1993 Toyota 4Runner Owner Complaints

FUEL PRESSURE DAMPER FAILED SPILLING FUEL ONTO EXHAUST CROSSOVER. I HAD AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH. UNABLE TO LOCATE ISSUE. FUEL SMELL WOULD ALSO COME THROUGH THE A/C INTO THE CABIN. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS MANY FORUM THREADS WITH OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND MANY FIRES HAVE STARTED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. CLUES TO FAILURE ARE ERRATIC RPM DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS ON FORUM THREADS. GRANTED IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE, BUT MANY THREADS ARE FROM OVER 10 YEARS AGO INDICATING THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER VEHICLE WAS 15 YEARS OLD. PART COSTS OVER $200 AND I AM MAKING REPAIRS MYSELF TO AVOID FURTHER LABOR COSTS. HTTPS://WWW.YOTATECH.COM/FORUMS/F116/3ZVE-FUEL-PULSATION-DAMPENER-188341/

NHTSA ID

11083477

Incident

Apr 2, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE METAL BRACKET WHICH HELD THE BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDAL WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN WHICH THE METAL BRACKET WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *JB

NHTSA ID

10538497

Incident

Sep 3, 2007

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT OF MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK WILL NOT EXTEND. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, AND IF SO, WOULD IT STILL BE IN EFFECT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10521282

Incident

Jun 21, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

DESERT TOYOTA IN TUCSON LOCATED AT 7150 E. 22D STREET, TUCSON, AZ 85710 SOLD US THIS CAR AND MALICIOUSLY HID THE TRUE ODOMETER READING... BY 85,000 MILES DIFFERENCE... A MISDEMEANORS. THEY ADMITTED THIS AND AFTER WE RETAINED AN ATTORNEY, THEY UNDID THE DEAL. BIG LIARS, FRAUDS, CHEATS. THE SALESMAN WHO DID THIS, ALONG WITH HIS FRAUDULENT SALES MANAGER, IS NAMED [XXX]. THEY LIED FROM THE START, SAYING "THE CAR IS TOO OLD TO PULL A CARFAX". THE CAR BROKE DOWN WITHIN HOURS OF LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR. OUR ATTORNEY PULLED A CARFAX IMMEDIATELY AND EXPOSED THE ALTERED MILEAGE AS WELL AS A SERIOUS PRIOR COLLISION WHICH DEEMED THE CAR DISABLED. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE POLICE, THE BBB, TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, LOCAL NEWS STATION, AND MULTIPLE WEBSITES... HOPING TO SPARE CONSUMERS THIS GRIEF. THEY ARE SCAM ARTISTS AND I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK TO BACK IT UP. I WILL TELL ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. I HATE LIARS. THESE GUYS ARE PATHETIC LOSERS, WIMPY LITTLE WORMS, AND THEY HAVE MESSED WITH THE WRONG PERSON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10512748

Incident

Apr 17, 2013

AFTER TRAVELING 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO GAS LEAK IN FUEL LINE. BASED ON THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK IS APPROXIMATELY BEHIND THE FIRE WALL OF THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408875

Incident

Dec 23, 2010

Mileage

185,000 mi

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THEN A MONTH AGO. IT HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD ITS EITHER A FLY WHEEL OR THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED. I PAID CASH AND HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. IM 5.5 MONTHS PREGNANT TOO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340576

Incident

Jun 5, 2010

MY 1993 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER HAS GONE THROUGH FOUR HEAD GASKETS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AND NOW IT NEEDS A FIFTH! TOYOTA ACTUALLY REPLACED THE FIRST TWO AT NO COST. TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET (THOUGH I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER). SO THE FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THEN IT FAILED WITHIN NINE MONTHS, SO THEY PAID FOR THE SECOND. BUT THEY HAVE NOT PAID FOR THE THIRD, FORTH, NOR NOW NOT THE FIFTH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250008

Incident

Jan 17, 2007

Mileage

127,381 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MILEAGE WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10217840

Incident

Dec 24, 2007

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,296 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,240.

NHTSA ID

10217340

Incident

Jan 9, 2008

Mileage

181,240 mi

93 4RUNNER HEAD GASKET BLOWN AGAIN. THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME IN 2001, BUT THE DESIGN OF THE GASKET WAS STILL FLAWED. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS. IF A PART IS RECALLED, "FIXED", AND THEN CONTINUES TO BE DEFECTIVE THEN TOYOTA HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LITERAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IN MY SAME SHOES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216729

Incident

Jan 13, 2008

Mileage

187,000 mi

1993 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WITH TRANSMISSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES SHE HAS FIXED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. SHE JUST RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING AND CAN'T GET TO A DEALER. *KB

NHTSA ID

10204913

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR FALCON TIRES HAVE CRACKED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10194833

Incident

Apr 21, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS THE 2003 TOYOTA RUNNER, WHICH CRASH ON 08/26/04. HE HIT A POT HOLE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONE YEAR AFTER THE CRASH RECEIVED RECALL 05V389000 FOR STEERING: LINKAGES: ROD: RELAY: CONNECTING. HE STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT STATED A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID A CLAIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HE COULDN'T PROVE THAT THE LOSS OF STEERING HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE BLEW OUT. UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10184035

Incident

Aug 26, 2004

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE , AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. WHILE DRIVING THE 1993 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER TRUCK AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE AND THE STEERING ROD FELL OFF. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY STEER THE VEHICLE SO THAT HE COULD PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING RELAY ROD BAR. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONCERN WAS THAT BEING THE SECOND OWNER THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10180858

Incident

Dec 22, 2006

Mileage

79,532 mi

2 CYS OF FOIA REQUEST FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF DEFECT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM OF THE 1989-1995 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER). *JB

NHTSA ID

10169085

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

CONTACT HAS A TOYOTA 1993 4 RUNNER. RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V389000 ON STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN PUERTO RICO AT 787 641 3800, ASKING FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. CONTACT DID NOT GET A RESPONSE. TRIED CALLING AGAIN, AND THE RESPONSE BY TELEPHONE WAS THAT I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SITUATION TO BE ANALYZED. ALSO, THIS PART WAS TO CHANGE ON NOVEMBER 2, 2005. HOWEVER, CONTACT GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY, 2006 PERTAINING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THAT WAS WHY HE DECIDED TO APPLY FOR A REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

NHTSA ID

10156850

Incident

Nov 2, 2005

Mileage

180,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 12/3/2005. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143808

Incident

Nov 26, 2005

I OWN A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 3.0 L WITH APPROXIMATELY 150K MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. I WAS STUCK ON THE 395N IN WASHINGTON, DC IN THE COLD FOR 3 HOURS BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK CAME WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD SON. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 3.0 ENGINES HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR THE HEAD GASKETS BACK IN 1996. I CALLED TOYOTA AND GAVE THEM MY VIN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR ISN'T ELIGIBLE. I THINK THAT IT IS UNFAIR TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM AN E-4 IN THE NAVY WITH A 1 YEAR OLD SON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $1500 IN REPAIRS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10112763

Incident

Mar 3, 2005

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE HEAD GASKETS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL WHICH CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT TO FAIL. *PH TOYOTA WOULD NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10065460

1993 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A HEAD GASKET RECALL, BUT WHEN IT WAS RETURNED, LOW OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY. TOYOTA REFUSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE EVENTHOUGH MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REFER TO THE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. *SC

NHTSA ID

10055326

FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE ON INJECTOR ASS. FAILED AT SEAMS AND SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER TOP OF ENGINE. FUEL WAS AT IGNITION POINT WHEN SMELLED GAS AND SAW GAS DRIPPING OFF ENGINE AND EXHAUST. FUEL WAS POPPING AND BOILING. EXTREME FIRE OR EXPLOSION POTENTIAL. HAVE PART FOR INSPECTION IF YOU WANT SENT TO YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

10036922

Incident

Aug 9, 2003

Mileage

123,800 mi

SECOND HEAD GASKET HAS NOW FAILED AND ENGINE IS RUINED. FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. NOW, AT 130,000, THE HEAD GASKET IS GONE AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. PERHAPS THE REPLACEMENT WAS AS FAULTY AS THE ORIGINAL?

NHTSA ID

10020682

Incident

May 28, 2003

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR THE CONSUMERS HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 50 MILES AFTER THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS DONE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018032

Incident

May 2, 2003

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA ID

10006493

Incident

Oct 11, 2002

VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMEDD THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8008699

Incident

Apr 20, 2001