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1994 Toyota Toyota Truck problems

Owners have filed 21 complaints about the 1994 Toyota Toyota Truck with NHTSA between 1995 and 2010. The largest single group is the body & structure. Across this model's run it ranks 2 of 4 worst.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Toyota Toyota Truck All 1994 cars
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FaultScore 51/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Toyota Toyota Truck.

How this is worked out

The numbers

21

Complaints

2

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

137,000 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

0%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 58 vs 50 Severity 74 vs 50 Early failure 0 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 58
Against the median year of the Toyota Toyota Truck. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 74
14.3% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 0
0% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 1994 compares with every other Toyota Toyota Truck

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Toyota Toyota Truck

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Body & Structure 6 28.6%

Median failure at 151,029 miles

Seat Belts 2 9.5%
Tires 2 9.5%
Suspension 2 9.5%

Median failure at 167,500 miles

Brakes 2 9.5%

Median failure at 103,000 miles

Engine & Cooling 2 9.5%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Other & Unspecified 1 4.8%
Seats 1 4.8%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 4.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 4.8%

Median failure at 225,000 miles

Steering 1 4.8%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 80,000 mi

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

75,000 – 99,999 miles 1 9.1%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 5 45.5%
150,000+ miles 5 45.5%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Jan 1995 peak 2 Nov 2010

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

at 80,000 miles Tunnelton, WV Crash

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

DT: THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN HAULED HOME ON A TRAILER. THE FRAME WAS BENT FROM THE ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. *AK UPDTAED 12/27/05.

NHTSA complaint #10142605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Georgetown, IN Crash

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

REAR END COLLISION CAUSED SEAT BACKING TO COLLAPSE.

NHTSA complaint #809560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Redwood City, CA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN; OWNER TOLD BY MANUFACTURER CAUSED BY RAIN WATER IN ENGINE; SPEED 50 MPH. TT

NHTSA complaint #959092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 230,000 miles Leicester, NC

STRUCTURE

1994 TOYOTA PICKUP HAS HOLES IN FRAME FROM RUST. I JUST REPLACED THE TIRES AND FOUND THE FRAME ROT AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION. THE RECALL ONLY GOES BACK TO THE 1995 MODELS AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY TOYOTA.

NHTSA complaint #10368397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 200,000 miles Greenup, KY

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA SHORT WB DELUXE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED IN TWO. SHE WAS INFORMED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHEN SHE WENT TO HAVE ANOTHER REPAIR PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 225,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF THE RUSTED FRAIM IS CAUSING THE LEAF SPRING TO CUT INTO IT. UPDATED 11/30/2011

NHTSA complaint #10367055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 165,058 miles Mount Solon, VA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

I TOOK MY 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THE SHOP CALLED ME AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT INSTALL THE CLUTCH BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH SO BAD AROUND THE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTS THAT IT WAS PRACTICALLY BROKEN IN HALF AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10359453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 113,000 miles Summit Hill, PA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

FRAME IS ROTTED OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10350706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 200,000 miles Manassas, VA

SUSPENSION

1. DROVE VEHICLE ADHERING TO, ACTUALLY EXCEEDING, VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. 2. UPPER LEFT CONTROL ARM IS RUSTING THROUGH ON THE VERTICAL PLANES. 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY AGREED THE PARTS ARE RUSTING BUT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SUPPORT THE DEALER. MY VEHICLE IS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK WITH 225,000 MILES. THE POWER TRAIN AND BODY ARE IN ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION.

NHTSA complaint #10344777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Castro Valley, CA

VISIBILITY

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IN 1994 IT HAD A WINDSHIELD LEAK , DEALER SAID COMMON PROBLEM FIXED LEAK? 8 YEARS LATER HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD AND DISCOVERED RUST AROUND WINDSHIELD FRAME CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN ABOUT DEFECT FROM THE FIRST LEAK WHICH HAD CAUSED THE RUST, TOYOTA DENIED PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10312563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 135,000 miles Mansfield, MA

SUSPENSION

I CURRENTLY OWN A1994 TOYOTA 4X4 OWNED SINCE 1995 , HAVE NOTICED RIGHT SIDE FRAME ROT FROM CROSSMEMBER TO FRONT LEAF SPRING CONNECTION . I AM GETTING WORRIED ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. IT IS A SHAME THAT LOYAL TOYOTA OWNERS LIKE ME ARE BEING TOLD SORRY WE CAN'T HELP YOU. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR OVER 21 YEARS. I CAN'T SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO MODELS BY BEING ONE YEAR APART. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME WAY TO JUSTIFY MY SITUATION FOR A REPAIR OR FRAME REPLACEMENT, THIS TRUCK RUNS TO GOOD TO THROW AWAY.

NHTSA complaint #10267212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 137,000 miles Wesy Boylston, MA

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

REAR BUMPER, FENDERS AND FRAME ARE RUSTED THROUGH. GREAT SAFETY ISSUE !! VEHICLE ONLY HAS 137,000 MILES ON IT. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10236165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 137,000 miles Wesy Boylston, MA

STRUCTURE:BODY

REAR BUMPER, FENDERS AND FRAME ARE RUSTED THROUGH. GREAT SAFETY ISSUE !! VEHICLE ONLY HAS 137,000 MILES ON IT. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10236165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Tunnelton, WV Crash

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

DT: THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN HAULED HOME ON A TRAILER. THE FRAME WAS BENT FROM THE ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. *AK UPDTAED 12/27/05.

NHTSA complaint #10142605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 225,000 miles Marshall, VA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

DT: HIGH PRESSURE GAS LINE CORRODED AND GAS IS LEAKED FROM THE LINE. GAS DRIPPED WHEN IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT SPRAYED WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE STARTING WITH A GAS LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #10133177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pevely, MO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

1994 TOYOTA 4X4 EXT.CAB PICK-UP I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND THE HEAD GASKET IN MY TRUCK 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK.I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3THOUSAND MILES ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER ITEMS TO TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK.I HAVE HAD TO SPEND OVER 3000.00 IN THE LAST YEAR AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK MY FRIEND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HE FINIALLY SOLD HIS TRUCK . I DONT WANT TO SEEL THE TRUCK I HAVE TO MUCH INVESTED IN IT NOW TO EVER SELL IT BUT I CANT KEEP REPLACING THE HEAD EITHER. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

NHTSA complaint #10120005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 103,000 miles LAS Cruces, NM

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ON JAN 18 2005 MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 94 TOYOTA EX-CAB TRUCK WHEN TOYOTA PART # 55106-35050 FAILED AND HE LOST HIS CLUTCH AND BRAKES. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT I STILL HAD TO HAVE HIS TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND PAY $298.43 TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER WARN OUT. I HOPE THIS SAVES SOMEBODYS LIFE. I HAVE EXCELLENT PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PART AND COPYS OF THE REPAIR ORDER THAT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IF YOU CAN HELP ME.

NHTSA complaint #10108024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baroda, MI

TIRES

PE00020, AFTERMARKTET P23575V15, DOT VN. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND SHOOK VIGOROUSLY DUE TO THE TIRES. ONLY A TIRE HAD THE A BROKEN BELT. BUT, OWNER HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THESE TIRES FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. *AK THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AFTER REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE INSTALLED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BAD BELT.

NHTSA complaint #870755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

29 Palms, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #703759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boise, ID

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART UPON LATCHING. (QCAW)

NHTSA complaint #539488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hempstead, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #517471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Georgetown, IN Crash

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

REAR END COLLISION CAUSED SEAT BACKING TO COLLAPSE.

NHTSA complaint #809560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clayton, MO

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #488946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clayton, MO

TIRES

DUNLOP TIRES SKID ON WET PAVEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #488946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Redwood City, CA Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN; OWNER TOLD BY MANUFACTURER CAUSED BY RAIN WATER IN ENGINE; SPEED 50 MPH. TT

NHTSA complaint #959092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.