Problems with 2003 Toyota 4Runner STEERING

Frame has extreme and rusting and has been reinforced by welding new steel support frames

The control arm separated from the rotted rusted frame while driving. almost died!

Structural rust to frame. cracks and holes at welds and attachment points of suspension and steering. frame is disintegrating under the truck, complete structural failure is imminent.

The frame is rusted out and the rear suspension mounting brackets are starting to look like potato chips. also noticed steering components are severally rusted.

I have had this vehicle for many years and i "know" it. i noticed that he steering wheel had a vibration albeit slight, this was something new as well as a noise i could hear under the car. i brought it home complained to my husband - he looked under the car & was appalled - the frame is so rusted he was able to stick his finger through the failing frame! i am afraid this vehicle will kill me! what if it decides to completely break at an axle or part of the undercarriage. do i drive it and take the chance of getting hurt or killed before someone will order a recall. we can send photos if necessary as this will most certainly add validity to the concern.

Extreme rust/rot throughout my 2003 4runner frame. the body, interior, powertrain are 8.5 out of 10 the frame is a 0 i live in new england and recently purchased the 03 4runner sr5 based off it looks. i drove the 4runner of about a month before the incident happened. i was driving on a typical new england road, fairly smooth with pot holes here and there going approximately 45 m.p.h.. without any warning the 4runner sent the front of the truck hard left and the rear of the truck to the right. the tires were screeching and i was sent sideways into oncoming traffic narrowing missing cars and pedestrians in the area. i got the truck to "crab walk" back across the road into a parking out and called a tow truck. when we got the truck home the tow truck driver and i took a look under the truck to see what went wrong. the right rear control arm mount had completely separated from the frame. with the truck on ththe ground i was able to roll the rear right wheel forward and backwards about 5 ...

The frame on my 2003 toyota 4runner has almost rusted completely through the frame. while driving on i40 going around a deep curve i lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road without injury or collision. it was inspected and deemed not safe to drive due to the rusted frame. this vehicle is now immobile until the frame is replaced. i am requesting that this vehicle is included in the recall for the toyota 4 runners. this happened 9/26/2018.

Frame is completely rusted out. steel is literally falling off from the rust and my suspensions are completely shot and exposed due to rust.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota 4runner. while driving 65 mph, the vsc and traction control warning indicators illuminated. the anti-lock braking system engaged and locked the front brakes. the vehicle violently pulled to the left lane and the steering and brakes failed. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and repair the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that they were unaware of the failure previously occurring. the failure mileage was approximately 167,000.

Steering binds and sometimes prevents a continued turn. have to over power steering wheel to complete turns in either direction. not a fluid, pump, steering rack issue from what i can tell. understand it may be an unprotected steering shaft u-joint. dangerous situation if not corrected asap as issue gets worse very quickly.

While driving on the highway the passenger rear side of my toyota 4runner began to move up and down and wobble making the car wander all over the road. we immediately went to the local toyota dealer, carver toyota of columbus in taylorsville, in. inspecting the car on the passenger rear side we found that the rear suspension had pulled away from the frame where the frame had completely rusted leaving a big hunk out of the frame. there was extensive rusting of the frame in multiple places. the car was inspected and photographed by matt warren, service manager at carver toyota and was determined to be undriveable. this is a well maintained vehicle which is in tip-top condition in every other respect than the rusted frame. we are very upset to lose a good car which still had a lot of value still left in it to us. we also feel that this is a very important safety issue. we were incredibly lucky that neither we nor anybody else on the highway that day were injured by this dangerous situation. and we are very concerned that this has been reported in other 4runners as ...

Steering locked up during turn into busy parking lot sheetz store and gas station safely stopped vehicle after trouble shooting the problem we sprayed penetrating oil on lower steering shaft universal we moved vehicle to be towed home waiting for parts complete failure could have been deadly if driving at highway speed. this is the second rust problem we have had with toyota nothing was ever done we lost a 1997 toyota t-100 in an accident due to frame failure.

I purchased this 4runner in march, 2015. i began to notice a vibration in the steering wheel at 63mph. i thought it was brakes, i had brakes and rotors surfaced on 3/12/15. still vibrating! so i figured it was a simple balancing issue, i took it on the same day to have it balanced. it started vibrating and shaking worse! i had the same mechanic re-balance and rotate the wheels/tires. it road the same. they turned me to the toyota dealership because they have the road enforce balancer. i took it to toyota to have them test drive first, they claimed it was indeed out of balance. toyota balanced. i drove it and it was shaking like a leaf at 32-70mph. i had toyota re-balance again! i drove it again and it remained worse. they informed me that they didn't know what else to do. i left thinking that it was my wheels and or my tires because in my mind toyota knows best! i went to where the tires were bought, tires are 3 months new. they informed me that this same 4runner had been brought in by the previous owner with the exact same issue. they pulled the ...

Exposed parts of toyota steering components all rusted tight. very dangerous when it finally locks. i am sure there was a recall notice on this when i first got the vehicle. they seem to have wanted to hide this issue. replaced the rack and pinion the steering rack and steering knuckle. hose ends corroded so bad had to replace it also. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota 4runner. the contact stated that the steering wheel failed. the steering wheel became hard to turn and the vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection. the failure was located at the steering wheel system, which failed due to severe corrosion that expanded to the transmission lines and the frame. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 125,000.