Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1995

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016228 Incident Date: Apr, 11 2005
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT3VN29V0S0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 108775 miles the head gasket went out. 1990 thruough early production '1995 vehicles had the same problem, but were covered under warranty. late production 1995 were suposed to have been built with a different gasket and were not covered. my vehicle was a late 1995 production, but it still head gasket failure. the gasket had a slow leak and caused rust in all 6 cylinders and coolant passageways. dealership wanted me to pay for all repairs.*ak