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Toyota 4Runner Vehicle Speed Control Problems

170
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
1999–2016
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 170 stored complaint records:

  • 46 indicate a crash
  • 18 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • accelerator pedal · 16 records
  • suddenly accelerated · 15 records
  • brake pedal · 14 records
  • engine light · 11 records
  • foot brake · 10 records
  • cruise control · 10 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi39
30–60k mi37
60–100k mi30
100–150k mi23
150–400k mi12

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • September 18, 2019 · 97,500 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control

    Approximately 7:45 am on 9/18/19, my son while coming home from work, had an accident. I was not with him at the time. When he showed up at home after the incident, he explained how he was unable to stop the vehicle before it collided with the vehicle in front. He articulated that when he applied the brakes, it was as if he vehicle sped up. Remembering years back during a presidential campaign, this was an issue…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 11268551

    2012 records in this system

  • March 4, 2019 · 229,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    03/04/2019- i was driving down a dry road in santa fe, new mexico traveling at approximately 35 to 40 mph. A gradual turn, and i stress gradual, came up and upon turning the wheel to take the slight curb the vsc/ anti slip braking kicked in and the computer 'sensed' i lost controlled at which point it took over and locked the brakes up. This action taken by the computer took away all of my control, straightened my…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11184444

    2010 records in this system

  • March 1, 2019

    Suspension · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    1999 toyota 4runner ltd 4x4 frame is rotted /rusted out will need major repairs or new frame apparently this is all 4runners and tacomas built from the mid 90s to mid 2000s both sides of the frame rot on the inside and bottom of the frame so much so they started selling kits to fix this on ebay what a shame i never though toyota would be such junk sad they wont fix / recall the 3rd gen 4 runner in there current…

    ODI 11185102

    1999 records in this system

  • December 11, 2018 · 55,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving along at slower speeds the engine seems to quit for about 5sec then it comes on again. This is a dangerous condition. This could happen anytime.

    ODI 11161493

    2010 records in this system

  • November 18, 2018 · 137,000 miles

    Body · Vehicle Speed Control

    The frame has so much rust on it and other areas of the undercargo that it has caused my speed and abs sensors to work improperly. Speedometer will just quit working and abs lights will come on with the vcs trac, vcs off, and abs lights all coming on, then the engine light will also come on from time to time. There is already a hole rusted through the frame and mechanic said it was just a matter of time before it…

    ODI 11160695

    2004 records in this system

  • November 8, 2018

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    2013 toyota rav4. Consumer writes in regards to brake failure *ld the consumer stated the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration causing a crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle and a light pole. The airbags did not deploy. *js

    1 injury

    ODI 11161588

    2013 records in this system

  • September 20, 2018 · 68,471 miles

    Air Bags · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    Needed to use my horn when someone drifted into my lane on the interstate. The horn did not work. I could not honk to inform that driver to stay in his/her lane. Afterwhich, i took it to my toyota dealer. They diagnosed and discovered the spiral cable had an open circuit. They replaced the spiral cable assembly. From what i remember they told me this cable assembly carried wiring for cruise control, air bags, horn…

    ODI 11150677

    2015 records in this system

  • August 15, 2018 · 100,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    The secondary air injection pump is sending error messages and the vehicle is now in limp mode. The vehicle will not go over 30mph.

    ODI 11120779

    2005 records in this system