1997 Toyota Pickup

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield1
000
Suspension1
000
Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder1
000
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Filed May 3, 201360,000 milesMI

FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED ON 1997 TOYOTA T100 PICKUP. BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. RUSTED FRAME HAS CAUSED MANY OF THE CONNECTED PARTS TO ALSO RUST AND MAKING BASIC REPAIRS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN EFFECTED THE MOST BY THE RUST. *TR

Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 6, 2002CA

FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS HAD A CRACK IN IT FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Suspension
Filed May 6, 2002CA

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IT LEAVES THE GROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHARKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Apr 29, 2002CA

SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO CUT OFF PEOPLE ON THE ROAD TO EXIT. PLEAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Feb 21, 2001WA

AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND PEDAL WAS RELEASED, MASTER CYLINDER PISTON WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING TRUCK TO CONTINUE BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. *SLC

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20021000Routine
20017000Routine
20004000Routine
19992000Routine
19985000Routine
1997 — this page5000Routine
19966000Routine
199535421Fatalities reported
199491403Fatalities reported
199359410Routine
199256400Routine
199129301Fatalities reported
199025310Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.