Engine problems of the 2000 Toyota 4Runner

Two problems related to engine have been reported for the 2000 Toyota 4Runner. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Toyota 4Runner based on all problems reported for the 2000 4Runner.

1 Engine problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2005

2000 Toyota 4 runner engine seized up after the vehicle lost all of its oil. This was a result of the technician forgetting to tighten the oil filter and the oil drain plug during a oil change. ** answer required***. The manager offer to partially compensate the consumer for the engine but the consumer was not pleased with the offer, especially since the failure occurred as a result of their neglect.

2 Engine problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2005

2000 Toyota 4 runner engine seized up after the vehicle lost all of its oil. This was a result of the technician forgetting to tighten the oil filter and the oil drain plug. *** the oil change facility only offered partial reoimbursement for the cost of a new engine. The consumer believes that since they are fully responsible that they should cover the entire cost of a replacement engine.




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