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1989 Toyota 4X4 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 23, 2006
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1989 Toyota 4X4, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Steering266.7%
  • Brakes133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP NOTICE SSC 50N STEERING RELAY ROD REPLACEMENT RECALL ON MY TOYOTA 1989 PICKUP [XXX]. THIS IS MY PRINCIPAL CAR. THERE IS NO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WITHIN 3 HOURS DRIVE. WHEN I CALL THE TOYOTA TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN, I HAVE WAITED 10 MINUTES AND THEN WAS DROPPED TWICE. HOW CAN I ARRANGE TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL (45 MINUTES DRIVE) FORD DEALER IN YREKA WHERE I BOUGHT IT AS A USED CAR AND STILL HAVE TOYOTA PAY FOR IT? *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID 10158076 · filed May 23, 2006

POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID 543588 · filed Dec 30, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID 543588 · filed Dec 30, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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