1994 Toyota T100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE RODE ROUGH AND AT ONE POINT, OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE HAD EXPIRED IN 2004.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THEN IS BEEN PASS INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CONSUMER THINKS IS BURNING IT AND PASSING A WHITE SMOKE THAT GOES IN TO HIS HOUSE AND GIVING HIM SEVERE HEADACHES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WILL ONLY GIVE HIM A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY AND NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OF ANYTHING ELSE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. TS

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKETS, HAD THEM REPLACED BY DEALER IN 1998 AND AT THAT TIME THE DEALER STATED TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET HAS AGAIN "BLOWN" AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS SECOND REPAIR FROM MY OWN POCKET. I WANT TO KNOW WHY TOYOTA, KNOWING THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, WON'T REPAIR IT A SECOND TIME...OR IF THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME THE MONEY I HAD TO PUT OUT (1,300 DOLLARS) FOR REPAIRS AND CAR RENTAL.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO COST,BUT I ALSO NEEDED TO REPALCE THE TIMING BELT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS A WARRANTY FOR 60,000 MILES,AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SIX YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. YOU WOULD THINK THE TIMING BELT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE WITH A TRUCK WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY EXTRA WARRANTY WAS USELESS IN THIS MATTER ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE IT FIXED THEY WOULD SAY I DIDN'T DO PROPER MAINTANCE TO THE TRUCK MAKING MY WARRANTY VOID.I WAS IN A CATCH 22 SITUATION. IFEEL THE DEALER OR TOYOTA SHOULD REFUND MY $185 FOR INSTALLING THE TIMING BELT.