1994 TOYOTA 4X4 HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. *TS THE VEHICLE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING, THE DEALER RESEALED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE WATER PUMP, CRANK SEAL, DRIVE BELTS AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED. *JB
1994 Toyota 4x4
Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTRUCK RAN FINE UNTIL STOPPED OVER TO BUY FOOD. WHEN TRIED TO START TRUCK AGAIN,MOTOR FROZED (BLOWN HEAD GASKET). REPLACED TIMING BELT,RADIATOR, WATER PUMP,BELTS & THERMOSTAT THE YEAR BEFORE. TEMPERATURE NORMAL PRIOR TO INCIDENT.
VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. FIRST WAS DONE IN NOV 1996, AND PRESENTLY PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING FLUID. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED REAR AXLE SEAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK
DUE TO OIL IN THE ANTI-FREEZE, THE CAMSHAFT FROZE. THE ANTI-FREEZE ATE AWAY THE BEARING MATERIALS INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
CAMSHAFT SEIZED ON LEFT EXHAUST HEAD. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY ON POWERTRAIN. ALSO, WHILE AT STOP SIGN RELEASED CLUTCH AND ENGINE DIED. SUED DEALER IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THEY GET HUNG UP IN THE DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1994Reading 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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.