2004 Toyota 4RUNNER problems and owner complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATE AND PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191959 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2004 LIMITED 4RUNNER TOYOTA, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, WITH V8. AFTER ABOUT 20 THOUSAND MILES, MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SURGING FORWARD LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED. THIS NOISE ALSO HAS A DISTINCT METALLIC SOUND AND JARRING VIBRATION EACH AND EVERY TIME. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSES FIRMLY, THE CAR WILL LOUNGE FORWARD. THIS NOISE AND "CLANKING" ALSO OCCURS WHEN LIFTING MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND NOT IN NEUTRAL. I FIRST REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA ABOUT A YE…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10205151 at NHTSA ↗

VIBRATION IS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH OR HIGHER). THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRESENT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HAVE HAD TIRES REBALANCED WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBRATION. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ROTATION DOES NOT CORRECT VIBRATION. *CN

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216382 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2004 4 RUNNER I RECENTLY HAVE HAD A STEERING VIBRATION THAT IS MAKING ME CRAZY IT FLUTTERS AROUND 55 TO 65 I HAVE GONE TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS PLUS I HAVE DONE LOTS OF TESTING WITH NO LUCK ON A PERMANENT FIX I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR 6 MONTHS SINCE THE PROBLEM REALLY STARTED THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND IS THIS TSB ST001R-05 050908 STEERING THAT RELATES TO MY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD 9 NEW SETS OF TIRES AND A SET OF NEW WHEELS AND ALL NEW SUSPENSION NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN NOT GET RID OF THE FLUTTER IT SOME TIMES P…

Owner-reported narrative. 65,237 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293169 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN COMING TO A STOP MY 4RUNNER WILL MAKE A CLUNK NOISE AS IF I WAS REAR ENDED. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUNK. TAKING IT TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL, JUST THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10311470 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED STUCK. SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SHE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOCKED AND FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE PE…

Owner-reported narrative. 67,262 miles reported. Look up ODI 10428019 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND HAD METAL PIECES WITHIN THE PUMP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IF THEY RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL THEN THEY COULD POSSIBLY OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. NO FURTHE…

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10361535 at NHTSA ↗

FRAME RUST PREVALENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE A FEW POORLY DESIGNED AREAS ON THE FRAME THAT ACCUMULATE WATER AND RUST AT AN ACCELERATED RATE COMPARED TO OTHER SECTIONS, NAMELY: FRONT RADIATOR AUXILLARY BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE FRONT SKID PLATE AND TRANS COOLER LINES, AND THE SECTIONS OF FRAME DIRECTLY ABOVE THE REAR TRAILING ARMS, JUST AFTER THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER, AND RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS. THE FRONT AUXILLARY CROSSMEMBER WAS POORLY DESIGNED AS THERE ARE 2 LOW POINTS ON EITHER END WITH INSUFFICIENT DRAIN HOLES, THUS…

Owner-reported narrative. 125,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11152548 at NHTSA ↗

FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE, KEY, INSIDE LATCH, ETC. DOOR WILL MAKE SOUNDS WHEN ELECTRICAL LOCKS ARE PUSHED, SO IT IS NOT LIKELY THE ACTUATOR (WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL). INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS A COMPONENT WITHIN THE LATCH, A SPRING OF SOME VARIETY, THAT BREAKS AND/OR FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS VERY BUSY AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, BUT WE COULD BRING IT IN AND FOR 85 DOLLARS/HR, THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND SEE. WELL, WE ARE NOT EVEN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10307425 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED WHEN THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE DEFROSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN REPAIRED WITH NEW COMPONENTS IN THE DEFROSTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,488.

Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10450998 at NHTSA ↗