1992 Toyota 4RUNNER problems

Filed May 23, 2016 · Engine · 195,500 miles · CA

Made a noise starting idling weird hadn't even warmed up the car yet just drove up the street to store real quick when came back. Sounding like poop and checked everything milky oil a sign of a head gasket. Ps it happened on my birthday last year. It really

Filed Jun 2, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · NY · crash · 1 injury

1992 toyota 4 runner. Consumer states after using the ect power button, she no longer had control of the vehicle causing a accident *tgw the consumer stated when she looked down to see if the accelerator pedal was stuck she then looked back up and realized she was on the wrong side of the road. As she attempted to steer the vehicle back to the correct lane, she overcorrected, rolled three times and was ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle came to rest upside down on top of her from the waist up.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 143,000 miles · CA

On february 28, 2010, my 1992 toyota 4runner had a repeated accelerator issue. My truck accelerated several times while my foot was off the accelerator. I was stopped at a traffic light when the truck surged forward. I pressed on the brake with both feet and the accelerator continued to race. I watched the tachometer go from 1.1k RPM to 4k RPM without touching the accelerator. This happened over and over again over a 1/2 mile stretch of city blocks (el cajon blvd in san diego, ca). I had to pull over several times because I could not control the speed. It was a very dangerous situation. I removed the placemat and the issue continued. In fact, when I applied pressure on the accelerator, the tachometer went from 4k RPM to 8k RPM in the red zone even though I was barely touching the accelerator. This is the first time this has occurred but it was extremely dangerous as I had to place the truck in neutral when actually riding on the street just to control my speed. My truck has 143k miles and I have never had this issue before. I am worried about my next trip.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Acceleration · MD · crash · 2 injuries

A 1992 toyota 4-runner was purchased and we only had it for two weeks. The truck was driven to west virginia. The next day the truck suddenly accelerated at a high speed and when the brakes were applied it would not stop. It crashed and flipped over. My husband died in that truck. There was a law suite but it never went to court after five years. My lawyers gave up. Toyota never settled with me and only said it was driver error. The engineer who was on the case said there was a design defect but they could not prove it. See also odi 10121117 *dsy

Filed Nov 18, 2008 · Engine · 213,000 miles · 00

Mysterious coolant loss, pressurized system found no external leaks. Watched problem for about a month, kept topping up coolant. Driving home last night sudden loss of power on free way temperature spike, almost caused a major accident getting off freeway. Head gasket failure. Towed. Campaign has been done, toyota dealer will not honor labor or even the part, and it is quite an expensive repair for something that will fail sooner than later. My nissan has over 300,000km on it and never had a problem. Flawed design in head or block.

Filed Jun 30, 2008 · Lights · CA

Exterior light recall.

Filed Aug 13, 2007 · Tires · 129,780 miles · KS

Left rear tire blew out on left hand gradual turn on gravel road 8/12/07. Right rear tire blew out on a straight level gravel road in early july. Both occasions at or below posted speed limit for conditions. Hankook dynamic rf04 lt235/75/r15 6 pr

Filed Jan 26, 2007 · Engine · CA

I have a 1992 4 runner. I purchased it in 1997. I took it in for the recall on the head when I bought it. I now has another problem, on of the cylinder is only producing 20% compression. My mechanic said that it has to do with a problem with the head. Is this covered under the recall also?

Filed Oct 27, 2006 · Steering · 110,000 miles · CA · crash

Dt*: the contact stated while turning a corner, the steering became inoperable causing the driver to crash into a garbage can. A the federal safety agency recall letter#05v389000 concerning the relay rod was performed on the vehicle four months before the crash. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who gave no diagnosis for the problem.

Filed May 23, 2006 · Acceleration · 276,000 miles · WA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated beyond the driver's effort 8 times and to 4 separate drivers. The first incident occurred on a freeway in 1998. While traveling 50 - 60 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated to 80 MPH. In an attempt to decrease the speed, it was placed into neutral, the brake pedal was depressed and the key was turned to the off position. This normally occurs at speeds of 50-60 MPH, however there was one incident on local roads at 35 MPH. On several occasions, the vehicle was taken to a service dealer where the throttle plate was cleaned. After each throttle plate cleaning, there was a reoccurrence. On the last visit to the service dealer, the throttle cable was replaced. The vehicle is currently not drivable.