TOYOTA T100 · model year

1993 TOYOTA T100

23 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1993TOYOTAT100 carries 23 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 T100 is power train:clutch assembly:pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) with 6 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine (2) and suspension:front (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 51 investigation files overlapping the 1993 T100, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

23
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

23 filings

Crashes Reported

1 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
STRUCTURE1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT1
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING1

Recent Complaints

20160716UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE SAFETY CERTIFIED. IT IS THE SAME TYPE OF FRAME ROT THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL FOR BOTH THE TACOMA AND TUNDRA. THE SAME FRAME ROT PROBLEM IS IN THE T100. IT HAS SEEN WINTER DRIVING HERE IN MAINE, BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT CLEAN WITH REGULAR TRIPS TO THE CARWASH.

Mileage: 138,000

20120430STRUCTURE:BODY

HELLO I OWN A 1993 TOYOTA T 100 4X4 TRUCK . THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 106000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENTIRE FRAME, FRONT SUSPENSION FUEL LINES ARE ALMOST RUSTED OUT TO A POINT WHERE I CANT EVEN GET IT PAST INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER NEAR ME WONT OFFER ANY ADVICE IN WHAT TO DO. THE RUST IS SO BAD , I HAVE HOLES IN THE FRAME AND THE BUMPER FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY . I HAVE OWNED OLDER TRUCKS FROM OTHER COMPANIES AND HAVE NEVER SEEN RUST THIS BAD. *JS

20080316POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

CLUTCH PEDAL START SWITCH NOT ENGAGING,CHECKED SWITCH{FINE},NOTICED CLUTCH PEDDLE MOUNTING BRACKET SNAPPED AT FIRE WALL.P.S.DRIVABLE,WILL HAVE TO SEE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 119,910

20071221CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V389000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING) IN AUGUST OF 2007. HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. IN NOVEMBER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT GIVEN THE PARTS TO ANY LOCAL DEALERS AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

20060212ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

RECALL PART DEFECTIVE IN 1993 TOYOTA T 100 .. WE HAD OUR HEAD GASKET REPLACED DURING THE RECALL AND 40,000 MILES LATER OUR TRUCK IS COMPLETELY DISABLED DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM! IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FOR A PART THAT I SEE BY DOING A SEARCH ONLINE IS BEING REPORTED AS HAVING MANY REPEAT OCCURRENCES WITH CONSUMERS. MY VEHICLE IS WORTH OVER $5000 AT LEAST IF IT RAN THAT IS. THE REPAIR BY THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN DENIED AND CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN USELESS. BOTH BASICALLY SAY ITS MY PROBLEM BUT I FEEL ITS NOT SINCE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED TOYOTA TRUCKS KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEM ARE STILL STUCK WITH THIS MAJOR DEFECT ON A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF YOUR VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 94,000

20050511POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

1) VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. 2) CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET (SUPPORT SUB-ASSY/PART # - 55106-34010) CRACKED ALONG WITH FIREWALL WEAKNESS MADE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. 3) REPLACED CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,500

20031223POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SNAPPED OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT. *NLM

Mileage: 120,000

20030429STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT

PITMAN ARM BROKE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ARM SHOWED CORROSION 1/4 TO 1/3 IN DIAMETER FROM APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770844

Mileage: 180,857

20020514POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE, THE FIREWALL IS WEAK AND WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK, CONSUMER STATED THE BRACKET BROKE IN 1996 AND WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER, HOWEVER IN DEC 2001, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE BRACKET BROKE AT THE POINT WHERE THE HINGE BOLT OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES THROUGH THE BRACKET, THE METAL OF THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT MOVE STRAIGHT, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AND NOT PUSHING THE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO GEAR.*JB

20020514POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

CONSUMER STATED TAHT THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE AT FIREWALL.

20020426POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE, THE FIREWALL IS WEAK AND WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK, CONSUMER STATED THE BRACKET BROKE IN 1996 AND WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER, HOWEVER IN DEC 2001, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE BRACKET BROKE AT THE POINT WHERE THE HINGE BOLT OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES THROUGH THE BRACKET, THE METAL OF THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT MOVE STRAIGHT, IT WOULD ONLY MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AND NOT PUSHING THE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER, RENDERING THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO GEAR.*JB

20020228POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

CONSUMER STATED TAHT THE CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE AT FIREWALL.

20010103TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK SINCE REPLACING TIRES WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15, CONSUMER FOUND THAT TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER USING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, DOT VNHL. *SLC

20000627ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. VEHICLE HAD A TUNE UP A WEEK AGO, THE CAR IS IDLING ROUGHLY. *AK

20000627VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. VEHICLE HAD A TUNE UP A WEEK AGO, THE CAR IS IDLING ROUGHLY. *AK

19990729SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, AND DRIVER WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT FOR 30 MINUTES. DEALER SAID SAFETY BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

19970626POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PARK. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS FIXED. *AK

19970610STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

CHILDREN/ADULTS CANNOR CLOSE DOORS UNLESS WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. WITH POWER WINDOWS, CAR MUSTG BE STARTED FIRST. *AK

19961210STRUCTURE

BED OF PICKUP SEPARATING FROM RAIL WELDS.

19960827SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

AFTER 36,000 MILES CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, THEY GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND ARE HARD TO RELEASE, CONSUMER CAN'T GET ANY RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1993 TOYOTA T100 have?
The 1993 TOYOTA T100 has 23 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1993 TOYOTA T100?
The most-complained component for the 1993 TOYOTA T100 is POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) with 6 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE and SUSPENSION:FRONT.
Is the 1993 TOYOTA T100 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.