WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH HEARD A POPPING NOISE THEN A FLAPPING NOISE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TIRE STILL HAD AIR, BUT TREAD WAS GONE. FIRESTONE 721 725/75R15. *AK
1995 Toyota T100 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
THE TILTED STEERING WHEEL CAUSED IT TO MOVE, SCRAPPING AND PULLING THE WINDSHIELD WIRING WHICH CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT FULLY WHEN UMBUCKLED(WEAK SPRING?). DEALER REPLACE 3 TIMES(WARR) STILL BAD. HAZARD DUE TO BELT OCCASIONALLY STAYING JAMMED IN DOOR COMPROMISING BELT SPOOL LOCKUP FUNCTION. OTHER T100'S HAVE SAME PROBLEM.
CLUTCH CRACKED BECAUSE OF CAR LINKAGE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
TOYOTA WILL FIX CRACK FOR APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 OR MORE ,BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE WORK WILL HOLD BECAUSE WELDING FIREWALL WILL MAKE IT BRITTLE, AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE OTHER CRACKS . NUMEROUS BODY SHOP OWNERS HAVE INFORMED US THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF FIREWALLS ON VEHICLES CRACKING ,ONLY RACE CARS BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE PUT ON THE CLUTCHES OF RACE CARS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP US OR GIVE US ANY DIRECTION IN THIS MATTER. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE NOW AND WILL ALWAYS BE UNSAFE TO ME, MY FAMILY , ANY FUTURE OWNERS OR VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD. I AM JUST LOOKING TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I HAVE 31/2 YEARS OF FINANCING LEFT ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH I DO NOT FEEL WILL EVER BE REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FIREWALL TORE OFF, CAUSING CLUTCH NOT TO ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING TO AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER CAUSED VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK *SLC
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED.
REAR LEAF SPRINGS/SHOCKS REPALCED TO CORRECT NOISE AND RATTLING. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING 20,000 MILES WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS, THE RATTLING HAS RETURNED. *AK
WHEN ADJUSTING THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHCILE THE ADJUSTMENT BOLT FOR THE TORSION BAR STRIPPED OUT AND THE SUSPENSION FAILED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE THEN BY DEALER.
DRIVELINE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING AT 65MPH, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE VEERED TO EXTREME LEFT AND RIGHT. *AK
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. THE ROTORS TURNED BLUE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DIPS DOWN AND SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED. *DH
VEHICLE MISALIGNED. *DSH
GEAR SHIFT WON'T STAY IN PARK, JUMPS INTO REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS.
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO STAY IN PARK. *DSH
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND PUT INTO DRIVE IT STARTS TO REV AND GOES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAM IS NOT BRIGHT CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT . TT
SPEEDOMETER OUT OF ALIGNMENT, MAKING NOISE.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE HAVE ABS ANIT-LOCK BRAKE . TT
DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT-CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT ARM. TT
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