2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD THE PISTON CONNECTING ROD POP WHEN HE SWITCHED LANES. AS A RESULT, OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A 770 SHIFT SOLENOID-E AND I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT EXPERTS THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2008 FROM FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA WITH 89,000 MILES AND CURRENTLY HAS 95,500 MILES ON IT. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $2,300.00. *TR

6/9/08 AFTER LEAVING THE CAR PARKED AT A STORE FOR 20 MINUTES, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. HAD CAR TOWED TO NORTH SHORE FIRESTONE AND TIRES INC ..THEY SAID THE VALVE FAILED. ON THE TIRE...I HAD THE SHOP REPLACE THE VALVE AND REBALANCE THE TIRE.........7/16/2008 I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. MISSING HALF OF THE AIR...I TOOK OUT MY CORDLESS AIR PUMP ,,ATTACHED IT TO THE VALVE AND FELT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VALVE, AT THE STEM...HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC ,HUNTINGTON DIAGNOSTIC IN HUNTINGTON AND HAD THE FRONT AND BACK 2 VALVES REPLACED ..I ALSO HAD THE SERVICE STATION KEEP THE 3 VALVES FOR ME TO PICK UP WHEN THE WORK WAS COMPLETED.........THE TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED ALONG WITH THE 4 VALVES AUGUST /2006 THE CAR HAD 55K FROM NYS DISCOUNT TIRE 1765 NY AVE HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 631-423-8473 RONNIE/OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE 2 FLATS I HAD 75K AND 77K ON THE CAR.....NINGBO YINZHOU HAIXIN TIRE VALVE CO LTD----MAKES THE VALVES. *TR

WHEN TURNING TO EITHER SIDE THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES. TIS IS IN DRY ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BRENT BROWN TOYOTA IN OREUM UTAH PERFORMED A 60,000 MILE CHECK UP ON OUR 2002 4-RUNNER, THE STAFF WERE GREAT AND THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED CORRECTLY. AFTER DRIVING HOME OVER FIVE HOURS FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO OUR HOME, I THOUGHT THAT THE 4-RUNNER SEEMED TO BE RIDING ROUGH. UPON CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE, I FOUND EACH TIRE TO BE OVER INFLATED AT 70 POUNDS PER TIRE. I HAD A LOCAL TIRE SHOP, "CANYON LANDS TIRE" CONFIRM THE OVER INFLATED TIRES AT MORE THAN 70 POUNDS IN EACH TIRE. CANYON LANDS TIRE DID VERIFY THAT INDEED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 70 POUNDS AND MORE. THIS OVERSIGHT ENDANGERED MY WIFE AND I. THE TIRES COULD HAVE RUN OFF THE RIMS RESULTING IN INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY WILL BE CALLING BACK. *TR

VEHICLE IS NOT HANDLING RIGHT; BODY FEELS VERY LOOSE AND UNSTABLE GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP WHO INDICATED THAT FRONT, RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE, WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT BALL JOINT WAS ALREADY REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHEN PURCHASED IN 8/05 AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WORK WAS ORIGINALLY DONE AND AFTER 3 HOURS THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL JOINT DID NEED REPLACING. HOWEVER THERE IS ONLY A 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT AND THEY WANTED OVER $400 TO REPLACE IT. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT I GET OVER 4 YEARS ON AN ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT BUT ONLY 2 YEARS ON THE SUPPOSEDLY GOOD ONE? *TR UPDATED 09/28/07. *JB

2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER RECALL- LOWER BALL JOINT CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW IF TECHS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND HAVE CERTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF TOYOTA VEHICLES**CC *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA FOUR RUNNER AND THE SEAL AROUND ALL FOUR WINDOWS PEELED OFF. TOOK VEHICLEC TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP,AND THEY REPLACED AND REGLUED THE SEALS BACK TOGETHER MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THEWINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO, AND THE WINDOWS WERE STILL COMING UNGLUED. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR MAINTENANCE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT WOULD ASK THEM TO REGLUE THE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 72000.*AK

2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THAT BENT THE FRAME & TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *NM

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT IN 2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNERS (REF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V225000). I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON 9 MAY 2006 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. MY SITUATION IS UNIQUE. I'M IN THE MILITARY AND CURRENTLY STATIONED IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. THERE ARE NO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN SOUTH KOREA, HOWEVER, LEXUS (OWNED BY THE SAME PARENT COMPANY) IS LOCATED IN SEOUL. IT TOOK THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOLKS TIL AUG TO NOTIFY ME THAT MY ISSUE HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO TOYOTA HQ IN JAPAN FOR RESOLUTION. IN SEPTEMBER I FOLLOWED UP SINCE NO ONE HAD CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT TOYOTA HQ HAD UP TO 4 MONTHS TO WORK THE ISSUE. TOYOTA WOULD ALSO NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE OFFICE IN JAPAN HANDLING THE ISSUE AND ALSO WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE VENDOR THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THE RECALL WORK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I'M DRIVING MY WIFE AND ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE WITH AN IDENTIFIED DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HAVE TOYOTA QUICKLY RESOLVE THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM