NHTSA Complaint #11004378 — 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11004378
Vehicle	2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	June 30, 2017
Date Filed	July 11, 2017
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

FRAME RUST ISSUE IDENTICAL TO THE FRAME RUST RECALL ISSUES OF TACOMA, TUNDRA AN SEQUOIA. LEARNED OF IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR TRADE-IN, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE VALUE OF WHAT THE TRADE-IN SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SAME TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR 12 YEARS -- THEY NEVER MENTIONED IT. TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS SAID THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTING BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR TRADE-IN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD VALUE THE VEHICLE HIGHER IF THEY DIDN'T NOTICE. A PRIVATE SALE WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE KNOWING THE RUST ISSUE NOW EXISTS.

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