Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 27, 1997MD
WHEN IN GEAR AND IN MOTION THE TRUCK STOPS. THE DEALER HAS SEEN IT 4 TIMES AND DOESNT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
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1994 Toyota 4Runner complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Apr 17, 1997MA
THE FRONT BUMPER OF THIS VEHICLE APPERAS TO BE LESS SUBSTANTIAL THAN MOST PASSENGER VEHICLES. *AK
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)Crash
Filed Apr 11, 1997PA
STEERING BOX EXPLODED, RESULTING IN COM[PLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CRASHED. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 26, 1997PA
OWNER STATES THAT ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE CONTUIES TO LUNGE FORWARD.OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS SAY THAT IS NORMAL OPERATION.O WNER IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1996CA
THE TRUCK BURNED A LOT OF OIL, CONSUMER THINKS IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL WEAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 1, 1995CA
BRAKES PULSATE/FAIL. *DSH
Suspension › FrontCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 6, 1995NY
DRIVER MANEUVERED TO AVOID HITTING ANIMAL AND TRUCK ROLLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Jun 26, 1995CA
THE REAR BUMPER IS NOT REALLY A BUMPER AND WHEN IT HIT SOMETHING AT 2 MILES AN HOUR IT CAVED IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DrumCrash
Filed May 2, 1995MD
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP BECAUSE A ROD WAS NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY FROM FACTORY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic ConvertorFire
Filed Mar 27, 1995TX
REAR VEHICLE FIRE NEAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TT
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA
DRIVER'S EXTERIOR MIRROR FAILED. *SKD
Tires
Filed Feb 8, 1995CA
GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE FAILURE. *AW
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 11, 1995NJ
WHILE PULLING OUT THE DRIVE WAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. TT
Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Jan 10, 1995MS
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 55 MPH HOOD FLEW UP. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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