Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000057137 Incident Date: Jun, 04 2000
Consumer's City: DIXON Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:park/neutral start interlock switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN87R4WO Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gear shifter locks up when placed in "park" (p) position resulting in key not being able to be removed from ignition. this caused the push-button control handle to become completely detached from the gear shifter arm and servered the wire for the push-button overdrive control. the screws became stipped and the housing inside the rubber cover were cracked. i have not contacted the dealership were i purchased the vehicle due to past problems i've had when reporting defects to them.*ak