1994 Toyota T100 Complaints

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHIFT LEVER IN FIRST GEAR, CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED AND CLUTCH BYPASS SWITCH ENGAGED. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT WHILE TURNING KEY NEARLY RAMMING INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF DISABLED VEHICLE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF CLUTCH PEDAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, TOYOTA P/N 107-34010, REVEALED TWO METAL FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE SUPPORT, ONE APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES LONG AND THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF AN INCH LONG IN THE HEAT ZONE OF ONE SPOT WELDED AREA. THE LARGER OF THESE TWO CRACKS ALLOWS THE FIREWALL PORTION OF THE BRACKET TO MOVE IN (FLEX) TOWARDS THE FIREWALL WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED PREVENTING THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD FROM FULLY DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD HAS BEEN ADJUSTED (LENGHTEDED) AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CRACKED BRACKET IS AVAILABLE, IF DESIRED. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRAME RUST AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/09/12*LJ

TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT OUR COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 1994 TOYOTA T-100. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE 05V389000 AS A VALID SOURCE FOR A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA STATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA OF A RECALL. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGH AND AT ONE POINT, OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE HAD EXPIRED IN 2004.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5MPH THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DETERMINED THERE IS A CRACK IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V389000, REGARDING THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.