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1996 Toyota T100 power train problems

26 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1996 Toyota T100 cite power train, 23% of all 113 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
26
23% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the power train

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“MY 1996 TOYOTA T100 FIRE WALL UNDER CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND CRACKED FROM FATIGUE. DISTANCE OF CLUTCH TRAVEL WAS INADEQUATE TO DISENGAGE. REPLACED CLUTCH FOR NO REASON. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 15, 2008Power train, StructureODI 10242179
“CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET FAILURE. BRACKET IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AT FIREWALL AND CRACKED ON THE SIDE. CAN NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO SAY IF THEY CAN GET REPLACEMENT PART.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 30, 2005Power trainODI 10108263
“THE FIREWALL ON MY 1996 TOYOTA T100 HAS CRACKED WHERE THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER ATTACHES. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *LA”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 6, 2003Power trainODI 10049298
“COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND, 5TH, REVERSE. REPLACED CRACKED CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND REPAIRED CRACKS IN FIREWALL WHERE BRACKET ATTACHES. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXXED. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 14, 2003Power trainODI 10026022
“I READ IN THE LOCAL PAPER THAT THERE HAD BEEN 14 CLUTCH BRACKET FAILURES ON TOYOTA T100 PICKUPS. I HAD THIS OCCUR ON MY PICKUP. THE BRACKET FAILED GRADUALLY OVER TIME UNTIL I THOUGH THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE FAILED BRACKET AS THE ROOT CAUSE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 9, 2002Power trainODI 763978
“WHILE TRAVELING, NOTICED GEARS WERE HARD TO SHIFT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET. *AK TWO DAYS AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS FIXED THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE AND THE SQUEAK NOISE RETURNED. *JG”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 24, 2002Power trainODI 8008445

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 31, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

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