Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jul 27, 2007
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 18, 1996
What this page shows
Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Toyota Pickup. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–8 of 8
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 27, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRES VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2005 AND HAD 3,000 MILES. TWO OF THE TIRES WERE WESTLAKE, DOT NUMBER 7DT5FTS3703, SIZE LT235/75R15. THE OTHER TWO WERE FTS COMPASS TIRES, DOT NUMBER 7DT5FTS5104 , SIZE LT235/75R15. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 229,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.
NHTSA ID
10197637
Incident
Jul 1, 2006
Mileage
226,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 2001
I AM UNABLE TO FIND OUT IF THE COMPANY [TOYOTA] HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN SAFTY BELTS EVEN IN THIS OLDER TRUCK ?? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
751478
Incident
Jan 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 27, 2000
FIRESTONE TIRE (P205 70 R14) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE SEPARATION CAUSED A CRASH WHICH DAMAGED A TRAILER AND JET SKI THAT WAS BEING PULLED FROM BEHIND. *SLC
NHTSA ID
557552
Incident
Jul 5, 1997
SteeringSuspension
Filed Mar 22, 1999
COMPLETE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS, EXCEPT THE TRUCK WAS IN DRIVEWAY. TIE ROD/ BALL JOINT "FELL" OFF. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF EXTERNAL IMPACT ON THIS ASSEMBLY. I REPAIRED (REPLACED) AND GOT A GOOD LOOK.
NHTSA ID
704747
Incident
Mar 1, 1990
Suspension
Filed Jul 4, 1997
Crash reported3 injuries reported1 death reported
VEHICLE'S NARROW WHEEL BASE AND HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY, WITHOUT POWER STEERING MAKES VEHICLE PRONE TO EASY ROLLOVERS.
NHTSA ID
521331
Incident
Sep 7, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 27, 1997
Crash reported
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE CAUGHT IN SOMETHING. THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASED ON THE FIRST ROLL WAS THROWN OUT OF BACK WINDOW. INSURANCE TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE DUE TO COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK
NHTSA ID
808170
Incident
Mar 23, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 16, 1996
THE FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN DRIVER TRIES TO PRESS THE RELEASE BUTTON. DRIVER ALMOST HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. NOT VERY SAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, COULD NOT GET OUT OF BELT. *AK
NHTSA ID
803586
Incident
Oct 11, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 1996
THE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN BAD WEATHER BUT THE FRONT WHEELS WILL LOCK. *AK
NHTSA ID
980807
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.