IllustrationCONSUMER STATES STEERING LINKAGES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
1996 Toyota T100
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most T100 years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Toyota T100 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 26.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
025–50K
450–75K
1275–100K
7100–150K
12150K+
37 reports with mileage · 72 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.
- Power Train. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
109 reportsSTEERING ROD CRACKED AND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A LONG TERM DEFECT AND OLD RUST DEPOSITS. *TT
NAR 1/15/2003. THE FRONT STEERING ROD FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE PART SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A LONG TERM DEFECT, THERE WAS A HALF MOON CRACK WITH OLD RUST DEPOSITS. *JB
I READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER THAT THERE HAD BEEN 14 CLUTCH BRACKET FAILURES ON TOYOTA T100 PICKUPS. I HAD THIS OCCUR ON MY PICKUP. THE BRACKET FAILED GRADUALLY OVER TIME UNTIL I THOUGH THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE FAILED BRACKET AS THE ROOT CAUSE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING, NOTICED GEARS WERE HARD TO SHIFT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. *AK TWO DAYS AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS FIXED THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED…
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WHILE TRAVELING, NOTICED GEARS WERE HARD TO SHIFT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. *AK TWO DAYS AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS FIXED THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE AND THE SQUEAK NOISE RETURNED. *JG
AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHER SPEEDS. GULF STATE DEALERS WERE INSTALLING AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROLS IN VEHICLES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WAS IN TRAFFIC MAKING A U TURN AND HEARD A NOISE. BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN BROKE LOOSE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
FIRST THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BOLT FELL OUT WHLE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. AFTER PUSHING THE VEHICLE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC I PUT THE BOLT BACK IN AND PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. THE CLUTCH DID NOT SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY THEREAFTER. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA MAINTENANCE SHOP AND HAD THEY ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH …
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FIRST THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BOLT FELL OUT WHLE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. AFTER PUSHING THE VEHICLE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC I PUT THE BOLT BACK IN AND PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. THE CLUTCH DID NOT SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY THEREAFTER. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA MAINTENANCE SHOP AND HAD THEY ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH PEDAL. THINGS APPEARED TO WORK OK AFTER THAT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN THE BOLT STARTED BACKING OUT AGAIN, SO I OBSERVED THE LOCK WASHER WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED AND REPLACED THE LOCK WASHER. THINGS SEEMED OK FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH, AND THEN I HEARD POPPING AND SQUEAKING WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET TO BE CRACKED AT THE FIREWALL. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A SAFETY DESIGN PROBLEM AND HAVE NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WORE OUT AT 28000 MILES REPAIR TO FIREWALL WAS MADE AT 57000 MILES WHEN CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE BRACKET FOR PEDAL COMPLETELY FAILED AT 110000 SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND IT CONTINUES TO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR BECAUSE OF WEAK RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND HIT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE SAFETY HOOD HOOK BEING BENT. *YH
Official recalls
105V389000 · Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting
Sep 6, 2005
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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE02039 · Clutch Pedal Bracket/firewall
Opened Apr 1, 2002 · Closed Jul 30, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
No summary supplied.