Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Problems concerning the manual on how to access the spare tire equipment on the 2003 toyota 4 runner.***no answer required***. *mr the manual's direction and graphics were very different from how the consumer had to access the spare on his vehicle. the arm to the jack used to jack up the car required it to be screwed together and was not heavy enough gauge to jack up the consumer's suv. the jack did not rise high enough to remove the tire. the consumer believes the jack and tools provided to change the tire were inferior and ineffective. *nm | |||
| 04/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| The 4 runner has a loud squeal as start up. once the car warms up the squeal is a low, but still a wrong sound. | |||
| 08/23/2003 | 25 | 4 | 08/23/2003 |
| I bought a new 2003 toyota 4 runner on 8-23-03. the vehicle was delivered to me with the vsc track warning light on. during the test drive, i inquired about the light and was told by the salesman that is was part of the traciton control system. i was led to believe that the light being on was a normal condition. the vehicle had 25 miles on the odometer when i took delivery. when i got the vehicle home and read the owners manual, i found that the light was not supposed to be on and that it was an indicator of a potential problem with the vsc system. the vsc system is a skid control system that monitors the vehicle and under certain conditions, modifies the vehicle performance by controling the throttle or brakes in an attempt to prevent skid, or loss of control of the vehicle. the vehicle has less than 1000 miles on it, and 3 repairs have been attempted by the dealer, none of which have fixed the problem. so far they have replaced the ecm, the steering wheel position sensor, and a disc which the steering wheel position sensor reads to determine the steering wheel position. the problem still exists and i am about to return the vehicle for a fourth attempt at repair. | |||
| 0 | 1 | ||
| High levels of carbon dioxide is coming into the cabin of the vehicle. the manufacturer is aware of the problem but don't' have . fix.*ak | |||