Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000034279 Incident Date: Mar, 18 2000
Consumer's City: TRUCKEE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86R9X0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is an intermittent problem that during braking at various speeds on varying roads surfaces and hills the front end of the vehicle shakes to the point it feels as if the driver may lose control. august 1999 took to auburn toyota and they stated front rotors were extremely warped and were replaced. the problem continued first being noticed the next day. again in november 1999 the vehicle was taken to service, this time they could find nothing wrong. again this problem is intermittent--you could literally brake feel the vibration, let off, apply the brakes again and feel no vibration. other times it may be a little more persistent. most of the time the brake system seems to function normally, but at times the frontend vibrates something fierce. that also varies. sometimes it is a slight vibration, and other times it vibrates up through the steering wheel quite severely. the simple answer from toyota is it must be the rotors or we couldn't duplicate the problem. my concern is that we arrive at a more understandable explanation and hopefully a solution. can abs create a vibration if the system is not pulsating like it should? *ak