Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RE: CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V021000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION I WAS TOLD BY JAY AT TOYOTA (800 3314331 EXT 5)THAT THIS RECALL D… |
| 2005-06-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LEFT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO BECOME DISENG… |
| 2005-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON HWY. 45 ABOUT 65 MPH. MY SISTER AND NEPHEW WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HEARD A … |
| 2005-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ON. WE PARKED AND SOME HOW SHE GO… |
| 2005-03-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER AND THE TAIL LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLOW. ONE OF THE LIGHTS IS CONTINUOUSLY OUT, BUT IT IS U… |
| 2004-12-17 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY 5 AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM THE SURFACE STREET AT 35 MPH, I HEARD A THUMP AND THE 4 RUNNER SLOWE… |
| 2004-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WITH 50 000 MILES, CONNECTING ROD BROKE WHILE DURING NORMAL USE, SHOT OUT THE ENGINE BLOCK, FLUID SPILLED, ENGINE SEIZE… |
| 2004-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE WERE ON VACATION DRIVING FROM ATLANTA, GA TO DAMARISCOTTA, ME. ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY AUGUST 7, WE BEGAN OUR SE… |
| 2004-07-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | 4 DUNLOP RADIAL ROVERS 235/75 R15 INSTALLED 2 OR 3 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES AGO ON MY 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. I ALWAYS MAIN… |
| 2004-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE EARLY IN THE MORNING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF… |
| 2004-07-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE … |
| 2004-06-21 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 2 | MY 1998 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF A HIGHWAY THAT HAD RUMBLE STRIPS. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO … |
| 2004-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1998 TOYOTA SURGES AT STOP LIGHTS. IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME. I WILL START TO KEEP A RECORD OF WEATHER CONDITIO… |
| 2004-03-19 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND COMPLETELY UNRAVELED FROM ITS RETRACTION COMPONENT (MOUNTED ON THE PILLA… |
| 2004-02-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A CITY ROAD IN VA. BEACH A CAR ON OUR RIGHT HAND SIDE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT … |
| 2004-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR TOYOTA 4RUNNER CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, TAKEN OUR 2 SMALL… |
| 2003-06-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR LEFT SEAT BELT DOES NOT UNLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-05-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. *NLM *TT |
| 2003-02-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 4 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE REAR AXLE BORKE |
| 2003-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THIS TRUCK (AUTO, 6 CYL, 2WD) SOMETIMES STALLS, BUT ONLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ALWAYS IN MOTION, NEVER AT IDLE, JUST A… |
| 2003-01-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERS FOR NO APPARE… |
| 2003-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH TAIL LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BURNED OUT. THE "STONE MONTAIN GEORGIA" DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE … |
| 2002-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS AN UNFAMILIAR RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *DT *JB |
| 2002-10-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING 10 MPH AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE.*JB |
| 2002-09-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CHANGING TIRE, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT SPARE TIRE HAD A STEEL WHEEL WHILE… |
| 2002-07-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT JULY 6, 2002. I DROVE A 98' TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. THERE WERE FOUR PERSONS WHO SUSTAINED MINOR INJU… |
| 2002-05-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | RECALL ON REAR SUSPENSION WAS DONE , NOW FRONT END OF VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE. AT 10-15 MPH WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL QU… |
| 2002-05-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RECALL 02 V 021 000/REAR SUSPENSION: RECALL REPAIRS CAUSED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL AT 1… |
| 2002-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 15MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND SUDDENLY BROKE INTO A 360 SPIN. THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING THE VEHICLE … |
| 2002-04-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RECALL 02 V 020 000/REAR SUSPENSION: DEALER: JOHNSON TOYOTA IN MONTICELLO, NY; PHONE# 854/794-0660. REFUSED TO HONOR RE… |
| 2002-04-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RECALL 02 V 021 000/REAR SUSPENSION: DEALER: JOHNSON TOYOTA IN MONTICELLO, NY. PHONE# 854/794-0660 REFUSED TO PERFORM … |
| 2002-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST DIRECTIONAL STABILITY IN WHICH IT EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER AND WAS TOTALED, C… |
| 2002-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TRUCK CONTINUED TO F… |
| 2002-03-04 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 1 | ON 03'04/02 I WAS SITTING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WITIN ON THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN , TH… |
| 2002-02-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | Yes | 1 | MY DAUTHER AGED 10 YEARS, WAS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR TRYING TO GRAB A BAG OF CHIPS THAT WERE IN THE LUGGAGE. WHEN WE GO… |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | REESE TOOLING KIT PACKAGE ON VEHICLE IS CAUSING FUSES TO BLOWOUT, VEHICLE HAS NO RUNNING LIGHTS, AND CONSUMER CANNOT… |
| 2001-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE IT FELT LIKE THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT. CON… |
| 2001-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTH… |
| 2001-08-14 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TIRE RUBBER SPONTANEOUSLY DETACHED FROM RIM. AUTO BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HAD DIFFICULTIES STOPPING. EXPERIENCED DRIV… |
| 2001-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN/COMING DOWN AND EXITING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.… |
| 2001-03-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DEALER: JOHNSON TOYOTA; MONTICELLO, NY; PHONE# 845/794-0660 REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL BECAUSE TITLE WAS … |
| 2001-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING A-ARM TO COLLAPSE. FRONT END IS SITTING DOWN ON TIRES. DEALR HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.… |
| 2001-02-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | JOINT THAT CONECTS TIRE TO STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND CAUSED TIRE TO POP AND FLIP OVER. *AK |
| 2001-02-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM FRONT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND FOUND OUT… |
| 2001-01-11 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, SPARE TIRE FELL OFF FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE BECAUS… |
| 2000-11-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKING T-BODY STICKING EVERY 3000-4000 MILES. *AK |
| 2000-10-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | WE HAVE A THUMPING NOISE IN ONE OF THE TIRES. FIRESTONE WILL NOT HONOR THE RECAL ON THIS AS IT IS A 225 . DO WE HAVE A… |
| 2000-10-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | REPLACEMENT OF ALL FIVE TIRES AS TWO WERE ALREADY SEPARATING,HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH ONE LOOSING AIR SINCE BOUGHT,UNABLE … |
| 2000-10-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | UPON SWITCHING MY FIRESTONE TIRES TO ANOTHER BRAND, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE HAD A DEFIN… |
| 2000-09-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | PE00 020; VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT. WHEN HE CHANGED TIRES THERE WAS ONE AND HALF INCH TEAR … |