1. Toyota 4Runner
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2002 Toyota 4Runner Vehicle Speed Control Problems

9
Owner complaint records in our dataset

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 9 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
150–400k mi2
1–30k mi1
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 17, 2014 · 175,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Vsc, trac off, abs and brake lights came on while driving. High pitched buzzer/alarm started and remained constant. Brakes became very hard to depress and i lost most braking power. *tr

    ODI 10668016

  • May 1, 2013 · 120,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2002 toyota 4runner has a faulty throttle position sensor (part # 89452-35030) that causes loss of power while driving (at all speeds). *jb this loss of power is very dangerous as the car will be driving along at a stable speed and then suddenly just start slowing down even though my foot stays on the gas pedal. This loss of speed puts me at serious risk to be rear-ended by a car behind me or potentially get hit…

    ODI 10538485

  • August 11, 2011 · 94,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control

    I own a 2002 toyota 4runner with approximately 94,000 miles. The vehicle primary use is driving less than 10 miles a day off highway. The following alarm lights came on: brake light, check engine light, vsc light, trac light, abs light, and the speedometer quit working. The vehicle was taken to mike calvert toyota in houston, tx to diagnose the problem. Their scanner was unable to identify a code for the problem.…

    ODI 10419300

  • October 23, 2009 · 113,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I own a toyota 4 runner. While driving across country last fall i noticed that the truck would accelerate rapidly when i had cruise control on. The cruise control would kick in as it should have but it would accelerate very rapidly and felt out of control. Once it began the acceleration, it would never stop and level out to the appropriate speed as it should have. It would continue to accelerate. Braking worked in…

    ODI 10304212

  • March 13, 2008

    Body · Vehicle Speed Control

    I have already filed a safety complaint regarding my sudden acceleration accident approximately 4 years ago. I noticed that toyota has issued a recall for this problem for toyota 4runners going back to 2003. My vehicle is a 2002. Basically, i'm writing to urge nhtsa to asktoyota what is different about the gas pedal assembly from 2003 to 2002 because there is no doubt there was a major malfunction with my car and if…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10490505

  • March 13, 2008 · 160,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota 4runner. While traveling at a speed of 5 mph attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle and then into a building. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was repaired for the failure. The manufacturer had not been contacted, the failure mileage was at 160000, the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10318528

  • July 29, 2004 · 36,900 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While pulling into a parking place, right foot on the brake, the rpm jumped from 700 rpm to 1500 rpm for no discernible reason. If my foot had not already been on the brake i would have run into the car in front of me.*ak

    ODI 10090518

  • December 10, 2002 · 10 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Complete loss of power on acceleration if tires spin...more than one close call! Happening since vehicle was new. *tr

    ODI 10515863

  • October 13, 2002

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Operating vehicle in wet road conditions with cruise control on at 55 mph. Traction control warning light illuminated and engine tachometer went from 2,200 rpm to excess of 5,000 rpm. Vehicle quickly accelerated to 70 mph and was continuing acceleration when operator depressed brake pedal and stopped acceleration. Only one occurance and no recurrence on remaining 6 miles to home. Very dangerous to have vehicle…

    ODI 768473