Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-06 | TIRES | Yes | 2 | HELLO, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT OVER THIS WEEKEND DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW FOR NO APPARENT R… |
| 2004-11-18 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | HAPPENED TO NOTICED FLUID AROUND RIM. REPEATED REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. BELIEVE BACK SPACING OF SEAL AGAINST THE ABS RIN… |
| 2004-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. COOLANT IS LEAKING AND OIL SLUDGE IS BUILDING UP WITHIN THE MANIFOLD. IT IS USING 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF… |
| 2004-06-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 120 KMPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE… |
| 2003-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | CONSISTENT BRAKE PAD CRACKING ON TOYOTA HIGH PERFORMANCE, TRD, BRAKES. THE TRD SEMI-METALLIC BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPL… |
| 2003-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 4RUNNER AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT VIBRATES WHEN I BRAKE HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO DOWNHILL. I CAN FEEL … |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 5VZ-FE ENGINE. THIS WAS EXACTLY 3 YEARS & 53K MILES AFTER THE TOYOTA SSC (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN)… |
| 2003-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE 5VZ-FE BI-METAL ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE T… |
| 2003-06-07 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL AFTER GOING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO… |
| 2003-03-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HIT A STOP SIGN POLE AND A BIG TREE AT 50 TO 60 MPH DURING WET WEATHER. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WA… |
| 2003-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PER THE CONSUMER THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION 02V-021, TOYOTA MOTOR, CLEVEL… |
| 2002-06-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. HAD TO CUT BELT TO RELEASE 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WA… |
| 2002-06-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 021 000. CONTACTED DEALER, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK |
| 2002-03-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 02 V021 000, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REAR OF VEHICLE LOST DIRECTIONAL STABILITY, RES… |
| 2001-03-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD REAR SUSPENSION REPAIRS PRIOR TO RECALL SSC20A NOTIFICATION. DEALER REPACKED AND ADJUSTED REAR AXLE AND R… |
| 2001-02-15 | CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING | No | 0 | THIS FORM IS TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH A CARSEAT.... MANUFACTURER: EVENFLO, PRODUCT: ON MY WAY INFANT CARSEAT, #[XXX], … |
| 2001-02-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | THIS COMPONENT HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS, REQUIRING 7 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PART REPLACEMENT … |
| 2000-09-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE BLEWOUT DURING LONG-DISTANCE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DRIVING. DAYLIGHT. CLEAR SKIES. SAFELY PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE … |
| 2000-09-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE SUBJECT RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING.( DOT NUMBER: WZHH AWB TIRE SIZE: P225/… |
| 2000-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS LOSING ALOT OF COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING BY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. ALSO, VEHICLE MISSING AND HESITA… |
| 2000-05-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONES-STILL HAVE ONE AS SPARE( … |
| 2000-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY ENGINE CATASTROPICALLY FAILED AT 71K MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD MAJOR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. THE … |
| 2000-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW/DISINTEGRATED ON INTERSTATE WESTBOUND FROM A LAS VEGAS EVENT. REMAINING TIRES SEEM TO HAVE AN ODD… |
| 2000-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH & WAS TURNING INTO CURB, ROAD WAS WET, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. APPLIED THE ABS AND … |
| 1999-12-24 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE FAILED WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND WAS LOST (COULDN'T SEE IT AT NIGHT). LOCATION WAS … |
| 1999-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES BIND TO WHEEL EVEN AFTER RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL. MUST PUT INTO DRIVE AND PRESS ON ACCLERATOR TO RELEASE. W… |
| 1999-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | A SECOND TIRE HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR IN ONE SECTION OF ITS TREAD. IT IS NOW MY SPARE TIRE.( DOT NU… |
| 1999-05-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RECALL 02V021000 CONCERNING REAR SUSPENSION. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK |
| 1999-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE ONTO CYLINDER, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS |
| 1999-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ON A STRAIGHT DECENT ROAD I APPLIED A BRAKE. SUDDENLY MY TIRE IS LOCKED W/ NO STEERING. THE ROAD WAS PARTLY COVERED B… |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL BUILD AND THE EXACT SAME 3.4 L ENGINE AND SHE ALSO HAD… |
| 1998-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER'… |
| 1998-04-10 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED WHEN THE FOUR BOLTS FAILED. |
| 1998-03-14 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 2 | THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A LAWYER AND AN ENGINEERING EXPERT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AXLE FAILED DUE TO A MEC… |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | GOING DOWN HILL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF ABS IS TRYING TO OPERATE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS TO… |
| 1997-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DURING A CRASH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE OWNER STATES THAT IT S… |
| 1997-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DURING A CRASH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE OWNER STATES THAT IT S… |
| 1997-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP AT ABOUT 30 MPH,BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE, HEARD LOUD GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE DID … |
| 1997-05-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE; LOCKED ALL DOORS; INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON WHEN PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED; HAD TO UNLOCK, RECLOSE & L… |
| 1997-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM THE FRONT ENGINE AND THERE WAS A FUEL SMELL. MANUFACTURER SAID DEFECTIVE HEA… |
| 1997-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| 1997-01-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY,AND WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IN WET WEATHER. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTE… |
| 1997-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICE A LEA IN GARAGE AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, PINK LIQUID (COOLANT FLUID), TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED O… |
| 1997-01-17 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | ROOF RACK HAD MISSING COMPONENTS, CONSUMER COULD NOT ATTACH SKI RACK. |
| 1997-01-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE WI… |
| 1996-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET REPLACED PREMATURELY DUE TO POOR ENGINE HEAD DESIGN. |
| 1996-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 3 | REAR BUMPER HITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. |
| 1996-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED |