1991 Toyota Pickup Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 17%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 136,755miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1991 Toyota Pickup, 17% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 136,755 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Fifth gear started making a loud whirring sound at highway speed. Stopped using the fifth gear in fear of failure at highway speed. After 6-7 months third gear started popping out while accelerating through gears. Had the truck looked, and was told by the garage that specializes in Toyota vehicles that Toyota pickups from the years 1989 to 1991 were notorious for this problem. I went back to talk to the mechanic and was asked what it was doing. I had started telling him about the fifth gear noise when he interrupted me and asked if third gear was giving me problems too. I told him yes. …”
NHTSA complaint #10148335, filed 2006-01, 136,755 miles“Seal on rear axle started leaking; soaked brakes with oil to point where they quit working; no knowledge of rear brakes not working; front supplied brake power.”
NHTSA complaint #965323, filed 1995-05Related service bulletins
- 10109404Oct 16, 2014TSB: The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation of the correct torque converter bolts during automatic transmission/transaxle…
- 10109492Sep 30, 2014TSB: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL "ON" shifting issues and/or…
- 10132084Oct 1, 2013The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide precautions to follow when installing an automatic transmission/transaxle assembly to avoid MIL ?ON,? shifting issues, and/or…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 1991 Toyota Pickup
10 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 Toyota Pickup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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