2015 Toyota 4Runner Electrical System 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.
What owners report
- door lock · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
The front passenger side door will not lock or unlock. I am sure you can understand the safety hazards with this issue. This door will not lock or unlock with key fob or with the locking system inside the car.
ODI 11163674
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The 4runner's electrical system shuts down completely while driving; as if someone was suddently turned the car off while driving then turned it back on. All dash lights, instrumentation, headlights, radio, etc... Shut down and then it restarts automatically shortly thereafter. This happens multiple times daily. It occurs both while the car is in park or reverse or driving usually below 555mph since much of my…
ODI 11173532
Electrical System
Door actuator locking out driver, to where key doesn't even work. Either the door will not lock, or unlock. The fob is fine and sends the signal as you can here the actuator trying to move. And when it doesn't unlock, you can't even unlock the door with the key. I would think this would be a safety issue. I've read a number of complaints on a variety of sites such as below, that it is a known issue? If it's a known…
ODI 11112417
Electrical System
2015 toyota 4runner - door lock actuators. At around 36,000 miles the rear driver's side door actuator began to fail intermittently. Within a couple months it failed completely and the rear passenger door lock actuator began to display the same problems. At 40,000 mileages all of the door lock actuators have failed. This is a non-problem and a major safety issue. It is also very expensive to repair.
ODI 11141238
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota 4runner. While driving in the left lane at approximately 70 mph, the vehicle lost power. The contact stated that the vehicle seized and was unable to be moved. The engine was still running, but the vehicle would not accelerate. All the indicators on the instrument panel illuminated at the time of the failure. Modern toyota (3178 peters creek pkwy, winston-salem, nc 27127) diagnosed…
ODI 11058235
Electrical System
Entune radio/navigation system continually crashes and stalls while driving causing safety hazard if driver has to continually reset the radio power while driving. This usually happens more so when the navigation system is engaged. It will crash out of no where, use to just happen with instructions were being given through the speaker now its random. Happens also when with just music playing, will be unable to…
ODI 10928671
Electrical System
Rodent chewed through injector 3 wire. 4 days later, after i paid for the first repair...several other wires were chewed through. The previous connector repaired with "rodent deterrent tape" was not damaged.
ODI 10763422