Toyota 4Runner Electrical System Problems
- 121
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 18
- Years with records
- 1999–2017
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 121 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 10 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- door lock · 13 records
- wiring harness · 12 records
- rear window · 12 records
- check engine · 11 records
- stopped working · 7 records
- lock actuators · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 31 |
| 100–150k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I was driving my car on pooler parkway in pooler, ga on a city street in heavy traffic when all of a sudden a buzzer goes off and my dashboard immediately gives off multiple warning signals. Vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. I immediately pull off to the side of the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. This incident could have killed my whole family. I had to have the car towed. Chatham toyota in…
ODI 11297113
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I was driving at a speed of 50 mph on pooler parkway in heavy traffic and a buzzer went off. All of a sudden my dashboard gives off multiple warning signals: vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. I do not know what the problem is so i pull off the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. I had to have the car towed. Chatham toyota in savannah ga tells me it's about $4,000.00 to repair this. This failure…
ODI 11297112
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I was driving down the highway using my rear defroster when my back window shattered without cause, it sounded like a gunshot. The shock caused me and the driver behind me to both swerve almost causing two wrecks.
ODI 11220541
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The lock actuator motors on 4 out of 5 doors have stopped working. Only the drivers and rear door have exterior key entry, this dramatically inhibits the access to the back and front passenger seats in the event of an emergency.
ODI 11309123
Electrical System
The door lock actuators fail at an alarming rate. My driver side door lock actuator failed after only 50,000 miles. This prevents the car door from locking, which is a safety concern during a crash or just to prevent forced entry.
ODI 11205949
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota 4runner. After starting the vehicle, a high pitched audible alarm sounded and the abs, traction control, and emergency brake sensors remained illuminated. Also, when depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brakes malfunctioned and the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to jim hudson toyota ([redacted], irmo,sc) , but the cause of the failure could…
ODI 11203657
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota 4runner. While driving 50 mph, there was an odor of burning wires and smoke coming from the steering area. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and waited one hour. The vehicle was restarted and was driven to the contact's residence. The contact called victoria toyota (located at 5 heitzinger plaza, seaside, ca 93955,…
Fire reported
ODI 11195238
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota 4runner. The contact stated that the door locks would not work and the navigation system was malfunctioning. This vehicle was sold to the contact after his chrysler vehicle broke down and was towed to mount airy chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (538 n andy griffith pkwy, mt airy, nc 27030, [redacted]). The contact purchased the 2014 toyota 4runner and drove home. The toyota vehicle was…
ODI 11196224