1998 Toyota T100 problems
Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA about the 1998 Toyota T100. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. Next are suspension (15%) and seat belts (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% 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 1998 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Toyota T100 with enough data (7 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.
While driving about 55 MPH, vehicle will start vibrating at the front. Had taken vehicle to dealer and they said that vibration was coming from defective wheels that had to be replaced to correct the problem. Three of the wheels were warped, a factory defect.
We have a toyota t-100 sr 5, extend cab 4x4 truck. We have been having problems with the driver's side seat belt. The belt will not lock in place and is loose. I have asked at dealers and I am told they are not aware of any safety warranty. We had a vehicle that was less than 10 years old and it had a seat belt problem. The dealer was required by law to replace the seat belt. I cannot find any information on this issue.
On july 28, 2004, my 1998 toyota t-100 4x4 suffered a complete lack of steering control as I started down my driveway. The cause was a steering rod relay that broke in two. I have the failed part. It appears to have been either a two-part failure or a flaw in the original casting. One-half of a cross-section through the break is bright gray steel with the rough surface characteristic of fatigue failures, the other half is comparatively smooth and the same rust-color as the outside of the part.
1998 toyota t100 rusted frame issues. Filed a complaint to toyota, had frame inspected by gene reed and failed. But corporate refused to address issue even though they did for the sister trucks with similar parts the tacoma and tundra. Dealer said vehicle is not safe, told the corporate office it was not safe and toyota even refused to investigate saying they were not addressing any issues on the sister truck.
When backing out of a parking space lower left a-arm broke (rust) and left front tire collapsed. Have learned that toyota tacoma trucks made in '90s had defective frames and there was a buy back. Shop tells me my frame is bad. Truck has only 69k miles on it. Truck is practically the same as a tacoma, is toyota doing anything for t-100s? Dealer said no?