Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005005050 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: AUSTIN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3HN86R7V0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Complaint received via email. the brakes failed many times on my car and they were in the repair shop four times. each time they fixed it temporarily. also, they indicated that oil or grease was leaking from the differential and coating the brake pads, rendering them ineffective. the symptoms included the anti lock brakes kicking in too often/ loss of braking power, and jolting at slow speeds. last time in the repair shop they guaranteed that problem was fixed, yet the same problem recurred. this was very dangerous. they told me this was not the only incident, and that new models were designed to fix this flaw. what about the safety of those driving 1997 models ? *ak