Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-19 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHILD SEAT WILL NOT STAY SECURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT IS SECURED IN THE VEHICLE BY TH… |
| 2006-05-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | ALL FOUR OF MY DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WITH THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. EACH REQUIRED A NEW LOCK ACTUATOR TO BE INST… |
| 2005-12-20 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUNROOF/MOONROOF LEAKS AROUND GLASS RUBBER SEAL--SEVERE CORROSION, METAL DEFORMED, EFFECTS OPERATION. *JB |
| 2005-12-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS HIT WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS, RESTRAINED CHILD … |
| 2005-10-10 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER: JACK AND EQUIPMENT ARE NOT SAFE AND SUITABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO USE THE JACK E… |
| 2005-09-23 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS SOLD PRE-OWNED TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITHOUT ITS BEING INSPECTED AND THEN I FELT ILL TREATED TO BE RECALLED TO SIGN A NE… |
| 2005-06-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 4 RUNNER FROM TOMS RIVER TOYOTA. ALL SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE PERFORMED THERE. OVER A YEAR AGO W… |
| 2005-04-20 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER TRAILER HITCH CAME APART. *TS WHEN THE TRAILER CAME APART IT STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THE… |
| 2005-03-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PRESENTLY HAVE MY 2003 4 RUNNER V8 LIMITED IN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THEN A YEAR FOR AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. IN… |
| 2005-02-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH,THE VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE REAR SHOCKS BLEW THE SEALS. THE VEH… |
| 2005-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR( 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER) STARTED TO LOSE POWER A… |
| 2005-01-13 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | HVAC BLOWER FAN FAILED AFTER TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDS WARRANTY PERIOD. DEALER SAI… |
| 2004-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | AT CERTAIN TIMES I HAVE A SULFUR/EXHAUST SMELL THAT ENTERS THE VEHICLE. IT IS INTERMITTENT, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS EXHA… |
| 2004-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFI… |
| 2004-11-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | AAFTER THE OVERNIGHT TEMPORATURE DROPPED BEFOW FREEZING, BOTH OF MY 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER REAR DOORS FROZE TO THEIR WHEE… |
| 2004-11-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TWO FRONT WINDSHIELDS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONSUM… |
| 2004-10-18 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TOYOTA 4- RUNNER, 2003. WHEEL LUG BOLTS ARE BREAKING OFF CAUSING WHEEL TO BECOME LOSE. TOYOTA SAYS THE TIRE ROTATION S… |
| 2004-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SULFUR/ROTTEN EGG SMELL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS INTERMITT… |
| 2004-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | THIS CONDITION COULD BE RELATED TO ITEM 2. THIS CONDITION STARTED LAST WINTER AND IS GETTING WORSE.) AFTER BEING AT A… |
| 2004-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 1 | THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMERS RIGHT KNEE AND LOWER BACK. *TC *JB |
| 2004-09-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE VERY PASSENGER EDGE MIDWAY AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 9 MOS NEW. THE CRACK PROPOGATED INWA… |
| 2004-09-17 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BLEW OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE GLASS MADE SCRATCHES ON THE DOOR. THE MANUFACTUR… |
| 2004-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LTR FM CHRISTINE IDLAND (NJ) RE A PROBLEM WITH HER 2003 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, IT EMITS A PUNGENT ODOR WHEN SHE PRESSES THE A… |
| 2004-06-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *JB......*AK |
| 2004-06-02 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED REAR SEATS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SUDDENLY THE SEATS CAME UP. *AK |
| 2004-05-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BACKREST, MOVES OR HAS A PLAY MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK |
| 2004-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL/EXHAUST ENTERING CABIN OF VEHICLE EVEN IF WINDOWS ARE UP.HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEH… |
| 2004-03-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TIRE/STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS IN MY 2003 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SPORT EDITION. THE PROBLEM… |
| 2004-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | STRONG SULFUR SMELL WILL DRIVING THE CAR, THE SMELL IS STRONG AND TIMES CAN BE HARD TO BREATH. THE SMELL DOES DEFINITE… |
| 2004-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | REGARDING MY 2003 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, LIMITED, 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITH A V-8 ENGINE AND 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINCE … |
| 2004-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | SULFER EXAUST FUMES ENTERING CABIN. OCCURS AT VARIOUS TIMES. SPOKE TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER; BOTH BLAME GAS. MY CO… |
| 2004-02-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 10000 MILES, DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES 265/70R16. IN LESS THEN 2 WEEKS I HAVE HAD 2 FLATS IN… |
| 2004-02-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SEATS HEIGHT WAS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER … |
| 2004-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES AL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN SITTING AT A STOP . THE 4 RUNNER HAS 3 MASTERS AND ONE COMPLETE POWER BR… |
| 2004-01-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | 03 4 RUNNER DRIVER'S SEAT RATTLES IN BASE OF SEAT. THIS IS A MANUAL ADJUSTMENT SEAT. *LA |
| 2004-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND/OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD WITH A THUD. SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE TH… |
| 2004-01-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ON MY 4 RUNNER DOES NOT PROPERLY LOCK INTO PLACE. THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON THE TRA… |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2003 4-RUUNER SPORT EDITION WITHTHE V-8 IN AUGUST, 2003. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE 4-RUNNER, THERE HAS BEEN A … |
| 2003-12-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT HAS CHIPPED DOWN TO THE BARE METAL IN 3 PLACES AND ANOTHER AREA HAS A FOUR INCH DIAMETER OFF-COLOR SWIRL SHOWINGT… |
| 2003-12-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT WAS TOO LOOSE AND MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WA… |
| 2003-12-01 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR SEAT BACK REST ON PASSENGER SIDE SQUEAKS AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. IF THE BACK REST IS FOLDED DOWN THE NOIS… |
| 2003-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A NEW TOYATO 4 RUNNER AND THE VEHICLE SMELL CONSTANTLY. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA AND THEY ASK ME TO CHANGE MY GAS T… |
| 2003-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 4 | AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH MONTHS OF ILLNESS CAUSED BY A NOXIOUS SMELL, WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OUR V8 TOYOTA 4 … |
| 2003-11-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM EXPERIENCING A REPEATED CHEMICAL SULFUR ODOR IN MY VEHICLE CABIN ON EVEN MODERATE ACCELERATION. THE SMELL IS SIMP… |
| 2003-11-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED MOVEMENT IN MY SEAT WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. MOVEMENT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT DOES HAPP… |
| 2003-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2003 4 RUNNER V6 HAS LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE CONMPARTMENT. I RAN IT BY THE DEALERSHIP 1 WEEK AFTER PURCH… |
| 2003-11-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN OF 2003 4RUNNER (AWD-V8). I DO NOT SEE MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT LISTED IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS,SUB… |
| 2003-11-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR MY 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SPORT V8, WHICH HAS A MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR THE SEAT BASE FORE-TO-AFT POS… |
| 2003-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. *AK |
| 2003-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRONG SULFUR ODOR IN MY NEW 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS SMELL HAS NO… |