Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Toyota Pickup submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 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.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
RUST, CORROSION, FAILURE AND DETACHMENT OF EXTERIOR BODY AND FRAME COMPONENTS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. STEERING BOX CAME OFF OF THE FRAME!!! THEN TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THIS IS A 1994 TOYOTA .. THE 1995 TOYOTA TRUCKS WERE RECALLED SAME REASON. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED SAME REASON!!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
EXTREME RUST DAMAGE TO FRAME ,SUSPENSION,STEERING COMPONENTS ETC. UNDER THE VEHICLE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVEN WITH MEASURES TAKEN TO REMOVE AND TREAT WITH INHIBITIVE COATING. NEVER SEEN RUST THIS BAD ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED . APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED MANY OTHER PICKUPS FROM 1995 FORWARD. MINE IS A 1994 AND FROM READING OTHER COMMENTS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CONDITIONS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME BECAME BENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE MECHANICAL LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. *TR
LOST BRAKE FUNCTION, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR & LOCKED UP. SLID ACROSS ROAD & HIT GUARD RAIL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN OTHER DIRECTION. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPETELY RUSTED OUT & SO IS THE ENTIRE FRAME OF MY TRUCK.I'M AFRAID TRUCK COULD EVENTUALLY BRAKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. ENTIRE UNDER BODY IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WEBSITE, SO I AM WRITING NOW. *TR
I HAVE READ THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 1994 TOYOTA SHORT BED PICK UP TRUCK, 4WD, HAVING EXTREME RUSTING TO THE FRAME. YET THEY WILL ONLY BUY BACK THE 1995-2000 MODELS? HOW CAN THEY THINK THAT THEY DID SOMETHING RIGHT IN 94 THAT THEY DIDN'T DO IN 95, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? NO ONE CAN CHANGE THIS TO INCLUDE THE 1994S? MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK DOESN'T EVEN SIT LEVEL FROM ALL THE RUST UNDERNEATH. HE IS A WELDER AND CAN'T EVEN FIX IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BY TOYOTA. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA SAID THEY ARE OUT OF LUCK DUE TO THE BUY BACK/RECALL BEING 1995 AND NEWER MODELS. HELP! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA SHORT WB DELUXE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,239.
1994 TOYOTA PICK UP HAS DRAMATIC AND UNUSUAL FRAME ROT. I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS JUST RUSTED AND ROTTED. THE TRUCK HAD GOOD CARE PARKED IN A GARAGE, WASHED OFTEN INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE RUST WAS VERY UNUSUAL. IT IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TUCK IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERK ABNORMALLY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL ABRUPTLY TO ONE SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUSTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL OR SOUND RIGHT. MY INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE TRUCK CAB AND TRUCK BED WERE FOLDED IN ON EACH OTHER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FRAME CRACKED FROM EXTENSIVE RUST ROT ON BOTH SIDES NEAR FRONT BRACKETS OF REAR LEAF SPRINGS. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE ARE STILL STRONG. GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
REAR FRAME ROTTED FROM INSIDE OUT ON 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE RECALL ONLY WENT BACK TO 1995. JUST PUT NEW BRAKES, NEW CLUTCH, NEW ENGINE, ETC INTO VEHICLE. WISH I KNEW THE FRAME WAS ROTTED PRIOR TO DOING ALL THAT. I AM HOPING TOYOTA WILL EXTEND THE RECALL BACK A YEAR AS IT IS CLEAR IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE INVOLVED IN THE BUY BACK. *TR
1994 TOYOTA 4 X4 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES RUST AND HOLES IN FRAME, KNOWN AS "FRAME ROT" *TGW
MY FRAME ON MY 1994 TOYOTA, PICK- UP RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77. THE SPRING SHACKLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE REAR TO SEPARATE AND SHIFT ALMOST 2 INCHES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINS TODAY. (THE DEALER IS ABOUT 91 MILES FORM WHERE I LIVE) THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE FRAME HAD IN DEED FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. DEALER ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO IN TURNS DENIES ANY WRONG DOING! THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A DEALER CONSUMER ISSUE. I ASKED WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE TRUCK? TOYOTA,ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THEY KNOW IS UNSAFE, ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE A-ROD THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN INSPECTION, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. A RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED REGARDING THE STEERING RELAY. UPDATED EVOQ 08/05/10*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND SHAKE WHEN HE ACCELERATED WHICH HE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 245,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK. SHE STATED THAT WHEN HIS GAS TANK DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN THE FRAME WITH RUST ON IT, THE TANK WAS 32 INCHES LONG AND 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124402.
I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP, 96K MILES, FRAME HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH MAKING VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN, OR EVEN PASS STATE INSPECTION. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED FOR 1995 AND UP VEHICLES, BUT THEY WILL NOT APPLY TO A 1994 PICKUP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A DEFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TOW DRIVER WOULD NOT TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND UNSAFE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW CLUTCH AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT OBSERVED RUST DAMAGE ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FRAME AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRAME COULD COLLAPSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF UPDATED 05/29/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE REAR SHOCKS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 183,000. UPDATED 04/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. EVERYTIME THE CONTACT MAKES A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARS A MODERATE BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THE FRAME AS SIGNIFICANT RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF RUST PERFORATION THAT THE TOYOTA TACOMA'S ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TOYOTA BUYING BACK ALL 1995 TO 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA'S AS THEY WERE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY TOYOTA. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDING THE 1994'S IN THEIR BUYBACK PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TACOMA'S. PLEASE SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINT #10236880 FILED BY ANOTHER 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP OWNER. THERE ARE STORIES ON THE WEB THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY SPLITTING IN HALF DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHEN MAKING A TURN OR PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAM RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE METAL WAS WEAK. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS FRAME WAS RUSTING. HE NOTICED LITTLE HOLES AND ONE BIG HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. IN ADDITION, THE END OF THE FRAME RAILS WHERE THE BUMPER WAS LOCATED WAS SEVERELY DETERIORATED. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING TSB NUMBER 10024521 (OR TOYOTA SERVICE # POL08-03) FOR THE 1995-2000 TACOMAS TO SEE IF HE COULD BE INCLUDED, BUT WAS DENIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 206,821 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 201,000.
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