Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1996)

161 consumer complaints on file.

#11436237October 10, 2021
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
I have noticed that my vehicle doesn’t seem to be balance and most of the time i am afraid the tires will fall off by the movement of the vehicle. And the metal parts that attachment part it looks very bad on the metal parts like it rusted so bad. I hope they will be able to figure out whats wrong and if i am the only one who is experiencing this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405797March 31, 2021
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALLBACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 256,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219278June 11, 2019
SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLIPPING A LOT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED JUST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WASN'T BUT AFTER RESEARCHING MY 4RUNNER I'VE READ THERE WAS SOME RECALLS ON THE CAR ABOUT THE REAR SUSPENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166078January 9, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE REAR AXLE/SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. JUST TOOK IT TO MY AUTO SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY WILL NOT PUT IT UP FOR AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID IT WILL COLLAPSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165416January 5, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE AXEL SUPPORT RUSTED OFF CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THIS RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163122December 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AXEL SUPPORTS RUSTED OFF THE FRAME MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161127December 13, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME IS RUSTING VARY BADLY, IN TWO YEARS THE FRAME THAT IS THE DRIVE TRAIN WILL BE ALL GONE RUST! AND AUTO WILL NOT BE DRIVABLE THEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150439November 9, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, THE FRAME IS RUSTTING OUT TOTALLY. THE TOTAL FRAME IS RUST OR GONE. THIS 4RUNNER WAS ZEBARTED WHEN NEW. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS 4RUNNER NEW FROM SUNSHINE TOYOTA BATTLE CREEK,MI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140708October 16, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXCESSIVE FRAME CORROSION. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140410October 15, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL. ANTILOCK BRAKES SLIPPED AND DIDNT STOP. THE AIR BAGS OPEN UNTIL AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TOWED AND PARKED BACK AT MY HOUSE WHEN NO ONE WAS IN IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122229August 24, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE RUST THAT CAUSED ME TO BE HAVE A HORRIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO THE FRAME EXCESSIVELY CRACKING. THE CRACKING WAS DUE TO WHAT AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH COMPANY STATING THAT THE RIGHT-REAR FRAME RAIL CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING. THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH COMPANY POINTED TO NUMEROUS KNOWN REPORTING'S ON THE INTERNET AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE OF THIS VEHICLE. I MADE A PERSONAL CALL TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY LOGGED MY COMPLAINT BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY CLAIMS HEREIN TO HELP IN FIXING THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 137,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. I CROSSED AN AREA THAT HAD STANDING WATER (NOT DEEP BY ANY MEANS MIND YOU) AND THE REAR END COMPLETELY SHIFTED OUT TO THE RIGHT OF ME AND CAUSED ME TO SPIN. THIS WATER WENT ACROSS ALL THREE LANES AND NO ONE ELSE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE I DID. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SPUN AROUND AND I ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE FACING HEAD ON AT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED OR HIT IN THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE SEPARATION FROM THE FRAME AFTER THIS. I AM UPLOADING THE RESULTS OF THE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT STATING THEIR FINDINGS AND SHOWING PICTURES OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114127July 27, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. I HAVE ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. NEW TOYOTA PARTS HAVE BEEN USED IN ALL REPAIRS PERFORMED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING MY 4RUNNER THIS SPRING, I NOTICED IT STARTING TO SWAY ON THE HIGHWAY. A REAR SWAY BAR BROKE OFF. I CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE SWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. NOT ONCE DID MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT MENTION THAT MY FRAME WAS DETERIORATING FROM RUST. IT HAS BEEN ON THE LIFT A HUNDRED TIMES FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, SOME EXTENSIVE, AND NOT ONE MENTION OF A RUSTING FRAME. NOW, IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO REPAIR DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MAINTAINING MY 4RUNNER OVER THE YEARS. I FEEL TOYOTA HAS KNOWINGLY DECEIVED ALL 4RUNNER OWNERS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. ALL CURRENT OWNERS OF EARLY MODEL 4RUNNERS SHOULD BE ALERTED OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IS IMMINENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113716July 26, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
FRAME RUST, A FAIR AMOUNT OF RUST IS CAUSING CONCERN AND MAKES ME QUESTION HOW TRUSTWORTHY VEHICLE IS. THE DATE LISTED ISNT THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT ITS ROUGHLY AROUND THE TIME THE EXTENT OF THE RUST HAD BEEN NOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082258March 31, 2018
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRAME IS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. HOLES IN FRAME BIG ENOUGH TO PUSH YOUR WHOLE ARM THROUGH. AREAS OF FRAME CONNECTED TO SUSPENSION PREMATURELY RUSTING OUT. THIS REST OF THIS VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BODY PANELS INCLUDED. WELDER TOLD ME ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY AND REPAIR TO THE FRAME IS VERY DIFFICULT ANF EXPENSIVE EVEN IF POSSIBLE. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 185,000 MILES AND RUNS GREAT. I HEAR CREAKING DEVELOPING AND AM AFRAID CAR MAY SPLIT IN HALF. WHY IS TOYOTA NOT STEPPING UP AFTER ADMITTING TO BADLY MANUFACTURED FRAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067167February 6, 2018
ENGINE, SEAT BELTS, SUSPENSION
SHOCK ABSORBER COMPLETELY WENT THREW THE FRAME CAUSING THE 4 RUNNER TO GO SIZE TO SIZE WHILE DRIVING. FRAME IS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. THE SAME EXACT FRAMES ON THE TACOMATACOMA GOT A RECALL, THEY REPLACED THEM. WHY WASNT THIS RECALLED ON THE 4RUNNER? AND THE SEATBELTS JUST POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHILE YOUR JUST DRIVING. SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN SOON OR SOMEBODY IS GONNA GET VERY HURT ,OR KILLED. 1 MORE THING. I HAD A WHEEL POP OFF ALSO FROM THE BALL JOINT BREAKING LUCKILY THAT WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE MAIN ROAD I COULD'VE KILLED SOMEBODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033891October 16, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS GETTING ON THE HIWAY RAMP AND WAS TRAVELING 60PMH WHEN MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT LANE WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HELD STEADY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORTHPARK TOYOTA IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS ON AUGUST 29,2017. IWAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND WOULD TAKE 2WEEKS TO COME IN. I CALLED 2WEEKS LATER AND COULD NOT GET ANY INFO ON THE PARTS ORDERED. TODAY IS 10/16/2016 AND STILL NO INFO. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE LITTLE BECAUSE IT HAS WANTED TO MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT LANE SEVERAL TIMES EVEN THOUGH I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015853August 16, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRAME HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED THROUGH IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT, REAR TRAILING ARM. MY SHOP TELLS ME THE FRAME IS TOO RUSTED TO REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015313August 15, 2017
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TAKATA RECALL I'M SUPER DISAPPOINTED IN THE RUST PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS, I'VE OWNED NOW THREE TACOMAS, ALL RUSTED OUT, I RECENTLY GAVE UP AND TRIED BUYING A 1996 4RUNNER, GOT A REALLY GOOD DEAL ON IT, I CAN SEE WHY ANYWAYS I BOUGHT IT AND IT TURNS OUT THE WHOLE FRAME WAS COATED SO I COULDN'T SEE RUST, WITH FURTHER INSPECTION THERE'S A BIG CRACK IN THE FRAME FROM RUST, AND THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED. THE CRACK IS RIGHT BESIDE THE EXHAUST, I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION AND THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED REPLACED, BUT WOULD COST 14-16 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEN THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE INSPECTION 60 DOLLARS, WHEN THEY DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME I'D BE CHARGED. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP!!! FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011102July 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SUN VISOR HOWEVER THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO FULFILL THE RECALL DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000272June 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A BAD RUST PROBLEM ON THE CHASSIS FRAME UNDERNEATH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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