Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| EG00298 | 02/13/1998 | 600350 | Subject regarding cylinder head installation for vehicles equipped with the 3vz v6 engine. *yc | 05/11/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/12/2006 | 106000 | 1 | 01/01/2001 |
| Premature head gasket failure, due to inferior or substandard head gaskets at time of manufacturer and also at time of factory recall (special service campaign). should be using the best available, which is mls (multi-layer-steel), not playing semantic games over racing equipment, or high performance, which are just terms which translate into greater durability for the consumer. website: see http://www.aa1car.com/library/2005/ic010532.htm consider classic situation of single mom with child en route from ski trip through wilderness highway, or driving in crime-ridden areas which impair driver safety. head gasket failure is not a roadside fix and stranded motorist is also a safety violation. this problem is occurring throughout major lines of vehicles everywhere in the automotive industry. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 151000 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| I purchased a used 1995 toyota 4runner that was serviced regularly by a licensed mechanic. the car had no problems leading up to the head gasket failure that i just experienced. the head gasket blew approximately 75 miles from home while my daughter was driving and may have caused other engine problems not yet determined. from searching the internet i have found that this is a very much more than isolated problem with toyota head gaskets. toyota issued a service campaign admitting the problem, but it limited the number years. the problem has obviously continued in the same manner since the campaign but toyota refuses to admit that fact. the nhtsa needs to investigate, and protect the consumer from the danger of engine failure on the roadway, as well as extreme repair cost by forcing toyota to extend their campaign or announce a recall to fix the problem. *jb | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Head gasket failed on my 1995 4wd 3.0 v6 with only 80,000 miles. taken to spitzer toyota dealership for repairs. toyota claimed no responsibility for the failure citing, insufficient maintenance despite thousands of complaints from other model year owners for the same failure and recalls affecting models years before and after 1995. *nm | |||
| 07/01/2005 | 150000 | 1 | 08/10/2004 |
| Engine overheats, antifreeze disappearing apparently into the engine through the defective failed head gasket, engine skipping, huge white smoke cloud exits the tailpipe. antifreeze enters the engine block through the failed head gasket. engine needs to be replaced $2500 , rebuilt or best case a new head gasket installed for $1000 | |||
| 04/12/2005 | 108775 | 1 | 08/01/1998 |
| 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 | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 1 | ||
| While driving approximately 20 mph head gasket blow out. consumer took vehicle to dealer fro service, and it was determined that engine overheated.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 94000 | 1 | 06/15/1997 |
| The headgasket blew. recalls issued on head gaskets for this year, but toyota will not cover repairs on my vehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/25/2003 | 110000 | 08/15/2002 | |
| Head gasket failiure - toyota will not honor all service bulitins and recalls on this model and year. engine and components are the same as other recalled toyota 4-runners. 95 toyota 4runner - | |||
| 01/05/2003 | 87000 | 1 | 06/01/1995 |
| The vehicle experienced the same defect stated in the recall in reference to the head gasket, but the vin number was not (unable to locate recall number). ts coolant leaked from the vehicle. scc | |||
| 05/01/2002 | |||
| White smoke was coming from manifold pipe, and vehicle's temperature gauge registered hot. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 170000 | 1 | 11/29/2005 |
| I bought a 1995 toyota 4 runner in november, 2005. the vehicle was in running condition when i bought it and drove it about 1,500 miles when suddenly the engine overheated and the vehicle would not start. after allowing it to cool down and putting in coolant it did start and i was able to drive the vehicle back home. researching the matter i came to find that toyota had a recall on the 4 runner due to a faulty cooling system leading to a failure of the head gasket. toyota was doing the first round of gasket repair for the owners. when i contacted toyota for the matter they declined my request for the repair under the recall saying that my vehicle's warranty had expired after 60 months and/or 60,000 miles. now they will charge up to $2,500 to repair the vehicle. it is wrong of toyota to include some and exclude some of the 4 runners with the same engines and faults. as a result i am having to have the vehicle repaired at a cost of more than $2,000 and i have the old parts. *nm | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 3 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Independent repair shop indicated head gasket may be blown. coolant loss caused engin to overheat. waterpump and pullies froze breaking timing belt. dealer fixed water pump, pullies and timing belt. said headgasket not covered by current recall and coolant loss is due to bad radiator cap. engine running rough on cold start. dealer said they forgot to correctly gap spark plugs- did not fix running rough. engine still loosing coolant 1 gal/week. appears to be headgasket problem but toyota says thicker headgasket was installed in all v6 4-runners after 10/94 and that is why 1995's are not included. this is a major problem that needs to be addressed by nhtsa to toyota. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/13/2003 | 3 | 12/18/1997 | |
| Engine failure. *ak | |||
| 06/10/2002 | |||
| Head gaskets caused vehicle to overheat. also, radiator constantly leaked water out. deaelr was notified. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 04/03/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving engine overheated and radiator blewout. consumer was forced to drive off road, and saw stain coming out of tail pipe. then, saw a leak caused by a blown out head gasket.*ak | |||
| 11/05/1999 | |||
| Vehicle has very tiny pin holes in radiator. vehicle was taken to dealer to be serviced for air conditioning & nothing was mentioned about tiny pin holes in radiator. also, spots are beginning to rust around areas. dealer says it is normal wear & tear. *ak | |||
| Radiator leaks fluid, and dealer has worked on it twice. it works intermittently. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/10/2006 | 98000 | 1 | 07/09/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while parked, a lack of compression was noticed when the accelerator was depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealership who tested the engine and determined the head gasket had to be replaced. the vehicle remained inoperable waiting for a solution from the manufacturer. | |||
| 11/14/2004 | 1 | ||
| Engine head gasket problem. *jb | |||
| 05/16/2004 | 100050 | 1 | 06/29/2001 |
| Engine head gasket failed. water entered engine and engine stopped causing owner to have to have head rebuilt and head gasket replaced. cost to owner to repair engine was $1,071. *nm | |||
| 04/16/2005 | 158140 | 1 | 05/10/1995 |
| Engine on 1995 toyota 4runner overheated. discovered water in oil, mechanic advised possible failed head gasket it's common to this vehicle but would have to remove heads to confirm. toyota stated my vin # is not covered as i see many many others are not as well. dealer estimated $2,300 to fix, if there was not head damage. manufacture data is march 1995 why are so many 4runners that are having the same problems not covered? | |||
| 03/06/2005 | 93000 | 1 | 08/04/2002 |
| Head gasket leaking at 93000 emailed toyota with vin # they state my vehicle not part of recall even though recall was for same year,same engine and same problem. *ak | |||
| 02/03/2005 | 1 | 10/20/2000 | |
| Blown head gasket in 3.0l v6 1995 toyota 4runner. a known problem corporate rep at toy says the vin # does not fall in their 'identified population.' the rep told me it covered from late 1990 to early 1995 (my vehicle was built in april 1995. my question is if it took toyota years to acknowledge this defect and issue a service recall, how is it they feel this vehicle , manufactured in early 1995, with the same, known head gasket problem.....should not be included in their 'population'???*jb | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 122000 | 2 | 07/01/2003 |
| I purchased a 1995 toyota 4 runner with a v6 in july of 2003 during summertime. when winter approached, it appeared the thermostat had been stuck open (heater was not working). later found out that the thermostat had been removed prior to my purchase (dealer apparently didn't know) because the head gasket was blown. replaced the head gaskets at $2500 and now the engine burns oil consistently and the power of the v6 is just not there. i am extremely disappointed with toyota by not repairing or taking responsibility for all of their problems. *jb | |||
| 06/12/2004 | 1 | ||
| The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told by the service technician that the head gasket needed to be replaced. the cost was over 1000.00. provide further details. *jb | |||
| 07/04/2003 | 104000 | 1 | |
| Head gasket blew while driving up a long grade on the highway. temperature gauge read normal. i realized it was overheating when anti-freeze started spraying on my windshield. blown head gasket caused engine to overheat and crack block. had to replace engine at $8,000.*ak | |||
| 12/20/2003 | 89000 | 2 | 08/30/1996 |
| In sept 2003, 1995 toyota 4runner (3v2-e -v6) experienced loss of power, poor gas mileage. san fransicso toyota investigated and recommended transmission replacement at $10,000. (paperwork available.) took to independent shop for rebuilt for $3000. in december 2003, 1995 toyota 4runner continues loss of power. palo alto toyota investigates and discovers head gasket leak for valve #6. i inquired about 4runner head gasket recall. informed that service notice does not cover my vehicle vin, even though toyota campaign notice is consistent with head gasket failure. dealer does not provide any service breaks from mfg. total price paid was $3800, and dealer provided no car rental. i believe first toyota dealer incorrectly diagnosed the problem and all car failure are consistent with toyota service campaign notices for head gaskets for vehicle. toyota should cover cost of head gasket parts and labor and initial incorrect diagnosis by san francisco toyota.*ak | |||
| 11/16/2003 | 104500 | 1 | 06/20/1995 |
| 1995 toyota 4runner, v6 3.0 liter: engine light came on, took vehicle to independent shop and they identified possible head gasket leak. brought it to toyota dealership, they confirmed leaks at valves 1 and 6, and found erosion on both cylinder heads. they also informed me that my vehicle was manufactured after the date range for the head gasket special service campaign, so i was told the repairs would not be covered by toyota. however, the dealership managed to get toyota to cover engine parts (head gasket, cylinder heads, and valves). i paid for labor, approximately $2,200. (the dealership said the parts would have been approximately another $1,800.00). *la | |||
| 09/01/2003 | 101200 | 2 | 01/18/2000 |
| My toyota 4 runner had its head gasket changed 5 months ago and it has to be done again. i was told when i bought the car that going by my vin number, toyota had resolved the head gasket problems they had been plagued with. now, not only have i had the head gasket changed once but twice in 5 months. *jb | |||
| 06/16/2003 | 143888 | 1 | 05/21/2003 |
| The manufacturer of toyota's has a manufacture initiated recall covering blown head gaskets for vehicles (trucks with v6 engines) manufactured january 1990 to october 1994 (5 years). i have a toyota 4 runner manufactured in june 1995 that has the same problem. but my vehicle does not fall in the coverage period of dates, it is only out by 6 months from the range. i feel the coverage period were /are not wide enough to resolve an existing problem. *nlm | |||
| 02/03/2003 | 92000 | 1 | 01/18/2000 |
| When pulling out onto the highway, i notice a big cloud of smoke coming from the exhaust and after awhile it disapated. this happened a couple more times and i noticed the vehicle running a little rough. when i took it to my mechanic, he discovered the head gasket was leaking near the #6 cylinder. when i contacted toyota, they explained to me that the head gasket recall didn't apply to me because my vin number wasn't included in the recall. it sounds to me like toyota has a defective product that they are not backing up. *jb | |||
| 03/11/2003 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Head gasket blown, white smoke, loss of coolant, very costly repair. as reported by numerous others on this web site, toyota does not cover the cost to repair this vehicle because they have fixed the problem on later model 1995 3.0l v6. because vehicle was manufactured in november 1995 it is not covered. the defect is exactly the same as those manufactured prior to november, and those are covered. it is obvious that the number of complaints for the later model 1995 4 runners indicate the defect was not corrected.*jb | |||
| 04/12/2001 | 89129 | 3 | 12/03/1995 |
| The head gasket blew causing antifreeze to leak into the radiator. at the time i was in a remote location in montana. both mechanic and myself called toyota and both were told there was a recall on '95 4-runner, but i was off by 1 vehicle identification number, which excluded me from the recall. gasket replaced, then at 89,129 miles. engine rod blew. the entire engine had to be replaced. at that time i was 30 miles outside missoula, montana, so vehicle was towed to toyota dealer in missoula. (purchase was from classic toyota in mentor, oh.) i was told by dealer that once again, my vehicle identification number did not fit recall. toyota service mechanic offered to buy vehicle from me for $5000, told me it would cost 4,500-4,900 to fix. once again took back to same indiana mechanic, calls were again made to toyota by him again (also by myself), told sorry wrong vehicle identification number, off by a digit. engine was replaced then at 124,096 miles engine blew again. no other problems have been encountered with this car-just the same engine/gasket component. it should also be noted that oil changes and dealer recommended routine care was taken. i can not even give the car away, it has been sitting in my driveway since september 2002. toyota has not proven to be helpful or courteous in this issue. i will never buy a toyota product again. *jb | |||
| 01/29/2003 | 119000 | 2 | 12/29/1994 |
| Vehicle was taken to privately owned service and owner was told that a cylinder is blown and that the vehicle needs a new engine, this was due to head gasket problem with the vehicle. the owner had the head gasket replaced during the limited recall, but has since had oil leakage, engine was sluggish, the engine check light was on continuously, white/toxic billowing smoke from exhaust among other problems. i do not feel that it is my financial responsibility to replace engine or any other components involved due to toyota's head gasket problems. i was told that the problem was taken care of on the first replacement of head gasket and now i find out that the problem is not. otherwise, vehicle is in excellent shape. also, never received recall notice, happened to run into another recall victim at enterprise rentals and looked into the matter as a result of the conversation. i am definitely not recommending toyota as a reliable/consumer sensitive company anymore. a solution to this problem would change my mind. as of now, my vehicle is failing and i do not feel safe driving it. *jb | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 77850 | 12/29/1994 | |
| With no prior warning, consumer's car emitted continuously large amount of white smoke from tail pipe. smoke smelled of burnt antifreeze. car idled roughly. it was noticed that coolant level was extremely low. when consumer attempted to drive car to dealership to be serviced, car overheated. it was observed that steam was also coming out of anterior of radiator near the cap. car was stopped immediately and towed to dealer the next day. informed by dealership it was blown head gasket. talked to toyota in torrance ca, was informed that car was not part of recall or extended service warranty, and therefore will not offer any assistance in repair. consumer has friend with the same year car that had the same thing happen. consumer's car was manufactured nov 94, the month following the end of special policy adjustment that covered 1990-early1995 4runner. car was repaired at independant mechanic for $2600. mechanic was then working on another 4runner with blown head gasket. consumer later found out another friend with 96 4runner also had blown head gasket. she was lucky that her car was covered by the 1996 through early 1997 4runner head gasket special service campaign. it seems like everyone with the 4runner has the same thing happen to. in fact, consumer does not know anyone with 4runner who doesn't have same problem. obviously whatever changes instituted was not sufficient since the gaskets continue to fail. toyota should just admit the problem and make it right to save its good name. | |||
| 12/15/2002 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle stalled, and did not restart.*jb | |||
| 02/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| The head gasket failed.*jb | |||
| 02/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| There was an oil leak from the gasket through engine and coming out of the exhaust.*jb | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 141000 | 1 | 12/11/1997 |
| Blown head gasket. was told vin number does not fall in range for campaign sscv06 or before the 10/94 manufactured date (vehicle has 12/94 manufactured date). causing overheating, coolant consumption, rough starting, and expensive damage/repair. | |||
| 08/14/2002 | 0 | ||
| Consumer states that while driving on freeway vehicle overheated. head gaskets were damaged. *mr | |||
| 08/30/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2096 | |
| My mechanic states that the head gaskets were recalled, and they think it should be covered. toyota says that my vin # is not eligible for this recall.*ak | |||
| 08/14/2002 | |||
| Head gasket blewout while driving. consumer feels unsafe to drive due to previous head gasket recall. this vehicle not included in recall. *ak | |||
| 07/01/2002 | 08/01/2096 | ||
| Took truck in to get oil changed and get a tune-up, mechanic tells me i have a blown gasket. talked to the toyota dealership near me, said that it was a rare problem and it was going to cost at least $1500 to repair. called an independent mechanic, said it happens all the time. called toyota's customer service after reading on the internet about at secret warranty for this problem. customer service indicated my vin was not part of the campaign to fix the problem.*ak | |||
| 06/10/2002 | |||
| Head gaskets caused vehicle to overheat. also, radiator constantly leaked water out. deaelr was notified. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 05/01/2002 | |||
| White smoke was coming from manifold pipe, and vehicle's temperature gauge registered hot. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | 04/02/2000 | |
| Had vehicle parked. noticed beneath vehicle a small puddle under engine area. took to private mechanic. was informed head gaskets had blown and were leaking. also a service bulletin for head gaskets. owner contacted both manufacturer and dealership. informed campaign was for head gaskets, but not vehicle.*ak *tt | |||
| 02/24/2002 | 2 | ||
| The head gasket were replaced under the toyota special service bulletin vo6 at 62000mi. they are now failing again at 155,980. it is a danger to the ocupants of the vehicle to have the engine blow and the back wheels stop on a busy road. this problem is going to happen and is in a large number of these vehicles as they aproch the 155000mi mark and will have to be fixed again, this time with their own money. this part should not fail a second time there is still a defect in the engine, gasket, or the procedure to re-assembling the engine will making the repair. toyota needs to admit that it is still not fixed and make sure all that have this problem can have it repaired under the no age, no mileage clause in the service document. *ak | |||
| 12/02/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Head gasket failure: dull bang occurs in engine, excessive white smoke billows from exhaust. exhaust smells sweet from anti-freeze. engine ran rough from one cylinder misfiring. coolant is being blown from radiator cap. had to pull over immediatly in heavy traffic. vehicle towed to home. test on engine oil finds that coolant has mixed with engine lubricating oil. discussion with toyota certified mechanic result: this is a common problem with the new head gaskets and is usually catastrophic needing engine rebuld/replacement as the engine block usually needs re-decking(milling) beyond maximum allowable tolerances; coolant gallery comes too close to cylinder wall at head. contacted dealer, refered to toyota national service hotline (800-331-4331) and was told that the prior years head gasket recall did not include my year, and was resolved for my year vehicle by installing heavier head gaskets at point of engine manufacture. no assistance from toyota national service, but if i was willing to purchase a new toyota that toyota national sales would offer assistance after the sale was made. the estimate to replace the engine is $5,300.00 with rebuild (jasper or other). seeking financing to repair/replace engine.*ak | |||
| 12/01/2001 | |||
| While driving there was a dull bang noise from engine, and heavy grey smoke came from exhaust. engine had gasket blew out. vehicle had to be towed. *ak | |||
| 11/02/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Head gasket failed resulting in engine misses. service campaign issued for same mk/model but excludes this vin.*ak | |||
| 05/04/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Blown engine head gasket. check engine light came on and vehicle was taken to dealership for engine diagnostics. blown head gasket identified. i checked with manufacturer regarding recall and was told that head gasket recall is by vin number only and that my vehicle vin number is not part of the recall. it is very unusual for a head gasket to prematurely fail at 100k miles. and it seems that this problem is prevalent on toyota 4runners and the recall should not be by vin number but a total recall.*ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 3 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Independent repair shop indicated head gasket may be blown. coolant loss caused engin to overheat. waterpump and pullies froze breaking timing belt. dealer fixed water pump, pullies and timing belt. said headgasket not covered by current recall and coolant loss is due to bad radiator cap. engine running rough on cold start. dealer said they forgot to correctly gap spark plugs- did not fix running rough. engine still loosing coolant 1 gal/week. appears to be headgasket problem but toyota says thicker headgasket was installed in all v6 4-runners after 10/94 and that is why 1995's are not included. this is a major problem that needs to be addressed by nhtsa to toyota. *ak | |||
| 04/06/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Head gasket failure, potential fire. | |||
| 04/03/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving engine overheated and radiator blewout. consumer was forced to drive off road, and saw stain coming out of tail pipe. then, saw a leak caused by a blown out head gasket.*ak | |||
| While driving at 20-25 mph and when pulling out of a parking lot vehicle was driving very rough. also, smoke was coming from exhaust pipe. contacted dealer, dealer noticed that head gasket had failed. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 12/02/2000 | 2 | 07/01/1995 | |
| I have several complaints about the gasket defect/problem, when or will there be a recall on this part!?*ak | |||
| 01/28/2001 | 1 | ||
| Engine head gasket failure causing large amount of smoke formed from fuel exhaust and engine coolant mixed. car would not start after failure because of build up of coolant inside the cynlinder so piston would not compress and car would not start. *ak | |||
| 09/22/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1995 | |
| Engine head gaskets blew caused the anti-freeze to get into the spark plugs which caused the vehicle to idle rough on a cold start. my vehicle was not included in the recall to replace the head gaskets.*ak | |||
| 10/20/2000 | 11/01/1996 | ||
| Blown head gasket resulted in contamination of oil, engine failure. blown head gasket resulted in contamination of oil by coolant, which eventually caused engine failure. engine needs new short block, at cost of $5,200-$6,200. toyota says it's not our problem. head gasket repaired under warranty at 58,652 miles. now engine fails. have learned independently of possible coolant contamination of the oil and serious damage to engine (e.g. crankshaft bearings) when head gasket failed. customer never notified of head gasket defect or recall until mine failed. never told of possible damage to engine. independent mechanics have advised that the short block should have been replaced at time head gasket was replaced because of probable coolant contamination of oil, which damages bearings and eventually results in engine failure. toyota only replaced the head gasket. now unwilling to cover resulting damage to engine b/c outside of 100,000 mile warranty and they deny related to head gasket failure. | |||
| Engine head gasket blew. no advance warning was given. while consumer was driving oil started to drop, and the temperature went up. also there was a loud noise. after being reviewed by a mechanic, entire engine had to be rebuilt. *ak | |||
| 04/09/2000 | 0 | ||
| Anti-freeze goes into a block engine because of a bad head gasket, and causes anti-freeze to become a toxic gas. consumer can smell and taste anti-freeze when it comes out of the vent. consumer feels the are being poisened. *ak | |||
| Head gasket failure known to toyota but fails to compensate consumer for repairs. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 1 | 02/28/1998 | |
| Head gasket was leaking oil causing the engine to blow up. yh | |||
| 01/20/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experienced a blown engine head gasket. it was discovered by an indendent repairs shop. dealer/manufacturer notified, and informed consumerthat vehicle was not under a manufacturer's recall. *ak | |||
| 03/23/1999 | 1 | ||
| Head gasket failed resulting in loss of coolant, overheating, engine misses and discharge of white smoke, service campaign was issued but consumer vehicle not included. nlm | |||
| Consumer was driving approx. 55-60 mph when the power of vehicle was fading, she noticed white smoke in rear area, then the front started to steam out. mechanic checked coolant for leak check head gasket remove cylinder head reserviced and balbe grind it and install cylinder head with new gasket , timing belt and water pump. | |||
| 03/06/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 35 mph engine check light came on/off. consumer took vehicle to dealer because the engine light did not go off, the mechanic told consumer engine head gasket was broken and needed to be repaired and they did. consumer received two recall notices concerning engine head gasket. *ak | |||
| 07/11/1996 | 1 | ||
| Valves failed. *dh | |||
| 09/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Cylinder head replaced twice. *dh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 11/01/2002 | 2 | 12/01/2099 | |
| Check engine light came on and experienced rough idling and poor pickup. took into have serviced at an independant service center and was told i had a blown head gasket, researched issue and have found the recall and repair campaign for this vehicle. contacted toyota and was told that this vehicle had already had the recall performed prior to my owning the vehicle. now i'm looking at a wealthy repair bill and no assistance from toyota on this known issue. dt | |||
| 01/18/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2098 | |
| Engine failure when oil just changed at sunnyside. *aki | |||
| 02/09/2002 | 09/01/1996 | ||
| The head gasket failed which then caused engine to overheat which caused the destruction of the engines short block. toyota has issued a service campaign notice: 3v2-e (v06) which covers this problem (nhtsa item number: sb037553). but it only covers early production 1995 toyota 4runners. toyota claims that my vehicle (vin) is not included in this campaign and therefore not covered even though the failure experienced is consistent with the campaign notice. toyota (to their credit) has provided a replacement short block at no charge during the engine rebuild.but, toyota has not contributed the labor costs and additional components that were damaged as a result of the failure. we believe that toyota's service bulletin which claims that the head gasket has been improved does not actually fix the problem. see: nhtsa item number: sb037547 we further believe that toyota should cover the cost of the the labor for this repair work. | |||
| While driving vehicle completely shutdown. when this happened battery light illuminated. however, this was not the cause of problem. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 02/01/2001 | 04/01/1995 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Want to know why this is not a part of the recall. no safety defect. *ak | |||
| 12/20/2000 | 15 | ||
| At 70 mph cpu reset,headlights came on and off, engine shut off. this has happened 10- 15 times so far. *ak | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| This seems to be an ongoing problem with toyota's 4runner. why no action yet??? toyota did a non-mandatory campaign for the prior model year for the same problem. why have they not been obligated to do one for this model year as well? when i try to speak with toyota they are intentionally ambiguous and never willing to discuss the changes they performed on the previous models. it is common knowledge to both toyota and indepedent mechanics there are intrinsic problems with this make and model. currently 25% of your complaints with this year and model are related to this intrinsic engine problem. how can you a governmental agency justify your lack of attention and support for the public???? you need to begin some type of action!!!! *ak | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/23/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Major oil leakage, had same prob w/'90 4runner, seal failed oil/antifreeze mixed and killed engine-obviously toyota hasn't fixed this defect. *ak | |||
| 02/20/1999 | 25 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Engine will shut down & can not be restarted on the road. also will shut down while on the highway, but sometime it will restart. dealer cannot locate or fix the problem. fred haas toyota 8335 n. freeway hou, tx. 77037. | |||
| 08/12/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Vehicle performs sluggishly. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 02/16/1995 | 6 | ||
| Oxygen sensor replaced twice. *dh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 08/23/2006 | 104441 | 1 | 05/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50mph, the engine hesitated while the thermostat gauge elevated. there were no warning lights illuminated to indicate a failure. the vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop who determined the head gasket was blown and needed replaced. the manufacturer was alerted. | |||