Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / LAND CRUISER / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002275643 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2002
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: LAND CRUISER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTEHF21A620 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
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: The vehicle was purchased in the spring of 2002 with a full warranty. in approximately the summer of 2002, the vehicle had an oil change. several months later, the vehicle began to emit blue smoke and the engine failed. the vehicle was immediately brought to the toyota dealership and the oil was replaced with instructions to take the vehicle for a long drive to burn off the oil. we did so. the vehicle broke down. the vehicle was brought back to the toyota dealership and we were told that the engine is ruined and would costs approximately 6,000.00 to repair due to oil problems.