Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Toyota 4runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE DAMPER FAILED SPILLING FUEL ONTO EXHAUST CROSSOVER. I HAD AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM VEHICLE FOR APPROXI… |
| 2013-06-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT OF MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK WILL NOT EXTEND. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TH… |
| 2013-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DESERT TOYOTA IN TUCSON LOCATED AT 7150 E. 22D STREET, TUCSON, AZ 85710 SOLD US THIS CAR AND MALICIOUSLY HID THE TRUE O… |
| 2010-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER TRAVELING 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO GAS LEAK IN FUEL LINE. BASED ON THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE SOURCE OF… |
| 2010-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THEN A MONTH AGO. IT HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF… |
| 2008-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 93 4RUNNER HEAD GASKET BLOWN AGAIN. THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME IN 2001, BUT THE DESIGN OF THE GASKET WAS STILL FL… |
| 2008-01-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN A FRONT END A… |
| 2007-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DISPLAY INACCURA… |
| 2007-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VE… |
| 2007-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1993 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER HAS GONE THROUGH FOUR HEAD GASKETS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AND NOW IT NEEDS A FIFTH! TOYOTA … |
| 2006-12-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE , AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CON… |
| 2005-11-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTIN… |
| 2005-11-02 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | CONTACT HAS A TOYOTA 1993 4 RUNNER. RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V389000 ON STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. CON… |
| 2005-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 3.0 L WITH APPROXIMATELY 150K MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK … |
| 2004-08-26 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | Yes | 1 | TL*- THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS THE 2003 TOYOTA RUNNER, WHICH CRASH ON 08/26/04. HE HIT A POT HOLE AND LOST CONTRO… |
| 2003-08-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE ON INJECTOR ASS. FAILED AT SEAMS AND SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER TOP OF ENGINE. FUEL WAS AT IGNIT… |
| 2003-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SECOND HEAD GASKET HAS NOW FAILED AND ENGINE IS RUINED. FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. NOW, AT 1… |
| 2003-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MR THE CONSUMERS HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM … |
| 2002-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH |
| 2001-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MUFFLER. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THIS PROBLE… |
| 2001-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMEDD THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. D… |
| 2000-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED ON RECALL. ONCE THERE IS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IT CANNOT BE PROPERLY RE… |
| 2000-08-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | THIS 4RUNNER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT OF REVERSE. IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL TIRES, AND SOMETIMES MO… |
| 2000-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE, W/O WARNING, TURNED OFF. CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE BACK UP, AND THEN ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. CONS… |
| 2000-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WE ARE STARTING A CAMPAIGN TO FIND A RESOLUTION TO THE TOYOTA POLICY CONCERNING BRAKES. *AK |
| 1999-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS-2 REPAIRS&1YR.LATER ENGINE FAILED-DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM |
| 1997-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES ARE WEARING. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AN… |
| 1997-08-09 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 3 | REAR DRIVE AXLE BROKE OFF CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, GIVING OFF WHITE CLOUDS OF SMOKE. *AK |
| 1997-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINGE GASKETS FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE. ALL GUAGES READ NORMAL AT TIME OF FAILURE. |
| 1996-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING RADIATOR TO OVERHEAT. *AK |
| 1996-02-21 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS IMPACT AT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH AND ROLLOVER NO INCLINE INVOLVED. *AK |
| 1995-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REPLACED ROTORS DUE TO VIBRATION OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL, TO THE POINT OF CONTROLABILITY PORBLEM. *AK ROTO… |
| 1995-10-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE REAR WINDOW, THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE FULLY, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES/ODOR TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICL… |
| 1995-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 4,000 MILES, CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC PADS IN FRONT, EXTENDED STOPPING STOPPING DISTANCE. TT |
| 1994-09-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 1 | WINDSHEILD WIPER SWITCH DESIGN WAS CHANGED THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BREAK TWO FINGERS AND HAD THEM OPERATE ON. TT |
| 1993-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SPONTANEOUSLY. IT APPEARS BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. TT |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1993 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WITH TRANSMISSION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES SHE HAS FIXED A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION … |
| 1901-01-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | 2 CYS OF FOIA REQUEST FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF DEFECT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM OF THE 1989… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1993 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A HEAD GASKET RECALL, BUT WHEN IT WAS RETURNE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE ROTORS ARE WARPING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND PULL THE VEHICLE TO ONE SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHEELS WERE BENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DEFECT IN ROUNDNESS OF RIM. THE CENTER OF THE RIM IS NOT IN THE TRUE CEN… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FINALLY THERE IS SPACE TO DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM! BUT NO, THERE IS NO SPACE TO TYPE AND READ...AND RIETTA TOYOTA FALSELY R… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | STRAPS THAT HOLD THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE 02 SENSOR FAILED ALLOWING THE WIRE TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH EXHAUST WHICH … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN BLADE BROKE OFF FROM THE FAN CLUTCH. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL FELL. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKETS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE OIL WHICH CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT TO FAIL. *PH TOYOTA WOULD NOT ASSIST TH… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE BOTH SIDES OF V-6 ENGINE REPLACED BY FACTORY RECALL. *AK |