Tampa, FL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET.
NHTSA complaint #10237575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 Toyota T100 engine problems
10 of the 130 complaints about the 1996 Toyota T100 are about the engine — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 105,000 miles.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Engine
7
70.0%
Gasoline
1
10.0%
Cooling System
1
10.0%
Engine AND Engine Cooling
1
10.0%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 105,000 miles
Vista, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEARD A LOUD RATTLE IN ENGINE. DISASSEMBLY DISCOVERED BROKEN HEAD OF CONNECTING ROD BOLT. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO CONNECTING ROD BEARING; REQUIRES ENGINE OVERHAUL AND PISTON/ CONNECTING ROD REPLACEMENT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10166163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tempe, AZ
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #702441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wrightwood, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE ASCENDING UNIT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Prescott, AZ
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND ENGINE LEAKS COOLANT. MANUFACTURER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS AT NO CHARGE AND IS UNWILLING TO REPORT THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF FAILED HEAD GASKETS IN THE 3.4LITER V6 ENGINE. WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN LOGGED WITH NHTSA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #700364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Garden Grove, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tamworth, NH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #518493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ewala, PA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET DEFECTIVE, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #514437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Evanston, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ENGINE COOLANT. REPLACEMENT GASKET NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BACKORDERS AND REDESIGNED VERSION NOT BEING AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #546591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Oswego, OR
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAIILED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #511734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.