NHTSA Complaint #11164425 — 2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

FOUND WATER IN THE ADD ACTUATOR. 4RUNNER WAS 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUE CAME UP. 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD BLINK ENDLESSLY. COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE MUDDY ROAD TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE THE 4WD WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS UNABLE TO USE ANY OF THE 4WD FUNCTIONS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BOTH WANTED 360$ JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY COULD GIVE IT BACK TO ME. I REFUSED BEING THAT THEY WANTED TO REMOVE THE MAIN COMPUTER AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IN THE END I DUG INTO IT MYSELF AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. WHEN I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD ACTUATOR I FOUND THAT A 32RA FINISH WAS NOT HELD ON THE HOUSING IN MY LINE OF WORK THAT'S BASIC STANDARDS FOR ORING SEATS. I TOOK THE PART BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART IS NOT MADE BY TOYOTA SO THEY COULDN'T WARRANTY IT. SEE PHOTO FOR HOW THE ACTUATOR LOOKED WHEN OPENED.