Toyota Pickup 1988
Model Pickup made in 1988 by Toyota got 8 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and seat belts. There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .
Model 1988
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E026000 | PRO-A MOTORS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 61944 | 04/03/2006 | OVSC | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 03/23/2006 | 03/23/2006 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to pro-a motors aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.for more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled lamp model numbers.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/12/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1988 | |
| Factory defective engine block. engine block cracked internaly causing the drivers side cylinder head gasket to blow . forced oil into the raidior and out onto the breaking system on drivers side only. this happened at 4:30pm while slowing on a turn to stop at a fairly nbusy intersection. causing the vehicle to spin out due to loss of breaking control. i have also been trying to get the head gasket issue taken care of since 3-30-99. i have never recived a recall or extended warrenty notice. my mechnic told me that i had a recalled engine. when i contacted carson city toyota ed told me that i missed the recall by 3 days. since ed has told me that in all the toyotas frought in for head gasket notices he had only seen 2, all the rest are factory defective blocks. a desing problem in casting. | |||
| 07/17/2000 | 07/01/1988 | ||
| Toyota had a special service campaign for blown head gaskets. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1994 | 3 | 03/27/1988 | |
| Replaced loos eground wire connecting to engine cylinder head from wiring harness. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 08/14/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/27/1999 | |||
| Try to click to seat belt on the driver's side.was not able to unlatch. had to climb out. then with much force pried it open.consumer contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1995 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt buckle locked driver in the seat belt. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1999 | ||
| Tread began to separate from tire (crack extends around entire circumfrence of tire).*ak( dot number: w2 tire size: p23575r15 ) | |||