Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Toyota 4runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | BACK IN AUGUST 2016 I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES, I CLEANED AND PAINTED WHEELS BEFORE INSTALLING 4 NEW SLIME T… |
| 2015-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE STREET AT 40 MPH, IT ACCELERATES FOR NO REASON. I COULD NOT STOP, THE BRAKE PUT HARD, DID NOT RES… |
| 2014-05-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | OEM STANDARD TIRES ARE 225/75R15 ON TOYOTA STEEL WHEELS. OEM FACTORY OPTION TIRES ARE W/31X10.5 ON TOYOTA BRAND ALUMINU… |
| 2010-01-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE THE EXHAUST INSPECTE… |
| 2008-01-03 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | BROUGHT MY 1991 4RUNNER INTO CONCORD (CA) TOYOTA DEALER FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V389000, FOR :COMPONENT… |
| 2007-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR OVER HEATED AND CUT OFF. NOW LEAKING WATER INTO SPARK PLUGS.*AK |
| 2007-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET, 1991 TOYOTA V6 4RUNNER, RECALLED IN 1998 FOR THE PROBLEM, CORRECTED AND GASKET FAILED AGAIN IN 2007.… |
| 2005-11-28 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | Yes | 0 | 1991 TOYOTA 4RUNNER STEERING FAILED WHEN TURNING WHEEL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL N… |
| 2005-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CORROSION ON THE BREAK LINES FROM POOR DESIGN IN ALLOWING SAND AND DIRT TO ACCUMULATE AND CAUSE THE LINE TO RUST THROUG… |
| 2004-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAK. *AK |
| 2003-09-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 3 | MY DAUGHTER WITH TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING IN A 91 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER ON A WELL MAINTAINED LOG ROAD WHEN THEY LOST S… |
| 2003-06-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GASKET AND CAUSED A FUEL ODOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. *NLM |
| 2003-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL. *JB THE MAIN WIRES ON THE ENGINE SHORTED OUT WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURES. O… |
| 2001-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO OVERDRIVE WITHOUT ENTERING ANY OF THE OTHER GEARS. VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIFTED M… |
| 2000-12-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE HAD BEEN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL OF HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RAPAIRS, BUT DEALER… |
| 2000-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT +-77,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE GASKET AND HAD THE VALVES INSPECTED AND REFINISHED AT THIS TI… |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION COMING… |
| 2000-03-25 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED TWICE--WHERE CABLE ATTACHES TO HAND LEVER (TO ACTUATE BRAKE, DRIVER PULLS LEVER OUT AND ROTATE… |
| 1998-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL A NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING LEAKING ENGINE HEAD GASKETS.ALSO, WAS INFORMED A PIN CAME LOOSE O… |
| 1998-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE FAN BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT CAME BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON JUNE 10,1998. CONSUM… |
| 1998-07-16 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH WHEN STEERING LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:S… |
| 1997-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE. |
| 1997-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING CONDITIONS FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE. ALSO DAMAGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. |
| 1996-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE IS A MISFIRE IN ENGINE; ALSO, HEARD A LOUD BOOM WHILE DRIVING, HE PULLED OVE… |
| 1996-07-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING, ALSO DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD CAUSED RADIATOR CO… |
| 1996-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, SMELLED COOLANT, VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, CAUSED BY HEAD GASKET BLOWING OUT. *AK |
| 1996-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | DRIVELINE DIFFERENTIAL AXLE BUSHINGS MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AFTER USING 4 WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *SD |
| 1996-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS, CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. TT |
| 1995-12-06 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL IS COMING APART, STEERING WHEEL IS MADE OF A MATERIAL WHICH IS DISINTEGRATING. TT |
| 1995-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PUMP FAILURE, ENGINE MALFUNCTION BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WARPED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING, REPLACED 3 AND SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT 3-8-9… |
| 1995-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW; CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM EXHAUST PIPE; HEAD BLOCK/HEAD GASKET REPLACED. TT |
| 1995-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET IS DAMAGED, LEAKING COOLANT. TT |
| 1995-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *SKD |
| 1994-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AW |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | MY TIRES ARE NOT RECALLED, BUT THEY ARE LISTED ON THE DANGEROUS LIST, THERE ARE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FALLING OFF OF THEM. I… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED TRUCK USED, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE REAR WINDOW IS DOWN EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE VEHICLE , CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF CARBON MO… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SMELL AND CHATTERING WITHIN THE CLUTCH.… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKS DUE TO PULSATION DAMPENER COMPONENT. |