AI Damage1998 Toyota Pickup: common problems
Owners of the 1998 Toyota Pickup filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags and tires. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 5
- involving a crash
- 2
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 40% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 20% of all complaints
- 3 Vehicle speed control 20% of all complaints
- Air bags: 2 complaints (40% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Tires: 1 complaints (20% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 1 complaints (20% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
While driving at an undetermined speed consumer lost control of vehicle, causing the driver to crash into an embankment head on. Both frontal air bags did not deploy.
Consumer's son was in an accident with the toyota pickup. He was driving about 50mph and hit the other car . The air bags did not deploy, and the son was injured.
The gas pedal sticks when you are driving it you will have to continue to pump the gass pedal to gain speed.
Had a flat at 30 miles per hour... Outer wall separated from tire (dot number: 427 tiresize: p215/70r14)
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 14,282 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 39% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Pickup has 17 complaints (24 years in the data). This year has 5, below average.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
Other years of this model
- Pickup 19813 sources
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- Pickup 19859 sources
- Pickup 198618 sources
- Pickup 19878 sources
- Pickup 19887 sources
- Pickup 198921 sources
- Pickup 199025 sources
- Pickup 199129 sources
- Pickup 199256 sources
- Pickup 199359 sources
- Pickup 199491 sources
- Pickup 199535 sources
- Pickup 19966 sources
- Pickup 19975 sources
- Pickup 20004 sources
- Pickup 20017 sources
- Pickup 99993 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 1998 Toyota Pickup?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: air bags, tires, vehicle speed control. Total complaints: 5. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: airbags did not deploy (40%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 1998 Toyota Pickup?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 1998 Toyota Pickup from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 1998 models
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.