Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Toyota 4runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame is rusted almost in half a mechanic said it's not safe to drive it will kill someone. The car lot that is sel… |
| 2023-09-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The hole underneath frame is rusted into and there is a bunch of wielding done to it and it's very unsafe to drive and … |
| 2023-03-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | We recently looked at this vehicle at Toyota of Ann Arbor car lot. After taking the vehicle to a private Professional C… |
| 2023-03-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that after disconnecting the battery from the vehicle, it wa… |
| 2022-07-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frame rusted and is available for inspection. My daughter was driving our 2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5 which I purchased… |
| 2022-04-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Frame is rotted out. Mechanic lifted it on hoist and frame is rusted terribly and said not drivable. |
| 2022-03-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The frame is rusted thru in many places that hold the rearend in the frame and along the side rails of this 4 Runner To… |
| 2021-08-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2000 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated while at a local mechanic he was informed that the sub frame… |
| 2021-06-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Frame on passenger side (front,left) is rotted. While I was driving on the highway I almost got in an accident because … |
| 2021-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Section of frame broke and fell to the pavement. Vehicle bouncing and went off road causing damage to front driver side… |
| 2021-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | About 1 month ago the air bag light started flashing. It is available for inspection. It had not been in an accident. W… |
| 2021-01-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY AND UNSAFE WHICH IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM PLEASE HELP WAS DRIVING HOME CITY STREET |
| 2020-10-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND HEARD A "POP." VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING BADLY -- TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. REAR … |
| 2020-08-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED HANDLING POORLY. I HAD RECENTLY REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS AND THOUGHT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT DONE. BROUGH… |
| 2020-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | RUST AND HOLES IN THE FRAME. *TR |
| 2020-03-04 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | DUE TO THE DREADED ' TOYOTA ROT ' FRAME FAILURE THE SPARE TIRE MECHANISM HAD RUSTED OFF GOING DOWN US HIGHWAY 25 IN KE… |
| 2020-02-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY 4RUNNER STARTED TO JOLT AND ONCE IT BEGAN MOVING IT STARTED A SWE… |
| 2020-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS REALLY RUSTING BAD AS IS THE CASE WITH 100S OF OTHER 4RUNNERS. T4R.ORG WILL SHOW HUNDRED UPON HUNDREDS OF COMP… |
| 2020-01-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE UNDER FRAME ROTTED OUT AND BROKE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED WEAV… |
| 2020-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME IS RUSTING TO BEYOND REPAIR AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE |
| 2020-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR FRAME BROKE AND THE SHOCK TOWER BROKE OFF DUE TO RUST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A LOUD BANG WHEN IT … |
| 2019-12-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2000 4RUNNER WITH FRAME RUST/ROT, REAR PASSENGER SIDE RAILING ARM FELL OFF. LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST ON A HIGHWAY, … |
| 2019-07-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB… |
| 2019-07-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH 180,000 MILES ON THE CAR, HAS ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF RUST. BEING A DAILY DRIVER IT IS NEAR THE … |
| 2019-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE CHANING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. AD… |
| 2019-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | "RUSTED FRAME" MY 2000 4RUNNER SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WHEN THE FRAME BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR CONTROL LINK SUPPORT… |
| 2019-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | "RUSTED FRAME", MY 2000 4RUNNER SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WHEN THE FRAME BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR CONTROL LINK SUPPORT… |
| 2019-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | "RUSTED FRAME", MY 2000 4RUNNER SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WHEN THE FRAME BROKE AWAY FROM THE REAR CONTROL LINK SUPPORT… |
| 2019-04-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE FRAME OF MY TOYOTA HAS RUSTED AND IS BECOMING UNSAFE. THERE ARE GIANT HOLES IN THE FRAME WHERE RUST HAS EATE… |
| 2019-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS EXCESSIVELY RUSTY AND SEVERELY CRACKED, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT BECAME APPARENT WHEN VEHICLE… |
| 2019-03-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME RUST THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND IT'S … |
| 2019-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEH… |
| 2019-01-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOHER VEHICLE. … |
| 2019-01-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY ON A VEHICLE WITH 158,646 MILES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS, YET NO RECALL FOR… |
| 2019-01-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. VERY LITTLE VISIBLE CORROSION, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN LARHE SECTIONS OF MISSING S… |
| 2019-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE, MY FRAME ON MY 2000 4RUNNER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, MY SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED AND BROKE … |
| 2019-01-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND MY FRAME BROKE AND CAUSE MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO SHIFT CAUSE ME TO HAVE TO TOW MY V… |
| 2018-12-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME ON BOTH MY 2000 4RUNNERS IS ROTTING OUT BOTH BODIES ARE IN PERFECT SHAPE CANT WAIT TO SUE TOYOTA WHEN THEY FAIL . |
| 2018-12-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRAME RUST CAUSING SUSPENSION ARM TO DROP WHILE DRIVING. IT DUG INTO ROAD SURFACE WHICH LIFTED ENTIRE REAR INTO THE AIR… |
| 2018-12-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING ARM MOUNTS RUSTING AWAY FROM FRAME. IN ADDITION, SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME ARE RUSTING THROUGH. |
| 2018-11-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED AND TIRE CAME DETACHED FROM CAR WHILE DRIVING. FELT LIKE DRIVING ON ICE |
| 2018-11-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRAME WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MEETS IS RUSTING OUT AT AN ALARMING RATE. IT IS GOING TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN A… |
| 2018-11-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2000 4RUNNER, IT STARTED TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, IT WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC… |
| 2018-11-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION WE NOTICED SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH FELT UNSTABLE..THE RIGHT REAR SPRING … |
| 2018-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 180K ON IT. ITS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR ON THE FRAME AT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SHACKLES. THE … |
| 2018-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE BRACKET HOLDING REAR WHEEL SNAPPED OFF WHILE STOPPED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS IS. |
| 2018-10-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE IS ROTTING AWAY THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT PASS THE PA. STATE INSPE… |
| 2018-10-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE 'CATASTROPHIC' BY THE DEALER MECHANIC AS THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY COMPL… |
| 2018-10-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME CORROSION ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WILL CAUSE BODILY HARM OR DEATH SHOULD FAILURE OCCUR. |
| 2018-09-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | RUST IN ALL PARTS OF THE FRAME FRONT/REAR |