Toyota 4Runner Driveline Problems
- 43
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 1999–2008
- 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.
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- rear differential · 13 records
- differential housing · 8 records
- steering wheel · 5 records
- rusted through · 5 records
- rear axle · 5 records
- feels like · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Driveline
Rear differential housing has rusted through, leaks fluid, and is irreparable. *tr
ODI 10411652
Driveline
The rear differential housing has rusted through causing its oil to leak out. *tr
ODI 10410344
Driveline
2002 toyota 4 runner rusted out rear axle housing. Rear axle housing leaks oil due to rust erosion on the rear axle cover. *tr
ODI 10399713
Driveline · Frame And Members
Frame on 1999 toyota 4runner has rusted through in front of rear axle attachment on driver's and passenger's sides. Rear differential cover has also rusted to point where differential fluid is leaking out. The vehicle is well maintained and washed regularly with no rust anywhere but frame and rear differential. The vehicle is unsafe to drive and must be repaired according to mechanic. Toyota states that they have a…
ODI 10383194
Driveline
2001 toyota 4runner rear axle housing rot/leak, no signs of abuse. *tr
ODI 10353923
Driveline
After stopping the rear end will 'clunk' when either letting off the brakes, or upon accelerating. This will occur roughly 1/10th of the time regardless or variation in braking pressure or acceleration. I've tried every combination of gentle to hard stops and stops with little change in the frequency of the issue. This only started to occur after 53k miles. The dealer told me the 4runner needed more lube, their fix…
ODI 10367169
Driveline
My 2007 toyota 4-runner has a serious drive shaft jolt and clunk that occurs whenever coming to a complete stop causing the vehicle to lurch. The first occurrence was at approximately 8000 miles in my first year. Toyota has been informed of this several times and refuses to take action. Approximately 3 weeks ago, the vehicle did this on the freeway at highway speed of approximately 60 mph causing the vehicle to…
ODI 10331502
Driveline
Rusted & leaking rear differential housing on 2000 toyota 4runner. *tr
ODI 10320383