Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/07/2004 | 1 | ||
| While starting the vehicle early in the morning consumer heard a noise coming from the engine. he proceeded to turn off the engine ,but the engine continued running, immediately he disconnected the battery, still the engine was continued to run. *ak | |||
| 01/28/2004 | 1 | 05/15/1998 | |
| Our toyota 4runner caught on fire without any warning. my husband had just pulled into our driveway, taken our 2 small children out of the car, when we noticed smoke coming out from under the hood. the hood would not release. the fire department was called. it took 30-45 minutes to contain the fire. the vehicle is a total lost. *jb | |||
| 03/04/2002 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| On 03'04/02 i was sitting at the traffic light witin on the light to change to green. the light changed to green , then i proceeded into the intersection where i was t-boned on the driver sided. at this time i hear a loud bang then the lower area by the brakes caved in on my left leg, the the doors locked ,then my car alarm sounds off. during this time i can see smoke to my leftt in the door area. so immdiately i try to get out of the vehicle but i had to unlock doors first. i recall trying to get out of the seat but iwas restraint by the seat belt during this time from the impact my vehicle is still moving. i reached over to remove my seat belt while also raising myself out of the seat when the driver air bag deployed. my arm to the full force of the pressure of the air bag deploying. i managed to get between the front seat to cross over to the passenger side to get out of the vehicle when the air bag started to deployed i reached for my purse on front floor of the passenger side and continue to get to the back seat of 4 runner. i tried to get out on the rear driver side door but it would not open then i went to the passenger rear door and got out but when i stood up out of the vehicle my left leg collaspe and i found my self in the middle of intersection unprotective. i laid in the intersection for about 5-7 minutes before other citizen camed on the scene. you could not began to image yourself trapped in this utility vehicle like a caged mouse with no way out. all hear is the bang, electric doors locking, alarm sounding off, and smoke to the left of you and no visible person to help you get out of this cage. nlm | |||
| 06/29/1997 | |||
| Electrical system faulty. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| Reese tooling kit package on vehicle is causing fuses to blowout, vehicle has no running lights, and consumer cannot put vehicle in gear. contacted dealer, and dealer was taking a look at vehicle. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 01/22/2003 | 85989 | 7 | 05/25/2001 |
| This truck (auto, 6 cyl, 2wd) sometimes stalls, but only when coming to a stop, always in motion, never at idle, just as if the key were turned off. occurs very intermittently (7 times since sept 2003)... mechanic informed me that nothing has registered on the computer. interstate battery is 8 months old. every other time, i've put it in park and it starts right up, but this morning it wouldn't start for almost two minutes in a busy intersection. a friend also has 1998 4runner; says it's been happening to her over two years, but less often. this is very dangerous. this can't be a coincidence, and it can't just be the two of us. i spoke with toyota today, but mine is the only complaint they have about this. | |||
| 03/18/2002 | 11/01/2001 | ||
| Engine failed while driving on the highway at normal speed. dealer couldn't find anything wrong. truck continued to fail and not start for another week until it was towed to dealer again. second dealer claims ecu is rusted caused by a leak somewhere. truck purchased 4 months ago and was a certified used veh. toyota will not pay for the fix. nlm | |||