1994 Toyota 4x4 head gasket blew out and makes a knocking noise. *Ts the vehicle consumes excessive amounts of oil. The steering pump was leaking, the dealer resealed the power steering pump. The front brake pads and rotors were replaced. The clutch assembly was replaced. The water pump, crank seal, drive belts and timing belt were replaced. *Jb
Engine & cooling
Toyota 4X4 Engine problems by year
9 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Toyota 4X4's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Latest 4X4 engine complaints
Truck ran fine until stopped over to buy food. When tried to start truck again,motor frozed (blown head gasket). Replaced timing belt,radiator, water pump,belts & thermostat the year before. Temperature normal prior to incident.
Vehicle cut off while driving. Vehicle towed to a repair shop and informed of a blown head gasket. Dealer and manufacturer have not been notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.*Ak
Ongoing problem with blown engine head gasket. On two occasions vehicle was in need of head gasket replacement. First was done in nov 1996, and presently problem reoccurring. Dealer/manufacturer were not contacted at this time. *Ak
Head gasket blew and caused engine damage while waiting delivery of a recall repair part.
Due to oil in the anti-freeze, the camshaft froze. The anti-freeze ate away the bearing materials inside of the engine. Will be taken vehicle to dealer. *Ak
Camshaft seized on left exhaust head. Dealer refused to honor warranty on powertrain. Also, while at stop sign released clutch and engine died. Sued dealer in small claims court. *Ak
Vehicle head gasket broke allowing the radiator to empty which overheated the engine and cracked the radiator in six places.
ENGINE GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED RADIATOR TO CRACK.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data