Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Toyota 4runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CLUTCH/BRAKE PEDAL BRACKET BROKE/CRACKED AFTER PRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL. WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CLUTCH AND… |
| 2016-03-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS SPECIFIC TOYOTA FORERUNNER MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR GASKET FAILURE. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT APPX 74,000 MILES DONE BY … |
| 2011-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET SUB-ASSEMBLY THAT HELD THE CLUTCH AND BR… |
| 2011-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FAN BLADE DISINTEGRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DENTED HOOD, CRACKED BATTERY, RUINED SHROUD AND ALTERNATOR BELT. *TR |
| 2006-11-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS ON THE REAR SUBFRAME OF THE VE… |
| 2006-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY TOYOTA TO THE REPAIR SHOP,THE REPAIRMAN TOLD ME MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE… |
| 2005-11-18 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET FAILURE NO EVENTS WERE PRESENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY. … |
| 2004-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE V… |
| 2003-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION. WIFE AND GRAND DAUGHTER IN CAR. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EMNERGENCY BRAKE STILL FUNCTIO… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH |
| 2003-01-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS LOCKED INSIDE OF HIS VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI… |
| 2003-01-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I WAS LOCKED INSIDE THIS VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. I ENDED UP SMASHING THE WINDOW AFTER 45 MINUTES AND CRAWLING OU… |
| 2003-01-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1990 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER INTERMITTANTLY JUMPS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR OR HIGHER WHEN HIG… |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. VALVE PROBLEMS |
| 2002-09-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | Yes | 1 | 1990 4 RUNNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED DUE TO FAULTY STEERING RELAY ROD. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED … |
| 2002-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP IS A… |
| 2002-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING ENGINE REVVED A LITTLE AND COOLING FAN EXPLODED, PIECE OF FAN FLEW AS FAR AS 30 FEET AWAY, ALMOST INJU… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLEW AT 13000 MILES AND VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AND CUTTING OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE … |
| 2001-10-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT TURNED ON, HAD JUST SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWA… |
| 2001-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS AT A LIGHT AND CONSUMER STEPPED ON CLUTCH AND HEARD A SNAP. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND HIT THE VEHICL… |
| 2001-01-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT BETWEEN THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN TIRES… |
| 2000-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED AND LOW SPEED STRANGE NOISE AND ANTIFREZE SPEWING, HEAD GASKET BLOWN (REPLACED IN 1998) ONLY 42 K MILES INTO NE… |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER IS BEING SUCKED INTO ENGINE, AND HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THERE IS A DEFECT IN HEAD ENGINE GASKET. TOYOTA IS AWAR… |
| 2000-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 4RUNNER USED IN 1998. THE MILEAGE AT PURCHASE WAS ONLY 30K, AS IT HAD BEEN USED PRIMARILY FOR DRIVING I… |
| 2000-10-02 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR WOULD SEVERELY VIBRATE WHEN TRAVELING AT 30MPH OR MORE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY.… |
| 2000-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 4RUNNER USED IN 1998. THE MILEAGE AT PURCHASE WAS ONLY 30K, AS IT HAD BEEN USED PRIMARILY FOR DRIVING I… |
| 2000-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A RECALL ISSUED BY MANUFAC. ON THE HEAD GASKET, BUT THAN IT BLEWUP AGAIN. CONSUMER ALSO FOUND… |
| 2000-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TOYOTA 4-RUNNER BLEW A HEAD GASKET 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I CONTACTED BOTH RENO TOYOTA AND CARSON TOYOTA. NIETH… |
| 2000-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGHLY, WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF ENGINE. A TECHNICIAN HAD INFORM… |
| 2000-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE BEHAVES IN A VERY "LEMON" LIKE WAY. NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. MAIN PR… |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVES .LOW COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLINDER AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES ON NEW VALVE JOB. *AK |
| 2000-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | BRACKET HOLDING PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO INTERIOR BODY BROKEN AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO CLUTCH PEDAL - PEDAL IS NOW TWISTED AN… |
| 2000-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TOYOTA SENT EXT. NOTICE 03/98. GOOD FOR 12 MONTHS, UP TO 100K MILES. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS DID NOT FAIL IN THAT TIME, B… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED UP THE CAR AND SAW A BIG PUFF OF SMOKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD… |
| 1999-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS FAILED TO ACTIVATE DURING SNOW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A FENCE. *YH |
| 1999-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE GASKET HAS FAILED. GASKET WAS INSTALLED BY A CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC IN 1996. 3/97 WHITE SM… |
| 1999-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. |
| 1999-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TRUCK BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 15 MILES. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NEW ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. TOOK CAR TO… |
| 1999-09-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO THE COOLANT WHICH GOT INSIDE AND RUINED ENGINE. *AK |
| 1999-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PUT 5000 MILES ON USED PURCHASED VEHICLE AND ENGINE BLEW |
| 1999-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | Yes | 1 | THE REAR AXLE BROKE AT 70MPH, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES.*AK *ML |
| 1999-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ROD THROWN, ENGINE DESTROYED. WARRANTY HEAD WORK DONE LAST OCTOBER AFTER RECALL POSSIBLY RELATED. MASSIVE OIL LOSS SO… |
| 1999-01-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. TAPPED BRAKES TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE MAINTAINED SPEED. AN INTERMITTEN… |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHITE SMOKE AND LOSS OF POWER. WHEN PARTS WERE ORDERED, WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE IN COMPLETION DUE TO RECALL… |
| 1998-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRUCK, AND SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO PRESSURE WHEN SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND SHE SMELLED … |
| 1998-07-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 10 IN TEMPE, ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON. AT THE TIME I WAS A RESIDENT OF TEMPE… |
| 1998-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TOYOTA ISSUES AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR THE FAULTY HEAD GASKETS IN 1998-1994 4RUNNERS. WHEN THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED … |
| 1998-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN FOR OIL CHANGE 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. STOPPED AT A JIFF… |
| 1998-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS MAKING A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WHITE SMOKE, AND FIRE IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED |
| 1998-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH AND APPYLING BRAKE PRESSURE 2 OUT OF 3 BRAKE LINES BROKE, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABI… |