| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004306841 | Incident Date: Oct, 17 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WINFIELD | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: 4 RUNNER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTEBT17R330 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 28 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 21 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Toyota 4- runner, 2003. wheel lug bolts are breaking off causing wheel to become lose. toyota says the tire rotation service people overtightened the lug nuts. this service was 9 months prior to the lug bolt breaking. i contend that the problem is due to: a. the lug bolts are too small for the weight and hp of this vehicle. or b. the metallurgical compond of the bolts and/or nuts is not correct. or c. the thread tolerances of the bolts an nuts is not correct....toyota refuses to test the damaged bolts and nut that i saved to see if this could be an isolated problem from their supplier. |
