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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
025–50K
050–75K
275–100K
8100–150K
12150K+
22 reports with mileage · 37 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Structure. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Seat Belts. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
59 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES W/ENGINE AND NOTIFIED PRIOR OWNER AND ADVISED ME RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET, IMMEDIATELY CALLED LOCAL DEALER REGARDING RECALL AND THEY CLAIMED VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ALREADY (IN ANOTHER STATE) AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT OWNER STATE THAT IS FALSE HE OWNED VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND H…
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I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES W/ENGINE AND NOTIFIED PRIOR OWNER AND ADVISED ME RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET, IMMEDIATELY CALLED LOCAL DEALER REGARDING RECALL AND THEY CLAIMED VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ALREADY (IN ANOTHER STATE) AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT OWNER STATE THAT IS FALSE HE OWNED VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND HE HAD NEVER TOOK IN FOR SERVICE RECALL. IN THE MEANTIME CONDITION GOT WORSE, AND NOW LEAKING WATER AND HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. THE DEALER WON'T SERVICE IT, TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE IS NONRESPONSIVE. ALL I GET FROM THEM IS EMAIL THANKING ME FOR CONCERN AND HOPE IT WAS RESOLVED, IN THE MEANTIME I NOW DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I COULD UNDERSTAND THEY NOT FIXING IT BECAUSE OF DAILY USE OR NO WARRANTY ETC. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET THIS ENGINE. SO IT IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THEY SHOULD AT LEAST LOOK AT IF NOT REPAIR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10230000
200,000 miles · Mar 10, 2006
SteeringCrashInjury
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME INOPERABLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD, ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
NHTSA ODI #10152431
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 2005
Tires
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS OR ANY VIBRATIONS WITH THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES. COOPER TIRES ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10145471
Mileage unknown · Jan 15, 2004
Steering
THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A TOYOTA T100 4X4. THE PITMAN ARM BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY RENDERING THE TRUCK UNSTEERABLE. HAD THIS BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A (PROBABLY FATAL) ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. SINCE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR IT. HOWEVER THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE…
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THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A TOYOTA T100 4X4. THE PITMAN ARM BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY RENDERING THE TRUCK UNSTEERABLE. HAD THIS BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A (PROBABLY FATAL) ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. SINCE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY TO REPAIR IT. HOWEVER THE PART IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE DAY THE TRUCK WAS BUILT. IT JUST TOOK TEN YEARS FOR THE PART TO FINALLY FAIL.
NHTSA ODI #10069911
130,000 miles · Oct 31, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
LEAK GENERATED FROM HEAD GASKET, ENGINE WAS RUINED FROM LEAK WHICH WARPED HEADS OF THIS VEHICLE TO ITS MALFUNCTIONING CONDITION. GASKETS WERE WORKED ON BY MAUI DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10045157
134,000 miles · Aug 9, 2003
SeatsCrashInjury
PICKUP REAR ENDED AND DRIVER SEATBACK FAILED. INJURIES SUSTAINED TO HEAD, NECK, BACK. INJURIES SUSTAINED TO KNEES AND LEGS AS THEY WENT UP UNDER DASH AS THE SEAT WENT BACK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10031129
152,448 miles · Jul 20, 2003
Vehicle Speed Control
THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT NEVER RETURNED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10028672
Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 2001
Seat BeltsTires
THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL BUT, IT IS ODD HOW 2 OF THE TIRES HAVE COME APART AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. (DOT NUMBER: EJP9CHK358 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)
NHTSA ODI #755530
Mileage unknown · Jul 21, 2001
Tires
I HAVE 4 FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS10 TIRES THEY WERE BOUGHT IN JULY OF 1997 THE HAVE APPROX 36.000 MILES ON THEM TEY APPEAR TO HAVE ABOUT HALF OF THERE TREAD LIFE LEFT THE TREAD WEAR IS EVEN ACCROSE THE TIRE YESTERDAY I NOTICED A 6 TO 8 INCH BUBBLE IN THE TREAD ON A REAR TIRE (NOT SIDE WALL) THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN YET, I REPLACED TH…
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I HAVE 4 FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS10 TIRES THEY WERE BOUGHT IN JULY OF 1997 THE HAVE APPROX 36.000 MILES ON THEM TEY APPEAR TO HAVE ABOUT HALF OF THERE TREAD LIFE LEFT THE TREAD WEAR IS EVEN ACCROSE THE TIRE YESTERDAY I NOTICED A 6 TO 8 INCH BUBBLE IN THE TREAD ON A REAR TIRE (NOT SIDE WALL) THE TIRE HAD NOT BLOWN YET, I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE THEY JUST ASKED ME TO BRING IT IN AS IT WAS NOT A TIRE IN THE RECALL. I FEAR THE OTHER 3 TIRES WILL DEVELOPE THE SAME PROBLEMS SOON NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE SO FORTUNATE AS TO SEE THE BUBBLE BEFORE THE TIRES BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDR7JBA226 TIRESIZE: P275/60R15)
NHTSA ODI #748885
Mileage unknown · Jul 5, 2001
Electrical System
I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP, KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THE MECHANIC STATED "..THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM." IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEN WHY ISN'T THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE. I OWN 3 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND I AM VERY CO…
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I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP, KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THE MECHANIC STATED "..THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM." IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEN WHY ISN'T THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE. I OWN 3 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY, MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN TO MY OTHER 2 VEHICLES. TOTAL COST TO FIX MY TRUCK WAS $435.00 ($238.00 FOR PARTS, $130.00 FOR LABOR AND $50.00 FOR TOWING) WILL I HAVE THIS EXPENSE FOR MY OTHER TWO VEHICLES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CLAUDE M. GAINES JR.*AK
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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NHTSA investigations
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