Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2002 Toyota 4Runner. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Toyota 4Runner based on all problems reported for the 2002 4Runner.
I have already filed a safety complaint regarding my sudden acceleration accident approximately 4 years ago. I noticed that Toyota has issued a recall for this problem for Toyota 4runners going back to 2003. My vehicle is a 2002. Basically, I'm writing to urge NHTSA to asktoyota what is different about the gas pedal assembly from 2003 to 2002 because there is no doubt there was a major malfunction with my car and if the assemble & parts manufactures is the same from 03 to 02 then the recall should be extended. Also, the other main reason I'm writing you is so that there is a record of me requesting my vehicle be included in the recall so that way if something happens to me again we will have a record of it.
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota 4runner. While traveling at a speed of 5 mph attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle and then into a building. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was repaired for the failure. The manufacturer had not been contacted, the failure mileage was at 160000, the current mileage was 185000. Updated 05/07/2010. The driver of the other vehicle was injured. Updated 09/13/10.
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