Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
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1996 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 1996 record →
Structure › Body › Bumpers3 injured
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
REAR BUMPER HITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 27, 1997WA
NOTICE A LEA IN GARAGE AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, PINK LIQUID (COOLANT FLUID), TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED OF A CRACK IN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 10, 1997RI
HEAD GASKET REPLACED PREMATURELY DUE TO POOR ENGINE HEAD DESIGN.
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 7, 1996NY
LOW BEAM LIGHTS CREATE A 'CURTAIN LIKE' SHADOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1996IN
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 23, 1996CA
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE WARMUP AND VIOLENT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE UPON BRAKING.*AK
WheelsCrash
Filed Jul 2, 1996FL
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE DEALER IS TRYING TO FIND CONSUMER RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS OLD, CONSUMER FEELS WHEEL WAS NEVER PUT ON SECURELY. *SLC
Air Bags
Filed Apr 29, 1996FL
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, IN FOR REPAIR, DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 25, 1996LA
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN BETWEEN GEARS, EXPERIENCED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 19, 1996PA
VEHICLE PULLS AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY W/FRONT TIRES WORN. DEALER NOT ABLE TO ADJUST THEM BECAUSE VEHICLE IS TOO NEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
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