TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 90MPH. THE CONTACT STATED SHE JAMMED HER FEET ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. SHE THEN PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AS THE ENGINE RESET ITSELF. SHE THEN DROVE SLOWLY HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TWICE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. HER HUSBAND HAD TO PULL THE PEDAL UP MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THATA REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE COMING FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,236.
1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SUB-FRAME OF MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUV HAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE SUSPENSION BOX HAS RUSTED FREE FROM THE FRAME RAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RENDERED UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN. TOYOTA WANTS $3,000 + LABOR TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THIS IS THE SAME SUB-FRAME TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY REPLACING ON THEIR 1995 - 2010 TACOMA PICKUP TRUCKS AT THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE. MY SUB-FRAME HAS THE SAME TYPE AND DEPTH OF RUST DAMAGE AS THE TACOMA TRUCKS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE SUB-FRAMES ON THEIR SUV'S AS WELL AS THEIR TACOMA TRUCKS. *TR
