Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Toyota 4runner.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIAGNOSIS FOUND TRANS FLUID WICKING UP HARNESS TO ENGINE ECM CONTAMINATING HARNESS AND ECU GIVEN FALSE/ABNORMAL READING… |
| 2024-08-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | On August 11th 2024 at approximately 8:30PM I was hit on the passenger side of my vehicle. As a result both passenger d… |
| 2024-05-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking spot and depressing the brake… |
| 2023-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hitch bent when pulling small ATV trailer. Under inspection of vehicle found the frame rusted out at the rear crossmemb… |
| 2023-01-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The actuator in the transfer case went bad in such a way as to not allow the vehicle either move (under its own power) … |
| 2022-11-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for the State Inspection, he wa… |
| 2021-06-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Lots of rust on frame and body. This is certainly an excessive amount. Many other owners of the 4runner between 2003-20… |
| 2020-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO A NON SEALING GAS CAP. THIS CONDITION ALSO DISABLES THE STABILITY CONTRO… |
| 2020-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE |
| 2020-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF CAR IS RUSTING OUT, TAIL GATE ALREADY HAD 2 BODY REPAIRS BUT KEEPS RUSTING OUT. MANY PARTS AT JUST … |
| 2020-06-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST IS RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR |
| 2020-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME RUST. I HAVE SEEN THE RECALLS ON OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES OF THE ERA DUE TO PREMATURE FRAME RUST. I KNOW THAT THE 4R… |
| 2019-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHIC… |
| 2019-07-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S FRAME IS VERY CORRODED OVERALL AND IT HAS MORE THAN 15 INCH LONG HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER FRONT FRA… |
| 2019-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE COMING F… |
| 2019-03-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WHERE OVER TIME, THE… |
| 2019-02-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THE RUST IS APPARENT IN MANY PLACES ALONG THE F… |
| 2019-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 2 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKING ON TOYOTA V8 4.7 ENGINE ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN AND CAUSING DIZZINESS. WHEN … |
| 2018-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL PREV OWNED VEH, BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AS "SAFE" TO OPERATE,110,000 MI ON 11072016. PREV OWNER AND CURR… |
| 2018-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WENT AWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT … |
| 2018-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING FRAME, REAR AXLE AND MANIFOLDS ARE SO SEVERELY RUSTED THAT MECHANICS CAN NOT MAINTAIN … |
| 2018-08-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BACK HATCH UNLATCHES ITSELF WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND FLIES OPEN. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, OBSERVED BY SEVERAL … |
| 2018-07-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE CARWASH. AS I INCHED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT OFF THE A… |
| 2018-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHENEVER I ACCELERATE ON THE UPHILL OR HIGH ACCELERATE THEN ODOR BECAME REALLY HORRIBLE, HARSH SMELL, SMELL LIKE TNT FI… |
| 2018-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FRAME RUST IS SO PERVASIVE ON MY 2008 4RUNNER THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION.… |
| 2018-01-26 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | MY FRAME BRACKETS THAT HOLD MY SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS LIKE MY FUEL TANK AND DRIVELINE ARE RUSTING OFF AND MY MECHAN… |
| 2017-12-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HISSING SOUND LIKE PRESSURE LOSS FROM GAS REFILL POINT AND LIMITED ABILITY TO USE GAS PUMPS DUE TO BACK PRESSURE THAT S… |
| 2017-12-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I'm experiencing major frame rust mainly at the crossbeams and all over the frame. Metal is literally crumbling away if… |
| 2017-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGIENE/POWERTRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE CHECKED. HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOUR TIMES BY THE DEALER AND CONTINUES TO GIVE THE SAM… |
| 2017-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS HAD A SULPHUR SMELL FOR A LONG WHILE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. T-SB-0346-09… |
| 2017-06-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ON 6/15/2017, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING A FRONTAL, 35 TO 40 MPH COLLIS… |
| 2017-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE RUSTS ON FRAME WITH CONCENTRATIONS AROUND MOUNTINGS OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE SUSPENSION, GAS LINES, BRAKE … |
| 2017-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IN MY OWN WORDS, I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 WITH ONLY 27,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND THE CHASSIS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED … |
| 2017-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND GOING UP A HILL, ENGINE JOLTS AND ACCELERATES. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINC… |
| 2016-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING, ANY BUMP OR POTHOLE WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO LOSE BRAKE POWER FOR ABOUT ONE (1) SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-04-22 | WHEELS | No | 0 | BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT 684 11 TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED AT LOW SPEED, ONLY 1 PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. SIDEWALLS COMPLETELY S… |
| 2015-12-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDOW. I HAD THE VEH AT THE SHOP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN EX… |
| 2015-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HEAVY CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR TORSION BAR TO DISCONNECT FROM THE REAR END WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN OCT. 2015. THE FRAM… |
| 2015-08-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE VARIOUS SMALL PIN POINT RUST SPOTS ALL … |
| 2015-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT 4 NEW SUMITOMO TOUR PLUS LXT TIRES FOR OUR 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER IN JUNE OF 2013. TWO YEARS AND 50,000 MILES LA… |
| 2015-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNACCEPTABLE, INTOLERABLE BAD SULFUR SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS. WELL KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS… |
| 2015-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-12-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE… |
| 2014-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT TO EAST COAST TOYOTA OF CARLSTADT, NJ AN "UPDATE" TO THE ECU COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. … |
| 2014-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRE… |
| 2014-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WON'T ENGAGE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 4 WHEEL DRIVE.THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ALONG WITH THE WHEEL STA… |
| 2013-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING TIMING BELT REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER BOB TYLER OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA; WHILE DRIVING BELT CAME APART LEADI… |
| 2013-06-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT METAL FRAME FOR THE SUN ROOF GLASS WAS CO… |
| 2013-05-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF ENGINE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. HIGH SPEED, TURNED OFF ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BU… |
| 2013-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2008 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD ACCORDING TO … |