Complaint 1069360

2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE • incident May 24, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1069360
Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Model Year
2009
Incident Date
May 24, 2014
Date Received
May 27, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Owner Narrative

DRIVING ALONG A TWO LANE U.S. HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED, I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING FULLY EMPTY, AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. PUSHING THE ODOMETER TRIP BUTTON, I NOTICED THAT I HAD NOT YET REACHED THE MILEAGE FOR A "NORMAL" FILL UP, WHERE I ROUTINELY GET 20-21 MPG. AT THE END OF THAT TRIP,WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED HALF FULL. USING THE TRIP ODOMETER, I DROVE AN ADDITIONAL ESTIMATED 30 MILES TO HOME. THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO DISPLAY HALF FULL. THE NEXT MORNING, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO THE GAS STATION, AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN IT TOOK ALMOST 15 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK. THE NEEDLE ON THE GAUGE THEN WENT TO FULL. SINCE THEN IT HAS ONLY COME DOWN TO ONE HALF, YET MY MILEAGE NOW IS AT THE POINT (261-270) WHERE I NORMALLY FILL UP WHEN THE NEEDLE NEAR THE EMPTY LINE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS NO DOUBT WIDESPREAD. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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