1994 Toyota Pickup Owner Complaints

SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RETRACT MAKING THEM UNUSABLE

NHTSA ID

10992578

Incident

May 20, 2017

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!!!

NHTSA ID

10853901

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

Mileage

117,000 mi

FRAME AREA DRIVER SIDE FORWARD AREA OF LEAF SPRING MOUNT RUSTED OUT AND COLLAPSED ,THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10785731

Incident

Oct 21, 2015

Mileage

175,500 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING. THE PASSENGER SIDE GETS STUCK SOMETIMES AND WON'T PULL OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GETTING READY TO LEAVE.

NHTSA ID

10783148

Incident

Oct 12, 2015

Mileage

169,562 mi

I LOST TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SO I TOOK IT TO MY UNCLE WITCH IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WE GOT THE LIGHTS FIXED UP BUT WHILE UNDER THE TRUCK WE FOUND ALOT OF ROT BOTH I SIDE FRAME RAILS NOW I HAVE A CRACKRIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF FRAME AND THE BAD PART THERE ISNT A SPOT OF RUST ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THEY SAID THEY WERE BUILT IN THE USA BUT THEY DONT TELL U ITS ALL CHINA JUNK STEEL THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS LIKE THEY DID THE YEARS 95-2000. ITS ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS I SAY WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND FILE A BIG LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA IM DOWN TO HELP HERE IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

NHTSA ID

10760573

Incident

Jun 14, 2013

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.

NHTSA ID

10702515

Incident

Mar 29, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10652211

Incident

Aug 6, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10561001

Incident

Jan 17, 2014

Mileage

154,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10507006

Incident

Jun 13, 2012

Mileage

141,528 mi

I HAVE OWNED 6 TOYOTA TRUCKS FROM 1985 THRU 1997 AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY AND HANG OUT THE DOOR AND YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY RETRACT THEM BACK IN. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME KNOW EVENT AND IN THE PAST TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE AND THEN TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WESLEY CHAPLE FL. BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALER SAID "SORRY YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM VERY UPSET SINCE MY SEAT BELTS HAVE NOW SINCE FRAYED FROM BEING CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS. I USE TO BE A MECHANIC FOR TOYOTA AND KNOW FOR A FACT THEY HAVE HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH SEATBELT CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I WOULD HOPE SOMEONE CAN INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AND RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10504337

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

135,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10504108

Incident

Mar 22, 2013

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.

NHTSA ID

10474526

Incident

Sep 10, 2012

Mileage

187,239 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 205/75/14.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HAD A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND ROTTEN. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10469563

Incident

Aug 6, 2012

Mileage

160,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10466297

Incident

Feb 6, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10428075

Incident

Aug 26, 2011

Mileage

175,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SILENT RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAVY WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10423073

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

Mileage

43,000 mi

OWNER OF 2 1994 TOYOTA PICKUPS, WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN ONE OF THEM AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS ALMOST READY TO FALL IN....DECIDED TO SEE WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO REPAIR IT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED INTO, I REALIZED I WAS LUCKY I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT GETTING HURT. I DECIDED TO LOOK AND SEE IF I COULD USE THE ONE FROM MY OTHER TRUCK THAT I NO LONGER DROVE, CONSIDERING AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING, THAT BUYING A NEW ONE WAS NOT AN OPTION. LOW AND BEHOLD IT WAS JUST AS BAD. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I HADN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT ON MY TWO HOUR ONE-WAY DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. USED UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO EVEN USE A USED ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10415229

Incident

Jul 12, 2011

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

NHTSA ID

10367088

Incident

Jun 18, 2010

Mileage

158,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10366603

Incident

Nov 4, 2010

Mileage

180,078 mi

1994 TOYOTA 4 X4 PICK UP TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES RUST AND HOLES IN FRAME, KNOWN AS "FRAME ROT" *TGW

NHTSA ID

10364468

Incident

Nov 2, 2010

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

NHTSA ID

10348014

Incident

May 5, 2010

Mileage

124,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10332359

Incident

Mar 12, 2010

Mileage

154,000 mi

POLICE REPORT STATED: UNIT FELL OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. UNIT OVERCORRECTED, CROSSED BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE ANGLE OF EMBARKMENT CAUSED UNIT TO OVERTURN. UNIT OVERTURNED AND STRUCK A TREE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330444

Incident

Jun 10, 2005

Mileage

150,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10322249

Incident

Mar 15, 2010

Mileage

240,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, THE RPMS INCREASED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

NHTSA ID

10302179

Incident

Sep 17, 2005

Mileage

159,000 mi