Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1999)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#867201August 8, 2000
TIRES
AFTER DRIVING OUT OF TOWN HEARD NOISE COMING FROM TIRES, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITHOUT A REASON. THEN, AT SECOND TIME RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITHOUT A NAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726909August 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON JUL. 21, 2000, I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON HWY 25 AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX 64 MPH WITH MY CRUISE SET AT 64. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS WROTE OFF AS A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#866925August 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. PULLED VEHICLE AND TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P225/75/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726787August 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION INTO THE INVESTIGATION OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR CASINGS. I THINK THAT 21 DEATHS AND 193 PROBLEMS SHOULD WARRANT A CALL BACK IMMEDIATELY. I'AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHEN A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE INVOLVES DEATHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726714August 5, 2000
TIRES
TIRES EXPLORED WITH NOTHING LEFT ONLY THE RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ? )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726338August 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATE. THE LOW LIGHT COMES ON MUCH TOO EARLY AND AHS CAUSED ME GREAT INCONVIENENCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726318July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN ACTUALLY IT STILL MAY HAVE 3.5 GALLONS OF GAS LEFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866406July 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE SOME PEDESTTRIANS ON SIDE ON THE SHOULDERS . THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN-FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. DUAL AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF, AND SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RETRACT. HER DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD AND INTO STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#725352July 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
BRAKES VIBRATE BADLY BUT ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE REAR AXLE OR REAR END CLUNKS BADLY WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKES, TIRE HAVE CUPPED PREMATURELY EVEN THOUGH BALANCED AND ALIGNED, GAS GAUGE WORKS MOST OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES IS INCORRECT BY AS MUCH AS 50%. ABS KICKS IN EVEN WHEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W@HH TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724966July 5, 2000
SEATS
TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WAS STRUCK IN REAR WHILE AT RED LIGHT. ESTIMATE SPEED OF CAR STRIKING TOYOTA WAS 25 MPH. TOYOTA'S DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND LAID DRIVER DOWN IN RECLINED POSITION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863147June 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING FROM 18,000 MILES UP TO THE PRESENT 22,000 MILES AT 25 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862891June 1, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD VEHCILE SPUN OUT OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720374March 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DURING BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON VARYING ROADS SURFACES AND HILLS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT IT FEELS AS IF THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL. AUGUST 1999 TOOK TO AUBURN TOYOTA AND THEY STATED FRONT ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FIRST BEING NOTICED THE NEXT DAY. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 1999 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE, THIS TIME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. AGAIN THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT--YOU COULD LITERALLY BRAKE FEEL THE VIBRATION, LET OFF, APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN AND FEEL NO VIBRATION. OTHER TIMES IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE PERSISTENT. MOST OF THE TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AT TIMES THE FRONTEND VIBRATES SOMETHING FIERCE. THAT ALSO VARIES. SOMETIMES IT IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION, AND OTHER TIMES IT VIBRATES UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL QUITE SEVERELY. THE SIMPLE ANSWER FROM TOYOTA IS IT MUST BE THE ROTORS OR WE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE ARRIVE AT A MORE UNDERSTANDABLE EXPLANATION AND HOPEFULLY A SOLUTION. CAN ABS CREATE A VIBRATION IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT PULSATING LIKE IT SHOULD? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858119March 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857775March 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WON'T RESTART AFTER 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857407February 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN WHICH THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856198February 3, 2000
TIRES
TIRES PUT ON BY MANUFACTURER PERFORMED VERY POORLY. TIRES FORCED VEHICLE TO GO FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, EXTREME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER NOTHING WOULD HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855622January 27, 2000
TIRES
TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE ARE WORN OUT AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED HAD REPLACED THREE SET OF TIRES ALREADY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714690November 12, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CLUNKING IS STILL. THE GAS SMELL IS ELLUSIVE. TAIL LIGHTS = FRUSTRATING!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714358November 5, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES WHEN THE CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR SWERVED SEVERELY LEFT AND THERE WAS NO FUNCTIONING OF THE BRAKES OR STEERING. I WAS THEN HIT DRIVER SIDE BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILOR WHO KNOCKED ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED. THE MECHANICAL EXPERT REPORT SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN AND IT APPEARED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELLERATE ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME. MY CONCERNS RELATE TO THE INABILITY TO STEER THE CAR OR INITIATE THE BRAKES IF IT WAS IN FACT A TIRE BLOW-OUT AND ALSO I AM CONCERNED AT TO WHY THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS ACCELLERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF MY UTILIZING THE GAS PEDAL. IN CONCLUSION, I AM NOT CERTAIN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, HOWEVER, IF IT WAS A TIRE BLOW-OUT, I THINK THAT IT WAS UNBELIEVABLY UNSAFE TO NOT BE( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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