Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298018 Incident Date: Aug, 06 2004
Consumer's City: MARIETTA Consumer's State: GA
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: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3GN86R6W0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We were on vacation driving from atlanta, ga to damariscotta, me. on the morning of saturday august 7, we began our second day of travel just outside of harrisburg, pa. we were entering the interstate when we heard a loud pop and the car began to shake badly. we immediately took the car, a 1998 toyota 4runner with fewer than 60,000 miles on it, to harrisburg toyota. the dealer eventually told us we had a broken rod and need a short block replacement, for which we were charged $5500, including $3900 in parts.*ak