| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006086998 | Incident Date: Jun, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: FOLSOM | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: MR2 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTDFR3203Y0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In june of 2006 i heard a ticking noise in the engine of my 2000 mr2 spyder. when i brought t to the dealership they told my i had spun a bearing due to oil starvation, even though i had my oil changed every 3000 miles. the dealership replaced the bearings and crank and the noise was gone. 2 months later, after driving 4000 miles and having the oil changed after 2500, the ticking noise returned. the dealership again stated that i had a spun bearing due to oil starvation. when investigated further the tech said that the small block of the engine isn't allowing oil to reach the pistons. when i searched online i found that multiple other mr2 spyder owners have experienced the same problems. *jb |
