1999 Toyota Tacoma steering problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1999 Toyota Tacoma — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I've had complete failure of both sides- front ball joints. I chalked up the the drivers side failure to happenstance, but after passenger side recently had the same failure I did some investigating and realized this is a vehicle assembly issue. The same issue had recalls for the later models…”
filed Jun 26, 2017
“Lower ball joint severed. My family and I were lucky that it did not happen a few minutes before on highway going 60mph. We were on an extended trip and had slowed down going through a town, stopped and were making a u-turn when the front left wheel practically fell off. *tr”
filed Aug 9, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tacoma | 10 | 13% |
| 2024 Tacoma | 4 | 3% |
| 2023 Tacoma | 9 | 18% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 3 | 4% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 10 | 5% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 6 | 3% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 4 | 4% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 8 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Toyota Tacoma
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.