Model year record
1997 Toyota Tacoma
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 148 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Structure: body | 19 | 160,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 16 | 157,000 mi |
| Suspension | 14 | 208,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 9 | 126,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 7 | — |
| Tires | 7 | 120,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 6 | — |
| Unknown or other | 6 | 115,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly | 4 | 55,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 4 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 3 | — |
| Air bags | 2 | 98,000 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 214,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 2 | 106,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 2 | 100,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2 | — |
| Steering | 2 | 3,000 mi |
| Structure | 2 | 30,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: leaf | 2 | 57,463 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | 85,000 mi |
| Engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | — |
| Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage | 1 | — |
| Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) | 1 | — |
| Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive) | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | 55,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 1 | 186,500 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | 201,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: heater core | 1 | 81,500 mi |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Wheels | 1 | — |
| Wheels: rim | 1 | — |
The 1996 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1998 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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