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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003258428 | Incident Date: Aug, 17 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SEDONA | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TOYOTA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTEBT17R930 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 17 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 toyota limited 4-runner v8- awdfront-end vibration problem. i first presented the vibration problem to my dealer the last week of august! they tried balancing the wheels with no improvement. they agreed the problem was there and notified corporate. their technical staff had them remove the front axels and retest the vibration which started at 22 mph, went to 32mph 42, 55, and 62mph now disappeared! a week later a technical representative met with me and mentioned that several vehicles in phoenix had the same problem. he suggested it probably would take about two months to get a fix. two months later i talked to the tech. rep. again and he mentioned that the engineering group had determined the problem to be interferences in the spider gear assembly in the front differential, they were trying to correct the condition with thrust washer shims and other things. i have presented my claim to the customer support group. i have called them regularly once a month and have had no success at finding what their schedule is for the fix,--only to say we are working on it and your dealer will notify you. ive since heard from my dealer staff that they have a number of lexus gx470's as well as 4-runners involved. im beginning to feel that they have so many vehicles with differential assemblies involved, that it may require some kind of major redesign and build. it might be a long time before we see a fix! i haul a pop-up trailer and does it magnify the problem!*ak |
