Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1993)

51 consumer complaints on file.

#10036922August 31, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE ON INJECTOR ASS. FAILED AT SEAMS AND SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER TOP OF ENGINE. FUEL WAS AT IGNITION POINT WHEN SMELLED GAS AND SAW GAS DRIPPING OFF ENGINE AND EXHAUST. FUEL WAS POPPING AND BOILING. EXTREME FIRE OR EXPLOSION POTENTIAL. HAVE PART FOR INSPECTION IF YOU WANT SENT TO YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020682May 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SECOND HEAD GASKET HAS NOW FAILED AND ENGINE IS RUINED. FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. NOW, AT 130,000, THE HEAD GASKET IS GONE AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. PERHAPS THE REPLACEMENT WAS AS FAULTY AS THE ORIGINAL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018032May 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR THE CONSUMERS HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 50 MILES AFTER THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS DONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006493February 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008699April 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMEDD THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898529October 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MUFFLER. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED THROUGH A RECALL .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870776September 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REPLACEMENT TIRES, DOT, P22575R15 ON TOYOTA, 4 RUNNER, 1993. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, BUT IT STILL HAD AIR IN IT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON FREEWAY IT MAY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731780September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED ON RECALL. ONCE THERE IS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THIS IS THE THIRD AND LAST TIME I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST OCCURED 6 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL!! THE SECOND HAPPENED 2 YEARS LATER AND THE THIRD 1 YEAR AFTER THAT. MY COMPLAINT IS WHAT GOOD IS A WARRANTY IF THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED TO BEGIN WITH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731379September 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIS 4RUNNER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF REVERSE. IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL TIRES, AND SOMETIMES MOVING THE CLUTCH IN AND OUT UNTIL YOU GET IT "JUST RIGHT" AND REVERSE IS FOUND. ON 8/22/00 I LEFT IT IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, A FLAT DRIVEWAY, WHILE I RAN IN THE HOUSE FOR A FORGOTTEN ITEM. I RETURNED ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER TO SEE THE 4RUNNER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ON ITS OWN. IT BACKED ACROSS THE STREET AND UP THE NEIGHBORS STEEP LAWN, THEN WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT, BACK ACROSS THE STREET, THROUGH OUR YARD AND OVER A RETAINING WALL. I WONDER IF THE DIFFICULTY WITH REVERSE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS EXPENSIVE EXCURSION......IF YOU NEED MORE INFO, DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725557July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE BOTH SIDES OF V-6 ENGINE REPLACED BY FACTORY RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863601June 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE, W/O WARNING, TURNED OFF. CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE BACK UP, AND THEN ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES, ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ENTIRE FRONT SIDE OF THE HOOD MELTED, INCLUDING THE BATTERY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720664March 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WE ARE STARTING A CAMPAIGN TO FIND A RESOLUTION TO THE TOYOTA POLICY CONCERNING BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714368November 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS-2 REPAIRS&1YR.LATER ENGINE FAILED-DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705232April 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FINALLY THERE IS SPACE TO DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM! BUT NO, THERE IS NO SPACE TO TYPE AND READ...AND RIETTA TOYOTA FALSELY REPORTED THAT THEY FIXED MY CAR, AFTER A TOYOTA RECALL CONONCERING THE HEAD GASKET. BUT, MY CAR WAS IN CALIFONRIA WHEN THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE THE WORK IN PITTSBURGH. AS A RESULT, WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE THE PALO ALTO DEALER THOUGHT THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE. SOON AFTER MY CAR OVERHEATED AND I BVLEW A HEAD GASKET. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FALSE REPORT IN MY RECORD. A SERVICE DEALERSHIP SHOULD NOT CLAIM TO DO RECALL WORK WHEN IT DIDN'T. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543997February 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
STRAPS THAT HOLD THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE 02 SENSOR FAILED ALLOWING THE WIRE TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH EXHAUST WHICH SHORTED THE WIRE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542524November 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FAN BLADE BROKE OFF FROM THE FAN CLUTCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780118July 23, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. 20 OR SO MILES AFTER FILL UP, GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. ALSO OIL LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524932October 20, 1997
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR DRIVE AXLE BROKE OFF CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#816430September 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES ARE WEARING. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515276March 13, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, GIVING OFF WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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