{"count":80,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11414343,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/28/2021","vin":"JT3VN29VXR0","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MY VEHICLE WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON THE PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL THE DAMAGE CAUSED A ELECTRICAL OUTAGE TO ALL THE BLINKERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BOTH MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS THEY LOCKED UP AND STOPPED WORKING AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS NOT WORKING MADE MY VEHICLE UNSAFE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10507426,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2013","vin":"JT3VN39W8R0","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THIS TOYOTA 4-RUNNER THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKETS.  THEY LEAKED.  A RECALL WAS (SUPPOSEDLY) DONE.  100,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAD TO BE FIXED AGAIN.  I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE FIX.  THAT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY HAD ACTUALLY FIXED IT.  A (FIX) IMPLIES THAT IT HAS BEEN REALLY FIXED.  HEAD GASKETS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAK . . . EVER!  SO I AM WONDERING OF THEY REALLY ACCOMPLISHED A FIX THE FIRST TIME.  OBVIOUSLY NOT SINCE IT COST ME $2000 TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.  IF THEY DID ATTEMPT A FIX THEY CERTAINLY MUST HAVE USED INFERIOR OF DEFECTIVE PARTS SINCE THE SAME PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN.  I THINK THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW THAT IF A RECALL (FIX) FAILS AND NEED TO BE DONE OVER THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REDO.  THANK YOU  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10452644,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2012","vin":"JT3VN39W5R8","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF OIL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON EXITING, NOTICED A FLAME UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND REPORTED TO THE SCENE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10381001,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2011","vin":"JT3VN39W9R0","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER . THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO FALL OFF. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 291,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324604,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2010","vin":"JT3VN39WXR0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS IS A FAILURE THAT HAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO IT .  I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE HARMONIC BALANCER HAS BROKEN MORE THAN 3 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THAT THE KEY THAT FITS INTO THE SLOT ON THE CRANK SHAFT IS TOO SHORT. THE KEY THAT FITS INTO THE SLOT ALSO KEEPS THE HARMONIC BALANCER IN PLACE AS IT ALSO HAS A SLOT FOR THE KEY TO FIT INTO. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS SUDDEN AND GIVES YOU LITTLE OR NO TIME TO REACT. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS COME ON AT ONCE AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DOZENS OF MECHANICS AND TOYOTA OWNERS AND THEY ALL SAY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD BUT ALSO A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED TO MY CAR AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME RECENTLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10318293,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2010","vin":"JT3VN29V6R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. TOYOTA REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND NOW IT WILL COST ME $1,900.00 TO REPAIR THEIR POOR QUALITY, OR CRAFTSMANSHIP.  WHY CAN'T WE GET TOYOTA TO WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTS REGARDING THIS MATTER, AND WE CANNOT GET FAIR RESULTS FROM ANYONE. MY FRIEND HAD TOYOTA OFFER HIM $500.00 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TOYOTA, PRETTY FUNNY OFFER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10268929,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2009","vin":"JT3VN39W9R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1994 TOYATA 4RUNNER.  98K ON ENGINE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10242738,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2008","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"I BOUGHT 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER USED. THE OUTFIT NEEDED NEW TIRES WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVER THE WHEELS I COULD NOT GET THEM OFF THE VEHICLE AFTER ALOT OF WORK THEY FINALLY CAME OFF. WHEN I REINSTALLED THEM I USED ANTI-SEIZE AND HOPE TO NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10183174,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/1994","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2007","vin":"JT3VN39W1L0","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS  A 1994 TOYOTA FORERUNNER.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO MAKE A TURN OR STEER THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT WORK.  THE CONTACT HAD THE STEERING COLUMN FIXED.  THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT AND KEPT GETTING WORSE.   THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 83000.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10172146,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2006","vin":"JT3VN39W0R0","components":"STEERING","summary":"MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AND THE SUV SLID TO THE LEFT ON ICE, SHE THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WOULDN'T STRAIGHTEN UP AND AS A RESULT SHE WENT DOWN AN INBANKMENT AND THE SUV ROLLED ALL THE WAY OVER AND BACK ON ITS WHEELS.  THE VEHICLE SINCE HAS BEEN TOTALED AND PARTED OUT BUT I'M THINKING THIS RECALL MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10171200,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2006","vin":"JT3VN39W4RB","components":"STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1994 4 RUNNER 4 WD STEERING CONTROL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER.  *TS ***NAR***  THE CONSUMERS WIFE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO A STREAM. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10169474,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2006","vin":"JT3VN39W2R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 94 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH A 3VZ-E MOTOR. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACE UNDER THE RECALL IN 1997 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 45000 MILES. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AND NEVER RESURFACED THE HEADS. ON SEPTEMBER 20,2006 HEAD GASKET BLOW AGAIN.IT IS WELL KNOWN ABOUT THE DESIGN FLAW IN THIS MOTOR AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE CORRECTLY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 90700 MILES ON THE MOTOR.I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD MY THAT THEY ONLY FIX IT ONE TIME. I ADVISED THEM THAT THEY NEVER FIXED THE FIRST HEAD GASKET CORRECTLY AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAKING THERE RECALLS CORRECTED IN A PROPER MANNER.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10157000,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/04/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2006","vin":"JT3VN39W4R8","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 94 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND A 94 TOYOTA SR5 PICKUP TRUCK. BACK IN '98 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE  I BROUGHT BOTH MY VEHICLES TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH VEHICLES.   RECALL NOTICE: A 3VZ-E HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT   JUNE 26, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4MILEAGE: 46,623  JULY 17, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNERMILEAGE: 38,037  THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2006 OF THIS YEAR, MY TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHEN I CRANKED IT UP ONE AFTERNOON. DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING.LESS THAN 12 HOURS AFTER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY PICKUP TRUCK, THE VERY NEXT MORNING I   STARTED MY WIFE'S 4RUNNER TO MAKE A TRIP INTO TOWN. IMMEDIATELY WHEN I STARTED IT, DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING EVEN WORST THAN BEFORE. I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE TRUCK OFF. TOYOTA OPENED A CASE# 200602060829. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL CHAN COLEMAN AT SANFORD TOYOTA AND TRY TO GET A SPECIAL PRICE. I CALLED CHAN AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE TRANSFERRED ME TO SERVICE AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,600 PER VEHICLE TO REPAIR. I HAD BOTH VEHICLES TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. BELOW ARE THE DATES AND MILEAGE FOR THE REPAIRS.  FEBRUARY 16, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4 MILEAGE: 120,000  FEBRUARY 4, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNER MILEAGE: 102,000  I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THE REASON THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWING WAS BECAUSE OF A CASTING DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE HEADS AND NOT THE HEAD GASKETS. THE HEADS HAD DIMPLES WHICH OVER TIME WOULD CAUSE THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. THE HEADS ON BOTH MY VEHICLES HAD TO BE RESURFACED TO REMOVE THE DIMPLES. I CALLED TOYOTA WITH THIS INFORMATION BUT WAS TOLD THEY SHOW BOTH MY VEHICLES WERE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE RECALL AND IT IS A ONE TIME FIX ONLY AND THE OWNER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AT SOME POINT.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10149743,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2006","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 1994 4-RUNNER STEERING ROD.  *TS  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V389000  REFERENCING A STEERING ROD.  THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THE RECALL ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS FATHER, WHO ALSO OWNED A TOYOTA 4RUNNER, WAS KILLED FOUR YEAR AGO WHEN HIS VEHICLE VEERED OFF A FREEWAY.    *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10129392,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2005","vin":"JT3VN29V8R0","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA RUNNER SR5. HE ALMOST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, AND HE WENT ON TO THE WEBSITE TO OBTAIN A CAR FAX REPORT. THE REPORT WAS SHOWING AN ODOMETER READING OF 147124 ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2004. NOW THE CAR IS SHOWING AN ODOMETER READING OF A LITTLE MORE THAN 98,000. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE POLICE BECAUSE THAT UNIT WAS OUT AT THE TIME.  HE DID LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THEM TO CONTACT HIM BACK, BUT THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO AS OF YET.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10113308,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2005","vin":"JT3VN39W0R0","components":"WHEELS","summary":"LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, AND  VEHICLE  FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES.*AK  THE LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING ACCIDENT.  THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ROAD RASH TO LEFT HAND AND ARM WHICH RESULTED IN PERMANENT SCARING.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10099597,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2004","vin":"JT3VN29V5R0","components":"TIRES","summary":"DAYTON TIMBERLINE A/T,  P235/75R15, DOT#VDHLTD3110.CONSUMER  THAT THE SIDEWALLS BLEW OUT. THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES WAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES.  RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT OUT FIRST. FOLLOWED BY LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"DAYTON","productModel":"TIMBERLINE A/T","size":"P235/75R15","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10059398,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PROBLEM WITH 5 CYLINDER ENGINE ON 1994 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER.   *PH  *MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10056929,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2004","vin":"JT3VN39W2R8","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IN SHORT, I BROUGHT A 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH A WARRANTY BACK IN JUNE 2002 FROM POTAMKIN SPRINGFIELD AUTO WORLD.  IN NOVEMBER 2003, THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW.  I HAD THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DONE PLUS OTHER REPAIRS AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO BE SERVICED WHENEVER THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS SITUATION.  I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PART.  I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR NOT KNOWING THEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR DEFECTED HEAD GASKETS ON THIS MODEL.  I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED BUT WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND GUESS WHAT, I'M STILL NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK.  I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THIS MAY OF HAPPEN BEFORE ME BUT I KNOW THE DEALER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SOLD.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10048658,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2003","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND AS A RESULT THE TIRE FELL OFF INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC.  PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.   *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10031726,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2003","vin":"JT3VN39W4R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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    *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10017173,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2003","vin":"FULLFILL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.  *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":768680,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP OUT OF 1ST AND 3RD GEAR.  WHEN AT A DEAD STOP, TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSING LOST OF POWER.  ALSO WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF THIRD GEAR, CAUSING LOST OF POWER.  THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 40, 000 MILES AND AGAIN AT ABOUT 99,000 MILES.  DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":767906,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2002","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TIRES I HAD REPLACED BECAUSE 3 OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE.   MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TOYOTA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":759701,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2002","vin":"JT3VN39W5R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":8002687,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2002","vin":"1B3EJ46X9XN","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN  BRAKES ARE APPLIED   A VERY UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS.   ALSO,  BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED TO GET  VEHICLE TO STOP.  PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":898337,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2001","vin":"JT3RNNN37W5","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN APPLYING BRAKES  PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.   DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":562570,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W1R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":562570,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W1R0","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN VEHICLE, MECHANIC REPLACED A DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE UNDER THE AIR PLENUM CHAMBER.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":747558,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W5R0","components":"STEERING","summary":"VEHICLE SKIDDED AND ROLLED RESULTING IN DRIVER'S DEATH DUE TO CHEST INJURIES AND SUFFOCATION FROM BEING TRAPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":744142,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W8R8","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES AND ROTORS CONTINUE TO FAIL OR WARP-FRONT ONLY-RESULTING IN DANGEROUS WOBBLE/SHUTTER WHEN BRAKEING.  NUMEROUS REPAIRS INCLUDING TURNING/REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND AT 98800 MILES IT IS IN NEED OF REPAIR AGAIN. ONLY HAVE 12,500 MILES SINCE LAST FRONT BRAKE CHANGE AND ROTOR TURN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":740243,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W0R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":739816,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2001","vin":"JT3VN39W4R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NO SUMMERY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":733286,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2000","vin":"JT3VN39W5R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":869940,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2000","vin":"FILL IN","components":"TIRES","summary":"WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN  LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE & GUIDED IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECKED THE TIRE & NOTICED  TREAD HAD PEELED OFF. \\ HAD TIRE EXCHANGED WITH SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. FIRESTONE ATX 311050R15F WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":727752,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2000","vin":"JT3VN29V5R0","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON I-10W, TRAVELING @60MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY AND CALL ROAD SERVICE TO CHANGE TIRE. LUCKLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETURNING HOME. TREAD ON TIRES WERE GOOD.  *AK( DOT NUMBER: U8860 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":725720,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2000","vin":"JT3VN39W2R0","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE REAR WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN IN THE TAIL GATE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE TAIL GATE YOU MUST MOVE THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN ALL THE PARTS THAT MOVE THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN RUSTED OUT WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON THE REPAIR AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PARTS COST AND IF THEY HAD THEM ON HAND THE GENTLEMEN IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THEY KEEP THE PARTS ON HAND.  WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE FIXED WHILE FIXING THE PARTS THEY BROKE THE GLASS ON THE WINDOW AND TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR IT OR FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":864397,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2000","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DO TO WEAK MANUFACTURED MATERIAL LIQUID HEATS UP AND IT FLOWS OUT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":723634,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2000","vin":"JT3VN29V0R0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":552103,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2000","vin":"JT3VN39W2R0","components":"WHEELS","summary":"THE RIM FOR THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT MATCH THE RIM ON THE ROAD WHEELS.  YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":722287,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2000","vin":"JT3VN39W8R8","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":552103,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2000","vin":"JT3VN39W2R0","components":"WHEELS","summary":"THE RIM FOR THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT MATCH THE RIM ON THE ROAD WHEELS.  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(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)   MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":549347,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":549347,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":549347,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":851317,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/1999","vin":"J13VN39W1R0","components":"STEERING","summary":"CONSUMER  WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND SHE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IN BACK OF HER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND  PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN  A SEVEN CAR COLLISION. CONSUMER'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":851319,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/1999","vin":"JVN39W1RO16","components":"STEERING,WHEELS","summary":"THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT  WHEN VEHICLE BEHIND HER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED HER INTO ANOTHER VECHICLE  AT A COST OF SEVEN CAR COLLISION.   ALSO THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS AFFECTED. SHE TOOK  VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BODY SHOP, AND  THEY SAID THE TRUCK WAS TWISTED AND SHE SUSTAINED HEAD  AND RIGHT SHOULDER AND LEFT ELBOW INJURIES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":547187,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/1999","vin":"JT3VIN29V4R","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"VEHICLE ROLLOVER DUE TO INSTABILITY DESIGN OF STRUCTURE, ROOF FRAME/ROLL BAR INSUFFICIENT FOR VEHICLE DURING COLLISION CAUSING DEATH OF OCCUPANT WHEN FRAME SEVERLY CRUSHED INTO PASSENGERS HEAD. MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":700439,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/1998","vin":"JT3VN39WXR0","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"CRUISE CONTROL SHIFTS DOWN TO GO UP HILL BUT THEN FAILS TO SHIFT BACK UPON REACHING SET SPEED UNTILL IT IS ABOUT 5-10 MPH OVER SET SPEED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":538932,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/1995","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/1998","vin":"JT3VN39W9R0","components":"WHEELS","summary":"THE WHEEL ADHERES TO THE HUB AND CANNOT BE SAFELY REMOVED BY THE DRIVER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":537716,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/1998","vin":"JT3VN39W1RO","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":534998,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/1998","vin":"JT3VN39W7R8","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":533410,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/1998","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES EXPERIENCE SKIDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. REPLACED BRAKES HOWEVER CONTINUED TO LOOSE CONTROL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":533410,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/1998","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDOW WIPERS WORN BADLY CAUSING SCRATCHING OF WINDSHIELD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":819419,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/1997","vin":"JT3VN39WOR0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":813598,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/1997","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHEN IN GEAR AND IN MOTION THE TRUCK STOPS. THE DEALER HAS SEEN IT 4 TIMES AND DOESNT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.   *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":514201,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/1996","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/1997","vin":"JT3VN39W9R8","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE FRONT BUMPER OF THIS VEHICLE APPERAS TO BE LESS SUBSTANTIAL THAN MOST PASSENGER VEHICLES.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":810910,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/1997","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING BOX EXPLODED,  RESULTING IN COM[PLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CRASHED.   *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":810442,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/1997","vin":"JP3VN39W3R0","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"OWNER STATES THAT ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE CONTUIES TO LUNGE FORWARD.OWNER NOTES THAT DEALERS SAY THAT IS NORMAL OPERATION.O WNER IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY.   *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":803742,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/1996","vin":"JT3VN39W9R8","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE TRUCK BURNED A LOT OF OIL,  CONSUMER THINKS IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, DEALER  SAID IT IS NORMAL WEAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE .    *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1994","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"4 RUNNER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":500629,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/1995","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/1996","vin":"JT4RN93P8R5","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TOO LIMP. 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