1994 Toyota Pickup

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

• 12/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/20/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

• 12/16/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WARPED WATER PUMP GASKET, ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK. *AK

• 12/04/2006· STEERING

  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 REPAIRED AND THE DEALER PROVIDED NO REASON.

• 11/29/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL FAILED. *AK

• 11/22/2010· STRUCTURE

  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 LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE ARE STILL STRONG. GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

• 11/19/1994· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW RATTLES INSIDE OF DOOR. *AK

• 11/17/2010· STRUCTURE

  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 AS IT IS CLEAR IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE INVOLVED IN THE BUY BACK. *TR

• 11/15/1994· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILED. *AK

• 11/14/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FAILED.

• 11/12/1994· TIRES

  TREAD WEAR ON BRIDGESTONE TIRES.

• 11/08/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 11/07/1994· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. *AK

• 11/03/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  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. MINE IS A 1994 AND FROM READING OTHER COMMENTS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CONDITIONS. *TR

• 11/02/2010· STRUCTURE

  1994 TOYOTA 4 X4 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES RUST AND HOLES IN FRAME, KNOWN AS "FRAME ROT" *TGW

• 10/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 THAT ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE HE RECENTLY HAD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL AND IS HAVING HIS HEAD GASKET REPLACED AFTER 15,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT AT THIS TIME TOYOTA IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES BUT IF THEY DO THEN I CAN BE REIMBURSED AT A LATER POINT BUT THAT THERE WERE NO GUARANTEES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE INITIAL WORK THAT WAS DONE DURING THE RECALL WAS DONE PROPERLY SINCE HEAD GASKETS DONT TYPICALLY GO BAD AFTER 25,000 MILES.*AK

• 10/23/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FRAME AREA DRIVER SIDE FORWARD AREA OF LEAF SPRING MOUNT RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED ,THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE.

• 10/22/2008· STRUCTURE

  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 MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 10/18/2015· SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 10/13/1999· STRUCTURE

  BUMPER ASSEMBLY IS RUSTYING IN THE MIDDLE IN THE BACK. THE BUMPER IS HUMPED UP & SPLITTING WHERE IT IS RUSTING. *AK

• 10/05/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG, ALSO AIR BAG BURNED PASSENGER'S FACE AND UPPER CHEST. *SKD

• 09/30/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  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 REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

• 09/30/2002· TIRES

  THE TIRES I HAD REPLACED BECAUSE 3 OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. MR

• 09/28/2000· TIRES

  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

• 09/26/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 09/19/2008· STRUCTURE

  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 DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY TOYOTA. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDING THE 1994'S IN THEIR BUYBACK PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TACOMA'S. PLEASE SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINT #10236880 FILED BY ANOTHER 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP OWNER. THERE ARE STORIES ON THE WEB THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY SPLITTING IN HALF DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

• 09/16/2001· TIRES

  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)

• 09/10/2012· STRUCTURE

  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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,239.

• 09/09/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILED, RESULTING IN ENGINE NOISE, ALSO REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK

• 09/05/2000· TIRES

  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 THREE AT THE CREST OF THE DAMES POINT BRIDGE. THE TIRE SEPARATED THE TREAD, AND IT WRAPPED AROUND THE LEFT REAR AXLE. ONLY BECAUSE I HAD PROPER TRAINING IN DEFENSIVE DRIVING DID I KNOW HOW TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY TIRE DEALER, PAUL LEWIS, ARLINGTON RD @ UNIVERSITY BLVD HAS REMOVED ALL THE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S TIRES. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TO YOU FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 250R14 )

• 09/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

• 08/31/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  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 TRUCK. THEY SAID THEY WERE BUILT IN THE USA BUT THEY DONT TELL U ITS ALL CHINA JUNK STEEL THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS LIKE THEY DID THE YEARS 95-2000. ITS ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS I SAY WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND FILE A BIG LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA IM DOWN TO HELP HERE IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

• 08/28/2003· SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 08/22/1995· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF POSITIONING OF DRIVERS OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. *SD

• 08/20/1998· SEAT BELTS

  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

• 08/17/2006· STEERINGCrash

  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

• 08/16/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE .CONTACTED DEALER. TIMMING CHAIN BROKE.*AK*JB

• 08/08/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  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 DEALER IS ABOUT 91 MILES FORM WHERE I LIVE) THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE FRAME HAD IN DEED FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. DEALER ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO IN TURNS DENIES ANY WRONG DOING! THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A DEALER CONSUMER ISSUE. I ASKED WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE TRUCK? TOYOTA,ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THEY KNOW IS UNSAFE, ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR

• 08/08/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DRIVING AT SPEED OF 15MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, LOST CONTROL WENT INBANKMENT IMPACT 12:00 AND UNBODY DAMAGES. *AK

• 08/07/2012· TIRES

  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 HAD A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND ROTTEN. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 08/05/2008· STRUCTURE

  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. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAM RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE METAL WAS WEAK. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

• 08/04/2008· STRUCTURE

  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 SEVERELY DETERIORATED. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING TSB NUMBER 10024521 (OR TOYOTA SERVICE # POL08-03) FOR THE 1995-2000 TACOMAS TO SEE IF HE COULD BE INCLUDED, BUT WAS DENIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 206,821 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 201,000.

• 08/02/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 08/02/1995· VISIBILITY

  PE95-037 ACTIVE, HEATER FAN BLOWER IS TURNED ON SMELL OF BURNING FUMES. TT

• 08/01/1996· WHEELS

  WHEEL RIM IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FROM VEHICLE WITHOUT USE OF A HAMMER.

• 07/31/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT FITS POORLY, CUTS ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. *AK

• 07/29/1997· WHEELS

  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.

• 07/26/2011· SUSPENSION

  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 I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT GETTING HURT. I DECIDED TO LOOK AND SEE IF I COULD USE THE ONE FROM MY OTHER TRUCK THAT I NO LONGER DROVE, CONSIDERING AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING, THAT BUYING A NEW ONE WAS NOT AN OPTION. LOW AND BEHOLD IT WAS JUST AS BAD. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT ON MY TWO HOUR ONE-WAY DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. USED UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO EVEN USE A USED ONE. *TR

• 07/21/1997· WHEELS

  THE WHEEL ON VEHICLE DOES NOT COME OFF UNLESS DRIVER USES EXCESSIVE FORCE. *AK