| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251490 | Incident Date: Oct, 24 2003 |
| Consumer's City: GRANADA HILLS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: 4 RUNNER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86R3X0 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Inconsistent fuel guage readings, causing me to run out of fuel when guage reads 1/4 tank. since it wasn't a recall, by the time i found out that there was a techinical service bulletin out, my 1999 toyota 4runner was out of warranty, so they refused to fix it unless i paid. i've been lucky so far that i haven't run out of fuel in a hazardous situation. i e-mailed toyota and they still wouldn't give any compensation, my vin was on the list of vehicles that have this problem, tsb el010-00 fuel gage inaccuracy adresses. i since found out i wasn't the only one who has had the same experience dealing with them on this issue. *ak |
