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1998 Gulf Toyota 4Runner Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
6
Latest Dec 2, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 1, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Gulf Toyota 4Runner. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Electrical
Filed Dec 2, 2004
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10102013
Incident
Nov 18, 2004
Mileage
15,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999

ON MANY OCCASIONS THE REAR HATCH STICKS. *YC

NHTSA ID
608643
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOISY. ( FIRESTONE P225 75R15 RADIAL ) *YC

NHTSA ID
608060
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 1999

HATCH FAILED TWICE. *YC

NHTSA ID
607420
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 1999

BRAKES FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
607173
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

FLAT TIRE ( FIRESTONE P225/75R15 1025). *YC

NHTSA ID
607127
Incident
Dec 7, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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