Complaint 1508470
1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Oct 22, 2018
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1508470
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Oct 22, 2018
- Date Received
- Oct 22, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
THE FRAME WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND NOT ENOUGH RUST PROTECTION WAS APPLIED BY TOYOTA. WE RARELY GET SNOW AND STILL THE VEHICLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH. TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE A DRAIN HOLE SO THAT THE WATER IN THE FRAME WOULD EVAPORATE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES WHICH OTHERWISE LAST A LONG TIME. A LOT OF OWNERS HAVE 4RUNENRS WITH EXCELLENT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BUT WITH RUSTED FRAMES. THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN ON UNSUSPECTING OWNERS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.