| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000034733 | Incident Date: Mar, 24 2000 |
| Consumer's City: BOONTON TOWNSHIP | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: 4RUNNER | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage and cable |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3VN39W1M8 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1990 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Parking brake has failed twice--where cable attaches to hand lever (to actuate brake, driver pulls lever out and rotates 90 degrees to lock, apparently twisting cable and fatiguing it)--since vehicle purchased new in nov 90. the first time, the vehicle was only a few years old. failure is sudden and complete and without any warning, rendering parking brake inoperable. if this occurs while parked, it could allow vehicle to roll. *ak |
