1992 Toyota 4RUNNER engine problems

ENGINE

MADE A NOISE STARTING IDLING WEIRD HADN'T EVEN WARMED UP THE CAR YET JUST DROVE UP THE STREET TO STORE REAL QUICK WHEN CAME BACK. SOUNDING LIKE POOP AND CHECKED EVERYTHING MILKY OIL A SIGN OF A HEAD GASKET. PS IT HAPPENED ON MY BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR. IT REALLY

NHTSA complaint #10870369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MYSTERIOUS COOLANT LOSS, PRESSURIZED SYSTEM FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. WATCHED PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH, KEPT TOPPING UP COOLANT. DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON FREE WAY TEMPERATURE SPIKE, ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT GETTING OFF FREEWAY. HEAD GASKET FAILURE. TOWED. CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN DONE, TOYOTA DEALER WILL NOT HONOR LABOR OR EVEN THE PART, AND IT IS QUITE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL FAIL SOONER THAN LATER. MY NISSAN HAS OVER 300,000KM ON IT AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. FLAWED DESIGN IN HEAD OR BLOCK.

NHTSA complaint #10249070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAVE A 1992 4 RUNNER. I PURCHASED IT IN 1997. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE HEAD WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I NOW HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM, ON OF THE CYLINDER IS ONLY PRODUCING 20% COMPRESSION. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD. IS THIS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ALSO?

NHTSA complaint #10180829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

1992 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, 3.0 LITER, V-6, 4 WD TRUCK IN SHOP FOR BLOWN HEAD GASKET & POSSIBLE CRACKED BLOCK. I UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW OVER AND OVER IN SPITE OF SO-CALLED GASKET "FIX" BY TOYOTA WHICH I HAD AFTER 50,000 MILES. TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS BY EITHER FIXING THE FLAW OR REIMBURSING FOR COSTS TO REPAIR, TOW & RENT REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10135700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

2ND ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE @ 94,000 MILES ON 12/06/2004, REPAIRED @ ORIGINAL DEALER, @ OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $1400. 1ST FAILURE @ 33,000 MILES ON 09/12/1996, REPAIRED, INCLUDING NEW ENGINE BLOCK, @ ORIGINAL DEALER AS PER TOYOTA TSB # SSCV06 SPECIAL CAMPAIGN & TSB # SPAP9610 SPECIAL CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA complaint #10102714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I HAVE A 1992 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH V6 3VZE ENGINE WHICH TOYOTA KNOWS HAS A BAD HEAD DESIGN AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR ONE TIME ONLY REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS DOEN IN 97 AT 51K MI. BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. LAST DEC. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT ADVISE ME THAT I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THEY WANTED TO CHANGE OUT FUEL INJECTORS SINCE IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE ROUGHNESS WAS FROM COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDERS. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND ALL THIS INFO. OUT. AT THE TIME I WAS IGNORANT AS TO THIS PROBLEM. FRED HAS TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN UP FRONT WITH ME AND ADVISED ME F THE SITUATION INSTEAD OF MAKING ME PAY FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T NEED. AS THEY HAVE DONE TO ME IN THE PAST. THE EXHAUST GASES ESCAPING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM ARE OVER PRESSURIZE MY SYSTEM AND IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT BLEW THE BOTTOM HOSE OFF THE RADIATOR. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT OR EVEN MY OWN FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING 15 FEET IN FREON OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD 3RD DEGREE BURNS. THUS, I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE DEC AND LEARNING OF WHAT MY PROBLEM IS. IT WAS A SLOW LEAK AT FIRST , BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT STARTED OVERHEATING ON ME SO I CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, FAN CLUTCH. RADIATOR, AND RADIATOR CAP. PAID ALL THAT MONEY TO FIND OUT THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE EXHAUST GASES OVER PRESSURIZE THE COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TOYOTA HAS STOOD THEIR GROUND AND SAID THEY'VE LIVED UP TO THEIR ONE TIME ONLY RECALL. IM SURE YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS "MASSIVE" AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I JUST WISHED TOYOTA VALUED CUSTOMER SERVICE/LOYALTY.

NHTSA complaint #10086618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1992 4RUNNER. THE HEAD GASKET IN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING OIL AND WATER TO BASICALLY GET MIXED. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN OUR AREA (KENDALL TOYOTA IN MIAMI FLORIDA). WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT IS LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE AS KNOWN DEFECT IN OUR CAR'S MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. WE ENDED UP SPENDING $2896.62 AT THE DEALERSHIP SHOP TO FIX THE ENGINE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THAT PROBLEM IS A KNOWN DEFECT AS PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE. IS THERE A WAY YOUR OFFICE CAN HELP US RECOVER SOME OR ALL OF OUR MONEY THAT WAS CHARGED BY THE DEALER INAPPROPRIATELY. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. ANTIFREEZE WAS BURNING AND CAUSED THE FUMES TO COME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10012349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ONCE CAR WAS STARTED WHITE STEAM CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPE DUE TO A BLOWN ENGINE GASKET. HEADGASKET REPAIRS WERE DONE IN 1997.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #893123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE LEAKING, POSSIBLY DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD.

NHTSA complaint #560572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TOYOTA ISSUED A SPECIAL RECALL ON HEAD GASKET WAS TO BE NO CHARGE. I HAD TO PAY. ENGINE BLEW BLUE SMOKE AGAIN NO OIL PRESSURE VEHICLE CAN'T ACCERTERATE WHEN NEEDED QUICKLY . TOLD THE DEALER I WOULD PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE AND DID. ENGINE BLOWS BLEW SMOKE AGAIN DEALER INSTALLED 5-6 ENGINES ALL RECALLED JUNK. THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THIS ENGINE TOYOTA CALLS THIS A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN V06 ON ALL V6 'S '1990-1996 YET I HAD TO PAY OVER 10,000. IN CASH . I HAVE BRIDGESTONE DEULER AND THEY ARE CRACKING AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TALK TO US THE TIRES ARE NEW. PLEASE HELP. *AK (TIRESIZE: 31 X 10.50)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31 X 10.50 )

NHTSA complaint #735087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LOOSE. YH

NHTSA complaint #550375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 65 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ENGINE PISTON BLEW OUT, AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #848875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT HEADER MALFUNCTION BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. NOW THE VEHICLE IS WELL OVER THE WARRANTY AND PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET AN ESTIMATE TO GET THE EXHAUST HEADERS REPLACED, THEY QUOTED ME AT OVER $800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #704508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

I WAS GOING UPHILL AND HEARD A CLOCKING SOUND AND SPEED WAS SLOWING DOWN..SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR AND HEARD A BIG SNAPPED...AS I WAS GOING TO THE SIDE CURVE, THE ENGINE SEIZED ON ME (ENGINE BLOCK). DEALER SAID THE ROD IN THE ENGINE BROKE AND SOME INTERNAL STUFF. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A 6YRS OLD W/ A 109,000 MILES CAR WOULD JUST GIVE UP ON ME. I PREVIOUSLY HAD TOYOTAS THAT LASTED A LONG TIME W/NO ENGINE PROBLEM. I EVEN HAD MY OIL CHANGE PRIOR TO MY TRIP SO I CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL.

NHTSA complaint #702067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #539566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE IS NOT KEEPING OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #826133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 85K MILES. TT

NHTSA complaint #977866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

RADIATOR DEVELOPED PIN HOLES . PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA complaint #964310 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.