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1994 Toyota Toyota Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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19Owner complaints

Model-year median: 6

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
5Engine And Engine Cooling
2Seat Belts
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Suspension
2
All reported categories
Tires
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seats
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 10 of 19 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

19 reports
Mileage unknown · May 5, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

1994 TOYOTA 4X4 EXT.CAB PICK-UP I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND THE HEAD GASKET IN MY TRUCK 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK.I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3THOUSAND MILES ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER ITEMS TO TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK.I HAVE HAD TO SPEND OVER 3000.00 IN THE LAST YEAR AND …

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1994 TOYOTA 4X4 EXT.CAB PICK-UP I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD AND THE HEAD GASKET IN MY TRUCK 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK.I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3THOUSAND MILES ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER ITEMS TO TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK.I HAVE HAD TO SPEND OVER 3000.00 IN THE LAST YEAR AND MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK MY FRIEND HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HE FINIALLY SOLD HIS TRUCK . I DONT WANT TO SEEL THE TRUCK I HAVE TO MUCH INVESTED IN IT NOW TO EVER SELL IT BUT I CANT KEEP REPLACING THE HEAD EITHER. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

NHTSA ODI #10120005

103,000 miles · Jan 27, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ON JAN 18 2005 MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 94 TOYOTA EX-CAB TRUCK WHEN TOYOTA PART # 55106-35050 FAILED AND HE LOST HIS CLUTCH AND BRAKES. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT I STILL HAD TO HAVE HIS TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND PAY $298.43 TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER WARN OUT. I HOPE THIS SA…

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ON JAN 18 2005 MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 94 TOYOTA EX-CAB TRUCK WHEN TOYOTA PART # 55106-35050 FAILED AND HE LOST HIS CLUTCH AND BRAKES. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT I STILL HAD TO HAVE HIS TRUCK TOWED TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND PAY $298.43 TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER WARN OUT. I HOPE THIS SAVES SOMEBODYS LIFE. I HAVE EXCELLENT PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PART AND COPYS OF THE REPAIR ORDER THAT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IF YOU CAN HELP ME. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10108024

Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 2000
Tires

PE00020, AFTERMARKTET P23575V15, DOT VN. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS NOT ALIGED PROPERLY AND SHOOK VIGOROUSLY DUE TO THE TIRES. ONLY A TIRE HAD THE A BROKEN BELT. BUT, OWNER HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THESE TIRES FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #870755

Mileage unknown · Feb 26, 1999
Unknown Or Other

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ODI #703759

Mileage unknown · Aug 4, 1998
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART UPON LATCHING. (QCAW)

NHTSA ODI #539488

Mileage unknown · May 28, 1997
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA ODI #517471

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 1997
SeatsCrash

REAR END COLLISION CAUSED SEAT BACKING TO COLLAPSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #809560

Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 1995
Service Brakes, HydraulicTires

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ODI #488946

Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN; OWNER TOLD BY MANUFACTURER CAUSED BY RAIN WATER IN ENGINE; SPEED 50 MPH. TT

NHTSA ODI #959092

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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