Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-12 | 96V098000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 15,707 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I have noticed that my vehicle doesn’t seem to be balance and most of the time i am afraid the tires will fall off by t… |
| 2021-03-21 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED AND FLEW OFF… |
| 2019-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLIPPING A LOT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED JU… |
| 2019-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR AXLE/SUSPENSION IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. JUST TOOK IT TO MY AUTO SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY WILL NOT PUT… |
| 2018-12-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AXEL SUPPORT RUSTED OFF CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THIS RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION |
| 2018-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AXEL SUPPORTS RUSTED OFF THE FRAME MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE |
| 2018-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE RUST THAT CAUSED ME TO BE HAVE A HORRIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO … |
| 2018-04-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME RUST, A FAIR AMOUNT OF RUST IS CAUSING CONCERN AND MAKES ME QUESTION HOW TRUSTWORTHY VEHICLE IS. THE DATE LIST… |
| 2018-02-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. I HAVE ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS. NEW TOYOTA PARTS HAVE BEEN U… |
| 2018-01-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. HOLES IN FRAME BIG ENOUGH TO PUSH YOUR WHOLE ARM THROUGH. AREAS OF FRAME CONNECTED TO… |
| 2017-08-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING ON THE HIWAY RAMP AND WAS TRAVELING 60PMH WHEN MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT LA… |
| 2017-08-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS PREMATURELY RUSTED THROUGH IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT, REAR TRAILING ARM. MY SHOP TELLS ME THE FRAME IS TOO RU… |
| 2017-08-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I'M SUPER DISAPPOINTED IN THE RUST PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS, I'VE OWNED NOW THREE TACOMAS, ALL RUSTED OUT, I … |
| 2017-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SHOCK ABSORBER COMPLETELY WENT THREW THE FRAME CAUSING THE 4 RUNNER TO GO SIZE TO SIZE WHILE DRIVING. FRAME IS RUSTING … |
| 2017-04-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME BADLY ROTTED CROSSMEMBER FOR TRANSMISSION AND LEFT REAR ARE WORST . |
| 2016-09-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME IS SO ROTTED IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. THEY REPLACED FRAMES ON THE TA… |
| 2016-09-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE CORNERING IN CITY DRIVING I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND INVESTIGATED WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. THE FRAME HAS CORROSION … |
| 2016-07-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME RUST ISSUE. REAR SHOCK AND SPRING MOUNT ON FRAME HAS BROKEN DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. |
| 2016-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SECOND OWNER OF THIS SUV THAT I HAVE OWNED FOR 12 YEARS. FRAME RUST ISSUES HAVE PROCEEDED TO THE POINT WHERE ONE MONTH… |
| 2016-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER THAT HAS FRAME IS RUSTED WITH LARGE HOLES. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET BUT I BELIEVE … |
| 2016-06-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | TRAVELING NB APPROACHING GREEN LIGHT AND A CAR RAN RED LIGHT IN INTERSECTION. THE CAR ON SB SWERVED ON MISS THEM, HIT … |
| 2016-05-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WILL NOT PASS PENNSYLVANIA SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST AND DETERIORATION. EXTENT OF DAMAGE… |
| 2016-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY 4RUNNER FOR 26 YEARS AND I HAVE METICULOUSLY CARED FOR IT. ONE OF MY SHOCKS GAVE WAY AND I BROUGHT IT … |
| 2016-02-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | KNOWN DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH TOYOTA 4RUNNER FRAME ROT. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THE CONTROL ARM SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE SH… |
| 2016-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME BROKE DUE TO RUST BY THE LOWER CONTROL ARM GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 30MPH ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO… |
| 2015-10-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHIC… |
| 2015-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY 1996 4RUNNER AT THE BEGINNING OF 2015. THERE WAS SOME RUST ON THE FRAME BUT NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE F… |
| 2015-07-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. WAS NOTIFIED ALMOST A YEAR AGO ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED A FIX. |
| 2015-05-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE EXTREME FRAME RUST. |
| 2015-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE BECAME SEVERELY POOR HANDLING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS REALI… |
| 2015-03-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND HIT A POTHOLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE FRAME HAD BROK… |
| 2015-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE T… |
| 2015-01-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A BAD RUST PROBLEM ON THE CHASSIS FRAME UNDERNEATH |
| 2014-12-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 31, 2014 WE WERE DRIVING IN HILLSBORO, OH AND NOTICED A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE UPON STOPPING AND ACCELE… |
| 2014-11-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, THE FRAME IS RUSTTING OUT TOTALLY. THE TOTAL FRAME IS RUST OR GONE. THIS 4RUNNER WAS ZEBARTED WHEN… |
| 2014-10-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EM… |
| 2014-10-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON MY 1996 4RUNNER IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. A PLACE WITH SIGNIFICANT RUST HAD BEND AND WOULD BREAK OFF AT ANY… |
| 2014-08-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HI, THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED. IT HAD A SMALL TEAR ON A WELD. NOW IT HAS A LARGE TEAR IN THE FRAME. IT APPEARS T… |
| 2014-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVE DOWN THE HIGH WAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK UNDER MY TRUCK. I … |
| 2014-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A L… |
| 2014-06-12 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | I SEE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ORDERED A RECALL ON 2001-2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILING. THE PART NUMBE… |
| 2014-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUST ON FRAME. ADVISED THAT IT MAY NOT BE SAFE. *TR |
| 2014-05-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF DETERIORATION… |
| 2014-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOI… |
| 2013-12-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING A U HAUL TRAILER AS I HAVE DONE MANY TIMES, BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED THE TRAILER WANTED TO SWAY AT 40-55 M… |
| 2013-10-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DUE TO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RUST THE FRAME BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY THE BREAKAGE DID NOT CAUSE… |
| 2012-12-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE REAR END OF THE FRAME BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK BY THE REAR WHEEL GOING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. UPON APPLYING TH… |
| 2012-09-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED C… |
| 2012-07-07 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | ON JULY 7, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 1996 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE FOUR TIRES WERE DUNLO… |
| 2012-05-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACING ROTORS ON BRAKES AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP TODAY, HE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF MY … |