1990 Toyota SR5 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1990 Toyota SR5, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes125.0%
- Steering125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, OR IT WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. CONSUMER NOTICED REAR BRAKES LOOKED AS IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORN OUT. BUT THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO MANY TIMES FOR PREMATURE WEAR. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ONE REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND AND CORRECTED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY, I LOST TOTAL STEERING. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. MY STEERING WHEEL SPUN AS FREELY AS A ROULETTE WHEEL. TRUCK WENT TO THE RIGHT, BEARLY MISSING A BRIDGE OVERPASS. TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO ROLL, BUT THEN THE TIRES TURNED RIGHT ANOTHER 45 DEGREES AND I ENDED UP AT THE BOTTOM THE THE DITCH, PERPENDICULAR TO IT. AMAZINGLY, NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR INJURY TO MY SELF. THE CAUSE TO DUE TO A BOLT LOCATED ABOVE THE BREAK PEDDEL ON THE STERRING COLUME COMMING LOOSE CAUSING THE LOWER PORTION TO DROP DOWN AND LEAVING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STERRING COLUME TO SPIN FREELY. I CONSIDER MY SELF VERY FORTUNATE, (SOME ONE WAS DEFINETLY WATCHING OVER ME).
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
PE00 020; TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, AND THE ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT BOTH TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER APT, #31X1050R15LT. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
PE00 020; TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, AND THE ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT BOTH TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER APT, #31X1050R15LT. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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