1999 Toyota Tacoma power train problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1999 Toyota Tacoma — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Bought 99 toyota tacoma truck.verified with dealer who did the frame exam in 2014 for rust. At 207000 miles. It passed imspectiom in 2014??? Now 4 yrs later and 18000 additional miles, it's rusted in half?”
filed May 13, 2018
“My 1999 tacoma has just been declared unsafe to drive by a local repair shop due to excessive rust on the frame (I brought it to the shop to have some a/c work done). As part of the toyota service program, the truck was inspected last in october 2013, and passed the corrosion test. At that point…”
filed Sep 11, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Tacoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Tacoma | 19 | 24% |
| 2024 Tacoma | 52 | 37% |
| 2023 Tacoma | 6 | 12% |
| 2022 Tacoma | 10 | 18% |
| 2021 Tacoma | 13 | 17% |
| 2020 Tacoma | 15 | 17% |
| 2019 Tacoma | 40 | 19% |
| 2018 Tacoma | 29 | 14% |
| 2017 Tacoma | 67 | 28% |
| 2016 Tacoma | 136 | 42% |
| 2015 Tacoma | 9 | 9% |
| 2014 Tacoma | 13 | 14% |
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.