Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1995)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#10004432January 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT STATED IN THE RECALL IN REFERENCE TO THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT (UNABLE TO LOCATE RECALL NUMBER). TS COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770392December 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLING AND POOR PICKUP. TOOK INTO HAVE SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDANT SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, RESEARCHED ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THE RECALL AND REPAIR CAMPAIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED PRIOR TO MY OWNING THE VEHICLE. NOW I'M LOOKING AT A WEALTHY REPAIR BILL AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020274October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HEAD GASKETS WERE DAMAGED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766739September 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY MECHANIC STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE RECALLED, AND THEY THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED. TOYOTA SAYS THAT MY VIN # IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017621August 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET RECALL. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764765July 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE WHEN OIL JUST CHANGED AT SUNNYSIDE. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566541July 9, 2002
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN PREPARING TO STOP BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS RIGHT REAR TIRE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS GOING FLAT. UPON DOING SO, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER.(GEORGIA UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT) *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#763793July 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET OIL CHANGED AND GET A TUNE-UP, MECHANIC TELLS ME I HAVE A BLOWN GASKET. TALKED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NEAR ME, SAID THAT IT WAS A RARE PROBLEM AND IT WAS GOING TO COST AT LEAST $1500 TO REPAIR. CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CALLED TOYOTA'S "CUSTOMER SERVICE" AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT AT "SECRET WARRANTY" FOR THIS PROBLEM. "CUSTOMER SERVICE" INDICATED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012866June 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
HEAD GASKETS CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, RADIATOR CONSTANTLY LEAKED WATER OUT. DEAELR WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009172May 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MANIFOLD PIPE, AND VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007574April 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD VEHICLE PARKED. NOTICED BENEATH VEHICLE A SMALL PUDDLE UNDER ENGINE AREA. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AND WERE LEAKING. ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR HEAD GASKETS. OWNER CONTACTED BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP. INFORMED CAMPAIGN WAS FOR HEAD GASKETS, BUT NOT VEHICLE.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759081March 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED UNDER THE TOYOTA SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN VO6 AT 62000MI. THEY ARE NOW FAILING AGAIN AT 155,980. IT IS A DANGER TO THE OCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE ENGINE "BLOW" AND THE BACK WHEELS STOP ON A BUSY ROAD. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND IS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES AS THEY APROCH THE 155000MI MARK AND WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THEIR OWN MONEY. THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL A SECOND TIME THERE IS STILL A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE, GASKET, OR THE PROCEDURE TO RE-ASSEMBLING THE ENGINE WILL MAKING THE REPAIR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND MAKE SURE ALL THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED UNDER THE "NO AGE, NO MILEAGE" CLAUSE IN THE SERVICE DOCUMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758993March 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHICH THEN CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINES SHORT BLOCK. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTICE: 3V2-E (V06) WHICH COVERS THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB037553). BUT IT ONLY COVERS EARLY PRODUCTION 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNERS. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE (VIN) IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CAMPAIGN NOTICE. TOYOTA (TO THEIR CREDIT) HAS PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK AT NO CHARGE DURING THE ENGINE REBUILD.BUT, TOYOTA HAS NOT CONTRIBUTED THE LABOR COSTS AND ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS THAT WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. WE BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA'S SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH CLAIMS THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN IMPROVED DOES NOT ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SEE: NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB037547 WE FURTHER BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE THE LABOR FOR THIS REPAIR WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001037December 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A DULL BANG NOISE FROM ENGINE, AND HEAVY GREY SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST. ENGINE HAD GASKET BLEW OUT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755830December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE: DULL BANG OCCURS IN ENGINE, EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE BILLOWS FROM EXHAUST. EXHAUST SMELLS SWEET FROM ANTI-FREEZE. ENGINE RAN ROUGH FROM ONE CYLINDER MISFIRING. COOLANT IS BEING BLOWN FROM RADIATOR CAP. HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE TOWED TO HOME. TEST ON ENGINE OIL FINDS THAT COOLANT HAS MIXED WITH ENGINE LUBRICATING OIL. DISCUSSION WITH TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC RESULT: THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW HEAD GASKETS AND IS USUALLY CATASTROPHIC NEEDING ENGINE REBULD/REPLACEMENT AS THE ENGINE BLOCK USUALLY NEEDS RE-DECKING(MILLING) BEYOND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES; COOLANT GALLERY COMES TOO CLOSE TO CYLINDER WALL AT HEAD. CONTACTED DEALER, REFERED TO TOYOTA NATIONAL SERVICE HOTLINE (800-331-4331) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PRIOR YEARS HEAD GASKET RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR, AND WAS RESOLVED FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE BY INSTALLING HEAVIER HEAD GASKETS AT POINT OF ENGINE MANUFACTURE. NO ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA NATIONAL SERVICE, BUT IF I WAS WILLING TO PURCHASE A NEW TOYOTA THAT TOYOTA NATIONAL SALES WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE AFTER THE SALE WAS MADE. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $5,300.00 WITH REBUILD (JASPER OR OTHER). SEEKING FINANCING TO REPAIR/REPLACE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754056November 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE MISSES. SERVICE CAMPAIGN ISSUED FOR SAME MK/MODEL BUT EXCLUDES THIS VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895514August 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750647August 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS. BLOWN HEAD GASKET IDENTIFIED. I CHECKED WITH MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT HEAD GASKET RECALL IS BY VIN NUMBER ONLY AND THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A HEAD GASKET TO PREMATURELY FAIL AT 100K MILES. AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT ON TOYOTA 4RUNNERS AND THE RECALL SHOULD NOT BE BY VIN NUMBER BUT A TOTAL RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749929August 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN A SINGLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS TURNED ON (LIGHTS/AC/WWIPERS/ETC.) THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING GO OUT, EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE, AND CAR OFTEN TAKES MINUTES TO RESTART. TOYOTA SAYS "NO KNOWN REPAIR...DUE TO SHORT DISTANCE DRIVING(20/DAY AVG)... DRIVES AS ANY 1995 4 RUNNER WOULD UNDER SAME DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES" THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED AT INTERSECTION, ON INTERSTATE,ETC. IT IS A CRASH WAITING TO HAPPEN. TOYOTA IS UNABLE TO REPAIR AND UNWILLING TO BUY BACK EXISTING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747248June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED HEAD GASKET MAY BE BLOWN. COOLANT LOSS CAUSED ENGIN TO OVERHEAT. WATERPUMP AND PULLIES FROZE BREAKING TIMING BELT. DEALER FIXED WATER PUMP, PULLIES AND TIMING BELT. SAID HEADGASKET NOT COVERED BY CURRENT RECALL AND COOLANT LOSS IS DUE TO BAD RADIATOR CAP. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON COLD START. DEALER SAID THEY FORGOT TO CORRECTLY GAP SPARK PLUGS- DID NOT FIX RUNNING ROUGH. ENGINE STILL LOOSING COOLANT 1 GAL/WEEK. APPEARS TO BE HEADGASKET PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS THICKER HEADGASKET WAS INSTALLED IN ALL V6 4-RUNNERS AFTER 10/94 AND THAT IS WHY 1995'S ARE NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA TO TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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