| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001073615 | Incident Date: Mar, 31 2001 |
| Consumer's City: GERMANTOWN | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: 4 RUNNER | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3VN39W3S8 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 |
