1991 Toyota Pickup

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/18/2002· EQUIPMENT

  THE FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED, AND IS ALLOWING GASOLINE TO SPRAY OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/18/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASE TRUCK USED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW . TT

• 11/29/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HESITATION AND STUMBLE CONTINUALLY, SEVERAL REPAIRS TO ENGINE COMPONENTS HOWEVER FAIL TO RECITIFY PROBLEM.

• 11/08/1995· POWER TRAINCrash

  MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE. TT

• 10/30/2008· STRUCTURE

  RUST PROBLEM IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. FRAME, BODY, FACTORY INSTALLED HITCH AND FUEL LINES.*TR

• 10/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTREME RUSTING ON THE CHASSIS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT IT WAS SO RUSTED THAT THERE IS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE OIL AND FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT NEVER DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 12/5/08 *CN THE OIL PAN HAS A RUST HOLE. UPDATED 12/09/08.*JB

• 10/10/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE VEHICLE HAS UNIROYAL MOHAVE (NA) TIRES, SIZE P205/55/R15 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD BEGAN SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVING EXTREMELY ROUGH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD ABNORMAL LESIONS. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVELY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

• 09/21/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  ON FIVE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY . ACCELERATION APPEARED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN LOW SPEED/ WHILE PARKED/ WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED OR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THREE ACCIDENTS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. CAN NHTSA HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *MJS

• 08/27/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING ROD ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V389000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: ROD: RELAY: CONNECTING) AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,876.

• 08/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SKD

• 08/12/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FAN BLOWER SWITCH HAS BURNED OUT 3-4 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THEN , CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

• 07/22/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT COME UNLATCHED.

• 07/18/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AT IDLE WHEN THE THE TRUCK WAS STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY MORE NOTABLE AND LOUD AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, WHEN CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND LOOKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HE NOTICED THE FAN BLADE THAT WAS WHITE NYLON HAD EXPLODED AND SEVERAL SHARP SHARDS OF THE FAN WERE SHATTERED AND HAD BEEN THROWN THROUGHOUT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, CONSUMER ORDERED THE FAN BLADE AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF, HOWEVER FIVE MONTHS LATER VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT ERRACTICALLY AGAIN.*JB

• 07/17/2006· TIRES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 38. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS KELLY SPRINGFIELD, THE BRAND NAME WAS TRAILCUTTER. *AK UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

• 07/16/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT FELT VERY HARD VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT AND HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 225,000.

• 07/16/1998· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S DOORS RUSTED/REPLACED TWICE.

• 06/10/1998· SEAT BELTS

  VEHICLE'S SHORT END SEAT BELT BUCKLE, FEMALE END OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT, HAS COME APART WHILE TRYING TO ATTACH/CONNECT IT, IT BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND IS ORDERING A NEW ONE. VEHICLE HAS NO WARRANTY. *AK

• 06/10/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LEAKING.

• 05/15/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SEAL ON REAR AXLE STARTED LEAKING; SOAKED BRAKES WITH OIL TO POINT WHERE THEY QUIT WORKING; NO KNOWLEDGE OF REAR BRAKES NOT WORKING; FRONT SUPPLIED BRAKE POWER.

• 04/28/2008· STEERINGCrash

  CONSUMER QUESTION ABOUT TOYOTA STEERING LINKAGES ROD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG THE MANUFACTURER IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MALFUNCTION OF A PART IF THE DRIVER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS KILLED. *KB

• 04/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST VALVES FROM CYL 3 & 6 BER. REPLACED SAME (NOTE: BOTH ARE THE REAR CYLINDERS). *AK

• 04/11/2007· STEERINGCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON THE RELAY ROD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY THE CONTACT VEERED SLIGHTLY OFF THE ROAD APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 157,000.*AK

• 04/01/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 50 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, HAD COMPLETE FAILURE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

• 03/05/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *SD

• 02/18/2013· STRUCTURE

  THE TRUCK HAS BODY RUST AND EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST MAKING IT UNSAFE. *TR

• 02/05/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAD STARTED VEHICLE ON COLD MORNING WHEN FAN BLADE FOR RADIATOR HAD EXPLODED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FAN CAUSED DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF HOOD & FILTER SYSTEM. ALSO, INFORMED WOULD NEED A NEW OR USED FAN BLADE. *AK

• 02/01/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WIRES FOR FUEL PUMP CORRODED, VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

• 01/23/2006· POWER TRAIN

  FIFTH GEAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. STOPPED USING THE FIFTH GEAR IN FEAR OF FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER 6-7 MONTHS THIRD GEAR STARTED POPPING OUT WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH GEARS. HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED, AND WAS TOLD BY THE GARAGE THAT SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT TOYOTA PICKUPS FROM THE YEARS 1989 TO 1991 WERE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS ASKED WHAT IT WAS DOING. I HAD STARTED TELLING HIM ABOUT THE FIFTH GEAR NOISE WHEN HE INTERRUPTED ME AND ASKED IF THIRD GEAR WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS TOO. I TOLD HIM YES. HE ASKED IF IT WOULD EVEN STAY IN GEAR ANYMORE,, AND I TOLD HIM NO, WHICH INDEED WAS THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF $1, *AK

• 01/07/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINES ROTTED AT TOP OF GAS TANK, SPILLAGE OCCURRED IN EXCESS OF TEN GALLONS IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AREA. *AK