1998 Gulf Toyota 4Runner

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Fires
Tires	2	0
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate	1	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components	1	0
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch	1	0
Electrical System › Wiring	1	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs98V277000

Filed Nov 4, 19987,794 vehiclesGulf States Toyota, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1998-1999 TOYOTA SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL LUG NUTS, PART NO. 1207, SUPPLIED BY PRIME WHEEL CORPORATION, AND DISTRIBUTED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. IN THE STATES OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI ONLY. THE LUG NUTS CONTAIN A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF THE LUG NUTS, AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE WHEEL.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE WHEEL LUG NUTS AND ALSO PERFORM A COMPLIMENTARY WHEEL ROTATION WHEN THE REPAIR IS DONE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › WiringFire

Filed Dec 2, 200415,000 milesCA

WHILE PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Tires

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOISY. ( FIRESTONE P225 75R15 RADIAL ) *YC

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

HATCH FAILED TWICE. *YC

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

ON MANY OCCASIONS THE REAR HATCH STICKS. *YC

Tires

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

FLAT TIRE ( FIRESTONE P225/75R15 1025). *YC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components

Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1999	0	1	0	0	Routine
1998 — this page	6	1	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 4, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.