IllustrationLOCATION: S. MINNESOTA, APPROX. ZERO DEGREES, RANDOM ICE AND SNOW ON PAVEMENT; WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE FOR PROTECTION; TRIED TWICE; 75 MILES LATER WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE. COMPLAINED TO VENDOR, WHO CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THEY'D HAD "A FEW" SIMILAR INCIDENTS DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, BUT NO INJURIES RESULTED.*AK
1999 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
525–50K
950–75K
1975–100K
49100–150K
41150K+
127 reports with mileage · 122 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
40 crash reports1 fire reports21 injury reports
Power Train complaints
16 reportsDRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLES AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY FIXED. *MJS
SPEEDOMETER INCREASES TO BE OFF AT HIGHER SPEEDS 5 MPH AT 55 AND INCREASES AS SPEED GOES HIGHER. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES @ BETWEEN 35 & 60 MPH DEALER CAN'T FIX, TRIED 4 TIMES. PERFORMANCE HESITATION AROUND 50 MPH WITH OVERDRIVE OFF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.) DEALER CAN'T FIX. *AK
TACOMA PRE RUNNER, SHIFT LEVER JUMPS OUT OF GEAR INTO 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR, 2ND INTO DRIVE, AND THEN DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. YH
TRANSFER CASE SEIZED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS RENDERED IMMOBILE. DEALER STATED THAT SUCH OPERATION "IS NORMAL ON HARD SURFACES." IN MY OPINION, UPREDICTABLE DRIVELINE SEIZURE IS DANGEROUS AND INDICATIVE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CO…
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TRANSFER CASE SEIZED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS RENDERED IMMOBILE. DEALER STATED THAT SUCH OPERATION "IS NORMAL ON HARD SURFACES." IN MY OPINION, UPREDICTABLE DRIVELINE SEIZURE IS DANGEROUS AND INDICATIVE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. NORTHCUTT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.