Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1995

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001077158 Incident Date: May, 08 2001
Consumer's City: NASHVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3VN39W1S8 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine shuts down when a single electrical component is turned on (lights/ac/wwipers/etc.) the power brakes and steering go out, emergency lights are inoperable, and car often takes minutes to restart. toyota says "no known repair...due to short distance driving(20/day avg)... drives as any 1995 4 runner would under same driving circumstances" this happens at all speeds. has happened at intersection, on interstate,etc. it is a crash waiting to happen. toyota is unable to repair and unwilling to buy back existing vehicle. *ak