Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080357 Incident Date: Sep, 19 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4 RUNNER Model Year: 1994
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#: JT3VN39W2R0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1994
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 94 toyota 4runner with a 3vz-e motor. the head gasket was replace under the recall in 1997 when the vehicle had 45000 miles. the toyota dealership just replaced the head gasket and never resurfaced the heads. on september 20,2006 head gasket blow again.it is well known about the design flaw in this motor and toyota should be held responsible for the repair to be done correctly. my vehicle only has 90700 miles on the motor.i called toyota and they told my that they only fix it one time. i advised them that they never fixed the first head gasket correctly and they should be held accountable for making there recalls corrected in a proper manner.i would like to see a class action law suit against toyota in regards to this issue. *nm