Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 10/22/2003 | 36680 | 1 | 06/03/2003 |
| While driving at 45 mph a very strong vibration, suddenly the front driver side wheel came off the vehicle. the vehicle crashed, serious injuries to the driver. the air bags systems never activated. the computer have an impact code, but the air bags didn't deploy. *jb | |||
| 10/06/2004 | 55000 | 1 | |
| While driving, the front drivers side wheel came completely off the vehicle. the consumer stated that there was some type of pole sticking out. the consumer had the vehicle towed. toyota told the consumer there was nothing they could do. please provide any further information. *jb | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 05/13/2002 | 158 | 17 | |
| Driveshaft was defective. after coming to a complete stop if felt as if consumer had been rear ended. vehicle was serviced seventeen times, and the dealer stated it was normal.*ak there is also a thumping noise and vehicle lurches forward associated with a hard start condition. brakes grab at times. rear speakers inoperative 3rd row. sunroof rattle. water inside marker light covers when raining. rubbng noise from rear wheels. center wheel cap was tightened. *tt *tc | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 05/08/2005 | 34000 | 1 | 11/15/2002 |
| Dt: needs to change the tires on his car and can not get the wheels off. call toyota they said that keep tring and go to dealer will adise or take care of problem. took off lugs and sercurty lock off and still cant get the tire off. tried front and rear tiers. this is a wheel problem on my toyota 4 runner sr5. *ak | |||