Toyota 4Runner Complaints (2000)

483 consumer complaints on file.

#751132August 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR INTO A PARKING SPOT WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING PRESSED , ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN INSTANT ENGINE SURGE WHICH PROPELLED THE VEHICLE OVER THE PARKING LOT MEDIA AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748353July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891739June 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745783May 23, 2001
TIRES
REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE HAD THESE TIRES BALANCED AND CHECKED OVER 8 TIMES AT NUMEROUS DEALERS, BUT BECAUSE OF FORD RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I REMOVED THE TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE AT 14,000 MILES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIBRATION. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT HAD THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL IN EFFECT. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED FROM THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE HAD THEM REMOVED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225R75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225R75/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743343March 31, 2001
TIRES
I CONTACTED THE FIRESTONE ORGANIZATION TO POSSIBLY HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED BECAUSE I HAD APPREHENSIONS ABOUT THE TIRES, AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND I FELT THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME.*AK (TIRESIZE: 175/50R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175/50R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884160March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED WOULD HAVE VIBRATIONS WHILE GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED DUE TO WARPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560417March 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE HAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A 15 INCH RIM, HOWEVER VEHICLE CAME STOCKED WITH 16 INCH RIMS WHICH REQUIRES A LARGER 16 INCH ROTOR, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE DEALER PROVIDE THE VEHICLE WITH THE APPROPRIATE ROTOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKING AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560339March 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT RELEASE MECHANISM FAILS TO RETAIN CHILD PROPERLY, IT ONLY TAKES A VERY LIGHT TOUCH TO RELEASE THE LATCH AND REMOVE THE SEAT BELT, THE 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD CAN AND DOES UNDO THE BELT THAT HOLDS THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741120February 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IS WARPED, MAKING IT DIFFUCULT TO FOCUS ON OBJECTS. THERE ARE 2 IMAGES OF OBJECTS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT DIFFUCULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE APPEARS TO BE TWICE AS MANY HEADLIGHTS AS THERE ACTUALLY ARE. I'VE HAD THE MIRROR REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880194February 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ROAD WAS SLIPPERY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID TO LEFT FROM RIGHT HAND LANE. VEHICLE HIT A BARRIER. HAD NO CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559335February 1, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER TEST DROVE A VEHICLE WITH POWER SEATS BUT PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH MANUAL SEATS AND A MOON ROOF, CONSUMER HEAD BRUSHES THE CIELING WITH THE SEAT IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE ADDITION OF THE MOON ROOF DECREASED HEADROOM BY 2" AND THAT MANUAL SEATS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED LOWER LIKE THE POWER SEATS, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE CONSUMER OCCASIONALLY HITS HIS HEAD ON THE MOONROOF HOUSING CAUSING MILD INJURY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878920January 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT 30-35 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739472January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TOYOTA RECOMMENDS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT BRAKES BE INSPECTED EACH 7500 MILES.I DID NOT SEE THIS IN MY MANUAL.THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE AN OWNER RECEIVES.AT 19,900 MILES MY REAR BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE ADJUSTMENTS HAD NOT BEEN MADE EVERY 7500 MILES.I DID NOT GET ANY WARNING LIGHTS, ONLY REAR BRAKE FAILURE.IF THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE IS NOT PERFORMED EACH 7500 MILES THE BRAKES CAN FAIL AND MINE DID.THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY.THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE REAR BRAKE FAILURE.THE OWNER MUST RELY ON THEIR MEMORY TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF REAR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878180January 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THERE IS NOISE COMING FROM CLUTCH PEDAL WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF CLUTCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877900January 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THEIR IS A KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877361January 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELIN GON HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH HEARD A NOISE. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877251January 2, 2001
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MODEL, SIZE AND DOT # DA72C44 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, TOYOTA, 4 RUNNER. *AK THE CUSTOMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW UP, AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738370December 27, 2000
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PULLING MY 2000 LIMITED 4WD 4 RUNNER BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY OVER A 1INCH PIECE OF ASPHALT MY ENTIRE WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING MY VEHCLE TO FLIP. IN ADDITION, THAT 4RUNNER AND THE REPLACEMENT 2000 4WD 4RUNNER'S ANTISKID/ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND LOCKED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BOTH WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND WITH PEOPLE IN THE CROSSWALK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876516December 14, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PUNCTURE BETWEEN TREADS OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P225/75R15 DOT W2HH AND THAT TIRE WAS REPAIRABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735976November 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VETILATION SYSTEM IS EMITTING SOME TYPE OF ODOR WHICH GIVES THE PASSANGER IN THE FRONT SEAT A HEADACHE AND CAUSES DIZZINESS. DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS FROM A CHEMICAL REACTION IN THE PLASTIC IN COMBINATION WITH THE HAET AND THE CHEMICALS USED AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE VENTS SHOULD BE SPRAYED WITH SOME TYPE OF FRESHENER THEY USE ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO ELIMINATE THE ODORS. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE CONTACTING US SO THEY CAN CHANGE THE MATERIAL USED IN THE VENTS TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM ALL TOGETHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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