Toyota 4Runner Complaints (1999)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#10572979March 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLES FRAME, IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET IS WELDED TO THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THIS POINT ON THE FRAME SECURES THE LOWER LINK OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. IF THIS BRACKET SEPARATES, AN ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY OCCUR. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS RUST FREE AND THE FRAME IS NOT EXPECTED TO ROT WITHIN THE VEHICLES LIFESPAN. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ASSIST WI REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572683March 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
WENT TO DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED MY FRAME IS RUSTED TROUGH ON PASSENGER REAR CLOSE TO AXLE. THERE IS A HOLE ABOUT 10-12 INCHES LONG. VERY VERY UNSAFE AND PROBABLY WON'T PASS INSPECTION. MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. WHY WON'T TOYOTA FIX THIS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IT'S COMMON ON THIS YEAR OF 4RUNNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572707March 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR RITE UNDER THE REAR DOOR FRAME IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH VERY BAD DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT !!! I JUST BOUGHT IT LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS A CAR SALES MAN FOR TOYOTA WEST IN COLUMBUS OH !! WANTING TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO I HAVEN'T EVEN PUT A 1000 MILES ON IT !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568447February 27, 2014
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON DOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION ON MY TRUCK. THE FRAME ON THE PASSANGERS REAR SIDE IS CORRODED TO A MECHANICALLY UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS IS WHERE REAR ANTI-SAY BAR ATTACHES AND THE REAR SPRINGS. THE FRAME IS PAPER THIN IN NUMEROUS PLACES. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE MORE LOCATIONS ON THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT ARE APPROACHING A SIMULAR STATE. I HAVE WASHED THE TRUCK ON A REGULAR BASIS AND USED CORROSION INHIBITING FLUID ON THE FRAME TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM HAPPENING. HOWEVER THIS FRAME IS UNDRIVABLE DUE TO SAFEY CONCERNS. I HAVE A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 200000 MILES AND THE FAME IS BRAND NEW COMPARED TO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563883February 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR FRAME SECTION IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA IN REFERENCE TO THIS MATTER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY INTEND TO TAKE NO ACTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559101January 8, 2014
SUSPENSION
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC ROAD, THE REAR END OF SAID VEHICLE BEGAN TO "SWAP" BACK AND FORTH AT MOST ANY SPEED, ACTING AS IF A SUSPENSION COMPONENT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A DEAD STOP, A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD UN THE VEHICLE. THE HANDLING ISSUE HAD BECOME MUCH WORSE. WE WERE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME, AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE OUR WAY SLOWLY UNTIL REACHING HOME. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT IN FROM OF THE REAR AXLE WHERE THE TRAILING ARM MOUNTS TO THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRACKET FOR THE TRAILING ARM TO DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME ALMOST COMPLETELY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER AREAS ON THE FRAME WHICH ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND APPEAR WILL FAIL AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND TOYOTA WE'VE OWNED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST WAS A 1998 TACOMA THAT TOYOTA BOUGHT BACK FROM ME. WHY ISN'T FRAME AN OPTION ON THE LIST OF AFFECTED PARTS ABOVE? WHY IS IT THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT BEING HANDLED THE SAME WAY OR WITH A FRAME REPLACEMENT? THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE. I BOUGHT TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION FOR QUALITY. JUST WHAT I NEED AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF MY MOTHER JUST 2 DAYS PRIOR. THANKS FOR NOTHING TOYOTA. DODGE IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD RIGHT ABOUT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558708January 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557368December 26, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I OWN A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, THE INSIDE FRAME RAIL IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE REAR TRAILING ARM BRACKET . UPON INVESTIGATION I'VE CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE IMAGES, WEBSITES, AND FORUMS THAT SHOW THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! HOW IS IT THAT A MANUFACTURER CAN HAVE THIS MUCH OF A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND NOTHING BE DONE ABOUT IT! THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THEIR TRUCKS AROUND THE SAME YEAR AND REPLACED THE FRAMES OR BOUGHT BACK THE VEHICLES, I UNDERSTAND THE FRAMES WHERE MADE IN DIFFERENT PLACES BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY STILL A PROBLEM! TOYOTA CANNOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT THESE FRAMES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE WHEN THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS PREVAILING IN A MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES! HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER LIKE TOYOTA FIX SUCH SMALL ISSUES SUCH AS BLINKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, REFLECTORS ETC AND TOTALLY IGNORE SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THIS! I GUESS IT'S GOING TO TAKE A 4RUNNER WITH A FAMILY OF 4 TO CRASH INJURING OR KILLING ALL OF THEM TO MAKE SOMEONE STEP UP AND SAY WE HAVE A PROBLEM! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554708December 3, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
RECENTLY HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON CAR. I THEN HAD A MUFFLE REPAIRED, WAS NOT HAPPY AND TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE DONE PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR LOOKS GREAT AND THERE IS LITTLE ISSUES WITH THE BODY AND ENGINE. I WAS PLANNING ON GETTING ANOTHER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THAT YOU COULD PUSH YOUR FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME. I NOW HAVE A PRETTY GOOD LOOKING CAR PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY WHICH IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARNING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE! I VOLUNTEER FOR A DOG RESCUE AND DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF THESE BEAUTIFUL DOGS NEVER KNOWING THAT I COULD HAVE ENDED THEIR LIFE AS WELL AS MINE AND OTHERS! UNBELIEVABLE! TOYOTA DID HAVE A FRAME RECALL ON THE TACOMA, WHY ARE THEY RISKING INNOCENT LIVES WITH NO WARNING!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545739September 27, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
WELL MAINTAINED 99 4RUNNER...ORIGINAL-EXCELLENT CONDITION PAINT AND NO RUST ON BODY PANELS. NOTICED AFTER EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE THAT FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLE SECTIONS. SOME SECTIONS NEAR REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTS. IF MOUNTS BREAK LOOSE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545366September 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRAME WAS WELDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542818September 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
MY 1999 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS A SEVERE ISSUE WITH A ROTTED OUT FRAME. I WAS SIMPLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND CAME TO A HALT WHEN I HEARD A THUMP. AS I PRECEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT BECAME APPARENT THE BACKEND WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL. I COULD FEEL THE BACK END SWAYING AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. I TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME HAD ROTTED OUT RIGHT WHERE THE SPRINGS ATTACH TO THE FRAME ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FRAME. THE RIGHT SIDE IS ROTTED AS WELL BUT THE FRAME IS STILL ATTACHED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533277August 2, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGUN RIDING AS IF TRAVELING OVER A BUMPY ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FRACTURE IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524850July 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, HE NOTICE THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,561. UPDATED 0820/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522051June 27, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY. AFTER INVESTIGATION THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE VEHICLE CLEAN AND THE BODY HAS ZERO RUST ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522052June 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT I RAN INTO A SUDDEN RAIN BUST. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND SET AT 65 MPH. MY SPEED WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT WHEN I HIT WET PAVEMENT. AS I SLOWED DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND COULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED IT. I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY LEFT SHOULDER FROM THE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519835June 14, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519742June 13, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTED SWAYING BADLY EVEN WHEN SHIFTING GEARS HEARD A NOISE WHEN GOT HOME I HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE REAR WAS BROKE IT IS RUSTED RIGHT FROM FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE AND FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS SEVERE FRAME RUST JUST LIKE THE TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED STATED THE SAME ISSUE IS TAKING PLACE AND THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10513447May 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE OPERATING 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER @ 30 MPH, VEHICLE FELT LIKE A TIRE WAS GOING DOWN. AFTER A QUICK CHECK, ALL SEEMED FINE. SHORTLY AFTER, A LOUD CRACK/POP EMANATED FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT ... THE LEFT UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME HAD CRACKED/SEPARATED (APPROXIMATELY 18") IN FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING. UNDER FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE FRAME HAD RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ALTHOUGH IN GOOD COSMETIC/MECHANICAL CONDITION, THE 4RUNNER WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. INFORMATION AS STATED WAS VERIFIED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HAGERSTOWN, MD. DEALER NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH FRAME "ISSUES" HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALLS IN SIMILAR (TACOMA/TUNDRA) VEHICLES, NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 4RUNNER SERIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513222May 23, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE REAR END OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISH TAIL UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE SWAY BAR BRACKET DETACHMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 07/10/13*LJ UPDATED 07/15/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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