1991 Toyota Pickup problems
Owners have filed 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Toyota Pickup. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come body & structure (14%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Toyota Pickup with enough data (14 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer question about toyota steering linkages rod. Consumer would like to know how long the manufacturer is held accountable for the malfunction of a part if the driver was in a accident and was killed.
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 toyota pickup. The contact stated that the vehicle had a safety recall on the relay rod. While driving approximately 30 MPH on a clear day the contact veered slightly off the road applied the brake pedal and the vehicle spun sideways and rolled over three times. The vehicle was totaled. The current and failure mileages were 157,000.
Seal on rear axle started leaking; soaked brakes with oil to point where they quit working; no knowledge of rear brakes not working; front supplied brake power.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the driver's side front tire blew out due to tread separation. The dealership agreed there was tread separation. The tire pressure was 38. There were no lights on the dash illuminated prior to this incident. The tire manufacturer was kelly springfield, the brand name was trailcutter. Updated 8/16/2006 -
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 toyota pickup. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the mechanic diagnosed the failure at the steering rod assembly. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer advised that the contacts VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v389000 (steering: linkages: rod: relay: connecting) and would not provide any assistance.