- VIN: JT3HN86R2T004****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1996
Ownership Cost for 1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5
Estimated: $39314 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1333 |
$640 |
$560 |
$506 |
$453 |
$3492 |
Insurance |
$1451 |
$1502 |
$1554 |
$1609 |
$1665 |
$7781 |
Fuel |
$2167 |
$2232 |
$2310 |
$2402 |
$2510 |
$11621 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2386 |
$1111 |
$847 |
$2291 |
$9398 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$381 |
$381 |
$381 |
$381 |
$381 |
$563 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$9072 |
$7941 |
$6888 |
$6817 |
$8596 |
$39314 |
Body Class: Wagon Displacement CC: 3400.0 Displacement CI: 207.48072992208 Displacement L: 3.4 Doors: 4 Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4 Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 6 Engine HP: 183 Engine KW: 136.4631 Engine Model: 5VZ-FE Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg) Make: TOYOTA Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Manufacturer Id: 1057 Model: 4-Runner Model Year: 1996 Plant City: Tahara Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Corp Plant Country: Japan Plant State: Aichi Series: RZN180L/VZN180L/RZN185L/VZN185L Trim: SR5 V6 Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1997 |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 02V021000 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION IN DECEMBER 2006. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND HAD NO ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE. ON MARCH 29, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD BE NOTIFIED AND SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN REFERENCE # 200704020883. THE CLOSEST DEALER WAS 70 MILES FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACTWAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED AND THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 122,000. *AK |
1996 |
STRUCTURE |
AS I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED, I HAVE THE CLASSIC 4RUNNER REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEEPAGE. MINE IS A 1996. SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A BAD CASTING FROM FACTORY. NEVER HAVE I RUN INTO THIS BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY WASHED, HARDLY ANY RUST ON ENTIRE VEHICLE, BUT FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CASTING TO BE RUSTED THROUGH/POROUS ENOUGH TO SEEP GEAR OIL THROUGH THE INTERSTICES WHILE MAINTAINING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY (SAFETY ISSUE?!!!!!) IS A MAJOR FAILURE FOR TOYOTA AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AND SHOULD BE REDEEMED BY COMPANY. I SEE FROM READING ONLINE BLOGPOSTS THAT I AM 1 OF MANY THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HAD MANY OTHER OLDER VEHICLES, ONE IN MY POSSESSION NOW (1989 FORD F-150 WHICH HAS BEEN USED IN WINTER BUT SAT ALL LAST SUMMER, AND HASN'T BEEN WASHED IN YEARS) THAT HAS NO PROBLEMS REMOTELY LIKE THIS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE TOYOTA PUT OUT FAULTY REAR AXLE HOUSINGS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THESE---AS I'M SEEING THROUGH INVESTIGATION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY TOYOTA OWNERS. SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND I'M AFRAID THEY WILL LOSE MANY CUSTOMERS (INCLUDING MYSELF) IF THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE ISSUE. TOO BAD. THE TRUCK STILL RUNS AND LOOKS GREAT OTHERWISE. SEEMS LIKE A LARGE PRICE TO PAY AS FAR AS LOSS OF BUSINESS FOR TOYOTA, BUT TO NOT ADDRESS A SIMPLE MISTAKE LIKE THIS AND MAKE THE CUSTOMER HAPPY?-----THEIR CHOICE. IF YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND MAKE THEM REPAIR THEIR MISTAKE, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, AS I'M SURE MANY FORMERLY HAPPY TOYOTA CUSTOMERS WOULD AGREE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, A CONCERNED CONSUMER. *TR |
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