2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER

118 complaints filed with NHTSA.

118
Complaints
26
Crashes
0
Fires
34
Injuries
3
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR12
TIRES10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY6
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT3
AIR BAGS3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2
WHEELS2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2

Recent Complaints

20050330CrashSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 2000, AXLE CENTER WAS TOTALLY BROKEN. *BF WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY FELT THE VEHICLE BEND TO THE RIGHT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

20050323CrashSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 2000, AXLE CENTER WAS TOTALLY BROKEN. *BF WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FELL ABNORMAL, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DIVIDER. *JB

20050227CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING APPROX. 60 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL. MY 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 2WD HYDROPLANED AND CAUSED ME TO SPIN OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. I STRUCK THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER TWICE AND CONTINUED TO SPIN AND FINALLY SLID ACROSS ALL FOUR LANES OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE DID FEEL LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO ROLLOVER, I MANAGED TO STEER THE WHEEL OPPOSITE OF WHERE IT WAS PULLING AND KEPT IT UPRIGHT. HOWEVER, DURING

20050210TIRES

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BENT TO THE RIGHT, OUT OF CONTROL, THEN HIT THE DIVIDER AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN AXLE. *BF IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE CENTER WAS TOTALLY BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE GOING OUT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE EMOTIONAL STREES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC

20050210POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BENT TO THE RIGHT, OUT OF CONTROL, THEN HIT THE DIVIDER AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN AXLE. *BF IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE CENTER WAS TOTALLY BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE GOING OUT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE EMOTIONAL STREES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC

20041029CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY WIFE TOTALED OUR 2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, LIMITED. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL IMPACT AND ROLLOVER. THE EMERGENCY WORKERS WERE SURPRISED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE DIGITAL PICS OF THE WRECKED VEHICLE IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 68,000

20040306CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE, 2000 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE ACCIDENT DAMAGED THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST PER THE INSURANCE COMPANY (STATE FARM). I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRAME DAMAGE I CAN E-MAIL TO YOU. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

20031107CrashTIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL. *MR (THE LEFT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT) THE CONSUMER HAD MOVED OVER TO THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. *SCC *JB

20030926CrashAIR BAGS

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 25 TO 30 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

20030826CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION GAS PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, FORCING CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BRAKES WERE STILL DEPRESSING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20030826CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION GAS PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, FORCING CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BRAKES WERE STILL DEPRESSING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

20021022FatalAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL BLIND CURVES AND A SIGNIFICANT DOWNHILL GRADE, AS CONSUMER CAME AROUND THE CURVE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES LEFT THE PAVEMENT ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER, IN ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER THE ROADWAY, CONSUMER SEEMED TO HAVE OVERCORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THEN CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE AND LEFT THE PAVEMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE HIT 2 SETS OF BANK TREES AND THEN ROTATED ANOTHER 90 DEGREES, AND MADE ITS THIRD

20021021WHEELS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF, AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD.CAUSING INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.

20021015CrashPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

REAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 3 TIMES. MR

20020109CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45-50 MILE PER HOUR IN SLIGHT RAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE MIDDLE GUARD RAIL AND AND ROLLED OVER. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH OLD(1500 MILES). I TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT 'S JUST OUT OF SPECS AND ON THE REPAIR STATEMENT DID NOT SHOWN THAT IT HAS BEEN FIXED OR NOT.*AK

20011227CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER WALL(GUARDRAIL) ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND ROLLED OVER AND SPINNED 50 FEET AWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

20011227CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER WALL(GUARDRAIL) ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND ROLLED OVER AND SPINNED 50 FEET AWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

20011227CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE DIVIDER WALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND SPUN ABOUT FIFTY FEET AWAY BEFORE IT STOPPED.. *AK

20010924CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE DIVIDER WALL ON THE PASSANGER SIDE AND ROLLED OVER.*AK

20010718CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK