Sudden loss of power when driving 1999 toyota 4runner sr5. Fuel gauge reads full and vehicle stalls due to no fuel in tank. I have been able to verify that this is a known issue to toyota and that they have refused to correct the problem under warranty even though they have acknowledged that a problem with the part as delivered in this vehicle and they issued tsb:el010-00 titled "fuel gauge inaccuracy" to fix the problem only under warranty. This is not a warranty issue, but a safety issue as vehicle can run out of fuel and stall without warning at high rates of speed on congested highways. This issue has not been resolved. I have had to use the odometer to guess how much fuel is remaining the fuel tank at any given time. Factors such as highway conditions, weather, necessary use of 4wd can impact the number of miles achieved in a single tank of gas. Also, fuel tank must be filled to top when refueling to most accurately guess number of miles that can be driven before the vehicle stalls.
1999 Toyota 4RUNNER fuel system complaints
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Vehicle stalls and dies on freeway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/2. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain.
While driving on interstate during rush hour, in the passing lane at 70 MPH, the vehicles engine quit, lost all power steering, brakes, etc. Very dangerous for me and my family. Was able to drift to a turn around. Bottom line, vehicle had run out of gas, even though fuel gauge showed a little over 1/2 tank. This is very dangerous.
Driving on I-79 in passing lane at 65 MPH, the engine quit, complete loss of power steering and brakes..rush hour. Most dangerous that has ever happened to me. Coasted to side of road, towed to garage, engine will not start, shows a little over 1/2 tank on fuel gage..ends up, was out of fuel ! Gauge gave false reading. The vehicle has only 54,000 miles on it. I did find a toyota tsb el010-00 that addresses this exact problem, but I was never notified of it. My vehicle was bought from a toyota dealer with my name as the new owner on record. This is the most dangerous thing to happen, no indication of low fuel level, no fuel low warning light,,gauge was showing a little over 1/2 tank. This needs to be addressed as a recall.
Fuel gauge began showing inaccurate readings. Usually showed at or near full regardless of actual fuel volume in tank. After a couple weeks it just stayed at the full mark. More recently, about the beginning of march, 2009, upon starting the vehicle the gauge would occasionally drop to the empty mark, and the low fuel indicator light would flash. It would remain this way until the vehicle was turned off. Upon turning the key back to the on position, or restarting the vehicle, the gauge would return to the full mark and remain there. Replacing the fuel sender as stated in tsb el010-00 has not corrected the problem. Immediately after replacing the fuel sender the gauge read about 3/4 full but the tank was nearly empty. After filling the tank the gauge moved to full but it continues to act as is did before replacing the sender, even after going through the calibration procedure multiple times. According to the vehicle VIN, as shown in the tsb, replacing the combination plate (circuit board) in the instrument cluster is not needed. But the fuel gauge still always reads full, or empty, as it did before replacing the fuel sender.
Ran out of fuel while driving in heavy traffic. We nearly got rear ended! Fuel gauge showed plenty of gasoline. Fuel gauging system failed.
#1 starter stuck twice-even removed key and engine kept cranking. #2 fuel guage reaes full when empty and vise versa. #3 p0171 engine code keeps throwing #4 brakes fade when applied hard. Have replaced pads and rotors and still fade.
My gas gauge has failed like many others I have read about on the internet. Seems to be a serious problem which has caused many wrecks.
I have a big problem with my fuel gauge, it is extremely inaccurate. Sometimes it'll tell me I have more gas than I do, and other times it'll tell me I have less. Apparently this is a big problem among 99 4runners, and I'd really like to get this fixed. I ran out of gas on the freeway thinking I had half a tank left and almost caused a wreck. Thanks in advance.
My daughter was driving home from school, approximately a 3 mile drive, her 1999 4 runner began jerking and then the engine died. She was able to restart it and drive for several hundred yards when it did the same thing. This time the car would not restart. My wife went to pick her up and she was able to restart the car again and drive approximately the same distance when it died again, this time the car would not restart. I had to have it towed and its currently at a repair station waiting to be diagnosed. I've heard there is a service bulletin regarding a fuel pickup tube/sensor problem but I haven't been able to find it. Why hasn't toyota had a recall yet?
1999 toyota 4runner, repeated fuel gauge failure: incorrectly states amount of fuel in tank (changing during the same driving trip); reports an empty tank when full and an 1/8 to a 1/4 tank fill when empty; all of which result in events where the vehicle is run out of gas. Multiple expensive attempted fixs by the dealer without success.
Toyota 99 4runner fuel gauge always reads empty, requires replacement of expensive circuit boards in instrument cluster to repair. Toyota dealer quoted $1050 to repair on 9/24/07.
This email is regards to the inaccuracy of the fuel gauge on my 99 toyota . I was left stranded last night outside of thunder bay with no fuel even though the gauge read well over 1/4 tank left. In -35 celsius wind chill conditions. Nothing has been done to correct this failure.
Erratic fuel gauge, danger of running out of fuel on a dangerous situation.
I was driving my 1999 toyota 4runner which I had just purchased with 104,000 miles on it. I was driving in the fast lane on I-695 when the car started losing power and slowing down very fast. I barely crossed three lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder. The gas guage read just under 1/2 full, but according to a tsb, the guage and sender unit should have been replaced. I had no warning from the car to tell me my gas tank was full. Running out of gas on the highway is dangerous. I don't understand why this isn't a recall - why this isn't considered a defective product. The dealer wants to charge me to fix it, but I can't afford it. I was using my odometer to keep track, but the other day, I ran out again while driving in my neighborhood. I think with the A/C on, it must use more gas. I'm very upset.
Vehicle stalls and dies on highway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/3. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, but my vehicle currently have 72545 miles and out of warranty so toyota will not pay for fix. No engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic. I am in the navy and will be driving from florida to san diego next month enroute to japan in october. I called toyota corporate and they said they know about it but since it's only a tsb and not a recall, they can't do anything to fix it unless I pay for it myself. These are known defects since the truck got out of the tahara plant in japan for sale to the u.s.
The consumer smelled a gasoline odor coming from the vent area. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection. The mechanic informed the consumer that the fuel rail needed to be replaced. Please fill in additional information.
The gas gauge would read full when it was actually empty, and visa versa. Then the skin of the dash board by the tachometer bubbled from the heat of the circuit board over heating. I called toyota and was told there was no bulletin on this problem and they referred me to the dealership who also denied that a bulletin existed concerning the problem. I went to an auto repair business who researched the problem and found a bulletin from toyota regarding my problem (ref: bulletin el010-00). I called toyota back and then was told sorry but your outside the warranty time limit. There should have been notification made to the consumer by toyota regarding this matter. My the circuit board overheat causing the bubbling and could have caused a fire had I chose just ignore the gauge problem. Toyota has chosen the ignore the problem in hopes that it will not be reported and at the expense of the consumer.
Vehicle stalls and dies on freeway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/2. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, my vechicle is out of warranty so toy will not pay for fix. No engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic...*ak.
Gas gauge gives a false reading. I travel to iowa often and I know when to get gas so that I can make it home. During one trip I stopped to to get gas and noticed that the gas gauge indicate more gas than I should have. Had I traveled a different route and relied on the gauge, I would have ran out of gas and got stranded, or worse. My car might have died on the freeway and might have caused major accidents. Sometimes it tells me I have 3/4 full tank when it should be only 1/4.
While driving on the freeway at 65 MPH vehicle suddenly sputtered and stalled. Consumer's vehicle was almost rear ended by another vehicle in the oncoming traffic, but consumer was able to pull off the freeway. Dealership indicated the failure was due to a faulty sending unit in the fuel tank. It was reading full when the tank was empty. *ak the old style sending unit was obsolete and not available.
1999 4 runner sr5. My complaint is that I have hard starting, intermittent (poor, rough) idle and some time not idle. At high elevation, I have extremely poor gas mileage. I have had several dealer services investigate the problem. Dealers were not able to isolate problem. How I dealt with it over the years. Never used the vehicle other than at sea level and pump throttle when idle was not able to be retained.
Inconsistent fuel guage readings, causing me to run out of fuel when guage reads 1/4 tank. Since it wasn't a recall, by the time I found out that there was a techinical service bulletin out, my 1999 toyota 4runner was out of warranty, so they refused to fix it unless I paid. I've been lucky so far that I haven't run out of fuel in a hazardous situation. I e-mailed toyota and they still wouldn't give any compensation, my VIN was on the list of vehicles that have this problem, tsb el010-00 fuel gage inaccuracy adresses. I since found out I wasn't the only one who has had the same experience dealing with them on this issue.
Fuel gauge giving erratic reading. Reporting empty with 6 gallon left.
Gas guage will read 1/2 tank when actually it's not. When fillling vehicle up gas guage will go to full, but never go pass half a tank. Contacted dealer, couldn't fix gas gauge because of expired warranty.
Fuel gauge giving incorrect readings.
While driving, the fuel line failed. Approx. 7 gallons of gasoline sprayed over the entire engine. When I pulled off the highway, gas was dripping from the hood and streaming down the sides of the engine. Thankfully, no fire! Tim's buick, pontiac, gmc, toyota, 1006 commerce dr., prescott, az 86304, replaced the hose and placed additional rubber hose around the fuel line at the point of wear.
Gas gauge reads inaccurate. The low light comes on much too early and ahs caused me great inconvienence
The gas gauge indicates that the tank is empty when actually it still may have 3.5 gallons of gas left.
I don't know what the clunking is still. The gas smell is ellusive. Tail lights = frustrating!!!
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