1. Toyota 4Runner
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Toyota 4Runner Service Brakes Problems

188
Owner complaint records in our dataset
20
Years with records
1999–2019
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 188 stored complaint records:

  • 12 indicate a crash
  • 5 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • brake pedal · 23 records
  • traction control · 8 records
  • brake failure · 8 records
  • lights came · 8 records
  • front brake · 7 records
  • light came · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
150–400k mi43
60–100k mi38
100–150k mi38
1–30k mi32
30–60k mi18

Complaint evidence

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

  • February 11, 2020 · 173,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    While driving my abs, break, vsc trac and vsc off light came on solid. It was all accompanied by an alarm. I was in heading down a hill in the snow. Right after the alerts came on i had a hard break pedal with no movement and no breaks. I was not able to use the emergency break as in snow that would not have helped. I have done some research and this has happened to multiple people online and its concerning that if…

    ODI 11308782

    2003 records in this system

  • December 6, 2019 · 220,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    My daughter returned from work two days ago and parked the vehicle, she did not notice anything wrong with its drivability. The next morning she started the vehicle and a loud warning tone was being emitted from the dash. She asked me to look at it and i noticed the brake and abs warning lights were on. I tried depressing the brake pedal and it went completely to the floor instantly. I tried backing up the vehicle…

    ODI 11287801

    2003 records in this system

  • November 12, 2019 · 1,631 miles

    Service Brakes

    I recently purchased a 2019 toyota 4runner from stadium toyota. In the beginning of november 2019, i began to hear a squeaking noise coming from the car when ever i would back-out of my garage first thing in the morning and lightly release the breaks. I recorded the noise and scheduled an appointment with the dealer. I showed the video to the service technician, who acknowledged the problem but was unable to…

    ODI 11306488

    2019 records in this system

  • October 26, 2019

    Engine · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other

    Chassis, brakes and all under carriage of 2004 toyota 4 runner is rusted. Soon the car will not pass inspection. I do not live in a salt water zone. My car has never driven through salt water. I have 71,000 miles on the car. The brakes were so rusted that i had to replace them. The car will be too dangerous to drive soon.

    ODI 11282667

    2004 records in this system

  • October 18, 2019

    Service Brakes

    The breaks pulse when your stopping and there have been two instances when i experienced the breaks unexpectedly went out or slipped...it's hard to explain exact feeling but it was scary. The traction control light came on when i was at a stop sign at a slight hill and the breaks made a strange noise this happened twice however the light only came on the one time. Then while driving the abs, traction, break, and…

    ODI 11282724

    2006 records in this system

  • September 11, 2019 · 155,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes

    I was driving my car on pooler parkway in pooler, ga on a city street in heavy traffic when all of a sudden a buzzer goes off and my dashboard immediately gives off multiple warning signals. Vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. I immediately pull off to the side of the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. This incident could have killed my whole family. I had to have the car towed. Chatham toyota in…

    ODI 11297113

    2004 records in this system

  • September 4, 2019 · 155,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes

    I was driving at a speed of 50 mph on pooler parkway in heavy traffic and a buzzer went off. All of a sudden my dashboard gives off multiple warning signals: vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. I do not know what the problem is so i pull off the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. I had to have the car towed. Chatham toyota in savannah ga tells me it's about $4,000.00 to repair this. This failure…

    ODI 11297112

    2004 records in this system

  • August 8, 2019 · 21,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota 4runner. While depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the pedal traveled to the floorboard and the vehicle did not immediately stop. The driver had to pump the brake pedal multiple times to stop the vehicle; however, the stopping distance was extended. The vehicle was towed to beaver toyota (2995 us [redacted], augustine, fl) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure…

    ODI 11243303

    2018 records in this system