1995 Toyota 4Runner UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE HEAD GASKET IS GOING OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MFG DATES BUT MINE WAS 1 MONTH TOO LONG AND OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THEIR 95 4RUNNERS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND TOYOTA TELLING THEM TO GO POUND SAND.TOYOTA IS EVEN HAVING LATER MODEL V6S WITH FAILING HEAD GASKETS THE MOTOR ITS SELF IS THE PROBLEM THE DESIGN IS NOT PERFECT IT'S COOLING PROBLEM IS THE CAUSE OF THE SLEDGE RECALLS THEY HAVE GOING ON. BUT IF THEY ADMIT THAT THE MOTOR IS BAD IT WOULD COST THEM A ARM AND A LEG SO ME AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE LEFT HOLDING THE CRAPPY CARS TAIL PIPE WHAT WORRIES ME IS IT STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY THEN GETTING REAR ENDED. *JS

MY 95 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS 90K MILES AND THE HEAD GASKET HAS BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED W/ 89 - 95'S. TOYOTA DID A COMPLIMENTARY CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET @ TOYOTA'S EXPENSE, BUT OUR VIN # WAS NOT COVERED, DUE B/C OUR VIN # WAS 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE NEW ENGINES W/ THE CORRECTED PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, TOYOTA CORP. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS,OUR LOCAL TOYOTA REGIONAL REP, BUT TO NO AVAIL WILL TOYOTA ASSIST US IN ANYWAY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DANGER AND IF TOYOTA IS AWARE THEN THEY SHOULD ACCOMODATE THEIR CUSTOMER AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

IN APRIL, 2000 MY 1995 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER NEEDED A NEW BLOCK. WE WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TOYOTA OF GARDEN GROVE DO THE WORK NECESSARY. TOTAL CHARGES WERE 5300. INSURANCE PICKED UP MOST OF THIS. THEN IN MAY OF 2003, THE SAME THING HAPPENED-ONLY THIS TIME WE WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WITH RENTAL CARS AND REPAIRS, OUR TOTAL IS UP TO 3200. WE WERE TOLD BY THE 2ND MECHANICS THAT THE FIRST MECHANICS WHO CLAIMED TO PUT IN ALL NEW ENGINE AND PARTS THAT THIS WAS NOT SO. THIS SEEMS ABSURB FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 93,000 MILES ON IT TO NEED 2 ENGINES IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD. WE WERE COMPLETELY LIED TO BY TOYOTA OF GARDEN GROVE-THUS CAUSING US ALOT OF MONEY IN REPAIRS THIS TIME AROUND. I AM NOT A NEGLIGENT CAR OWNER-I MAINTAIN MY CAR BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU LET THINGS GO. MY FATHER HAS WORKED AS A SERVICE MANAGER MY WHOLE LIFE SO I AM AWARE OF MAINTAINING A CAR. *AK

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