I pulled onto the highway and heard a loud noise, like someone threw a wrench into my engine. All my dash lights came on, and I lost all power. I pulled over to the side of the road where my husband checked under the hood to find what appeared to be a dark liquid all over the bottom of the engine, axles, and front chunk. We were towed home, where he found a piece of the engine side bell housing lying in the skid plate. Now my car is lawn art and I'm searching for a recall. It has had the oil changed about every three months and is not mistreated. I still have about a thousand miles before my next oil change is due.
2000 Toyota 4RUNNER engine complaints
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2000 toyota 4 runner engine seized up after the vehicle lost all of its oil. This was a result of the technician forgetting to tighten the oil filter and the oil drain plug.*** *nm the oil change facility only offered partial reoimbursement for the cost of a new engine. The consumer believes that since they are fully responsible that they should cover the entire cost of a replacement engine.
2000 toyota 4 runner engine seized up after the vehicle lost all of its oil. This was a result of the technician forgetting to tighten the oil filter and the oil drain plug during a oil change.***no answer required***. *mr the manager offer to partially compensate the consumer for the engine but the consumer was not pleased with the offer, especially since the failure occurred as a result of their neglect.
On several occasions I have take my car to the dealer trying to get my check engine light and car stalling repaired. On two occasions my car has stalled without any warning. The first time was when I was in the middle of making a left turn and the second time was when I was making a right turn. Also the check engine light goes on and off.
Diagnosed with engine sludge. Still has milage left on warranty. Denied warranty because toyota said I either didn't change oil or used low grade of oil quality.
The consumer noticed smoke coming from the tail pipe and hood. The dealer stated the engine had sludge build up caused by failure to provide proper maintenance.
Car stalls on deceleration with check engine light (red). Toyota truck was taken to the dealership twice without a permanent resolution. Upon contacting manufacturer and in turn toyota service & repair they stated they are aware of the problem and that there is no resolution to the problem. Toyota service advised me to drive vehicle and not to completely fill gas tank, because if the gas tank is overfilled causes car to turn off. Due to gas getting into the vacuum system. *ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**767680
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