Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 11/30/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Driving in rain on freeway connector road , 25 mph, required to use brakes due to another driver illegally swerving from slow lane of freeway adjacent to connector road, across two solid lines, in front of a car that hit their brakes, and was rear-ended by a second car, which was in front of me. i had plenty of distance to stop, but when i stepped on my brakes, they instantly locked up and my 4runner immediately began to slide...no control at all to slow down, and it felt like i actually increased speed. i know what abs feels like, and my brakes are new, installed in july 2012 at a toyota dealer service dept. this abs system failed! no pulsating feeling, nothing but locked up brakes, which resulted in my hitting the car in front of me. the truck that made the change, and was almost 90 degrees to the lane we were in then took off. he was not hit, but i chased and caught him for chp. my 4runner is crushed because of an idiot, and the failure of my abs to properly function. i have been safely driving 44 years. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Driving in rain on freeway connector road , 25 mph, required to use brakes due to another driver illegally swerving from slow lane of freeway adjacent to connector road, across two solid lines, in front of a car that hit their brakes, and was rear-ended by a second car, which was in front of me. i had plenty of distance to stop, but when i stepped on my brakes, they instantly locked up and my 4runner immediately began to slide...no control at all to slow down, and it felt like i actually increased speed. i know what abs feels like, and my brakes are new, installed in july 2012 at a toyota dealer service dept. this abs system failed! no pulsating feeling, nothing but locked up brakes, which resulted in my hitting the car in front of me. the truck that made the change, and was almost 90 degrees to the lane we were in then took off. he was not hit, but i chased and caught him for chp. my 4runner is crushed because of an idiot, and the failure of my abs to properly function. i have been safely driving 44 years. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/16/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota 4runner. the contact stated that the vehicle would become wobbly when driving at speeds over 60 mph. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told hat the hydro-booster pump needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the check engine light was also illuminated. the dealer stated that the catalytic converter and manifold also needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 61,000. kmj | |||
| 03/16/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota 4runner. the contact stated the vehicle becomes wobbly once it reaches speeds over 60 mph. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the hydro booster pump needed to be replaced. the contact stated the check engine light came on at the same time of the wobbling as well and the dealer stated the catalytic converter and manifold needed to be replaced. the dealer stated that it was not common for these components to fail. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 61,000.rl | |||
| 03/09/2010 | 52000 | ||
| The 4runner pulls to one side and does not stop as quickly as it should. the pistons in both front calipers have frozen up to some extent. i have checked many forums on the 4th gen 4runners and many people have had the same problem. i went to the dealer why my car was under warranty and they said that it wan not a problem and it would not be covered. i purchased remanufactured calipers and had them installed and they are freezing up again. this seems to be a factory defect that is very dangerous. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 88000 | ||
| Brake pedal goes to floor. at stoplight pedal goes to floor and will not hold vehicle. told it was a master cylinder. this is a $1500+ job. dealer told me this never fails but out of warranty so their defect is my loss. | |||
| 05/04/2009 | 42000 | 1 | |
| I had a 2006 toyota 4 runner, limited. the brake system never was right and that is why we got rid of the car. at a light, car would continue to inch forward. i complained to the dealer several times and when it lurched forward when stopped in a school zone this past spring, we immediately got rid of it, since the dealer kept telling me nothing was wrong. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 10000 | 4 | |
| Starting at this date: its happened 4 times since while driving when needing to apply my brakes suddenly. i apply the brakes, medium hard tension, opposed to jamming on the brakes, then momentarily let off brakes and then taped brakes to more gently ease off the situation. the car then bucks violently as if hitting something. extremely shocking. one time i had a passenger and as she was shocked too, asked me what i was doing? i replied, nothing, the car did it! i read online that others have experienced the same issue i describe. *tr | |||
| 12/19/2009 | 35000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 toyota 4runner brakes have failed when hitting an uneven surface- ie- pole. when the brake pedal was depressed, the pedal went all the way to the floor and released. the wheel spun freely without control. the brake did not activate. *jb | |||
| 02/18/2009 | 1 | ||
| Abs system failure: 2006 toyota 4-runner limited. in feb. 2009, i was driving on slippery road conditions, the abs system failed, my brakes locked, and the car sped up instead of slowing. i couldn't get the car to stop. instead of hitting the line of cars in front of me i veered off the road through a snow bank. the car eventually stopped after traveling another ~100ft through 8 of snow. there were no injuries and no damage to the vehicle (car was drivable afterwards). the police did respond and a tow truck was needed to tow my car back onto the road. my original travel speed was ~ 40mph (before braking). i sped up after braking, but i am not certain of the speed when i hit the bank. toyota ran a diagnostic and received several errors. the abs was not working properly. they said the problem may have related to a low battery i had 6-12 months earlier. the low battery somehow deactivated components of the abs. i had no idea this was even possible. if i would have known that a low or dead battery could result in abs failure i would have had the system checked immediately after the low battery incident. toyota fixed the abs; however, i still continue to have occasional problems. for example, when the car is at rest, but not in park, it will sometimes lunge forward (nothing like you hear about on tv, but there is definitely some type of power surge), there is also an occasional buzzing noise from the master cylinder area when the brakes are depressed (even in park). finally, i have driven several suvs and small trucks. i have never had a vehicle that will loose traction as easily as this vehicle looses traction. something is definitely wrong. i plan to contact toyota to have them look at the abs once again. i didn't realize that i was supposed to report these issues to the nhtsa or i would have reported the problem a year ago. thanks for your time. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2006 | 12000 | 3 | |
| We own a 2006 toyota 4runner - during the first year we took it in three times and told them that when we are at a stop the suv would shift fwd while still applying the brake. we took it back again the 2nd year, still with the same complaint. each time they had no answer as to what the problem was cause they could never get the problem to repeat. to date the suv still does it and would say at least once every two days so much so we have just become used to the problem. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 500 | 1 | |
| Anti-lock brakes too sensitive. under certain conditions, especially if i hit a bump while braking or if the road is wet, the abs kicks in and the vehicle loses braking power (while brake calipers oscillate violently) thereby drastically increasing the stopping distance. i've recently experienced the vehicle stopping from 35 mph in over 200 feet. i wound up in the middle of the intersection. this problem has become progressively worse and more recurring. local dealership was unconcerned about the danger and cited that this is normal. certainly, dangerous engineering cannot be accepted as normal in this day and age. incidentally, this does not occur on other make vehicles with 4-wheel anti-lock brake systems. this symptom has occurred over 100 times, but the dealership always maintained this to be normal and there is nothing wrong. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 500 | 1 | |
| Anti-lock brakes too sensitive. under certain conditions, especially if i hit a bump while braking or if the road is wet, the abs kicks in and the vehicle loses braking power (while brake calipers oscillate violently) thereby drastically increasing the stopping distance. i've recently experienced the vehicle stopping from 35 mph in over 200 feet. i wound up in the middle of the intersection. this problem has become progressively worse and more recurring. local dealership was unconcerned about the danger and cited that this is normal. certainly, dangerous engineering cannot be accepted as normal in this day and age. incidentally, this does not occur on other make vehicles with 4-wheel anti-lock brake systems. this symptom has occurred over 100 times, but the dealership always maintained this to be normal and there is nothing wrong. *tr | |||
| 02/16/2008 | 31269 | 1 | 02/11/2008 |
| I am canadian resident a bought a 2006 toyota 4runner sr5, which is a us vehicle import. when i went to brake 2 days ago the brake pedal sunk to the floor and the vehicle kept on going. i was about 3 inches away from driving into my house. luckily was able to stop as i was going very slow. have not driven the car since. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 03/06/2006 | 1200 | 22 | |
| I recently purchased a new 2006 toyota 4 runner. i have had nothing but motor transmission, electrical failures. i have only had my vehicle for 1 month and anything and every thing has gone wrong. i even had to give my daughter cpr on the side of the road due to carbon monoxide inhalation. she went into respiratory failure do to this she has severe asthma. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 06/17/2007 | 16500 | 1000 | |
| First issue: the brake pedal has a buzzing that occurs with every stop, it' is severe enough that it alters the brake pedal pressure. second issue: when hitting a bump while stopping the brake pedal loses pressure. would seem to be a concern for toyota, they first said they haven't heard of a complaint, and then said it was normal. *ak | |||