Under technical service bulletin# 54015, the engine was replaced free of charge on 5/15/2002 for the second time. One year later the engine died. The dealer stated the engine failed due to the oil not being changed. The consumer says the vehicle was regularly taken for maintenance. *ph there was engine noise. *scc
1994 Toyota 4RUNNER engine complaints
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While driving the vehicle stalled which made it difficult for the driver to control the vehicle. The dealer was notified.
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Prior to any knowledge of recall, radiator in vehicle blew up, vehicle was towed and radiator was replaced, vehicle continued to malfunction, and the oxygen sensor were replaced, however vehicle still failed to operate, upon second visit consumer was informed by mechanic that the problem could not be determined, but thought that it may be the head gasket and to take vehicle to an official dealership, consumer was then informed by dealer of the outstanding recall and advised him that the failing head gaskets were almost certainly the cause of the radiator blowing up and the other related problems, dealer replaced engine under warranty, however consumer was responsibile for the water pump,various belts, and timing devices.
Engine head gaskets are blown, previously recalled once and repaired 5/98 at 53k miles, blown again at 85k miles, normal driving conditions, required maintenance done. Have contacted toyota - told to go through dealer that performed recall. Have contacted repair dealer, no resolution at this time.
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No evidence of oil leak and checked within one month. All required maintenance on vehicle completed throughout the life of the car with verification. Head gaskets changed under warranty as directed 1.5 years prior to failure. At 60mph, complete loss of power and engine seized up. Dealer notes that oil pump failed acutely driving the rod through the engine block. Resulted in a total loss of the vehicle at only 6 years and 80,000 miles with full maintenance. Very dangerous to driver with complete loss of power on busy freeway.
Do to weak manufactured material liquid heats up and it flows out the top of the fuel tank. Dealer has been contacted.
We purchased the vehicle in 1/2000, on 6/1/2000, I was driving through a fast-food drive-through I was stopped, I pressed on the gas, the enginecheck light went on, the car quit and a huge amount of smoke came out of the tail pipe. The toyota dealership where we bought the car stated that the piston blew due to the bad head gasket. They found anti-freeze and water in the engine. No warning lights went on before this. The truck showed no signs of overheating before this. Two minutes later, I would have been on the freeway.
Engine head gaskets are blown they were recalled once already and repaired in 12/1998 by previous owner. They have blown again on 11/1999. I contacted toyota about the problem since it was recalled once by them. They stated it had been repaired once for the recall and that was all they would cover. For me to contact dealer who repaired it (andrettis airport toyota) I did so they will not cooperate with me either. I feel that since it was recalled for this problem once and it has happened again that toyota should still be reponsibile for correcting because it is undoubtly still defective. A repair of that cost should last longer than 11 months. It should not be my place to have it repaired but I have to.
Failure of the head gasket resulted in possible contamination of oil, which lead to serious damage to engine. (attorney for consumer) mjs
Engine oil pan design is defective, the oil does not completely drain out during oil changes causing contamination and damage to other engine components. Mjs
Oil gauge readings would frequently drop to low during normal driving conditions. Dealer notified soon after purchase. Owner was told there was no problem if no excessive oil usage was noticed. Finally, engine completely seized up during normal driving conditions.
Moisture entered the engine block, causing the vehicle to become inoperative. Also causing loss of visibilty due to the thick smoke which came from the engine.
When in gear and in motion the truck stops. The dealer has seen it 4 times and doesnt know what the problem is.
The truck burned a lot of oil, consumer thinks it was the catalytic converter, dealer said it is normal wear . Please describe .
Rear vehicle fire near catalytic converter. Tt
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