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1991 Toyota SR5 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

5 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1991 model year. Data updated: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 5 complaints (60.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior120.0%
Steering behavior120.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
Steering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:Connecting
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
Steering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:Connecting1

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 3; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 1; Steering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:Connecting: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9991
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
1
1997
2
2004
1
2007
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19951
19972
20041
20071

1995: 1; 1997: 2; 2004: 1; 2007: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 818724 · 1997-11-10 (November 10, 1997)

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. COMSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 818724 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10183542 · 2007-02-26 (February 26, 2007)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA SR5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE DEALER STATED THAT BEFORE THE STEERING RELAY ROD WAS REPLACED THAT THE OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PARTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT HEWAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE OTHER PARTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILAGE WAS 100,000. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10183542 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

20.0%Usable mileage1 / 5 records
80.0%Valid incident date4 / 5 records
100.0%Valid filing date5 / 5 records
80.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 5 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19891990199119921993
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
120.0%
ODI 10348793

1989 TOYOTA SR5. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AT 90,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED ANOTHER RECALL WAS ISSUED ON NEW HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER TOYOTA INFORMED HIM HIS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL REPLACEMENT. *JB

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00.0%

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360.0%
ODI 10083771

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1991 TOYOTA SR5. *MR WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. (TWO FAILURES WITH ONLY 44K MILES FROM THE TIME TOYOTA REPLACED IT ON RECALL) *SC *JB

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00.0%

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150.0%
ODI 533821

ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKING.

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Engine And Engine Cooling
120.0%
ODI 10416904 · 144,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 TOYOTA PICKUP SR5. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL ON THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 10172892 · 10,000 mi

NEW 1992 TOYOTA 3VZE LONG BED TRUCK BLEW THE HEADGASKET THREE TIMES, ABOUT 6 MONTHS APART & AS IT WAS A "CAMPAIGN" & NOT A RECALL THE DEALERSHIPS WOULD NOT FIX IT UNTIL I CALLED TOYOTA MFG. EACH REPAIR, I HAD TO PAY APPROX $1K TO $2K AND THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY USED THE SAME DEFECTIVE GASKET! I HAD ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AS IT WILL NOT MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN WHEN MOVING SLOW, MOSTLY IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS TOLD ALL 4X4'S ARE LIKE THAT. I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT! MY 66 LAND ROVER & 78 LAND CRUISER DO NOT H…

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00.0%

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Power Train:Clutch Assembly
120.0%
ODI 978305

WHEN DRIVING THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL SNAPPED PREVENTING OPERATION OF THE CLUTCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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00.0%

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 710020

CLUTCH FAILURE STILL, ENGINE BARELY RUNS STILL,HEADS NOT DONE STILL-BLOCK AND GASKET DONE

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 825037

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, OR IT WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. CONSUMER NOTICED REAR BRAKES LOOKED AS IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORN OUT. BUT THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO MANY TIMES FOR PREMATURE WEAR. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ONE REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND AND CORRECTED. …

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120.0%
ODI 818724

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. COMSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Look up ODI 818724 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 853556

ENGINE COOLING FAN FLEW OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE/ RADIATOR HOSES/ HOOD AND THE BATTERY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 710020

CLUTCH FAILURE STILL, ENGINE BARELY RUNS STILL,HEADS NOT DONE STILL-BLOCK AND GASKET DONE

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

133.3%
ODI 825037

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, OR IT WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. CONSUMER NOTICED REAR BRAKES LOOKED AS IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORN OUT. BUT THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO MANY TIMES FOR PREMATURE WEAR. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ONE REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND AND CORRECTED. …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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120.0%
ODI 963372

BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING DUE TO POTENTIAL METAL FATIGUE. TT

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Steering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:ConnectingToo few reports for a range100,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10183542 · 100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA SR5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE DEALER STATED THAT BEFORE THE STEERING RELAY ROD WAS REPLACED THAT THE OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL THE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PARTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT HEWAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE OTHER PARTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILAGE WAS 100,000. *AK

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

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2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-060None

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2025-070None

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2025-080None

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2025-090None

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2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

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2026-020None

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2026-030None

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2026-040None

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-090None

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2026-10 (partial)0None

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Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 22 reports

1992: 2 complaints · 1993: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1992222
1993000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
1992500
1993200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipSteering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:Connecting
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip0—0
Steering:Linkages:Rod:Relay:Connecting00—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

1 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 20.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 818724

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. COMSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Look up ODI 818724 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b