Toyota Problems

Toyota was originally known as Toyoda, and was named after the company's founder Kiichiro Toyoda. In the mid '30s there was a logo competition that led to the name change. To write Toyota in Japanese characters (トヨタ) eight brush strokes are used (instead of 10 for Toyoda -トヨダ), and eight is a lucky number in Japanese culture. Toyoda also refers to "fertile rice paddies" so changing the name had the added benefit of not being associated with farming.

We would need to know what the trailer and its load weighs to give you any meaningful suggestions. You could look at most of the one-tonne utes with diesel engines, also SUVs such as the Toyota Kluger.

Most small hatchbacks have similar width footwells, so I would suggest you try the most popular ones, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai i30, Kia Rio etc. to find the one that’s best for you.

It has remote opening, not closing.

Toyota has manufacturing facilities around the world. The vehicles we buy here in Australia are exported from Japan and Thailand. Out of Japan they build vehicles in the Aichi and Gunma prefectures. 

Is it ‘jumpy’ every time you start it, or perhaps only when the engine is cold? If it is the latter it could be that it’s not getting the correct enrichment and that could be a temperature sensor issue on the motor. If it happens every time you start up it could be that the engine needs a tune-up.

Toyota is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation. The company is based out of the Aichi prefecture in Japan. Other automobile companies Toyota own include Lexus, Hino, Ranz and Daihatsu.

The hybrid is at its best in city type driving where the electric motor does more of the driving. Out of town it will be petrol motor doing most of the work, so it might well be better in your case to go for a straight petrol engine.

The cheapest new Toyota is the Yaris Ascent Manual listed at $15,390. For more info on the latest models check out our pricing and specs page, and you'll find all Toyota reviews and news here. 

The engine used in the 1998 model was the 1 HD FT, which doesn’t suffer the big-end bearing problems.