2010 Toyota 4RUNNER problems and owner complaints

TOYOTA RAV4 2010 - ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN FOR A SECOND AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. BEFORE I HIT THE CAR I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND BASED ON MY MANY YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE (12+) I BELIEVE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT DID NOT. THE INCIDENT WAS VERY MINOR. MY CAR HAS A FEW SCRATCHES THAT MAY GO AWAY WITH JUST SOAP AND WATER. THE OTHER CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE. I DID HAVE NECK PAIN ALL WEEK AND I STILL HAVE IT ON AND OFF. AFTER THE INCIDENT I TRIED, ON SAFE CONDITIONS, TO GO UP TO 20 MPH AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10305405 at NHTSA ↗

2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, IN THIS CASE A 4 WHEEL DRIVE. PANIC BRAKING AT 55MPH+ IS DANGEROUS. IF YOU SUDDENLY REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND SUDDENLY APPLY FULL BRAKING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LURCHES DOWNWARD INTO A NOSE DIVE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IN ONE CASE I WOULD SWEAR THE REAR TIRES LOST CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE TWO TIMES I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS I WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND IT IS SCARY, I CAN'T IMAGINE WET CONDITIONS. IN THE INCIDENT WHERE I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH THE BRAKING APPLICATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT I BACKED OFF …

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10339387 at NHTSA ↗

THIS 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WAS BEING DRIVEN LESS THAN 30MPH WHEN A KNOCK WAS HEARD COINCIDING WITH SLOPPY HANDLING. TAIL PIPE WAS RIPPED FROM MUFFLER. 4W DRIVE HAD BEEN IN USE FOR A FEW DAYS DUE TO SNOW, THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PUT BACK INTO 2WD. BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO MY MECHANIC THINKING STEERING/SUSPENSION PROBLEM, WRONG! WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND COULDN'T BE FIXED. MY MECHANIC REMEMBERED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A FEW TACOMA PICKUPS AND SUGGESTED LOOKING FOR RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THIS PROBL…

Owner-reported narrative. 128,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10561743 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597571 at NHTSA ↗

TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. YOU NEED TO CHECK EMI (ELECTROMAGNECTIC INTERFERENCE), RFI (RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE) ON EXACT SITES OF PROBLEM. INSTANCE OF RUNAWAY, SAN DIEGO, CA, SUBJECT EAST, INTERSTATE 8, YOU HAVE MIRAMAR USMC AIRFIELD, ALSO SAN DIEGO AIRPORT, BOTH HAVE RADAR. OREGON CITY, OR, SUBJECT HAD PROBLEMS, AFTER FIX, NUMEROUS AIRFIELDS THERE WITH RADAR. JUST BOUGHT 2007, CHEVY HHR, TWICE AT EXACT SAME SPOT, EVENT OCCURRED AND WENT AWAY IN LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, HIGHWAY 3, NORTH BOUND, MASSACHUSETTS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, EVENT OCC…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10320576 at NHTSA ↗

THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS RANDOMLY, MAYBE A DOZEN TIMES, OVER THE LAST WEEK SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IT TAKES UP TO TWO SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO RESPOND AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN HAVING TO GIVE THE CAR GAS, AGAIN. OTHER TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED FROM A STOP OR AN IDLING ROLL. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT HESITATION. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, WHICH MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS - BEING UNPREDICTABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10322656 at NHTSA ↗

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE NEW 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND HANDLING FOR THIS VEHICLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL TRAVELS A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE SOUNDS SQUEAKY AND NOTCHY AND DELAYS IN STOPPING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT INTERACT QUICKLY AND OFTEN TIMES ENGAGED AT THE VERY END OF THE BRAKE DISTANCE AND CREATES A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSETTLING FEELING. THE HEIGHT CLEARANCE IS ALSO A CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN CROSS WINDS HIT THE VEHICLE IT CREATES A VERY UNSETTLING FEELING AND CAUSES THE VEHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 640 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341587 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, PLANNED TO INSPECT AND TEST THE BRAKE SYSTEM HIMSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN BLED EXTENSIVELY; HOWEVER, THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED ANY BRAKE SYSTEM RECALLS; HOWEVER, A TSB WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 (T-SB-0141-13) FOR THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEH…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11121273 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 28 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD IT TOWED TO IRA TOYOTA OF DANVERS (99 ANDOVER ST, DANVERS, MA 01923), BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE JUNE 26, 2019 AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPR…

Owner-reported narrative. 83,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11222865 at NHTSA ↗