1993 Toyota Pickup Problems

I BOUGHT A 1993 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP USED AND DISCOVERED IT IS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE IVE EVER SEEN. THE FRAME IS RUSTED INTO IN MULTIPLE PLACES, THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OFF AND I'VE LOST ALL BRAKES SO I CANT DRIVE IT AT ALL NOW. IT RUNS AND GOES GREAT OR WELL IT DID UNTILL FRAME BROKE AND BRAKES WENT OUT. APPARENTLY 1993 FRAMES ARE THE WORST FRAMES TO HAVE ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING IVE SEEN ONLINE. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS I HAVE A 1991 TWO WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA TRUCK JUST LIKE IT AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY RUST AT ALL NOWHERE ON FRAME OR BODY. AND BOTH TRUCKS ARE FROM THE SAME AREA. THE 4X4 THATS LITERALLY A DEATH TRAP ONLY HAS 220000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS NOTHING REALLY. THE ONLY REASON I EVEN BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS BECAUSE TOYOTA TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO 3,4,OR SOMETIMES 500000 MILES WITH HARDLEY ANY TROUBLE. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO B ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AGAIN, THATS ALL I WANT. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY B A RECALL FOR EXTREME FRAME AND BODY RUST. IT SHOULDN'T B THAT RUSTY, IT'S LITERALLY THE WORST IVE EVER SEEN

FRAME RUSTED SO THAT IT BREAKS UNDER JACKUP FORCES FRAME RAILS CRUSH UNDER UNLOADED VEHICLES WEIGHT

I BOUGHT A 1993 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP USED AND DISCOVERED IT IS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE IVE EVER SEEN. THE FRAME IS RUSTED INTO IN MULTIPLE PLACES, THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OFF AND I'VE LOST ALL BRAKES SO I CANT DRIVE IT AT ALL NOW. IT RUNS AND GOES GREAT OR WELL IT DID UNTILL FRAME BROKE AND BRAKES WENT OUT. APPARENTLY 1993 FRAMES ARE THE WORST FRAMES TO HAVE ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING IVE SEEN ONLINE. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS I HAVE A 1991 TWO WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA TRUCK JUST LIKE IT AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY RUST AT ALL NOWHERE ON FRAME OR BODY. AND BOTH TRUCKS ARE FROM THE SAME AREA. THE 4X4 THATS LITERALLY A DEATH TRAP ONLY HAS 220000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS NOTHING REALLY. THE ONLY REASON I EVEN BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS BECAUSE TOYOTA TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO 3,4,OR SOMETIMES 500000 MILES WITH HARDLEY ANY TROUBLE. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO B ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AGAIN, THATS ALL I WANT. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY B A RECALL FOR EXTREME FRAME AND BODY RUST. IT SHOULDN'T B THAT RUSTY, IT'S LITERALLY THE WORST IVE EVER SEEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK SPORADICALLY AND PULL ABNORMALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE WAS ALSO RUSTING ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS WERE ABNORMALLY DIM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL BUT, IT IS ODD HOW 2 OF THE TIRES HAVE COME APART AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. (DOT NUMBER: EJP9CHK358 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)

ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND IDLES IRRATICALLY; SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT WITHOUT A LITTLE ASSITANCE. *AK

I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES W/ENGINE AND NOTIFIED PRIOR OWNER AND ADVISED ME RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET, IMMEDIATELY CALLED LOCAL DEALER REGARDING RECALL AND THEY CLAIMED VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ALREADY (IN ANOTHER STATE) AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT OWNER STATE THAT IS FALSE HE OWNED VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND HE HAD NEVER TOOK IN FOR SERVICE RECALL. IN THE MEANTIME CONDITION GOT WORSE, AND NOW LEAKING WATER AND HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACED. THE DEALER WON'T SERVICE IT, TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE IS NONRESPONSIVE. ALL I GET FROM THEM IS EMAIL THANKING ME FOR CONCERN AND HOPE IT WAS RESOLVED, IN THE MEANTIME I NOW DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I COULD UNDERSTAND THEY NOT FIXING IT BECAUSE OF DAILY USE OR NO WARRANTY ETC. BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET THIS ENGINE. SO IT IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THEY SHOULD AT LEAST LOOK AT IF NOT REPAIR. *TR

LEAK GENERATED FROM HEAD GASKET, ENGINE WAS RUINED FROM LEAK WHICH WARPED HEADS OF THIS VEHICLE TO ITS MALFUNCTIONING CONDITION. GASKETS WERE WORKED ON BY MAUI DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED. *LA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA TRUCK (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN MAKING TURNS. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE ROD RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND THE FRAME NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNT HAS A 7 INCH BY 1 INCH HOLE FROM RUST WHICH JOINS WITH A CRACK IN THE FRAME BETWEEN THE FIRST HOLE AND A SECOND RUST HOLE. RUST AND CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY FRAME THIS BAD. SPRINGS, A-ARMS, AND ALL MANNER OF SUSPENSION AND BODY PARTS ARE CORRODED BADLY.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS OR ANY VIBRATIONS WITH THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES. COOPER TIRES ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *AK

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL BUT, IT IS ODD HOW 2 OF THE TIRES HAVE COME APART AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. (DOT NUMBER: EJP9CHK358 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)

THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND THE FRAME NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNT HAS A 7 INCH BY 1 INCH HOLE FROM RUST WHICH JOINS WITH A CRACK IN THE FRAME BETWEEN THE FIRST HOLE AND A SECOND RUST HOLE. RUST AND CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY FRAME THIS BAD. SPRINGS, A-ARMS, AND ALL MANNER OF SUSPENSION AND BODY PARTS ARE CORRODED BADLY.

WHILE CHECKING OUT A BROKEN LEAF SPRING ON MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP, I NOTICED SOME PERFORATION ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT MOUNT, AND PROCEEDED TO INSERT A FINGER TO THE AREA TO SEE HOW BAD IT WAS... THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED IN THE WHOLE AREA NEXT TO THE GAS TANK AND. BY THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE TRUCK IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I'M 100 PERCENT SURE I COULD PULL THE LEAF SPRING RIGHT OUT OF THE FRAME. BEING AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR A DEALER, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA IF THEY DO NOT AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES ON THE 1994 AND BELOW TOYOTA PICKUPS AND FORCE TOYOTA TO OPEN A SAFETY RECALL I WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET TOGETHER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A TRUCK WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE ROTS THE FRAME OUT. I'VE SEEN 1950S CARS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS FOR 10 YEARS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS BAD OF A RUST ISSUE. THERE ARE 1000S OF TOYOTA PICKUP OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1995+ FRAME RECALLS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT HAVE NOT REPORTED HERE. I ASK NHTSA TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GOOGLE IT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1000S OF FORUM POSTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE FRAMES SPLIT IN HALF, BREAK LEAFS OFF, AND HAVE BEEN REBUILDING AND REPLACING OR SCRAPPING THEIR VEHICLES OVER THIS. I WANT TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN WITH THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT NEVER RETURNED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK

ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND IDLES IRRATICALLY; SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT WITHOUT A LITTLE ASSITANCE. *AK

PICKUP REAR ENDED AND DRIVER SEATBACK FAILED. INJURIES SUSTAINED TO HEAD, NECK, BACK. INJURIES SUSTAINED TO KNEES AND LEGS AS THEY WENT UP UNDER DASH AS THE SEAT WENT BACK.*AK

PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE, ORIGINATING UNDER THE DASHBOARD.

I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP, KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THE MECHANIC STATED "..THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM." IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THEN WHY ISN'T THERE SOMETHING BEING DONE. I OWN 3 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY, MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN TO MY OTHER 2 VEHICLES. TOTAL COST TO FIX MY TRUCK WAS $435.00 ($238.00 FOR PARTS, $130.00 FOR LABOR AND $50.00 FOR TOWING) WILL I HAVE THIS EXPENSE FOR MY OTHER TWO VEHICLES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CLAUDE M. GAINES JR.*AK

FRONT CROSS MEMBER IS FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALSO VEHICLE HAS VARIOUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING BRAKES FAILURES/ELECTRICAL FAILURES,ETC. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

DEBRIS FROM PASSING TRUCK BLEW ONTO WINDSHIELD/CRACKED WINDSHIELD.

DOOR SWITCHES REPLACED.

I WAS REMOVING THE GAS TANK DUE TO A FUEL LEAK AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED HEAVILY AND ENTIRE SECTIONS OF THE FRAME BOX WALL WERE GONE. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR 1995-2004 PICKUP TRUCKS DUE TO EXTREME FRAME RUSTING. I HAVE NEVER SEEN FRAME RUST THIS BAD. TOYOTA SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND THE BUYBACK PROGRAM TO 1993 MODELS OR RECALL THE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

DOOR SWITCHES REPLACED.

CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE IS MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAT IS TOO THIN, CAUSING IT TO SLIP. *AK THE SPRING LOADED PORTIONS OF THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, WERE NOT OF ROBUST ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION TO WITHSTAND THE FREQUENT MANUAL CHANGING OF GEARS, 13000 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED TO REOCCUR, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS, TWO MONTHS LATER CLUTCH FAILED, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM STILL EXITSTS. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT REPLACED AND FAILED WITHIN 16000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOOKS DETERIORATED, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE MECHANISM WHICH CAUSES THE BELT TO LOCK UP IN THE CASE OF A HEAVY JOLT IS TOO FRAGILE, SO WHEN TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH HEAVY VIBRATION, IT REPEATEDLY LOCKS UP AND BECOMES TOO TIGHT, CUTTING INTO CONSUMER'S NECK. CONSUMER STATES FRONT SUSPENSION IS OF INFERIOR STABILITY AND VEHICLE IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN NEEDING TO SWERVE, CONSUMER DID LOSE CONTROL AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE CLIPPED A GUARDRAIL DUE TO FAULTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE BUMPER IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BY ONLY ONE BOLT CAUSING IT TO PIVOT IN THE ACCIDENT, REAR SPRINGS COLLAPSED AT ONLY 30000 MILES WHILE HAVING ONLY A CAMPER SHELL, REAR SPRINGS ONLY HAVE 2 SMALL LEAVES TO WHICH THE SHOCKS ARE LIGHT WEIGHT UNDER SIZE, A DELAER REPLACED THE SHOCKS BECAUSE THEY BEGAN TO LEAK, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO MODIFY THE SPRINGS BY ADDING AN EXTRA LEAVE. *SLC

DOOR SWITCHES REPLACED.

DOOR SWITCHES REPLACED.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE THE DRIVER RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK

TURN THE WHEEL ON MY 1993 4X4STARTED TO BACK UP HEARD A POP AN LOST MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. SO GOT OUT TO LOOK AN THE FRONT FRAME BROKE, AN MY CV SHAFT PULLED APART. I ONLY HAVE 164,635 MILES WOW COME ON TOYOTA THAT'S CRAZY. *TR