1995 Toyota T100 Transmission Problems

CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET METAL CRACKED; RESULTING IN CLUTCH NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE FLYWHEEL TO SHIFT GEARS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182750

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

160,000 mi

PUSHED CLUTCH PEDAL IN, HEARD POPPING SOUND. CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET CRACKED. UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144379

Incident

Oct 5, 2001

Mileage

114,436 mi

WHILE DRIVING CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND THE FIREWALL BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, AND HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL REPAIR ISSUES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10039945

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

1995 TOYOTA T100 HAS FIREWALL AND CLUTCH BRACKET PROBLEMS AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS AND HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL, STARTING AND REPAIR ISSUES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018596

Incident

Aug 30, 2002

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011903

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY/FIREWALL FRACTURED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE MANUAL TRANS. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE PLACED IN FIRST GEAR WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND TAKING ALL PRESSURE OFF OF THE DRIVETRAIN. IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWNSHIFT GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED THERE HAD EVER BEEN A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY REDESIGNED A BACKING PLATE WHERE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL. I HAVE INSTALLED THE BACKING PLATE BUT THE FIREWALL REMAINS CRACKED. DT

NHTSA ID

770249

Incident

Jul 15, 1999

THE FAILURE OF THIS BRACKET (FRACTURED AT TOP LEFT CORNER) PREVENTED COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ENGINE FROM TRANSMISSION, MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE, AS THE SAFETY START SWITCH CAN NO LONGER BE OPERATED BY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. AS A TEMPORARY FIX, I HAD TO JUMP OUT THE SWITCH TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE NEW BRACKET IS DIFFERENT IN DESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL, INDICATING THAT TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THE FAULT WITH THE ORIGINAL UNIT. DT

NHTSA ID

769710

Incident

Mar 22, 2002

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR, THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

8022400

Incident

Oct 24, 2002

Mileage

94,387 mi

PE-02-039-CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKET/FIREWALL "CONSUMER STATES WHILE APPLIYING THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE AND THE BRAKET DAMAGE THE FIREWALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ID

8019982

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

THE FIREWALL FLEXES WHEN I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKING THE TRUCK DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE START SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET DOESN'T ENGAGE WITH THE APPLICATION OF NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO REACH UNDER THE DASH TO START THE ENGINE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES I OVERRIDE A SAFETY SWITCH MANUALLY IN ORDER TO START MY VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO, I HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH AND MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED BY THIS POORLY DESIGNED AND SUPPORTED CLUTCH PEDAL. MY FIREWALL ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS CRACKED AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET.*AK

NHTSA ID

764527

VEHICLE IS NOT ENGAGING INTO GEAR AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. JT4D22E3S0013875. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012787

Incident

Mar 3, 2001

CONSUMER STATES CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN FROM THE FIREWALL CAUSING THE CLUTCH NOT TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH BRACKET. *TT

NHTSA ID

564932

Incident

Nov 17, 2001

THIS BRACKET COULD ONLY FAIL FROM DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE. IT IS THE PIVOT POINT FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL SO IF IT BREAKS YOU CANNOT SHIFT GEARS BUT WILL REMAIN IN GEAR AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO NEUTRAL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART IF IT EVER FAILS AS IN THIS CASE IT IS A FAILURE IN DESIGN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE EQUIVALENT PART FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR ABUSE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STOCKS THIS ITEM SO FAILURE CAN'T BE ALL THAT RARE. THIS COMPONENT IS MOST LIKELY USED IN TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUPS ALSO. THE DEALER ALSO STOCKS THE BRACKET OF SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL! ONCE MORE A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. THE PROBABILITY OF DAMAGE FROM AN ACCIDENT TO THIS COMPONENT WOULD BE SMALL DUE TO IT'S LOCATION MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE FIREWALL AND UNDER THE DASH. THE BRACKET I REMOVED HAS NUMEROUS STRESS CRACKS IN IT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

NHTSA ID

758607

Incident

Feb 23, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 60+ MPH, AND VEHICLE BEING IN OVERDRIVE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD WHICH REQUIRED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF OVERDRIVE UNTIL TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

888970

Incident

Dec 1, 1996

CLUTCH CRACKED BECAUSE OF CAR LINKAGE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

843861

Incident

Jun 20, 1999

THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FIREWALL TORE OFF, CAUSING CLUTCH NOT TO ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

827199

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO STAY IN PARK. *DSH

NHTSA ID

501224

Incident

Jun 22, 1995

GEAR SHIFT WON'T STAY IN PARK, JUMPS INTO REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS.

NHTSA ID

501166

Incident

Jun 22, 1995