Complaint 877412
1994 TOYOTA PICKUP • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Aug 1, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 877412
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- PICKUP
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Aug 1, 2002
- Date Received
- Sep 2, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A SILENT RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAVY WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.