1994 Toyota Pickup

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RETRACT MAKING THEM UNUSABLE

RUST, CORROSION, FAILURE AND DETACHMENT OF EXTERIOR BODY AND FRAME COMPONENTS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING BOX CAME OFF OF THE FRAME!!! THEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THIS IS A 1994 TOYOTA .. THE 1995 TOYOTA TRUCKS WERE RECALLED SAME REASON. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED SAME REASON!!!

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME BECAME BENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE MECHANICAL LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. *TR

LOST BRAKE FUNCTION, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR & LOCKED UP. SLID ACROSS ROAD & HIT GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN OTHER DIRECTION. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPETELY RUSTED OUT & SO IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF MY TRUCK.I'M AFRAID TRUCK COULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE UNDER BODY IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE, SO I AM WRITING NOW. *TR

I HAVE OWNED 6 TOYOTA TRUCKS FROM 1985 THRU 1997 AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY AND HANG OUT THE DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY RETRACT THEM BACK IN. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME KNOW EVENT AND IN THE PAST TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE AND THEN TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WESLEY CHAPLE FL. BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALER SAID "SORRY YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM VERY UPSET SINCE MY SEAT BELTS HAVE NOW SINCE FRAYED FROM BEING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS. I USE TO BE A MECHANIC FOR TOYOTA AND KNOW FOR A FACT THEY HAVE HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH SEATBELT CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I WOULD HOPE SOMEONE CAN INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AND RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE READ THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 1994 TOYOTA SHORT BED PICK UP TRUCK, 4WD, HAVING EXTREME RUSTING TO THE FRAME. YET THEY WILL ONLY BUY BACK THE 1995-2000 MODELS? HOW CAN THEY THINK THAT THEY DID SOMETHING RIGHT IN 94 THAT THEY DIDN'T DO IN 95, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? NO ONE CAN CHANGE THIS TO INCLUDE THE 1994S? MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK DOESN'T EVEN SIT LEVEL FROM ALL THE RUST UNDERNEATH. HE IS A WELDER AND CAN'T EVEN FIX IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BY TOYOTA. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA SAID THEY ARE OUT OF LUCK DUE TO THE BUY BACK/RECALL BEING 1995 AND NEWER MODELS. HELP! *TR

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.

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.

1994 TOYOTA PICK UP HAS DRAMATIC AND UNUSUAL FRAME ROT. I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS JUST RUSTED AND ROTTED. THE TRUCK HAD GOOD CARE PARKED IN A GARAGE, WASHED OFTEN INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE RUST WAS VERY UNUSUAL. IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TUCK IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. *TR

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE A-ROD THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN INSPECTION, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED REGARDING THE STEERING RELAY. UPDATED EVOQ 08/05/10*JB

POLICE REPORT STATED: UNIT FELL OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. UNIT OVERCORRECTED, CROSSED BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE ANGLE OF EMBARKMENT CAUSED UNIT TO OVERTURN. UNIT OVERTURNED AND STRUCK A TREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND SHAKE WHEN HE ACCELERATED WHICH HE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 245,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK. SHE STATED THAT WHEN HIS GAS TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN THE FRAME WITH RUST ON IT, THE TANK WAS 32 INCHES LONG AND 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124402.

I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP, 96K MILES, FRAME HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH MAKING VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN, OR EVEN PASS STATE INSPECTION. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED FOR 1995 AND UP VEHICLES, BUT THEY WILL NOT APPLY TO A 1994 PICKUP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT OBSERVED RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FRAME AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRAME COULD COLLAPSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TOW DRIVER WOULD NOT TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND UNSAFE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE REAR SHOCKS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 183,000. UPDATED 04/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

I OWN A 94 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND A 94 TOYOTA SR5 PICKUP TRUCK. BACK IN '98 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE I BROUGHT BOTH MY VEHICLES TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH VEHICLES. RECALL NOTICE: A 3VZ-E HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT JUNE 26, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4 MILEAGE: 46,623 JULY 17, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNER MILEAGE: 38,037 THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2006 OF THIS YEAR, MY TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHEN I CRANKED IT UP ONE AFTERNOON. DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING. LESS THAN 12 HOURS AFTER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY PICKUP TRUCK, THE VERY NEXT MORNING I STARTED MY WIFE'S 4RUNNER TO MAKE A TRIP INTO TOWN. IMMEDIATELY WHEN I STARTED IT, DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING EVEN WORST THAN BEFORE. I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE TRUCK OFF. TOYOTA OPENED A CASE# 200602060829. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL CHAN COLEMAN AT SANFORD TOYOTA AND TRY TO GET A SPECIAL PRICE. I CALLED CHAN AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE TRANSFERRED ME TO SERVICE AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,600 PER VEHICLE TO REPAIR. I HAD BOTH VEHICLES TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. BELOW ARE THE DATES AND MILEAGE FOR THE REPAIRS. FEBRUARY 16, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4 MILEAGE: 120,000 FEBRUARY 4, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNER MILEAGE: 102,000 I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THE

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

MY COUSIN WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON MAY 4TH OF 1997, IN WHICH HIM AND THE DRIVER OF A 1994 TOYOTA PICK WERE EJECTED AND KILLED. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRUCK JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE WRECK. THE POLICE REPORT AND THE NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT NEITHER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE PHOTOS TAKING OF THE TRUCK I SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY TORE OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TRUCK WHERE THE BRASS HEX BOLT HOLDS IT TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE CAB. I MUST HAVE MISSED THIS BACK IN 1997 AND JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY COUSIN WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT HAD TO OF GIVEN AWAY AND BROKE FREE FROM THE CAB WALL THEREFORE EJECTING HIM FROM THE TRUCK. I CAN SAY THAT THE PHOTOS ARE DISTURBING TO SEE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS BROKE AWAY LIKE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THE PICTURES FROM MY COUSINS MOTHER AT THIS TIME. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE RESEARCHED AND TESTED OR EVEN THE PICTURES BE LOOKED AT AND I WOULD LIKE A REPORT ABOUT THIS MATTER IF THAT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS SUBJECTED TO A FAILURE IN THERE SEAT BELT IF IN FACT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. THANK YOU TOMMY HILL. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE WHEELS OFF OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN EVER THE CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE A FLAT OR REPLACE A TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS ALWAYS A STRUGGLE GETTING THE WHEELS OFF OF THE HUB. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

CRACK IN A THIN AREA OF CYLINDER WALL. LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSED OVERHEATING. REPAIR REVEALED STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN WITH BROKEN GUIDES AND THE BEGINNINGS OF DAMAGE TO CHAIN COVER HOUSING. ALSO, THE REAR 2 CYLINDERS WERE CLOGGED WITH BURNED, DRIED OIL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 90 DAYS(MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER). THE REPAIRMAN SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND NOT OF MY MAKING.

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.

THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP TANK, THE CLUTCH FLEX LINE AND POWER STEERING PUMP WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVE BELT AND TIMING BELTS WERE REPLACED. PH. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HEARD A POPPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER AND PANCAKE. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO, HE HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE. TIRES WERE COOPER TIRES, BRONCO RADIAL CTE, SIZE P235 75 R15, WITH ABOUT 20000 MILES ON THEM.*AK

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. FIRESTONE P2275R15. *JB

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

TRUCK OVER HEATED AND INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC STATED: NEW WATER PUMP, CRACKED HEAD, REBUILT ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN COVER WAS REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, AND HEAD RESURFACED. UPON HEARING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ON FREEWAY, WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE 300+ MILES HOME WITH IT AND TO CALL IF IT WAS STILL THERE IN A FEW DAYS. TOOK TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER WHO HAS FOUND THAT CRANKSHAFT NEEDS TO BE SMOOTHED AND NEW BEARINGS ARE NEEDED (SO FAR...).POSSIBLY MORE LOWER PORTION ENGINE PROBLEMS-CYLINDER HEAD, PISTONS... RECOMMENDED REBUILD ENGINE... *****-DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***** 758008.*AK *JB

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

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)