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2003 Toyota 4 RUNNER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Emis Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	481430
Internal NHTSA #	10068259
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	4 RUNNER
Model Year	2003
File date	01/01/03
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMIS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In december of 2002, we purchased a 2003 toyota 4runner sport. Almost immediately we noticed a strong sulphur smell leaking into the cabin when the vehicle was in motion. We took it to back to peformance toyota where we purchased it and had it checked out. The maintenance manager said that the vehicle checked out fine, handed us a copy of a service bulletin #eg003-03 and suggested we change gas. We tried every gas at every gas station we could find and it only got worse. My wife had been using the vehicle to car pool our two daughters, along with other children, home from school. One of the children got physically ill (we later found out that he suffers from migrains, and the odor was triggering his attacts), so we had to pull our daughters out of the car pool. In order to limit my daughters' exposure to sulphur dioxide, i agreed to use the toyota and let my wife use my dakota to take the girls to/from school (it doesn't stink). After driving the toyota to work for close to a year now, i have experienced health problems and have recently been diagnosed with asthma by my physician (which i've never had before). My asthma medication costs me $158 per month and i have researched causes of asthma, and have found that this sulphur smell is a possible trigger for it. I have since purchased a used vehicle to drive back and forth to work, and the $37,000 toyota sits in the garage because no one can stand to drive it. Help!!!!! *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OMAHA, NE
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/12/02
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	PERFORMANCE TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	OMAHA
Dealer's state code	NE
Dealer's ZIP code	68137

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2003 Toyota 4 RUNNER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Emis Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota 4 RUNNER Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Emis Problems, Complaints and Defects

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