Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1995)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#10262842March 23, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 WITH V-6 ENGINE. I SEE RECALL INFORMATION FOR 91,92, 93, 94, AND 96. WHAT ABOUT 95. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR. *TR
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#10260325February 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1995 4 RUNNER. HAPPENED IN 2/2009. TOYOTA HAS HAD RECALLS ON HEAD GASKETS FOR 1995 4 RUNNERS BUT HAS CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_45660.HTML REQUIRES HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT - TOYOTA WON'T COVER IT. *TR
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#10252489December 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 1995 4 RUNNER # WITH ONE OF YOUR 3.0 MOTORS IN IT AND IT ONLY HAS 107,000. MILES ON IT. THE HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT ON IT, IT STARTED EATING COOLANT. I HAVE CALLED YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CASE # 200812190092 WITH NO REGARDS TO MY PROBLEM, I WAS BLOWN OFF JUST LIKE THE HEAD ON THIS MOTOR, BLOWN OFF. I HAVE OWNED 4 TOYOTA?S INCLUDING NEW CAMRY'S, MY PARENTS BOTH DRIVE TOYOTA'S. THE 4RUNNER IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVE WHILE THE SNOW IS PILING UP AROUND IT, I BOUGHT IT TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER, I'M LEFT DRIVING MY CAR. I WANT THIS FIXED BY YOU ( TOYOTA) YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS MOTOR. CONTACT ME ASAP TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM, THERE ARE TO MANY OCCURRENCES. I WILL LET THIS TRUCK SET IN MY YARD WITH A SIGN ON IT THAT TELLS ALL WHO DRIVE BY IT THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS-BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 107000 MILES. I WANT AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN YOU WILL GET MY TRUCK REPAIRED AT YOUR COST, NOT MINE. CALL TODAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTEROR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT DAY. KB *TR
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#10241096September 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LOSSES ELECTRICAL POWER AND STRANGE TICKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT END WHEN IT DOES IT. NO BRAKE LIGHTS. NO MOTOR POWERAND ETC........ *TR
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#10235135July 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH AND CAR STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. CAR HAS 124,500 MILES. CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR AND IS DRIVEN SPARINGLY. *TR
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#10227201May 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WAS APPROACHING HOT AND SO CHANGED OUT COOLANT JUST TO BE SURE. THEN CAR WAS STILL SHOWING HOT. THEN CAR STARTED SMOKING AND NOW LEAKS COOLANT OUT OF THE OIL PAN. LOSES A LOT OF COOLANT EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. *TR
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#10225967April 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3 DAYS AGO I NOTICED WATER LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND HE CONFIRMED IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET. 1995 WELL MAINTAINED TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH 133,000 WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SO MUCH FOR RELIABILITY. IT IS GOING TO COST $1600-$2500 TO FIX. *TR
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#10223472April 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR
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#10219219February 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER --TWICE---. *TR
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#10218468February 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1995 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HEAD GASKET BLOWN OUT. *TR
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#10218208February 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF SPEED/POWER, ENDED UP WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET, HAD IT REPAIRED, HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS. WAS TOLD IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING!!!!! *TR
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#10217126February 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND WAS LOSING POWER, LOSING COOLANT, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR
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#10214229January 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000.
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#10202292September 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOTICED LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLING AND POOR PICKUP(STUMBLES). THEN RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK AT 3AM, TEMP. GAUGE RAPIDLY ELEVATED AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST AND HOOD. LEFT ME STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 3AM, TOWED HOME. NOW I FIND OUT BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TRUCK HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION(WAS ANYWAY). NEVER HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE. WILL TAKE TO MAUI TOYOTA ON MONDAY. NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME! *TR
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#10195578July 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HEAD GASKET FAILURE.*AK
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#10192629June 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, 3.0V6, COOLANT LOSS, WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE, ROUGH IDLE. IT APPEARED LIKE SO MANY OTHER 4 RUNNER OWNERS THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA SAID. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THE 1995 MODELS. THIS SEEMSEDTO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE IN THIS YEAR RANGE. TOYOTA NEEDED TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS CONTINUING ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDED TO HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMED TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR AND THEY SUPPOSED TO FIX WHAT WAS NOT WORKING. NO VEHICLE SHOULD BLOW HEAD GASKETS REGULARLY AT 100,000 MILES. *AK
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#10191454May 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
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#10190034April 26, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER MOVING TO ITALY HE RECEIVED A RECALL AND WHEN HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS HE WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR FIX BECAUSE HE DIDN'T BUY THE CAR IN ITALY**CC THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE RECALL FOLLOW-UP NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW HE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED IF HE DOES NOT RESIDE IN THE AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR
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#10188863April 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT LOST COOLANT, WHEN IT WAS COLD A WHITE VAPOR COMING FROM THE MUFFLER. AAA TESTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND 800 HYDROCARBONS IN THE RADIATOR. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET, AND A DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED JANUARY 15, 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,200. *AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
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#10184968March 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 95 TOYOTA 4RUNNER IS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME VIN NUMBER ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MOST OTHER 4RUNNERS OF THE SAME MODEL BUT, NOT ON MINE. THERE IS A 4 RUNNER WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM AND ALL SAY TOYOTA WILL NOT BAT AN EYELASH AT THE PROBLEM. I AND OTHERS WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS! *JB
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