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

Issue ID	804294
Internal NHTSA #	10345156
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	4RUNNER
Model Year	2003
File date	21/07/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought a 2003 toyota 4runner v6 4wd 2 1/2 years ago as a toyota certified used vehicle.. Within a year i needed a new serpentine belt due to excessive noise at start up. The dealer told me there was a tsb for this and to bring the car back if i had further issues. The noise came back but was irregular, it would come at start up every day for a couple weeks and then disappear for another few weeks. The noise got louder and sounded somewhat different a couple weeks ago. Brought it to the dealer and they replaced the idler pulley on friday 07/16/10. It sounded loud again at start up after i picked up the vehicle but the noise eventually went away. However my serpentine belt actually ripped less than a week later (07/21/10) while i was driving 45mph on a curvy road. I first lost my ac, quickly followed by my power steering... Somehow managed to pull over but by then smoke was coming from underneath the hood due to the fact that in the ripping process the belt broke a coolant hose. I have been without a vehicle for 5 days now and am waiting on the dealer to get a new hose so that they can actually run the car and make sure the pulleys are all ok. However so far they're telling me that all the pulleys are fine and i am having to fight with them to get them to do the recommended fix to the tsb eg012-13. A noise at start is one thing, but a year and 1/2 old belt actually ripping is not normal! I was fortunate to come out of this unharmed and not damage my car or somebody else's.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	94500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MORGANTOWN, WV
VIN pattern	JTEBU14RX38XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	45
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2003 Toyota 4RUNNER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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

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