Check engine light came on, noticed loss of power, rough idling and poor pickup(stumbles). Then recently while driving home after work at 3am, temp. Gauge rapidly elevated and engine overheated. Saw white smoke coming out of exhaust and hood. Left me stalled on the highway at 3am, towed home. Now I find out blown head gasket. Truck has only 80,000 miles, well maintained, and in excellent condition(was anyway). Never had a major problem before. Will take to maui toyota on monday. Not sure how much this will cost me!
1995 Toyota 4RUNNER: check engine light
5 of the 172 complaints about the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Check engine light by model year
What owners say
1995 toyota 4runner, v6 3.0 liter: engine light came on, took vehicle to independent shop and they identified possible head gasket leak. Brought it to toyota dealership, they confirmed leaks at valves 1 and 6, and found erosion on both cylinder heads. They also informed me that my vehicle was manufactured after the date range for the "head gasket special service campaign", so I was told the repairs would not be covered by toyota. However, the dealership managed to get toyota to cover engine parts (head gasket, cylinder heads, and valves). I paid for labor, approximately $2,200. (the dealership said the parts would have been approximately another $1,800.00).
Check engine light came on and experienced rough idling and poor pickup. Took into have serviced at an independant service center and was told I had a blown head gasket, researched issue and have found the recall and repair campaign for this vehicle. Contacted toyota and was told that this vehicle had already had the recall performed prior to my owning the vehicle. Now I'm looking at a wealthy repair bill and no assistance from toyota on this known issue. Dt
Blown engine head gasket. Check engine light came on and vehicle was taken to dealership for engine diagnostics. Blown head gasket identified. I checked with manufacturer regarding recall and was told that head gasket recall is by VIN number only and that my vehicle VIN number is not part of the recall. It is very unusual for a head gasket to prematurely fail at 100k miles. And it seems that this problem is prevalent on toyota 4runners and the recall should not be by VIN number but a total recall.
While driving about 35 MPH engine check light came on/off. Consumer took vehicle to dealer because the engine light did not go off, the mechanic told consumer engine head gasket was broken and needed to be repaired and they did. Consumer received two recall notices concerning engine head gasket.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER?
5 of 172 owner complaints about the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER (3%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Toyota 4RUNNER
Overheating 22Engine failure 16Loss of power 5Misfire 5Tire blowout 5
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