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1992 Toyota Pickup Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest Nov 21, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
23%
of 56 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Toyota Pickup submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

EngineOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 21, 2007

HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY TOYOTA (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN V06) AT 109,574 MILES. REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FAILED SUDDENLY AT 189,000 MILES, DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND (40 MPH), AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO OVERHEATING OR LEAKS). UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REPEATED HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THESE PICKUPS (1990-95). CALLED TOYOTA CORP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE GASKET AGAIN AT NO COST BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE "FIXED" WITH THE REPLACEMENT GASKET. THIS TRUCK DOES NOT HAUL OR PLOW AND HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY WELL MAINTAINED. THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE MOST CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BY TOYOTA! *TR

NHTSA ID
10209644
Incident
Nov 20, 2007
Mileage
189,000 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 29, 2001

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE, REPLACED ENGINE, FAULTY MECHANICAL WORK, VALVES DAMAGED, HEAD GASKET RECALL 4/2000, TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX DAMAGES CAUSED BY HEAD GASKET FAILURES. *AK

NHTSA ID
753818
Incident
Nov 5, 1994
Engine
Filed Jul 3, 2001

I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL IN APRIL 2, 2001 AND I HAD DRIVEN IT ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND I STARTRD TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MY OIL PRESSURE GUAGE NEVER GAVE ME ANY WARNINGS THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL. ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THERE WAS THIS TERRIBLE NOISE, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT EXCEPT FOR ABOUT 1/4 QUART. IWAS IN SHOCK BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF MY CARS. I HAVE A 1982 TOYOTA TRUCK WITH 148,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STILL RUNNING. I FEEL THERE WAS A DEFAULT IN THE MECHANISM SOMEWHERE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE OIL WAS GOING THRU THE ENGINE AND EVAPORATING THRU THE EXHAUST. THAT IS WHY I SHOWED NO LEAKS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE LOSS OF OIL. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION? SHOULD I CONTACT TOYOTA ? THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID
747763
Incident
Jun 5, 2001
Engine
Filed Dec 6, 1999

CONSUMER HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL, LATER, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BROKEN CAM, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE HEAD GASKET COULD HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY REPLACED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIRS, THE TIMING BELT WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
784349
Incident
Oct 12, 1999
Engine
Filed Sep 24, 1999

THE CAR OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MJS

NHTSA ID
848675
Engine
Filed Dec 22, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
832535
Incident
Dec 15, 1998
Engine
Filed Mar 23, 1998

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
533161
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Feb 25, 1998

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BLOWN ENGINE GASKETS.

NHTSA ID
531408
Incident
Feb 18, 1998
EngineFuel system
Filed Feb 2, 1998

GAS MILEAGE SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 29MPG TO 18 MPG W/OUT EXPLANATION.

NHTSA ID
530327
Incident
Feb 2, 1998
Engine
Filed Jun 13, 1997

THE ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP BUT THEY ARE NOT WORKING ON IT, ALSO THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
813080
Engine
Filed Feb 26, 1997

HEAD GASKET BLEW.

NHTSA ID
515351
Incident
Jan 17, 1992
Engine
Filed Jul 23, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIATOR BLEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
987225
Incident
Jul 20, 1996
Engine
Filed Jul 8, 1996

RADIATOR BASE COMPLETELY CORRODED, RESULTING IN LEAKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
505979
Incident
May 1, 1996

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure13

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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