Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Toyota 4 Runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALMOST CONSTANT SULPHER SMELL. DEALER STATES THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM, AND NO TSB'S. THEY TELL ME TO KEEP… |
| 2005-07-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CONTINUE TO CRACK STARTING EACH TIME MID WAY THE WIND SHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER SIDE. I AM MY THIRD WINDSHIELD … |
| 2005-07-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: ONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S LUMBART SECTION OF THE SEAT IS LOOSE. WHEN YDRIVING AND STOPPING Y CAN FEEL THE FRONT SE… |
| 2005-06-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STRERRING BECAME UNSTABLE (HARD TO TURN - THEN LOSE) CAUSING THE SUV TO HIT A POLE,… |
| 2005-06-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STRERRING BECAME UNSTABLE (HARD TO TURN - THEN LOSE) CAUSING THE SUV TO HIT A POLE,… |
| 2005-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON ACCELERATION THE EXHAUST EMITS A VERY STRONG ROTTEN EGG SMELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPE… |
| 2005-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER PICKING MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FROM AN OIL CHANGE LAST OCTOBER, MY VEHICLE STABILTY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM Z… |
| 2005-04-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD RESULTING IN HITTING STEARING WHEEL AND FRACTURING… |
| 2005-04-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DOOR LOCKED IN LOCK POSITION, WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR MANUAL SWITCH INSIDE OF VEH… |
| 2005-01-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING AND SHIFTING UPON ACCELERATION, B… |
| 2005-01-04 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS MEANING THE SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I H… |
| 2004-12-09 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 4X4..ON SNOW,ICE AN WET ROADS THE FRONT END VIBRATES AN BUCKS. ITS BEEN BACK T… |
| 2004-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | MY 2004 SPORT 4RUNNER HAS A PERIODIC STRONG SULFUR SMELL ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST. *JB |
| 2004-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES AND GETS VERY SOFT. VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE IS MARGINAL AT BEST. ROTORS HAVE… |
| 2004-11-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT POPS AND MOVES WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING CURVES (ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS). IT APPEARS TO BE … |
| 2004-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AT RPMS B/W 1600-2300, INCREASED WITH SPEED. *JB |
| 2004-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT 1500 RPM TO 1800RPM (IN VARIOUS SPEED). I HA… |
| 2004-09-27 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | RELATES TO A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE LIGHT BLINKS INDICATING LOW PRES… |
| 2004-09-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | MY TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE CATALITIC CONNVERTER AND IT STILL SMELLS.*AK |
| 2004-08-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 4 RUNNER SR5 V6 IN MAY OF 2004, I HAVE NOTICED SOME VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING… |
| 2004-08-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS AN E-MAIL I SENT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS: I HAVE HAD MY NEW 2004 4RUNNER LIMITED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (RON CARTER… |
| 2004-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AROUND 45-60 MPH. IT IS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION THAT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE WITH. |
| 2004-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RESONANCE THROUGH STEERING WHEEL DURING LIGHT TO HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN TRANS WAS SHIFTING. DEALER, AT THIS TIME SAYS… |
| 2004-07-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG SULFUR SMELL (ROTTEN EGGS) WHEN ACCELERATING. CAN SMELL WITH ALL WINDOWS UP. EVEN WORSE IF REAR WINDOW IS DOWN… |
| 2004-07-30 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DASH LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME MAKING IT HARD TO KNOW IF YOU HEADLIGHTS ARE ON OR NOT. HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES AT … |
| 2004-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | ON SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2004, I WAS PULLING FROM A DRIVEWAY TO A TAR ROAD AND WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT S… |
| 2004-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | VIBRATION ABOVE 70 MPH, FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, PEDAL AND FLOORBOARD. *JB |
| 2004-07-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES (OR ROCKS) WHILE DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER ASSURES ME THAT THE DEFECT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, YE… |
| 2004-07-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH A VERY NOTICEABLE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 59-65 MPH.*AK |
| 2004-07-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2004 TOYOTA V8 4WD SR5 4RUNNER WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN FEB/2004. AT SPEED 71-73 MPH, IT GENERATES ANNOYING HARMONIC … |
| 2004-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TRACKING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | PURCHASED TOYOTA 4 RUNNER V8 SPORT EDITION IN MAY 2004. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN HAVE ALMOST CON… |
| 2004-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. I NOTICED THE EXTREME SULFUR ODOR WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I… |
| 2004-06-17 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR EXTENDED … |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | BETWEEN JUNE 04, AND OCTOBER 05. THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.. MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW. LEFT SIDE MANIFOLD CATALYTIC… |
| 2004-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | 1. 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER PURCHASED FROM FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA, 9101 GLENWOOD AVENUE, RALEIGH, NC,27622 ON 3/18/2004. ON 3/… |
| 2004-05-20 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKE… |
| 2004-05-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | I HAVE A NEW TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SR5 PURCHASED IN APRIL 2004. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN YOU S… |
| 2004-04-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY BUT THE HEADLI… |
| 2004-04-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | COMPLAINT INVOLVES TOYOTA , 2004 4RUNNER. NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 62-64 MPH. HAD WHEELS AND TIR… |
| 2004-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | VIBRATION (FROM DRIVETRAIN) THAT IS FELT THROUGH THE GAS PEDAL ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW-PITCH HUMMING/DRONING NOISE. THIS P… |
| 2004-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | IN MARCH OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 2004 LIMITED 4RUNNER (V6) FROM RODLAND TOYOTA IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON. I HAVE HAD THE VE… |
| 2004-03-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. NOTICED "WOBBLE" OR "VIBRATIONS" IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING AND AT SPEEDS A… |
| 2004-03-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SINCE DAY ONE. THE TIRES ARE WEARING ON TH… |
| 2004-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I JUST PERCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SPORT EDITION V8 IN FEBRUARY. I HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE "BREAK-IN" PERIOD AND … |
| 2004-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER EMITS A SULFUR LIKE ODOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SWITCHING FUELS WILL HELP, BUT I … |
| 2004-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS HAD A HORRIBLE SULFUR SMELL SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTE AND NOW TH… |
| 2004-02-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TOYOTA'S NEW COMMERCIAL FOR THEIR HIGHLANDER IS ALL ABOUT FEATURING A WOMAN PUTTING MAKE-UP ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I… |
| 2004-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DURING THE DAY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WELL LIT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND WARNING INDICATORS. *… |
| 2004-02-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE SEATS MOVING AROUND AS IF NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 5 … |