Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004257872 Incident Date: Jan, 27 2004
Consumer's City: AUBURN Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86RXW0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 30 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our toyota 4runner caught on fire without any warning. my husband had just pulled into our driveway, taken our 2 small children out of the car, when we noticed smoke coming out from under the hood. the hood would not release. the fire department was called. it took 30-45 minutes to contain the fire. the vehicle is a total lost. *jb