Toyota 4Runner Complaints (2003)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#10038819September 13, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER SUN ROOF LEAKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038771September 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST ENTERING PASSENGER CABIN WHETHER WINDOWS ARE CLOSED OR NOT. SUSTAINED, OVERPOWERING SULFUR ODOR WHEN THIS OCCURS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037285September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ROTTEN-EGG LIKE SMELL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP TO TRY DIFFERENT GAS BECAUSE OF SULFATE CONTENT IN THE GAS CURRENTLY USING IS TOO HIGH. I HAVE BEEN TO 4 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, IT IS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE RIDICULOUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037161September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND HAVE HAD A STRONG SULFUR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS SMELL IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. TOYOTA REPS SAY ITS THE GAS, BUT MY 2001 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS NEVER DONE THIS, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME GAS IS PURCHASED FROM THE SAME SOURCE. JUDGING BY ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I'VE READ TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM THAT IS EITHER BEING MIS-IDENTIFIED, OR IGNORED. ONE TOYOTA SERVICE MAN INFORMED ME THAT THE 2003 4RUNNER HAS A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEEMS LOGICAL TO LOOK INTO THAT AREA FIRST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032026September 2, 2003
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF CHEMICAL FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CENTER HAD FADED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037009September 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SUSPENSION
HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH NOW. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST WEEK WITH NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE IN GENERAL FROM APPROX. 45 MPH AND ABOVE. DEALER BALANCED WHEELS. RETURNED AGAIN ANOTHER WEEK LATER WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER AGAIN ATTEMPED TO BALANCE TIRES AND ANALYZED RIMS, SPEED BALANCE, ETC. AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES. AFTER THE SONG AND DANCE ABOUT THE DEALER BEING UNABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITHOUT A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS, I WAS DIRECTED TO THE LOCAL BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. HAD TIRES REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. SAME SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURRED AFTER A FEW DAYS. BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME THIS PAST FRIDAY. RE-BALANCED THE NEW TIRES AGAIN, SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT AFTERWORDS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LEFT THAT AFTERNOON ON A TRIP, AND THE SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURED AGAIN. HAVE HAD ENOUGH ! I AM FILING A LEMON LAW NOTICE TO TOYOTA THIS WEEK WITH ONE LAST CHANCE TO REPAIR. IF UNSUCCESFUL, WILL BE FILING FOR ARBITRATION TO RECEIVE A REFUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036829August 29, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN INCREASING/DECREASING/STOPPING. IT IS A MANUAL SEAT AND DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. IT IS A NOTICABLE SHIFT IN SEAT POSITION. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL "MANUAL" SEAT REATION. I FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH AS I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH MANUAL SEATS. PLEASE NOTIFY ME VIA EMAIL YOUR FINDINGS. THANKS BARBARA CHRISTIAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036880August 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EXHAUST ODORS ENTER CABIN UNDER MIDDLE, HEAVY ACCELERATION, EVEN WITH WINDOWS CLOSED. STRONG CHOKING HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ROTTEN EGG SMELL, LINGERS IN THE CABIN FOR A MINUTE OR MORE EACH TIME. EXHAUST MAKES MECHANICAL VALVE TRAIN NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE PINGING OR STICKING HYDRAULIC LIFTERS ON MODERATE ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036793August 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
FOUL FUMES ENTER CABIN UPON ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS WITH HIGH OCTANE GAS OR WITHOUT HIGH OCTANE GAS. ONLY USE 93 OCTANE, BUT DUE TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS TRIED LOWER OCTANE AND STRONG ODOR CONTINUED. THESE FUMES ENTER CABIN WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED, AIR VENTILATION ON RECIRCULATION AND WITH AIR CONDITIONG/HEAT OFF. MAKES BREATHING VERY DIFFICULT AND BECOME LIGHT HEADED OR HEADACHE. THIS IS NOT JUST A "SMELL" BUT LITERAL GAGGING FUMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036794August 28, 2003
SEATS
LUMBAR SUPPORT IN DRIVER SEAT "POP" AND ADJUST BY ITSELF FROM SELECTED LUMBAR POSITION. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED. DEALER STATES "PLASTIC CLIPS" THAT HOLD THE S SHAPED SPRING SECURE ARE FAULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036795August 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
MOONROOF MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE ON DRIVER SIDE WHEN BEING CLOSED. OUTSIDE SEAL OF MOONROOF GLASS IS BUBBLED UP, NOT SEALED/INSTALLED CORRECTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036656August 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TERRIBLE SULFUR SMELL ON ACCELERATION OF 2003 4RUNNER 6 CYLINDER SPORT. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE REAR WINDOW IS DOWN. COMPLAINED TO DEALER TWICE. TOLD IT WAS THE GAS I WAS USING TWICE. TRIED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT BRANDS OF GAS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THIS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR ANOTHER EXHAUST COMPONENT. WONDERING IF THE EXHAUST SMELL COULD CONTAIN CARBON MONOXIDE! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033404August 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FILLS WITH SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS EVEN WITH WINDOWS UP AND AIR CONDITIONING ON, VERY UNPLEASANT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034312August 22, 2003
SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION IS ROUGH WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR GREATER, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BECOME NAUSEATED BY THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033332August 22, 2003
TIRES
PROBLEM: STEERING WHELL VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH AND UP. PURCHASED ON 8/2/03. RETURNED TO THE DELAER ON 8/12/03 TO HAVE ALL TIRES BALANCED AND A FULL ALIGNMENT; PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK RETURNED TO DEALER ON 8/14/03 TO HAVE THE TIRES SPEED MATCHED TO THE RIMS. WHEN I PICKED UP MY 4RUNNER I WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT AND THAT I SHOULD UPGRADE MY TIRES FROM DUNLOP GRANDTREK AT20 265/65/17 TO MICHELIN CROSS TERAIN TIRES. THE DEALER OFFERED TO BUY TWO TIRES AND I WOULD BUY THE REMAINIG THREE (INCLUDING SPARE) AT $199.95 EACH WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MICHELINS WOULD SOLVE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. LEFT MY 4RUNNER AND ASKED THE DEALER TO CONTACT THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASSIATNCE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA OFFERED TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY AND TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE TIRES AT NO COST. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER THAT THEY ORDERED THE DUNLOPS INSTEAD OF THE MICHELNS THAT ARE AVAIABLE FROM THE FACTORY AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. CR MANAGER CHECKED WITH THE DEALERS GENERAL MANGER WHO OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSIATANCE. NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE WITH 456 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NEXT STEP LEMON LAW SUIT AS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER 2003 4RUNNER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030886August 5, 2003
SEATS
THE BACK LUMBAR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT RATTLES AND IT MOVES WHEN I ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030648August 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE MAKES AN ODD NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK. I ALSO INTERMITTENTLY HAVE THE "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT EXAMINED AND AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1.6 MILES, HE TOLD ME "THEY ALL SOUND LIKE THAT." IT SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT A VEHICLE DESIGNED TO BE SO QUIET WOULD MAKE SUCH AN ALARMING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. I ALSO FIND IT ODD THAT, IF THERE WERE NO EXHAUST LEAK, WITH ALL THE WINDOWS CLOSED, THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL OF EXHAUST IS STILL ABLE TO SEEP INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS STATING CUSTOMERS SHOULD USE A "BETTER QUALITY" OF FUEL. I HAVE ONLY USED HESS AND MOBIL 93 OCTANE IN THE 3 WEEKS THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I ASSUME THIS IS A GOOD QUALITY GASOLINE, BUT IF TOYOTA FEELS THERE IS A BETTER QUALITY GASOLINE WHICH WILL MAKE RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO USE SPECIFICALLY THE BRAND THEY RECOMMEND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031878August 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030514July 31, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, STEERING
SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. AUTO DOOR DOWN & UP WILL NOT WORK. NOTICED PROBLEMS AFTER PURCHASED (4 MILES ON VEHICLE) DEALER BALANCED TIRES AND STILL HAD VIBRATION. WILL REPLACE TIRES TO SEE IF THIS FIXES PROBLEM. REPLACE WINDOW MOTOR. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030419July 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STRONG ROTTEN ODOR/SULFUR SMELL FROM VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING REGARDLESS IF WINDOWS ARE UP OR DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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