1996 Toyota T100

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

• 12/12/2003· STRUCTURE

  SUDDEN BREAK IN CLUTCH SUPPORT BRACKET. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY MOVE WITHOUT ABILITY TO CONTROL. THE BREAKAGE OF THIS BRACKET WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT, AND NOT BY USE OR LACK OF MAINTAINANCE. DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THIS BRACKET NEVER SHOULD HAVE BROKEN. HAVE DETAILED PHOTOS AND THE ORIGINAL BROKEN PART. THE NEW PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, BUT DEALER SAYS MANUFACTURER HAS TOLD THEM NOTHING ABOUT ANY ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK

• 12/10/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IF CONSUMER PUSHES RELEASE BUTTON TO SLIDE LATCH INTO BUCKLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT.*SLC

• 12/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. TO BRING VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, CONSUMER PLACED TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE FIREWALL ON MY 1996 TOYOTA T100 HAS CRACKED WHERE THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER ATTACHES. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *LA

• 12/04/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAIILED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. *AK

• 11/30/2009· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA T100 4WD TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS 130K MILES AND RUNS EXCELLENT AND HAS VERY LITTLE BODY RUST. HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FRAME CORROSION AND EXTREME CORROSION TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND CAB MOUNTS IN THE FORM OF RUST. THERE ARE NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE FRAME AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE RUST CHIPS FALL OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS. *TR

• 11/30/1999· SUSPENSIONCrash

  AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF ROAD. VEHICLE STRUCK A CULVERT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS ROOF. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. PASSENGER SAID SHE WAS THROWN ALL OVER THE VEHICLE IN THE ROLLOVER AND ENDED UP IN THE REAR SEAT. DRIVER DOESN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF ACCIDENT BUT ENDED UP OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. DRIVER HAS STEEL PLATE AND SCREWS IN RIGHT KNEE AND PASSENGER ALSO HAD KNEE INJURY ONLY REQUIRING STITCHES. *AK

• 11/29/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR WORK, THE STEERING SHAFT FRACTURED AT THE PITMAN ARM WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

• 11/29/2001· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BOLTED THROUGH FIREWALL. FIREWALL BROKEN W/CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *AK

• 11/26/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEN A RUBBING AND CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT PART OF THE FRAME WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/22/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET CRACKED, CAUSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO COLLAPSE TO THE FLOOR AND BE INOPERABLE. *LA

• 11/20/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED.

• 11/18/1999· POWER TRAIN

  DEFECTIVE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHICH MAY RESULTIN VEHICLE STALLING AND A CRASH. MANUFACTURER CAME OUT WITH A NEW DESIGN CLUTCH BRACKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/14/2018· STRUCTURE

  I AM A OWNER OF A 1996 TOYOTA T100 WITH SERIOUS RUST ISSUES ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER TRUCK SUCH AS THE TACOMA. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THE T100.

• 11/06/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND ENGINE LEAKS COOLANT. MANUFACTURER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AT NO CHARGE AND IS UNWILLING TO REPORT THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF FAILED HEAD GASKETS IN THE 3.4LITER V6 ENGINE. WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN LOGGED WITH NHTSA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.

• 11/04/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW WEATHERSTRIPPING FAILED.

• 10/31/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT 1996 TOYOTA T-100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SPRAYING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST AND A HOLE WAS IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,856. UPDATED 01/12/12*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

• 10/30/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN PLACING THE CLUTCH IN GEAR CONSUMER NOTICED THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. ALSO WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PLACED IN GEAR AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEATH STOP RPM RACE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE CLUTCH BURNED OUT AND NEED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/27/1997· STRUCTURE

  FRONT BUMPER INADEQUATE WEAK MATERIAL, DENTS VERY EASILY.

• 10/27/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WOULD CONTINUALLY JUMP OUT OF PARK OR DRIVE GEAR.

• 10/27/1997· SUSPENSION

  REAR SUSPENSION FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TEMPERATURE ASCENDING UNIT FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· TIRES

  DEFECTIVE TREADS ON BRIDGESTONE (P235/75R15) TIRES.

• 10/26/2011· STRUCTURE

  I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN EXHAUST RATTLE AS WELL AS AN OIL CHANGE TODAY TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC, NOTING HOW ROTTED OUT THE FRAME WAS IN THE REAR AS WELL AS FRONT, RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. THE SHOP DIDN'T DO ANY SERVICE WORK DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. KNOWING THAT TOYOTA DID A RECALL ON A SIMILAR TRUCK MODEL OF THE SAME VINTAGE, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I ASKED THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT TOYOTA COULD THEN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS RATHER RUDE AND SAID THE WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK HAD EXPIRED AFTER THREE YEARS AND THAT IF I WANTED AN INSPECTION, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM SHOCKED THAT WHAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS A PERFECTLY GOOD USABLE VEHICLE HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I'M FAMILIAR WITH RUSTY VEHICLES HAVING LIVED IN WISCONSIN NOW FOR 47 YEARS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE FRAME OR BUY OUT THE VEHICLE FROM ME. TOYOTA ADVERTISES AS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ROAD WITH SOME KIND OF PRIDE; PERHAPS THEY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AT THE SAME TIME HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK BY DRIVING THOSE VEHICLES. AS TO THE ROTTED FRAME, BOTH MAIN RAILS ARE ROTTED IN THE BACK. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SUSPENSION HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE REAR TRANSAXLE HAS RUSTED NEAR THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND IS LEAKING FLUID. BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE LEAKING. SPARK PLUG? THAT ATTACHES TO THE EXHAUST PIPE (REBURN SYSTEM?); BOTH NUTS HOLDING THIS ON HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND NO LONGER HOLDING THIS DEVICE TIGHT (THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EXHAUST RATTLE). *TT

• 10/23/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1996 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. AS A RESULT, HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,288 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,426.

• 10/22/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED.

• 10/20/2019· AIR BAGS

  MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19,2019. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE MOTOR SHUTOFF. I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY SON AND BEFOREI COULD REMOVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND EXIT MY TRUCK, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SMACKING ME DIRECTLY IN MY FACE. IM SURE THIS WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF SOME KIND BECAUSE IVE BEEN OWNING THIS VEHICLE SINCE 1996 AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. NORMALLY IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY THE ENGINE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START BUT IN THIS SITUATION MY MOTOR STILL TURNS ON BUT ITS UNSAFE TO EVEN DRIVE AROUND WITH THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG DANGLING FROM THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL HOW IT IS. I USE THIS CAR EVERYDAY FOR WORK BUT NOW IM IMMOBILE DUE TO THIS. LUCKILY I DIDNT SUFFER ANY BODILY INJURIES MORE THAN PUFFINESS ON THE LEFTSIDE OF MY FACE AND REDNESS FROM THE IMPACT. MY FACE DID SWELL UP A LITTLE AND MY LEFT EYE WAS PRETTY RED AND IRRITATED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ITS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. I NEVER IMAGINED THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY IF MY VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALLS IN THE PAST YEARS.

• 10/20/1997· POWER TRAIN

  THE PRESSURE PLATE WAS NOT MAKING FULL CONTACT ACROSS THE PRESSURE PLATE. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 10/11/2014· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. PERSON WAS IN VEHICLE BUCKLED UP. HAD TO CUT BELT TO GET THE PERSON OUT. *TR

• 09/30/2001· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY CAUSING THE BELT TO GET CLOSED IN THE DOOR. NLM

• 09/25/2012· STRUCTURE

  FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. A-ARMS ARE RUSTED THROUGH WITH MANY HOLES. REAR FRAME IS RUSTED NEXT TO GAS TANK CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL T100 TRUCKS AND ALTHOUGH TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED THERE ARE NOT PLANS TO DO THE SAME WITH THE T100. *TR

• 09/23/2015· SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE PATCHED ONCE. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS RUSTING. THE A ARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUSTED AND BROKE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE SHOCK ABSORBER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS RUSTED FROM THE UPPER A ARM AREA AND HAS FAILED. THE CAMBER ADJUSTMENT BAR BETWEEN THE UPPER A ARM AND IS IN FRONT OF THE TORSION BAR IS RUSTED ALMOST THROUGH. THE FENDER WELLS OF THE BED ON BOTH SIDES ARE RUSTED THROUGH. THESE ALL PRESENT POTENTIAL SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS TO ONES WELL BEING. THE TACOMAS AND THE TUNDRAS FROM THESE YEARS WERE RECALLED, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHY THE T100'S WEREN'T RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS.

• 09/15/2008· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  MY 1996 TOYOTA T100 FIRE WALL UNDER CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CRACKED FROM FATIGUE. DISTANCE OF CLUTCH TRAVEL WAS INADEQUATE TO DISENGAGE. REPLACED CLUTCH FOR NO REASON. *TR

• 09/15/2000· TIRES

  I WAS (A 53 YR OLD WOMAN) DRIVING ALONE THRU THE DESERT, PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER (2,500 LBS) WHEN THE TREAD SUDDENLY PEELED OFF MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE . IT WAS DAYTIME, JULY, HOT AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH OUT INJURY OR DAMAGE. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF MY DISTRUST OF THE THEM. THE DOT LISTED IS OFF ONE OF THE TIRES( THAT I NOW HAVE AS A SPARE)--I DON'T HAVE THE ONE THAT PEELED. I ASKED THE TIRE PEOPLE TO SAVE THE BEST OF THE 4 FOR A SPARE. I AM FURIOUS THAT I RISKED MY LIFE ON TIRES THAT WERE KNOWN AS DEFECTIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL IMO 3 TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

• 09/11/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED TO HOLD THE INTENDED SPEED AND ACCELERATED ABOVE IT. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 96E001000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN HE ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. UPDATED 10/16/09

• 09/09/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

• 09/09/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

• 09/01/2000· TIRES

  THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO (YOKOYAMA SUPER DIGGER)TIRE FAILURES,FIRST TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER THE SECOND TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH REQUIRED 12 DAY OF REPAIR, OF THE TWO REMAINING TIRES ONE HAD A BULGE IN IT AND THE OTHER COULD NOT BE BALANCED.

• 08/26/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 08/25/2000· TIRES

  P235/75R15, DUNLOP GRAND TRACK TIRE BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER AND DUNLOP MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/24/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION ABOVE THE SET SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96E001000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

• 08/22/2000· TIRES

  PE-00020; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO RIGHT DUE TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE 31X10.5R15LT, DOTVD60AW4. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED ON A TOYOTA, T1000 1996. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 31X10.5R15LT *MW

• 08/21/2006· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT TENSIONER TOO WEAK AND ALLOWS SEAT BELT TO HANG LOOSE ONCE BUCKLED. UNWARY DRIVER CLOSES DOOR AND A LOOP OF SEAT BELT HANGS OUTSIDE VEHICLE. COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC RESULTS IN CRASH. NOT UNCOMMON FOR ME TO SEE OTHER T100 PICKUPS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A LOOP OF BELT VISIBLE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *NM

• 08/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEARD A LOUD RATTLE IN ENGINE. DISASSEMBLY DISCOVERED BROKEN HEAD OF CONNECTING ROD BOLT. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO CONNECTING ROD BEARING; REQUIRES ENGINE OVERHAUL AND PISTON/ CONNECTING ROD REPLACEMENT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. *NM

• 08/16/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A FIRE. ALSO THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE IN THREE PIECES WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/12/2008· STRUCTURE

  I AM AWARE OF A PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD WITH THE TACOMA MODEL YEARS 1995 THROUGH 2000 WITH WEAK FRAMES. MY QUESTION IS COULD THE T100 BE AFFECTED AS WELL? I HAVE A 1996 T100 WHICH RECENTLY HAD A REAR BODY MOUNT DISINTEGRATE. AS MY MECHANIC WAS FIXING THE PROBLEM, HE WAS GRASPING THE FRAME AND ACTUALLY PUT A 3" TO 4" HOLE IN THE FRAME WITH JUST HIS FINGERS. HE HAD TO WELD A PATCH OVER THE HOLE AND COMMENTED THAT FOR ONLY 12 YEARS OLD, THE FRAME LOOKED TERRIBLE. HE DID NOT WANT TO TRY ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME FOR FEAR THAT HE WOULD CAUSE MORE HOLES. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF T100S IN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE TACOMA RECALL. COULD THIS FRAME FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT? *TR

• 08/10/2013· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I WAS RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THE FRAME, BODY AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE ALL RIDDLED WITH RUST. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST, INCLUDING A FUEL PUMP WHOSE DESIGN TRAPPED MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK UNTIL FUEL WAS LEAKING ON THE ROADWAY. THE REAR BUMPER RUSTED OFF. TOYOTA TRUCKS OF SIMILAR TYPE AND YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THE 1996 T100. TOYOTA FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW.TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THIS PRODUCT. *TR

• 08/10/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET. *TR

• 08/09/2001· TIRES

  FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES ATX31-1050-15; WHILE TRAVELING AT 5-10 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD GOING UP HILL AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC

• 08/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR AXLE IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK