Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 00207 | 04/26/2007 | 10022143 | Techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. *kb | 07/06/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 125000 | ||
| My 2003 4runner was brought in on the above date for routine service to fox toyota, east providence, ri. the service advisor notified me that in the process of servicing the vehicle,the tech noticed severe frame rot and broken welds on the frame. this condition was confirmed by the service advisor. service advisor then suggested that i call toyota's customer service 800 number since there have been recalls on other vehicles based on the same frame. a series of calls to toyota have produced no result. they are denying any responsibility for this problem. i am now afraid to be operating the vehicle, and toyota is washing their corporate hands of responsibility beyond their basic five year warrantee. | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 106000 | ||
| The dash of my 4 runner has split all the way across the front. it's not from the sun because my car is in the garage when i'm not at work. i keep my windows cracked when i'm at work it's hot outside. it's on the front where all my gauges are not on the top. i googled the problem i have and it looks like i'm not the only one with this problem. one picture i saw looked just like mine. i took it to our locate toyota dealership and they said they have never saw one split like it has split. i'm not the only one with this problem. if you need pictures i will send them to you. please look into this. thank you | |||
| 04/30/2004 | |||
| Dashboard is cracked from driver side to passanger side. spider web like cracks over glove box | |||
| 09/17/2011 | |||
| Vehicle has a low gear sound which began when vehicle was relatively new as i travelled down slight grades. i never complained because that was the only time it seemed abnormal and there are only a very places in my town where the hill was steep enough to cause it. plus i assumed it was related to the trac braking system and might be normal. last weekend on a 5 hour trip each way the problem began to manifest itself as i accellerated on flat ground. the tachometer showed low rpms (under 2000) until 50-60 mph. however the sound was much more noticible with some additional vibration. the vibration is now worse, could it be a speed sensor problem? please advise- tom | |||
| 08/28/2010 | 68500 | ||
| 2003 toytoa 4-runner that has a 5 to 6 in crack in the pasenger side dash that could cause huge problems with the airbag if it were to deploy. with this crack ii the dash it could cause the airbag to not deploy, not deploy properly or pop when deploying. in all of these situations a passenger could be severly injured or killed because of this problem. they are numerous reports of this happening and toyota has just said that they will not fix it because if you have used armoral or a cleaner such as this it can cause this crack. i have never used this on my vehicle and will only use a damp clouth to wipe down the dash. the vehicle is always in the garage and when outdoors in the sun then i place sunshades in the front window to reflect the sun away from the dash. the failure was discovered when driving to work one morning and according to reports on toyota sites this is a frequent occurence for all toyota vehicles. nothing was done to correct the issue or to fix the problem. | |||
| 03/15/2009 | 53000 | ||
| In my 2003 toyota 4runner sr5 the open engine hood falls without warning. a small hydraulic piston automatically holds the hood open when the hood is lifted. there is no rod or other mechanical device to hold the hood open, just the piston. the hood stays open for a few minutes, then quietly falls, at first very slowly for a few inches, then rapidly enough to possibly cause serious injury to a person leaning over the open engine compartment. the hood is fairly heavy probably due to the thick and heavy fiberglass insulation. the piston worked properly until about early 2009 when it started occasionally falling, now (april 2010) the hood falls after a few minutes every time the hood is opened. since this started happening i've been using a wood stick i cut to size to hold the hood open when i need access. now i'm going to have the piston replaced but i'll ask for the removed parts back in case they need to be examined. even with the new piston, though, i intend to use the wood stick as a safety measure. i just don't trust the piston design since it apparently requires perfect sealing to maintain the lifting force. also, according to my independent auto repair shop that does mainly toyota's, this is a frequent enough problem that their repairmen always brace the hoods open when working in engine compartments. thanks. | |||
| 12/17/2008 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Re: 2003 4- runner i recently sold my 4-runner but want to report an incident that caused my car to crash into the side of my house causing considerable front-end damage to the car. i was maneuvering the car into its usual parking space, as i had done several hundred times before, when with my foot on the brake, the car surged forward into the side of the house. i did not report this issue at the time of the accident, but recent events have raised questions in my mind and i now believe that an acceleration issue may have been the cause of my accident. the 4-runner is not included in the recall involving floor mats or toyota's more recent spate of braking recalls. please advise. *tw | |||