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1992 Toyota Pickup engine and engine cooling problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1992 Toyota Pickup23% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
23%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Head gasket replaced by toyota (special service campaign v06) at 109,574 miles. Replacement head gasket failed suddenly at 189,000 miles, driving on level ground (40 mph), and without warning (no overheating or leaks). Undrivable and had to be towed. Plenty of complaints on the internet about…

    filed Nov 21, 2007

  • Head gasket failed twice, replaced engine, faulty mechanical work, valves damaged, head gasket recall 4/2000, toyota will not fix damages caused by head gasket failures. *ak

    filed Nov 6, 2001

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Pickup years

YearReportsShare
1995 Pickup926%
1994 Pickup1618%
1993 Pickup814%
1991 Pickup1034%
1990 Pickup936%
1989 Pickup419%
Pickup engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.