IllustrationDRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RATTLES AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY FIXED. *MJS
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
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
249 reportsTOYOTA STATES IT'S GOODYEARS' PROBLEM AND GOODYEAR STATES IT'S TOYOTA'S PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE A YOYO. MY PROBLEM STARTS AT 60MPH WHERE THERE IS A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END. THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE AT 75 AND THEN SMOOTHS OUT AROUND 83. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO COBB COUNTY TOYOTA ,AND JESSE, A SERVICE ADVISOR, TOLD ME THAT MY TIRE W…
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TOYOTA STATES IT'S GOODYEARS' PROBLEM AND GOODYEAR STATES IT'S TOYOTA'S PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE A YOYO. MY PROBLEM STARTS AT 60MPH WHERE THERE IS A VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END. THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE AT 75 AND THEN SMOOTHS OUT AROUND 83. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO COBB COUNTY TOYOTA ,AND JESSE, A SERVICE ADVISOR, TOLD ME THAT MY TIRE WAS 42LBS. OF ROAD FORCE - - - WAY OUT OF SPECS...... NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. JESSE ADVISED ME TO NOTIFY A GOODYEAR TIRE STORE BECAUSE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. SO I NOTIFIED TIREQUEST GOODYEAR TIRE STORE IN CARTSVILLE GA. KALVIN, STORE MANAGER, SAID THAT IS A DEALER (TOYOTA) PROBLEM. TIREQUEST BALANCED THE TIRE THE BEST THEY COULD. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 4/21/2000 I CALLED GOODYEARS 1-800-321-2136 CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE , REF#3888832, SUSAN. SHE CALLED A GOODYEAR DEALER IN DALTON AND TALKED WITH MATT ACKLEN STORE MANAGER AT GOODYEAR BRYMAN'S PLAZA NORTH. HE WAS VERY HELPFUL AND TOLD ME THE WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT THE TIRE. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA ON 4/21/2000 AND JESSE STATED IT WAS THE TIRE AND GOODYEAR SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH EITHER COMPANY AND AM VERY FRUSTRATED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $70 ON BALANCE AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT PLUS TRAVEL AND TIME. FURTHERMORE I'M BACK WHERE I STARTED. BOTH COMPANIES ARE STATING THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE OTHER COMPANIES PRODUCT. I DO NOT KNOW WHO TO BELIEVE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS. IS THERE ANY DEFECTS YOU ARE AWARE OF ON THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER GSA 31X10.50R 15LT? OR ON THE TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER TRD PACKAGE 15 INCH RIM? *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50R )
SPEEDOMETER INCREASES TO BE OFF AT HIGHER SPEEDS 5 MPH AT 55 AND INCREASES AS SPEED GOES HIGHER. *AK
ABS BRAKES LOCKED REPEATEDLY. WHEN PROBLEM REPORTED TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE RIGHT BRAKES LOCKED, PULLED THE VEHICLE RIGHT UNTIL IT ROLLED OVER. *AK
FRONT END HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 45MPH AND THEN SPINNED AROUND AND HIT THE FRONT END AGAINST A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BODY SHOP COULD NOT TELL WHY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT 45 MPH NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AREA, AND FROM TIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER GOT OUT BEFORE VEHICLE EXPLODED. .DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN HEATING MOTOR COMES ON CAR ACCELERATES. DEALER CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VECHICLE VEERED INTO HIS LANE AND HIT HIM HEAD-ON. DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THERE IS A PINGE IN THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
CONSTANT VIBRATION AND BOUNCING MAKES VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS A CONSTANT ANNOYANCE BELOW THAT . WHEELS SWAPPED, ALIGNMENT DONE, BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTS . *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.