AI Damage1999 Toyota Towing Hitch KIT: common problems
Owners of the 1999 Toyota Towing Hitch KIT filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, most often about equipment and air bags. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 21
- involving a crash
- 4
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 95% of all complaints
- 2 Air bags 5% of all complaints
- Equipment: 20 complaints (95% of all), 3 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 1 complaints (5% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
My fiance and I werw driving a borrowered 1997 toyota 4runner. We were driving at 65 m and all I remember just gettin on the freeway.and blanking out.. When I woke up I sadly discoverd that my fiance lost control and veered to the right and hit a guardrail then a post sign and then rested on a tree..he passed away on…
Then about 9 mo to a year later the lights kept coming on again and the brakes failed twice, toyota stated they would replace the brake system fluid and the master cylinder at our cost because we had taken it elsewhere and they felt that it had contaminated brake fluid, which our mechanic stated in writing was not.
While driving at 45 mph a very strong vibration, suddenly the front driver side wheel came off the vehicle. The vehicle crashed, serious injuries to the driver. The air bags systems never activated. The computer have an impact code, but the air bags didn't deploy.
Consumer complained of grinding brake noise when stopping. Dealer replaced front rotors and pads with "updated" versions and replaced brake fluid. When first driven after "update" brake peddle went to floor and car became difficult to stop.
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 8,077 of 36,659 model years in the NHTSA data (top 22% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Towing Hitch KIT has 12 complaints (2 years in the data). This year has 21, above average.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
Other years of this model
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 1999 Toyota Towing Hitch KIT?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: equipment, air bags. Total complaints: 21. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: windows, sunroof (5%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 1999 Toyota Towing Hitch KIT?
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 1999 Toyota Towing Hitch KIT 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 1999 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 2026-11-06.