Toyota 4Runner Complaints (2000)

483 consumer complaints on file.

#874547November 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPLACE ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733590October 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TOYOTA ECHOS IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS (APPARENTLY AREAS IN WHICH THE WEATHER IS COLD/FREEZING)WASHINGTON IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONTACT WITH TOYOYA HAS CONFIRMED THAT MY ECHO WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. I LIVE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WHERE TEMPERATURES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WINTER ARE THE EQUAL OF MOST OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE OPERATING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON ICY /SNOWY ROADS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF POOR BRAKING CONTROL AND ABILITY. THE RECALL SHOULD BE APPLIED TO ALL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871530September 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING EXTREME VIBRATIONS OCCURRED IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS PREMATURELY WORE OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728395August 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728114August 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I REPLACED IT ONCE AND STILL READ WRONG READING. FIRST TIME, AT "E" THE TANK WAS PHYSICALLY HALF FULL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728193August 16, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK DOES NOT FILL UP TO THE ADVERTISED 18.5 GALLONS. WHEN THE FUEL GACE IS ON EMPTY, IT ONLY FILLS UP TO 14.5 GALLONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727726August 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SPECIFICATIONS ON VEHICLE INDICATE 18.5 GAL. TANK, BUT ONLY CAN FILL TO 15 GALS. FUEL GAUGE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH 3-5 GALLONS STILL IN THE TANK. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR NOT PROPORTIONATE WITH GAS LEFT IN THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726994August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I DID NOT WANT FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK TIRES WERE FINE. (I HAD HAD A FIRSTSTONE TIRE COME APART ON MY 98 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH PUT MY SON IN THE DITCH WITH SOME 250 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ) THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS THE 4 RUNNER FIRESTONE AT11 LOST AIR RAPIDLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON BUT HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY BEFORE IT FLATTENED COMPLETELY.. THE TIRE DEALER SAID IT WAS A PUNTURE IN THE SIDE WALL BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IT. THIS TIRE HAD LESS THAN 06000 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING TO CHANGE OUT THE THIS SET OF TIRES AND SPEND 400 DOLLARS FOR MY SON'S SAFETY. (I TOOK THE FIRESTONE TIRES OF THE COROLLA AT 3000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT). ITS SAD BUT THEIR TIRES ARE INFERIOR AND ANYONE WHO DRIVES ON THEM ARE AT RISK. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225X75X15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553533August 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726855August 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
INCORRECT READINGS AND MISRPRESENTATION OF FUEL CAPACITY BY MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726930August 7, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE HAS NOT ACTUALLY FAILED. THE TIRE SHOWED IRREGULAR WEAR AFTER A TRIP OF 2500 MILES. THE TIRE WAS MOVED TO THE REAR AND IS PRESENTLY MAKING A HUMMING NOISE. I WILL PROCEDE TO FIRESTONE THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726793August 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE READS EMPTY WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724776June 29, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GUAGE DEFECTIVE ADMITTED BY TOYOTA (NO CURRENT SOLUTION). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861897May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721924April 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
ORIGINAL DRIVER'S DOOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS BAD, IMAGE WAS DISTORTED, EYES COULDN'T FOCUS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MIRROR AND/OR ENTIRE ASSEMBLY 3 TIMES, STILL NOT FIXED. I'M WORKING ON GETTING IT REPLACED AGAIN....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859652April 4, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. IT DID NOT READ THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THEIR WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720652March 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS WARPED. I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS REPLACED AS A WARRANTY ITEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT WAS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. A NEW MIRROR WAS ORDERED, AND IT WAS WARPED JUST AS BADLY AS THE ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED (THE THIRD WAS NEVER INSTALLED). THE DEALER SAID TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED, AND NOW REFUSES TO TAKE ANYMORE ACTION TO REPLACE THE MIRROR, OR TELL ME IN WRITING WHAT IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719121February 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS WARPED. REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED AND IT WAS WARPED AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719083February 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WARPED CAUSING DISTRACTION. REPLACED 3 TIMES, STILL WARPED. CALLED TOYOTA CANADA, SAYS IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NO FIX EXISTS. INTERNET SHOWS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719070February 21, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLASS IS WARPED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON LOT HAD SAME PROBLEM. BBS FEEDBACK INDICATES OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ORDER A RECALL. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED AND GOT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS/GLASS HAVE FOUND SAME PROBLEM (WARPAGE) EXISTS ON REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. IMAGE IN MIRROR IS DISTORTED AND IS A NUISANCE IF NOT ALSO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. PROBLEM IS UNIQUE TO DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR- PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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