REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING RUSTED THROUGH. THE HOUSING COVER IS A THINNER METAL THAN THE DIFFERNTIAL AXLE AND IS NOT REPLACEABLE. OIL LEAKS OUT THROUGH THE RUSTED COVER UNTIL OIL IS DEPLETED AND COULD CAUSE DRIVETRAIN FAILURE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL ON A VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BODY RUST, YET THIS PART FAILS DUE TO RUST! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND MANY MORE ON THE INTERNET FORUMS. TOYOTA LOSES MUCH RESPECT IF THEY DO NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TT
1992
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A 1992 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WAS PURCHASED AND WE ONLY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO WEST VIRGINIA. THE NEXT DAY THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT WOULD NOT STOP. IT CRASHED AND FLIPPED OVER. MY HUSBAND DIED IN THAT TRUCK. THERE WAS A LAW SUITE BUT IT NEVER WENT TO COURT AFTER FIVE YEARS. MY LAWYERS GAVE UP. TOYOTA NEVER SETTLED WITH ME AND ONLY SAID IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE ENGINEER WHO WAS ON THE CASE SAID THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVE IT. SEE ALSO ODI 10121117 *DSY *TR