2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

TAKATA RECALL CAUSING UNDO STRESS BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING TO GET NOTIFICATION TO REPAIR THESE AIRBAGS. NEED TO GET THIS DONE RIGHT AWAY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR!!!

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS IN MY 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND I WAS ADVISED IN THE NOTIFICATION THAT NO PASSENGERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. I SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH MY SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND THEY WILL NOT ALLOW MY GRANDCHILDREN TO RIDE IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE REPORTS THAT UPON DEPLOYMENT THE AIRBAGS CAUSE METAL FRAGMENTS TO DISPERSE CAUSING INJURY TO INCLUDE FATALITIES FROM THE PROJECTILES EMITTED FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE LOSS THE USE OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS ISSUE MUST BE REMEDY IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP! BEST REGARDS, [XXX] (FORMERLY [XXX]). *DL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (LAKESIDE TOYOTA, LOCATED AT 3701 N CAUSEWAY BLVD METAIRIE, LA 70002) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2017. THE DEALER (RICK MC GILL'S AIRPORT TOYOTA, 3145 ALCOA HWY, ALCOA, TN, 37701) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY IN A DIFFERENT STATE FROM THE ORIGINAL STATE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 1702240396. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THAT ZONE AND, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS ZONE (A), THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY. A LOANER VEHICLE OF SMALLER QUALITY WAS PROVIDED AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STORED BY THE DEALER. NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN LATE 2016. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF KILLEEN, 4001 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX, 76543) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT NOTIFIED ME MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER IS AFFECTED BY THE AIRBAG RECALL. I JUST CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RELEASE ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR PARTS TO REMEDY THE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MIRACLE TOYOTA OF ALBANY AT (229) 436-7751 (LOCATED AT 2865 LEDO RD, ALBANY, GA 31707) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED11/2/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO ABOUT MY AIRBAG BEING RECALLED. AS OF YET, MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I USE MY CAR FREQUENTLY TO TRANSPORT OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING MY ELDERLY MOTHER WHO I TRANSPORT TO GROCERY STORE, DR APPOINTMENTS, CHURCH, ETC. SHE SOMETIMES GETS CAR SICK IN THE BACK SEAT SO I HAVE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR HER TO BE TRANSPORTED. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM THE HOSPITAL, I HAD TO LET HER SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE SHE WAS NAUSEATED AND COULDN'T SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. I THINK THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT AND IT'S TIME FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. OVER A YEAR IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO TAKE FOR THE REPAIR.

REAR FRAME CROSS MEMEBER THAT ALSO SUPPORTS A BOLT ON HITCH RECEIVER AND ATTACHES TO EACH OF THE VEHICLES SIDE RAILS, THAT RUN THE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL 1/4 INCH RUST CREATED SEPARATIONS (HOLES) IN THE STEEL WITH SURFACE RUST CRATING FUTURE FAILUES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (TEXAS TOYOTA OF GRAPEVINE, LOCATED AT 701 E STATE HWY 114, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051; (817) 329-5949) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 888-270-9371 AND STATED THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.