Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A LARGE TREE IN WHICH THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S A… |
| 2006-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | (1) HIGH PITCHED ENGINE SQUEAK; ASSUMED WORN BELT. (2) MAIN PULLEY KEY LOCKING MAIN PULLEY TO CRANK SHAFT HAD SHEARED … |
| 2005-11-29 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO LEAKING REAR AXLE GREASE SEALS WHICH THROW GREASE ONTO REAR BRAKE SHOES. CAUSING INCONSISTEN… |
| 2005-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT REVVED VERY FAST. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY BUT THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-06-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WHICH I HAD JUST PURCHASED WITH 104,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LA… |
| 2005-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. THE CONTACT IS UNSURE IF THIS IS … |
| 2005-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES ON HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING WRECK. FIND OUT THERE IS NO FUEL IN TANK EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE READS… |
| 2004-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENT AREA. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INS… |
| 2004-10-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY, AND VISA VERSA. THEN THE SKIN OF THE DASH BOARD BY THE TACHO… |
| 2004-08-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 1 | RELATED TO: MOST OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD POWER SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SITE. LAST EVENING, I LAID MY CELL PHONE AND … |
| 2004-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE: 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LIMITED W/ PORT INSTALLED AUTO DIMMING MIRROR THE + AND - WIRE THAT GOES TO THE AUTO … |
| 2004-07-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES ON FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING WRECK. FIND OUT THERE IS NO FUEL IN TANK EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE READS… |
| 2004-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED TWICE WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAI… |
| 2004-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUR 1999 4-RUNNER WITH 39,000 MILES INTO A PARKING STALL, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR … |
| 2004-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND CONTROL IS DIFFICULT. I… |
| 2004-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999-TOYOTA 4-RUNNER STARTED TO CONVULSE,SEIZE, AND SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, OIL WAS POURING OUT ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. THE… |
| 2004-03-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUTTERED AND STALLED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDE… |
| 2004-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE VIBRATING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND BOTH FRONT … |
| 2004-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE GIVES A FALSE READING. I TRAVEL TO IOWA OFTEN AND I KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS SO THAT I CAN MAKE IT HOME. DURING O… |
| 2003-12-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER 4 HOURS THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS FA… |
| 2003-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUV PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR A FEW HOURS LOCKED WITH WINDOWS CLOSED. ELECTRICAL EVENT OPENED DR… |
| 2003-11-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRES WERE DISINTEGRATING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND CHOPPY. *AK THE TIRES FELT LESS SMO… |
| 2003-10-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | INCONSISTENT FUEL GUAGE READINGS, CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHEN GUAGE READS 1/4 TANK. SINCE IT WASN'T A RECALL, BY… |
| 2003-10-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE GIVING ERRATIC READING. REPORTING EMPTY WITH 6 GALLON LEFT. |
| 2003-07-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON D.C. ON I-95 SPD APPROX 65 MPH. MY 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, STARTED SHAKING VIO… |
| 2003-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | "THREW A ROD" WHILE HWY DRIVING. ENGINE SEIZED. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME INCLUDING OIL CHANGES. LAS… |
| 2002-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS TO THE RIGHT. I WAS UNABLE … |
| 2002-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES ON FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING WRECK. FIND OUT THERE IS NO FUEL IN TANK EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE READS… |
| 2002-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD EXTENDED STOPPING AND BRAKES VIBRATED WHEN APPLIED. *MR FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND … |
| 2002-09-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM A TOYOTA DEALER BACK IN SEP. 2002 FOR $24,000.THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME A MASTER KEY (MAST… |
| 2002-07-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ALONG STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, 10:30 AM, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 85 F, TREAD SEPARATED, TIRE DI… |
| 2002-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK |
| 2002-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT BECAME NECESSARY TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS. WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES I DID NOT F… |
| 2002-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FRONT WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP ON WET CONDITION ROAD. APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE F… |
| 2002-04-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. PLEASE PRO… |
| 2002-04-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OWNER WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, NEITHER AIRBAG… |
| 2002-04-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1999 4 RUNNER SR5. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE HARD STARTING, INTERMITTENT (POOR, ROUGH) IDLE AND SOME TIME NOT IDLE. A… |
| 2002-04-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT TOTALLY RECLINED BACK WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY HAPP… |
| 2002-03-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED ON USED VEHICLES UPON SALE?. *AK |
| 2002-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, ALSO WHEN PUSHING CLUTCH THE NOISE RETURNED, CONSUM… |
| 2001-11-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY A 18 WHEELER TRUCK, AND WAS PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMP… |
| 2001-10-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL, HAD NOTICED LEFT FRONT END GOING INTO A DITC… |
| 2001-08-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | SB ON I-24 N. OF CHATANOOGA, LEFT REAR TIRE "BLEW." EXAM SHOWED TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM OUTSIDE TIRE WALL. OUTSIDE T… |
| 2001-08-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | GAS GUAGE WILL READ 1/2 TANK WHEN ACTUALLY IT'S NOT. WHEN FILLLING VEHICLE UP GAS GUAGE WILL GO TO FULL, BUT NEVER GO… |
| 2001-07-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 65MPH, SUDDENLY HEARD AN EXPLOSION. PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, NOTICE THE OUTER SIDE OF… |
| 2001-06-20 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT CONSUMER'S OFF AND STOPPED/ DRIVER DODGED VEHICLE/ WENT … |
| 2001-02-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED DRI… |
| 2001-02-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | ALIGNMENT DONE @ TIRE KINGDOM 2/8, PROBLEM PERSISTED, WENT TO MAROONE TOYOTA 2/26 ALIGMENT & HIGH SPEED BALANCING DONE … |
| 2001-02-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 65MPH,AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO VEER TO THE LEFT, VEHICLE WAS… |