Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL #05V225000 REGARDING SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER B… |
| 2006-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR AND HEARD LOUD BANG NOISE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER CAR STOPS OIL IS… |
| 2005-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THIS SITUATION COULD BE FATAL, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCK… |
| 2005-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: 2002 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER - THE OIL IS GETTING THICK AND GELLING. THE VEHICLE IS USING A LOT OF OIL, AND BLOWING BLACK… |
| 2005-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER FRONT END MAKES LOUD NOISES, WHEN GOING OVER HIGH BUMPS AND SOME STIFFNESS IN STEERING. *TS THE B… |
| 2005-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN SHAKING IN THE FRONT WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES AND ALSO WHEN I GET TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 70MPH. I REPLACED … |
| 2005-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | APRIL 28, 2005, NO INJURIES. CONTACT STATES HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. IT WAS RAINY. AND WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHI… |
| 2005-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE HAND GONE TO FULL AND DROPPED TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THA… |
| 2005-03-04 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2002 4RUNNER SPORT FROM JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA IN ASHEVILLE NC. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A… |
| 2005-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | DT: ITHE CONTACT HAD 2002 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. … |
| 2005-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE 2002 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WITH 55,000 MILES. AFTER SEEING BLACK, DARK SMOKE FROM THE EXAUST SYSTEM, I THOUGHT IT NEE… |
| 2004-12-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 1 | FRONT END FAILED VEHICLE GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE WALL TOYOTA 4 RUNNER YR 2002 |
| 2004-12-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE SIDE OF A DUNLOP AT20 TIRE BLEW OUT. ALMOST HALF OF THE SIDE WALL CAME AWAY FROM THE TREAD. REPLACED THE TIRE. LUCK… |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2002 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER ENGINE PROBLEM. LIKE OTHER TOYOTA ENGINES, THIS ONE AT 48,000 MILES, HAS A SEVERE SLUDGE BUILD UP… |
| 2004-10-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR DRIVER AXLE SEALS WERE LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2004-07-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE, RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE RPM JUMPED FROM 700 RPM TO 1500 RPM FOR NO DISCERNIBLE… |
| 2004-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR'S RESTING IDLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE CAUSING MORE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS … |
| 2003-11-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 2003-06-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. *MR THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTE… |
| 2003-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER HAD 2 PREVIOUS TOYOTAS IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED, THE CONSUMER IS NOW CONCERNED ABOUT HIS NEW… |
| 2002-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | IN OCTOBER '02 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TURNING FROM SOUTH TO WEST AS I WAS … |
| 2002-10-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | OPERATING VEHICLE IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 55 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED … |
| 2002-08-12 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE, SMOOTH, DRY, SUNNY ROAD, FRONT WHEEL ASSEBLY FOLDED UNDER THE CAR , CAUSING A COLLISION WITH… |
| 2002-08-12 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD FOLDED UNDER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND GRAZE A… |
| 2002-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD SMOKE WHEN STARTING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*… |
| 2002-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 4 RUNNER, I NOTICED A DISTINCT SHAKING AND SHUDDERING OF THE FRNT END AND ESPECIALLY IN T… |
| 2002-05-20 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WE TAUGHT THAT WE BOUGHT THE SAFEST CAR. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR VIBRATES WHILE DRIIVING AT HI… |
| 2002-03-09 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED FROM THE WHEN THEY FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT IT VIBRATES (AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND PULLED TO … |
| 2001-11-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | COMPLAINT: DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SEVERELY ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN IN 'FORWARD DRIVE' ON A HILL. TOYOTA STATES THAT THE VEHIC… |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR IS POSITIONED TO LOW FROM ROOF OF VEHICLE WHICH CREATES A SERIOUS BLIND SPOT. DRIVER IS OF AVERAGE HE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING UPHILL WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED VEHICLE WENT INTO SECOND GEAR AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. DEALER STATED THA… |