Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004266533 Incident Date: Mar, 10 2004
Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86R2X0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the freeway at 65 mph vehicle suddenly sputtered and stalled. consumer's vehicle was almost rear ended by another vehicle in the oncoming traffic, but consumer was able to pull off the freeway. dealership indicated the failure was due to a faulty sending unit in the fuel tank. it was reading full when the tank was empty. *ak the old style sending unit was obsolete and not available. *sc