Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-18 | 02V021000 |
SUSPENSION | 273,743 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear end suspension is sagging on my vehicle. When I look up the VIN number on the nhtsa website it says that there… |
| 2022-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | The drivers side front lower ball joint completely sheared off at around 15 miles an hour. The wheel and tire separated… |
| 2020-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CRITICAL FRAME RUST CAUSING TRAILING ARMS TO DETACH UNDER NORMAL USE. |
| 2020-11-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BRACKET THAT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AND COMPLETELY FRACTURED OFF… |
| 2020-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame is rusting out and broke while driving. The frame is almost totally destroyed from rust . The rear started sw… |
| 2020-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUSTED FRAME. HOLE RIGHT THROUGH IT. CAN'T SELL, REGISTER OR DO ANYTHING WITH IT. CAR HAS 188K MILES, DRIVES LIKE A TA… |
| 2020-01-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER STARTING TO SWAY SIDE TO SIDE. THE REAR AXLE SUPPORT FRAME IS RUSTED THRU THE BOX TUBE. CALLED TOY… |
| 2019-11-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS RUSTING OUT TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 68K MILES. THE REAR TRAILING … |
| 2019-07-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING FROM 20 MPH, THE SEAT ROCKS FORWARD, AND THEN IN COMING TO A HALT, ROCKS BACKWARD. VERY UNSAFE. FEELS LIK… |
| 2019-06-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SIDE SWAY BAR ATTACHMENT RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED FROM FRAME. AND ON OTHER SIDE SWAY BAR LINK SNAPPED.… |
| 2019-06-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE STORE WITH MY WIFE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SWAY WILDLY , GOOD THING THERE WAS N… |
| 2019-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST CAUSED REAR DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM MOUNT TO RUST RIGHT OFF THE FRAME WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVIN… |
| 2019-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE TOYOTA 4 RUNNER IS UNSTABLE AND HAS THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE MAKING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION, THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY… |
| 2019-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE ON A CITY STREET WITH A 45MPH SPEED LIMIT, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THE BACK END OF THE CAR STARTED TO FI… |
| 2018-12-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME IS RUSTING TERRIBLY DESPITE ALL EFFORTS TO CURB IT. |
| 2018-11-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SENT MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY INSPECTION AND IT WAS FAILED. BADLY RUSTED FRAME WAS SITED AS ONE REASON. |
| 2018-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKEN MY 4RUNNER FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND MY MECHANIC FOUND EXTREME RUST DAMAGE ON LEFT REAR FRAME SUPPORT. ADVISE ME… |
| 2018-08-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN TRAVELING AT APPRO… |
| 2018-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MAJOR ISSUE WITH FRAME RUST. IT NOW HAS A 6 INCH HOLE IN MY FRAME. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH … |
| 2018-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR STABILIZER BAR CONNECTED TO THE FRAME FAILED. THE FRAME CONNECTION RUSTED THRU AND SEPARATED. LOTS OF FR… |
| 2018-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER, WHO HAS SERVICED THIS TRUCK SINCE PURCHASED, IN MARCH 2018, THAT THE FRAME HAD RUST THROUGH A… |
| 2018-01-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ONLY 20 DAYS AGO. I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO TOYOTA ALL MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY TOO. THE TRUCK APPEARED … |
| 2018-01-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I WAS PULLING INTO MY HOME DRIVEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH. THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOI… |
| 2017-11-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST OPEN HOLES AND CRACKS OVER TIME. |
| 2017-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER FRAME IS COMPRISED AND DEEMED UNSAFE AND UNDRIVABLE DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST. I HAD TO REMOVE IT… |
| 2017-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DURING A STATE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE F… |
| 2017-10-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER THAT I BOUGHT FROM A TOYOTA DEALER IN 2001, AFTER ABOUT THREE TO FOUR YEAR LATER, I STAR… |
| 2017-08-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN TO GET INSPECTION STICKER AND FAIL BECAUSE FRAME HAD HOLES ON UNDERCARRIAGE AND ALSO ON THE CHASSIS |
| 2017-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AFTER IT WAS SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEN THEY TOLD ME MY FRAME WAS RUST… |
| 2017-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BADLY RUSTED FRAME, BY MECHANIC UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT. STARTED MAKING NOISES UNDER THE CAR REASON WHY I TOOK TO THE MECHAN… |
| 2017-03-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE SWAYBAR HAS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. *TR |
| 2017-02-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HELLO, WAS DRIVING 4RUNNER UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. RAN OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD AND BACK END OF VEHICLE GOT LOOSE. W… |
| 2017-02-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS D… |
| 2016-12-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AFTER MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE "FRAME IS VERY RUSTED AND IS ROTTING OUT WHERE REAR SUSPENSIO… |
| 2016-12-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED OUT AND REAR AXLE SUPPORT DETACHED FROM FRAME WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY ALMOST… |
| 2016-09-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS SEVERE RUSTING. RIGHT NOW THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THE MOUNT ON THE CHASSIS THAT H… |
| 2016-08-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGH… |
| 2016-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS LOADED WITH HOLES BODY PANELS ARE PERFECT. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. WITH … |
| 2016-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXTENSIVE UNDER BODY FRAMES SCALY RUST AND WITH SPECIFIC SERIOUS DAMAGE TO REAR STRUTS BASE. WHOLE PIECE SUPPORTING ST… |
| 2016-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME OR THE CHASSIS AND ALL AROUND IT ARE HEAVILY CORRODED THAT I WAS ADVISED BY THE INSPECTOR AND THE TIRE PLACE … |
| 2016-05-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A WONDERFUL 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LTD SPORT VEHICLE. THE FRAME IS DISAPPEARING DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE HEAT SHIELD … |
| 2016-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS IN REVERSE AND A JOLT AND POP OCCURRED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WHERE MY SON WAS SEATED. HE FELT IT AT HIS FEET… |
| 2016-03-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PASSENGER FRAME RUSTED OUT BAD WHERE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES |
| 2016-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LIKE THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF TOYOTA COMPLAINTS, FRAME RUST. TOOK THE 1998 4RUNNER FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. A… |
| 2016-01-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUSTED FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR, HOLES IN FRAME, WHICH HOLDS THE SWAY BAR. MECHANIC NOTICED DURING OIL CHANGE. TOOK T… |
| 2016-01-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTING OUT BY CONTROL BRACKETS. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WILL NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER. ITS… |
| 2015-12-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNT (LEFT FRONT) FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE AND ROCK. THE SEAT MOUNT BENEATH THE CARP… |
| 2015-11-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM… |
| 2015-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING REPAIRS MADE TO DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING FOR A RUST HOLE, MECHANIC POINTED OUT RUST HOLES THOUGH FRAME ON BOTH… |
| 2015-09-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE OIL AND FUEL FILTER, IT WAS DISC… |