1998 Toyota Toyota TruckProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 6 owner complaints about the 1998 Toyota Toyota Truck, most often about the equipment. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through February 1, 2010. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1998 Toyota Toyota Truck has problems

6 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
Equipment21
Power train10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Structure10
Tires11

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

0 recalls

1998 Toyota Toyota Truck recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

1998 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 equipment complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

DEAR SIR OR MS, I FILED A WRITTEN COMPLAINT AND SENT MY COMPLAINT TO YOU ON OR ABOUT CONCERNING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS SITTING AND WAITING IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE FEEDER LANE, OFF OF BELTWAY 8, FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, IN PASADENA, TEXAS ON 12/24/08. I WAS IN MY 1998 SMALL TOYOTA TRUCK AND…
Complaint 10303501 · Feb 1, 2010 · 128,000 miles
WHEN PROPERLY APPLYING JACK AND RAISING WHEEL, JACK HAD TO BE RAISED TO ALMOST ITS MAXIMUM HEIGHT. TIRE WAS ONLY 1-2 INCHES OFF CONCRETE FLLOR, AND SCISSORS PORTION OF JACK WAS TEMPORARILY, BUT SLIGHTLY TWISTED, INDICATING A N IMPENDING FAILURE.
Complaint 534217 · Apr 13, 1998

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