IllustrationWHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED.
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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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
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
8 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A STARTER SHOR…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A STARTER SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED, CREATING THE DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE JUST BLOW YOU …
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WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED, CREATING THE DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE JUST BLOW YOU OFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL YOU JUST GIVE UP AND EITHER SELL THE VEHICLE OR JUST DEAL WITH IT. I AM TAKING THIS TIME TO OFFER YOU THIS COMPLAINT TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THIS COMPANY HAS AN UNDESERVED REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR
LEAVING AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FROM HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGE; PULLED INTO TURN LANE, BEHIND SEVERAL CARS, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE-ENGINE ACCELERATED RESULTING IN REAR -END COLLISION HAVE HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TICKETING, INCREASE INSURANCE AND POINTS ON LICENSE. *TR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEM. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STAYED IN THE UP POSITION WHEN IDLING. CONSUMER MUST USE BOTH FEET TO GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AK
WHEN HEATING MOTOR COMES ON CAR ACCELERATES. DEALER CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML
CONSUMER STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, TURNED RIGHT AND SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, AND THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BROADSIDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ROAD AND ROLLED INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.