1989 Toyota Toyota TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 8 owner complaints about the 1989 Toyota Toyota Truck, most often about the engine and engine cooling. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through April 15, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1989 Toyota Toyota Truck has problems

8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling30
Seats10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Steering10
Tires10
Vehicle speed control10
Visibility10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1989 Toyota Toyota Truck recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1989 vs. every other Toyota Truck year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Toyota Truck median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Toyota Truck owners report

Recent engine and engine cooling complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

RECALL OF HEAD GASKETS IN TOYOTA TRUCKS STARTED IN 1996. MY VEHICLE IS A 1989/1990 TOYOTA MINI MOTORHOME...TRUCK 89..SEA BREEZE MOTOR HOME BUILT IN 1990. THEY REFUSED TO FIX. *AK
Complaint 10117911 · Apr 15, 2005 · 58,700 miles
UPON PURCHASE I REALIZED THAT THE MOTOR WAS USING CONSIERABLE AMOUNTS OF OIL--A QUART EVERY 250 MILES. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SOME COMBINATION OF HEAD, HEAD GASKETS, OR BLOCK PROBLEMS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONSIDERABLE OIL LEAKAGE THAT WAS TAKING PLACE. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKAGE WAS…
Complaint 706158 · May 1, 1999

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