GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: TOYOTA
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Manufacturer Id: 1057
Model: T100
Model Year: 1995
Note: Note: Chassis : With Independent Front Suspension
Plant City: Hamura
Plant Company Name: Hino Motor Co.,LTD.
Plant Country: Japan
Series: 1/2 ton STD
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1996
SUSPENSION
I WAS RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 35 MPH. THE FRAME, BODY AND STEERING COMPONENTS ARE ALL RIDDLED WITH RUST. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS THAT HAD FAILED DUE TO RUST, INCLUDING A FUEL PUMP WHOSE DESIGN TRAPPED MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK UNTIL FUEL WAS LEAKING ON THE ROADWAY. THE REAR BUMPER RUSTED OFF. TOYOTA TRUCKS OF SIMILAR TYPE AND YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THE 1996 T100. TOYOTA FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW.TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THIS PRODUCT. *TR
1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING OVER A MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 60+ MPH, AND VEHICLE BEING IN OVERDRIVE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD WHICH REQUIRED CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF OVERDRIVE UNTIL TRANSMISSION COOLED DOWN. *AK *JB