Complaint 749527
2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Nov 2, 2009
- Complaint ID
- 749527
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 2009
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Nov 2, 2009
- Date Received
- Dec 23, 2009
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS OIL THROUGH PIN HOLES, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. THE CAR BARELY HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE CAR. THE RISK IS THAT IT WILL RUN DRY, SEIZE, AND THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT BY TOYOTA REDUCING THE COST OF THEIR MATERIAL THE CONSTRUCT THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH. *TR
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