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2001 Toyota Tacoma steering problems

The 2001 Toyota Tacoma has 20 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Steering complaints

4%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Tacoma steering complaints by model year61 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 9 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 12 complaints1999: 10 complaints2000: 5 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 9 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 29 complaints2005: 61 complaints2006: 40 complaints2007: 54 complaints2008: 40 complaints2009: 39 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 17 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 8 complaints2015: 4 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 10 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 9 complaints
Tacoma steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2001 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2001 Toyota Tacoma steering — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.