Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001015447 Incident Date: Feb, 07 2001
Consumer's City: PLANTATION Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3GN86R0X0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Experiencing vibration when driving at speeds in excess of 65mph,and the vehicle seems to veer to the left, vehicle was taken in for service for an alignment that did not alleviate problem, consumer returned and then was advised a cross rotation of the front tires would solve the problem, consumer was advised that tires were chopped but not to the point of replacement, with the vibration still occuring the vehicle is now veering to the right, mechanic advised consumer that even though tires were chopped replacing them would solve the problem, however consumer was advised by a mechanic at firestone that it would not be neccesary to replace tires, and that other vehicles have had this problem, mechanic believed it to be the design of the vehicle. *jb