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 DX
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND SPREAD TO THE REAR BUMPER, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
1995
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY/FIREWALL FRACTURED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE MANUAL TRANS. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE PLACED IN FIRST GEAR WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND TAKING ALL PRESSURE OFF OF THE DRIVETRAIN. IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DOWNSHIFT GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED THERE HAD EVER BEEN A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY REDESIGNED A BACKING PLATE WHERE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL. I HAVE INSTALLED THE BACKING PLATE BUT THE FIREWALL REMAINS CRACKED. DT