME WITH IT AND TO CALL IF IT WAS ...
Mileage: 85,525
I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT 90,000 DUE TO A RECALL ISSUED BY TOYOTA. I AM NOW AT 115,000 AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED ALREADY. I HAVE THE CAR AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT HE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT I ALREADY HAD THE RECALL FIXED. HOWEVER HE DID MENTION TO ME...
ONE OF THE TIRES RUPTURED AS I WAS DRIVING, THE OTHER THREE WILL NOT MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR PUNCTURES, AS WELL AS FOR LEAKS IN VALVE STEM. NONE WERE FOUND.*AK (DOT NUMBER: SR7851B1OL TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. OWNER BELIEVED HEAD GASKETS HAD FAILED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. HAD NO FUEL LEAKAGE. AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CYLINDER HEAD PARTS. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE BLOCK. WE WERE UNAWARE OF RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS.*AK
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK PRESSURE LINE ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONSUMER REPLACED ASSEMBLY THAT HELD FUEL PUMP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SPARE TIRE CARRIER BRACKET THAT HOLDS TIRE UNDER VEHICLE CAUSED GROOVES INTO TIRES, CONSUMER STATES THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE RESTS ON FOUR NARROW SUPPORTS BEAMS WHICH CAUSES FOUR PRESSURE POINTS. *SLC
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THEY HANG DOWN WHEN REMOVED. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY. *SLC
CONSUMER HAS TO PUT A HAIR DRYER ON THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH ON COLD DAYS, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE ON COLD DAYS, WHEN ENGAGING THE CLUTCH, THERE IS NO CONTACT WITH THE BATTERY. *SLC
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRE HAD STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE . FIRESTONE #ATXRADIUS, #3312.5R16.5LT-M/S; FIRESTONE #AT RADIAL 23DEGREE. *AK
VALVES WERE ADJUSTED AT 41497 MILES, 60171 MILES. ADJUSTMENT WAS UNSATISFACTORY AND READJUSTED AT 60205. I COMPLAINED THAT THEY WERE STILL CLICKING BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM MY TIMING CHAIN. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63500 AND THE VALVE TRAIN IS VERY NOISY.
I WAS DRIVING SO ON 9A, JACKSONVILLE, FL, @62-65MPH, ON 7/21/00, 6:30 AM, FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, DAY WAS CLEAR, NOT RAINING OR WET, IT WAS DARK. SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR OF MY TRUCK FELT "SOFT". I TURNED ON RI SIGNAL, SLOWED, DID NOT HIT BRAKES, BUT USED THE CLUTCH, MOVED FROM THE CENTER LANE OF THRE...
I WAS DRIVING SO ON 9A, JACKSONVILLE, FL, @62-65MPH, ON 7/21/00, 6:30 AM, FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, DAY WAS CLEAR, NOT RAINING OR WET, IT WAS DARK. SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR OF MY TRUCK FELT "SOFT". I TURNED ON RI SIGNAL, SLOWED, DID NOT HIT BRAKES, BUT USED THE CLUTCH, MOVED FROM THE CENTER LANE OF THRE...
SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
HAD A FLAT TIRE. UNSCREWED THE JACK TO CHANGE THE TIRE, THERE WAS A C-CLIP MISSING. THIS CLIP HOLDS THE ROD WHICH GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF BLACK BOX. WITH THIS CLIP MISSING IT COULD CAUSE THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR GEAR STRIPPED OUT, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT STRIPPED OUT IN '98. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RELEASE. AFTER BEING IN USE, IT WOULD FAIL TO RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION, WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ALL THE TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ALL THE TIME. *AK
. I KEPT ADDING COOLANT AND NEVER LET IT RUN DRY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE STAFF SAID THE HEAD CRACKED AND OVERHEATED THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SCORING ON THE CYLINDER WALLS AND PISTON DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. ALL RECOMENDED MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED...
BUMPER ASSEMBLY IS RUSTYING IN THE MIDDLE IN THE BACK. THE BUMPER IS HUMPED UP & SPLITTING WHERE IT IS RUSTING. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR,AND DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANMISSION LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE OLD SEAL, AND THE DEALER FIXED THE SEAL TO STOP THE LEAKAGE. *AK
TRANMISSION LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE OLD SEAL, AND THE DEALER FIXED THE SEAL TO STOP THE LEAKAGE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 35MPH, AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER, PASSENGER SLID OUT OF THE SEAT BELTS, NO INJURIES, STATES DEFECT IN DESIGN OF THE BELT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT END SUSPENSION CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR.
ALL FOUR WHEELS ON VEHICLE CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE USE OF A HAMMER TO BREAK THEM LOOSE. THIS CREATES A HAZARDOUS CITUATION IF VEHICLE IS ON JACK AND HAMMER IS USED.
THE WHEEL ON VEHICLE DOES NOT COME OFF UNLESS DRIVER USES EXCESSIVE FORCE. *AK
HARD BRAKE LINE SRUBBE DTOGETHER, CAUSING AHOLE TO FORM IN BOTH LINES. *AK
SEAT BELT STRAP TOO SHORT FOR USE.
CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING A BOAT HITCHED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HE EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WITHIN THE DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER MAKING AN INSPECTION, HE REMOVED THE REAR BUMPER AND NOTICED THE MAIN SUPPORT CROSS WELD HAD NOT BEEN WELDED. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, OWNER THEN NOTICED IT WAS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET; OWNER ALSO NOTED TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN CERTAIN VEHICLES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, DURING NORMAL OR PANIC BRAKING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKES LOCK UP, CONTINUING TO SLID/SKID, OR NO RESPONSE, NO WARNING, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS, DLR INDICATES BRAKES ARE FINE. *AK
TIMING BELT FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE NOISE, ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK
TIMING BELT FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE NOISE, ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 15MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, LOST CONTROL WENT INBANKMENT IMPACT 12:00 AND UNBODY DAMAGES. *AK
WHEEL RIM IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FROM VEHICLE WITHOUT USE OF A HAMMER.
SHOULDER BELT FITS POORLY, CUTS ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK
SHOULDER BELT FITS POORLY, CUTS ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK
REAR SEAL LEAKED GREASE ALL OVER BRAKES, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *DH
AIR CONDITIONER REFRIGERANT LINE BROKE, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK DUE TO ELECTRICAL LINES RUBBING AGAINST REFRIGERANT LINE. *SD
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF POSITIONING OF DRIVERS OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. *SD
PE95-037 ACTIVE, HEATER FAN BLOWER IS TURNED ON SMELL OF BURNING FUMES. TT
FRONT END BOUNCES UNCONTROLABLY IN ROUGH PAVEMEN/FRONT SUSPENSION CANNOT PROPERLY SUPPORT WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. *AK
HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE RELEASING TIRE TO THE ROAD. TT
SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AW
AT REDUCED SPEED VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. TT
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE PASSENGERS. *AK
WINDSHIELD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING WHISTLING NOISE. *SKD