Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1999)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#8016393August 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP ON WET CONDITION ROAD. APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763976July 9, 2002
TIRES
TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ALONG STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, 10:30 AM, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 85 F, TREAD SEPARATED, TIRE DISINTEGRATED QUICKLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763982July 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT BECAME NECESSARY TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES I DID NOT FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FRONT OVER BACK AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS CONCERNED ME. HOW CAN A VEHICLE ROLL OVER AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOY?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8013076July 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012235June 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011000June 4, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762326May 27, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT TOTALLY RECLINED BACK WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY HAPPEN SOMETIME WHEN I AM DRIVING. I WOULD BE INJURED IF SUDDENLY THE SEAT RECLINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009072May 2, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER HIT A BUMP NSIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A WALL THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY*JB.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759394March 15, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED ON USED VEHICLES UPON SALE?. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564068January 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE SHAKING/VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001945January 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, ALSO WHEN PUSHING CLUTCH THE NOISE RETURNED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE THROW OUT BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED THAT THIS PART WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFATURER WOULD NOT COVER THE PART.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899480November 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY A 18 WHEELER TRUCK, AND WAS PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897864October 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL, HAD NOTICED LEFT FRONT END GOING INTO A DITCH. VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, AND LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER STATED ALL BOLTS BROKE AT SPINDLE SO AXLE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO TIRE WHEN IT FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE.*SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751462August 31, 2001
TIRES
SB ON I-24 N. OF CHATANOOGA, LEFT REAR TIRE "BLEW." EXAM SHOWED TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM OUTSIDE TIRE WALL. OUTSIDE TIRE WALL HAD A DOZEN OR MORE SLICES LIKE A SLICED PIE. TIRE NOT UNUSUALLY HOT; LOAD NOT UNUSUALLY HEAVY (ONLY DRIVER WAS IN CAR); TIRE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL (33PSI). NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PREVENT OTHER 4 TIRES FROM DOING THE SAME THING!*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895429August 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE WILL READ 1/2 TANK WHEN ACTUALLY IT'S NOT. WHEN FILLLING VEHICLE UP GAS GUAGE WILL GO TO FULL, BUT NEVER GO PASS HALF A TANK. CONTACTED DEALER, COULDN'T FIX GAS GAUGE BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003473August 20, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING A 65MPH, SUDDENLY HEARD AN EXPLOSION. PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, NOTICE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE IS TORN OUT OF THE MAIN TIRE BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892713July 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER'S OFF AND STOPPED/ DRIVER DODGED VEHICLE/ WENT OVER A DIVIDER/ VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED TWO AND HALF TIMES, LANDING ON ROOF ON OTHER SIDE OF FREEWAY. SEATBELT WAS WORN,BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING CONSUMER'S HEAD TO GO THROUGH WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL, AND HAD MAJOR HEAD AND FACE TRAUMA. CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#891956July 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY, BELTS WOULD GET CAUGHT IN THE DOORS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BELT BUCKLE IS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AGAIN SUDDENLY AND MAY BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ARBITRATION WAS REQUESTED, HOWEVER WAS REFUSED DUE TO THE ITEM NO LONGER BEING IN WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS UNDER TWO YEARS OLD AND WARRANTY IS THREE YEARS OVERALL AND SEAT BELT WARRANTY IS FIVE YEARS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560786April 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65MPH,AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO VEER TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR AN ALIGNMENT THAT DID NOT ALLEVIATE PROBLEM, CONSUMER RETURNED AND THEN WAS ADVISED A CROSS ROTATION OF THE FRONT TIRES WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE CHOPPED BUT NOT TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT, WITH THE VIBRATION STILL OCCURING THE VEHICLE IS NOW VEERING TO THE RIGHT, MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT EVEN THOUGH TIRES WERE CHOPPED REPLACING THEM WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC AT FIRESTONE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE NECCESARY TO REPLACE TIRES, AND THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, MECHANIC BELIEVED IT TO BE THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743384April 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ALIGNMENT DONE @ TIRE KINGDOM 2/8, PROBLEM PERSISTED, WENT TO MAROONE TOYOTA 2/26 ALIGMENT & HIGH SPEED BALANCING DONE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES AND VEERS TO RIGHT.CHECKED FIRESTONE PER MAROONE FOR TIRE FAULT STILL NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM FIRESTONE HINT VEHICLE PROBLEM, MAROON HIT TIRE PROBLEM. WHO'S RIGHT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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