1997 TOYOTA T100 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota T100. The contact stated that while performing an oil change on the vehicle, he noticed the sub-frame was corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistanc...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION, AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000. UPDATED 03/...

Mileage: 201,000

CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES WHEN ENGAGED (65MPH UP TO 90 MPH). HAD TO HIT BRAKES REALLY HARD TO COMPLETELY A NEAR STOP. DID VARIOUS TIMES AND NOW NOT USING IT. I UNDERSTANDING THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON 1996 T100 AND THERE WAS A RECALL. BOUGHT THIS AS CERTIFIED PREOWNED TOYOTA IN 1999. ONLY 120,000 MI...

Mileage: 20

SEVERLY BAD FRAME ROT HOLES! BY THE CONTROL ARMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME CAN SNAP AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT I CANT TOW ANYTHING WITH THE TRUCK ANYMORE FOR THE FACT THAT THE BACK HALF THE FRAME IS ALSO ROTTED AWAY TO WEAR IF I PUT A TRAILER ON IT THE FRAME WILL PROBABLY SNAP NO WERE ON THE FRAME IS SOL...

TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR EXHAUST REPAIR. TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRAME TO BE RUSTED BADLY WITH HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD GET DANGEROUS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT RUST ON BRAKE LINES AND OTHER S...

TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR EXHAUST REPAIR. TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRAME TO BE RUSTED BADLY WITH HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD GET DANGEROUS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT RUST ON BRAKE LINES AND OTHER S...

TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR EXHAUST REPAIR. TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRAME TO BE RUSTED BADLY WITH HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD GET DANGEROUS. HE ALSO POINTED OUT RUST ON BRAKE LINES AND OTHER S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T-100 TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE FLOORBOARD WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND...

I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE SITE AND AM AFRAID I'M DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE UNDERLYING RUST ISSUES WHICH COULD BE AT THE ROOT OF SHIFTER ISSUES, AS IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND THE DANGEROUS FRAME RUST ISSUE. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I RECOGNIZE MANY OF THE RUST...

I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE SITE AND AM AFRAID I'M DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE UNDERLYING RUST ISSUES WHICH COULD BE AT THE ROOT OF SHIFTER ISSUES, AS IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND THE DANGEROUS FRAME RUST ISSUE. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I RECOGNIZE MANY OF THE RUST...

I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE SITE AND AM AFRAID I'M DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE UNDERLYING RUST ISSUES WHICH COULD BE AT THE ROOT OF SHIFTER ISSUES, AS IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND THE DANGEROUS FRAME RUST ISSUE. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I RECOGNIZE MANY OF THE RUST...

RUSTING FRAME BUMPER FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES. *TR

RUSTING FRAME BUMPER FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES. *TR

RUSTING FRAME BUMPER FUEL LINES BRAKE LINES. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T RETURN TO CENTER UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY VEHICLE RECALL FOR THIS TRUCK HOWEVER TWO DEALERS IN MERCED AND MODESTO, CALIFORNIA HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL. THE 1995 TO 1998 RECALL WAS FOR TOTAL LO...

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND SPREAD TO THE REAR BUMPER, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...

Mileage: 160,000

FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND HOLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE TH...

Mileage: 196,000

RENEWED MY REGISTRATION SEPT 18 2012, BUT THE FRAME DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION, TOO MANY HOLES AND THIN WALLS ON THE FRAME. ALL OF THE FRAMEWORK JUST FALLING APART, REST OF THE TRUCK, DRIVE TRAIN JUST FINE. IF THE CLOTHE SEAT, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN COVERED HAD TO PASS INSPECTION, IT WOULD EASILY! DIRTY, ...

Mileage: 250,129

RENEWED MY REGISTRATION SEPT 18 2012, BUT THE FRAME DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION, TOO MANY HOLES AND THIN WALLS ON THE FRAME. ALL OF THE FRAMEWORK JUST FALLING APART, REST OF THE TRUCK, DRIVE TRAIN JUST FINE. IF THE CLOTHE SEAT, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN COVERED HAD TO PASS INSPECTION, IT WOULD EASILY! DIRTY, ...

Mileage: 250,129

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS RUSTY AND CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI...

Mileage: 173,818

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100 SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME, REAR WHEEL WELLS AND ROCKER PANELS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS...

Mileage: 150,000

WELL ON MY 1997 TOYOTA T-100 EXTENDED CAB THE REAR SEAT BELT TO HOLD THE CHILD SEAT IN PLACE KEEPS COMING LOOSE AND I HAVE NOT OTHER OPTION THAT PLACE THE CHILD SEAT ON THE RT OR LT REAR SEATS AND THIS WILL OR MIGHT RISK MY KID IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN CASE OF A COLLISION, ALSO THE DRIVERS SEAT C...

Mileage: 124,000

MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING...

Mileage: 1,404,030

MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING...

Mileage: 1,404,030

MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING...

Mileage: 1,404,030

MECHANICALLY THIS TRUCK IS VERY SOUND, BUT THE FRAME AND MANY PARTS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD IT UNDERCOATED. THIS DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS, THE LOAD SENSING PROPORTIONING VALVE AND WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT I AM AT RISK OF NOT BEING...

Mileage: 1,404,030

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CLAIM NO. 10451047. IN REVIEWING CLAIM I REALIZED THE SAFETY ISSUES NOT FULLY COVERED. A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE USING THIS VEHICLE. WHILE BRINGING BAGGED LEAVES TO TOWN RECYCLING AREA, A BAG FELL FROM THE TRUCK. MY SON AND I STOPPED IN THE ROAD TO RETRIEVE T...

Mileage: 120,000

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CLAIM NO. 10451047. IN REVIEWING CLAIM I REALIZED THE SAFETY ISSUES NOT FULLY COVERED. A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE USING THIS VEHICLE. WHILE BRINGING BAGGED LEAVES TO TOWN RECYCLING AREA, A BAG FELL FROM THE TRUCK. MY SON AND I STOPPED IN THE ROAD TO RETRIEVE T...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE DEVELOPED FUEL LEAK DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. TOYOTA FAILED TO MAKE REPAIRS DESPITE BEING COVERED BY A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. SEVERE RUST OF FRAME IDENTIFIED. NOW SHIFTER NOT WORKING DUE TO FURTHER CORROSION. LETTERS TO TOYOTA HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS....

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE DEVELOPED FUEL LEAK DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. TOYOTA FAILED TO MAKE REPAIRS DESPITE BEING COVERED BY A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. SEVERE RUST OF FRAME IDENTIFIED. NOW SHIFTER NOT WORKING DUE TO FURTHER CORROSION. LETTERS TO TOYOTA HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS....

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE DEVELOPED FUEL LEAK DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. TOYOTA FAILED TO MAKE REPAIRS DESPITE BEING COVERED BY A FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. SEVERE RUST OF FRAME IDENTIFIED. NOW SHIFTER NOT WORKING DUE TO FURTHER CORROSION. LETTERS TO TOYOTA HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS....

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD WELD THE FRAME BUT WAS NOT SURE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED DUE...

Mileage: 120,000

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AND HAS BECOME UNSAFE, JUST LIKE THE TACOMA AND TUNDRA. I HAD THE FRAME INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, THEY AGREED "FRAME PERCH IS ROTTED". *TR

Mileage: 100,174

1997 TOYOTA T-100, SEAT BELTS FAIL TO PERFORM PROPERLY SINCE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN 1997. SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT AND ARE CONSTANTLY HANGING OUTSIDE THE TRUCK THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK DOOR WHETHER IN USE OR NOT. SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN WET HUNDREDS OF TIMES, HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ROAD...

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION AT THE FUEL LINES, BRAKE LINES, THE FRAME, FRONT BUMPER, THE A-FRA...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION AT THE FUEL LINES, BRAKE LINES, THE FRAME, FRONT BUMPER, THE A-FRA...

Mileage: 135,000

1997 TOYOTA T-100 HAS FRAME RUST ROT AND IS NOT DRIVABLE ANY MORE. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE FRAME IS IN INCREDIBLY TERRIBLE SHAPE. VERY UNSAFE AND IS IN FACT NOT DRIVABLE ANY MORE. THE BODY AND THE REST OF THE TRUCK ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE WITH NO RUST AND THE MOTOR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HA...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,600.

Mileage: 46,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME COMPLETELY CORRODED AND EXHIBITED SEVERAL HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED SIGNIFICANT...

Mileage: 182,000

I TOOK MY 1997 T100 TOYOTA TRUCK TO UNIONTOWN TOYOTA DEALER FOR A NEUTRAL SWITCH REPAIR WHICH COST $360. AT THAT TIME I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING WITH FRAME DETERIORATION. TOYOTA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL ON YEARS BACK...

Mileage: 132,671

1997 TOYOTA T100 TRUCK IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT THE FRAME IS RUST ROTTED THROUGH. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS FOUND AND RECALLED FOR SAME-ERA TOYOTA TACOMAS (AND TUNDRAS LATER) BUT FOR SOME REASON TOYOTA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE T100 IN THE RECALL. TRUCK RUNS GREAT AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT TH...

Mileage: 194,000

OUR 1997 TOYOTA T100 EXTENDED CAB IS FALLING APART WITH RUST. THE BUMPER PULLED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BED MOVES AS IF IT WILL BREAK AWAY FROM THE CAB. THE SIDE STEPS (YOU STEP ON TO CLIMB UP INTO THE TRUCK) HAVE RUSTED AND BROKEN OFF AS WELL). WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT, BUT FEAR A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WILL ...

Mileage: 13,700

OUR 1997 TOYOTA T100 EXTENDED CAB IS FALLING APART WITH RUST. THE BUMPER PULLED COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BED MOVES AS IF IT WILL BREAK AWAY FROM THE CAB. THE SIDE STEPS (YOU STEP ON TO CLIMB UP INTO THE TRUCK) HAVE RUSTED AND BROKEN OFF AS WELL). WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT, BUT FEAR A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WILL ...

Mileage: 13,700

WEAK SPRING ON SEAT BELTS FOR BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER. WILL NOT COMPLETELY RECOIL, AND THEREFORE WAS FREQUENTLY CRIMPED IN DOOR WITH DOOR CLOSURE. WEAK BELT WAS EXPECTED TO RESULT, A HAZARD FOR BOTH THE DRIVE AND THE OTHER FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, BUT ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN DISENGAGED. RETRACTOR SPRING NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RETRACT THE BELT THROUGH THE B-PILLAR ANCHOR POINT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE BELT WAS LOOSE, NOT TIGHT TO SHOULDER, WHEN IN USE, AND WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHER, SINCE THE BELT DID NOT RETRACT WHEN DISENGAGED TH...

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR A SPECIFIC PART (STEERING RELAY ROD); TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT; DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PART, UNLESS WE AGREED TO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER "BAD" PARTS REPLACED & PAYING OVER $1,000 (THOSE PARTS ALSO PERTAINED TO THE STEERING. WE DID...

ON MY 1997 TOYOTA T100 PICK UP, I REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKE HOSES -THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE MASTER CYLINDER IS A SINGLE CYLINDER FOR ALL FOUR WHEELS, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SEPARATE CUPS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS, MY WIFE'S 07 CAMRY ALSO HAS A SINGLE MASTER CYLINDER FOR ...

CLUTCH BRACKET (MOUNTED INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON FIREWALL BEHIND CLUTCH PEDAL) CRACKED. CRACKED BRACKET DEFORMS WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED, KEEPING CLUTCH FROM DISENGAGING COMPLETELY. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS TURNING HAZY. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

CLUTCH BRAKET CRACKED

Mileage: 85,000

TRUCK BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND WOULD LOCK UP IN FIRST EAR OR REVERSE. DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET WAS CRACKED, AND WARPED AND THE FIREWALL HAD ALSO CRACKED.*AK

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN LOSS STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT TIE ROD BROKE. CONSUMER HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS.*AK THE CONSUMER ...

Mileage: 45,700

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE RECIRCULATING BALL WAS REPAIRED.*AK

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER. THE TIE ROD WAS SEVERED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE TIPPED OVER. *JB

Mileage: 107,000

HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. CLUTCH SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. ONE MAJOR CRACK. REPLACE BRACKET... *LA

Mileage: 151,980

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM ...

THE CENTRAL STEERING LINKAGE THAT CONNECTS THE TIE RODS WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECT RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. FORTUNATELY THE STEERING LINKAGE ROD FAILED AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I SAVED THE ROD FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS IF YOU WISH TO RETRIEVE THE ROD. THE AUTO SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE VE...

Mileage: 92,663

THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 1997 TOYOTA T-100 4X4 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE CENTER DRAG LINK IN THE STEERING FAILED. I AM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF METAL FATIQUE, FABRICATION DEFECTS, ETC. THE CASTING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THIS COMPONENT HAS NEVER BEEN ABNORMALLY ...

Mileage: 13,000

CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET WAS TWISTED. WORK ORDER STATED PART WAS WORN. CONSUMER REFUSED SERVICE. CONSUMER'S INSPECTION REVEALED THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REMANUFACTURED WITH A HIGHER GRADE OF STEEL. AFTER REMOVING THE OLD BRACKET, CONSUMER FOUND T...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH , CONSUMER PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ALLEGE THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET OR MOUNTING SURFACE ON FIRE WALL BROKE. TS

MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE THAT ATTACHES PEDAL TO THE CLUTCH. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHY WASN'T THE VEHICLE RECALLED WHEN OTHERS HAD BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS DEFECT--STEERING LINKAGES BROKEN? WITH INSPECTION OF THIS COMPONENT, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

I OWN THREE TOYOTA T100 TRUCKS, AND ALL THREE HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**763046

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING TIE ROD HAD BROKEN, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND. *AK CONSUMER ALSO FELT THAT FORTUNATELY THE SPEED WAS AT A LOW RATE, BECAUSE DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED, RESULTING FROM FAILURE, IN WHICH TOYOTAS CUST/SERV WAS U...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH RACK AND PINION ARM BROKE AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

CENTER LINK OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, AUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, STEERING TURNED BUT THE WHEELS KEPT STRAIGHT. DRIVER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT ANY HELP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH CLUTCH BRACKET AND REPLACED IT. *AK

STEERING DRAG LINK BROKE, CAUSING STEERING SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULTIN LOSS OF VEHICLE AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FULLY WHEN DISENGAGED. THE RETRACTOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL THE WEBBING THROUGH THE D-RING MOUNTED ON THE B-PILLAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SLACK IN THE WEBBING SOMETIMES GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR JAMB WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE STRENGTH OF THE WEBBING I...

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 6 CABLES REPLACED, 1 HEAD, AND 1 GEAR PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR. WILL NOT SEE AGAIN WITHOUT TOYOTA ENGINEERS PRESENT! DEALER SPECIFIED UNREPAIRABLE PROBLEM!

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

EGR VALVE AND SWITCH FAILED. NLM

SPEEDOMETER STARTS TO FLUCTUATE AFTER 323 ORIGINAL MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS REPLACED. THE CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED TWICE. BUT IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM KEPPS ON COMING BACK.

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AT THE SPEEDS BELOW 50 MPH. THE DEALERS REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD AND REPLACE THE CABLE ASSEMBLY TWICE. BUT THE PROBLEM KEEP ON COMING BACK.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION WITHIN THE VEHICLE. WHEN PICKING UP MORE SPEED OR SLOWING DOWN, THERE IS STILL ALOT OF VIBRATION AS IF THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE ALOT OF PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT CAN'T HOLD ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE VIBRATION. ALSO, THERE IS A LEAKAGE AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THE LEAKAGE IS COMING FROM. WHEN PICKING UP SPEED THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE, AND THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WEIGHT OF CARRYING CONSUMER .*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE.

FRONT SHOULDER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. THEY WILL HANG ON THE FLOOR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR LAP BELT LOOSENS WHEN IN USE. CSS IS RESTRAINED WITH LAP BELT. DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED RESTRAINT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES CONSTANT VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LAP PORTION CAUSES BRUISES AND PAIN TO HIS HIP AREA, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT NOT TO WEAR HIS SEATBELT BECAUSE IT HARMS HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WON'T HELP ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED.

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY.

MISALIGNMENT.

BRAKES FAILED.

VACUUM SYSTEM HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEK PERIOD. BOTH TIMES A NEW VALVE WAS INSTALLED.