1998 Toyota Toyota Truck 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 1998 Toyota Toyota Truck, 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
- Other / unspecified233.3%
- Body & structure116.7%
- Brakes116.7%
- Tires & wheels116.7%
- Transmission116.7%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
DEAR SIR OR MS, I FILED A WRITTEN COMPLAINT AND SENT MY COMPLAINT TO YOU ON OR ABOUT CONCERNING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS SITTING AND WAITING IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE FEEDER LANE, OFF OF BELTWAY 8, FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, IN PASADENA, TEXAS ON 12/24/08. I WAS IN MY 1998 SMALL TOYOTA TRUCK AND THERE WAS A 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK 2 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GET AN ANGLE TO GET PERPENDICULOR, USING THE SIZE OF THE 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK AND FORCING OR, IN MY OPINION, BULLYING THE SMALLER CARS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WITH THE SIZE OF THE 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK BETWEEN THE CARS IN THE LEFT LANE AND MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE. I TRIED TO MOVE INTO THE VACANT LOT TO MY RIGHT, GO OVER THE CURB INTO THE VACANT LOT TO MY RIGHT TO GET OUT OF THE 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK'S WAS BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW I HONKED MY HORN AT THE ERRATIC DRIVER OF THE 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK, HE KEPT GETTING CLOSER TO ME WHILE HE WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO CHANGE LANES. DUE TO THE TOYOTA'S FLOOR MAT ROLLING UP UNDER MY BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL I COULD NOT MOVE AND THE TOYOTA'S FLOOR MAT HAD ROLLED UP UNDER MY BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE MY TRUCK AND AVOID THE 30 TON GARBAGE TRUCK THAT BACKED UP ON ME AND CAUSED ME BRAIN AND SEVERE SPINAL INJURIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE 9 ENDOSCOPIC LASER SURGERIES AT THE BONITA SPRINGS INSTITUTE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. NO NUEROSURGEON IN HOUSTON, TEXAS I WENT TO WOULD ATTEMPT TO PERFORM MY SPINAL SURGERIES. WHAT HAPENED TO A REPLY FROM YOU? I AM WAITING ON MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO OKAY MY SURGERIES, ON A WALKER, BECOMING A PARAPELIC, MEDICATION I HATE WHICH DOESN'T STOP THE SPINAL PAIN. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE TOYOTA CAR COMPANY. ANSWER MY QUESTION. I DON'T BELIEVE THE ANSWERS TOYOTA STATED AND MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TALK TO ME. *TR
WHEN PROPERLY APPLYING JACK AND RAISING WHEEL, JACK HAD TO BE RAISED TO ALMOST ITS MAXIMUM HEIGHT. TIRE WAS ONLY 1-2 INCHES OFF CONCRETE FLLOR, AND SCISSORS PORTION OF JACK WAS TEMPORARILY, BUT SLIGHTLY TWISTED, INDICATING A N IMPENDING FAILURE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA IS EXPERIENCED EXTREME RUST/ROT ON THE FRAME THAT WOULD BE UNEXPECTED FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT YET CAUSING INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE BUT AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT IS INEVITABLE. SO FAR I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT I AM LOOKING INTO IT. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS 100000 MILES AND I AM HAVING MY ROTORS TURNED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THEY WARP AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES AND THEN I JUST PUT UP WITH IT FOR ANOTHER 25 OR 30 THOUSAND MILES UNTIL I CAN'T STAND THE BUMPING ANY LONGER AND HAVE THEM TURNED AGAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE OR THE ABS SYSTEM MAY BE CAUSING SOME SORT OF PULSED DRAG THAT CAUSES UNEVEN DRAG AND WARPAGE. *NLM
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
GLACIER TIRE CHAINS FAILED--CAUSING MY TRUCK TO SLIDE INTO A TREE AND SUSTAIN $3063 IN DAMAGE--TIRE SIZE-31X10 5OR15LT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *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
Data on this page last refreshed .