2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking spot and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. The contact stated that she might have shifted into park(P) and stopped the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated while at a comple...

Mileage: 60,000

On August 11th 2024 at approximately 8:30PM I was hit on the passenger side of my vehicle. As a result both passenger doors were smashed in. And had also been shoved into the car and causing the passenger seat to be stuck between the doors and center console. There was ZERO airbag deployment. There ...

Hitch bent when pulling small ATV trailer. Under inspection of vehicle found the frame rusted out at the rear crossmember. Called Toyota @[XXX], they stated no coverage for this condition. Case #[XXX]. If this broke off it could have killed someone. This was verified at a Toyota dealer at last servi...

The actuator in the transfer case went bad in such a way as to not allow the vehicle either move (under its own power) or to be in a parked state; though the shifter and indicator lights indicated PARK and although you could turn off the vehicle and also remove the key, the vehicle was actually in a...

The actuator in the transfer case went bad in such a way as to not allow the vehicle either move (under its own power) or to be in a parked state; though the shifter and indicator lights indicated PARK and although you could turn off the vehicle and also remove the key, the vehicle was actually in a...

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for the State Inspection, he was informed that the vehicle could not be inspected due to severe subframe corrosion. The contact stated that her son, an independent mechanic, later determined that the entire subfr...

Mileage: 83,600

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle for the State Inspection, he was informed that the vehicle could not be inspected due to severe subframe corrosion. The contact stated that her son, an independent mechanic, later determined that the entire subfr...

Mileage: 83,600

I'm experiencing major frame rust mainly at the crossbeams and all over the frame. Metal is literally crumbling away if I touch if. I don't even want to remove the rust to prepare for anti-rust coating since there may not be much metal left. Its only at 150k miles and shouldnt be crumbling away thi...

I'm experiencing major frame rust mainly at the crossbeams and all over the frame. Metal is literally crumbling away if I touch if. I don't even want to remove the rust to prepare for anti-rust coating since there may not be much metal left. Its only at 150k miles and shouldnt be crumbling away thi...

Lots of rust on frame and body. This is certainly an excessive amount. Many other owners of the 4runner between 2003-2009 are experiencing the same problem.

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO A NON SEALING GAS CAP. THIS CONDITION ALSO DISABLES THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON WET CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER DUE TO ALL TRACTION AND STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BEING TURNED OFF DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (FAULTY GAS CA...

Mileage: 163,000

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO A NON SEALING GAS CAP. THIS CONDITION ALSO DISABLES THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON WET CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER DUE TO ALL TRACTION AND STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BEING TURNED OFF DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (FAULTY GAS CA...

Mileage: 163,000

VEHICLE DISPLAYED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO A NON SEALING GAS CAP. THIS CONDITION ALSO DISABLES THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON WET CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER DUE TO ALL TRACTION AND STABILIZATION SYSTEMS BEING TURNED OFF DUE TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (FAULTY GAS CA...

Mileage: 163,000

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE

ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF CAR IS RUSTING OUT, TAIL GATE ALREADY HAD 2 BODY REPAIRS BUT KEEPS RUSTING OUT. MANY PARTS AT JUST 150K WERE ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE RUST- MOST SUSPENSION PARTS, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, EXHAUST , SKID PLATES ALL FAILED. BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED 4 TIMES IN IN 6 YEARS.

ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF CAR IS RUSTING OUT, TAIL GATE ALREADY HAD 2 BODY REPAIRS BUT KEEPS RUSTING OUT. MANY PARTS AT JUST 150K WERE ALREADY REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE RUST- MOST SUSPENSION PARTS, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, EXHAUST , SKID PLATES ALL FAILED. BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED 4 TIMES IN IN 6 YEARS.

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST IS RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST IS RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST IS RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

FRAME RUST. I HAVE SEEN THE RECALLS ON OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES OF THE ERA DUE TO PREMATURE FRAME RUST. I KNOW THAT THE 4RUNNER SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST AS WELL. IT'S RARE TO SEE A 4RUNNER WITH NO FRAME RUST. THE FRAME RUSTS BEFORE ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE TOP CONTROL ARM POST WAS MELTED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT A MOUNTING PLATE NEEDE...

Mileage: 162,000

VEHICLE'S FRAME IS VERY CORRODED OVERALL AND IT HAS MORE THAN 15 INCH LONG HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER FRONT FRAME RAIL. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 90,000 MILES AND IT IS OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED ONE HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS D...

Mileage: 185,000

I HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WHERE OVER TIME, THE CALIPERS WILL SEIZE UP AND STICK ON. THE ONLY WAY TO TELL THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE IS EITHER BY TOUCH, SMELL, OR FEEL. TOUCH, BECAUSE THE ROTORS GET TO BE OVER 250 DEGREES AND THEY...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THE RUST IS APPARENT IN MANY PLACES ALONG THE FRAME, INCLUDING PARTS THAT ARE INTEGRAL TO THE CHASSIS, SUCH AS THE DIFFERENTIAL. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I WOULD LIK...

Mileage: 90,400

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKING ON TOYOTA V8 4.7 ENGINE ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN AND CAUSING DIZZINESS. WHEN DOING MY RESEARCH IVE SEEN PAGES AND PAGES OF THIS ISSUE KNOWN TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE 4.7 ENGINE THAT IS USED IN A NUMBER OF THERE MODELS FROM LEXUS TO THE TUNDRA PICK LINES AND ANYTHI...

Mileage: 124,000

TAMARA RECALL PREV OWNED VEH, BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AS "SAFE" TO OPERATE,110,000 MI ON 11072016. PREV OWNER AND CURRENT OWNER HAD VE HAD VEH SERVICED REGULARLY. UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION ON HWY. REAR DOOR NOT ABLE TO OPEN, MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. MAINT LIGHT AND TIRE LIGHT...

Mileage: 158,790

TAMARA RECALL PREV OWNED VEH, BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AS "SAFE" TO OPERATE,110,000 MI ON 11072016. PREV OWNER AND CURRENT OWNER HAD VE HAD VEH SERVICED REGULARLY. UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION ON HWY. REAR DOOR NOT ABLE TO OPEN, MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. MAINT LIGHT AND TIRE LIGHT...

Mileage: 158,790

TAMARA RECALL PREV OWNED VEH, BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP AS "SAFE" TO OPERATE,110,000 MI ON 11072016. PREV OWNER AND CURRENT OWNER HAD VE HAD VEH SERVICED REGULARLY. UNDERCARRIAGE AND BRAKING NOISE WHILE IN MOTION ON HWY. REAR DOOR NOT ABLE TO OPEN, MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. MAINT LIGHT AND TIRE LIGHT...

Mileage: 158,790

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WAS MAKING A THUMPING NOISE WHICH WENT AWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A BENT REAR AXLE AND WOULD COST $2300 TO REPLACE. THE VECHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 108,000 MILES. HAVE NEVER HIT A BIG POTHOLE OR RUN OVER A CURB. I BELIEVE IT IS ...

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING FRAME, REAR AXLE AND MANIFOLDS ARE SO SEVERELY RUSTED THAT MECHANICS CAN NOT MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY PUTTING ME AT RISK.

VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING FRAME, REAR AXLE AND MANIFOLDS ARE SO SEVERELY RUSTED THAT MECHANICS CAN NOT MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY PUTTING ME AT RISK.

VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING FRAME, REAR AXLE AND MANIFOLDS ARE SO SEVERELY RUSTED THAT MECHANICS CAN NOT MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY PUTTING ME AT RISK.

WHENEVER I ACCELERATE ON THE UPHILL OR HIGH ACCELERATE THEN ODOR BECAME REALLY HORRIBLE, HARSH SMELL, SMELL LIKE TNT FIREWORK, EITHER MATCHES THEN EGG ROTTEN. I SUSPECT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEEM FAULTY. I WENT MULTIPLE AUTO SHOP THEY MENTION IT COULD BE RELATED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BUT WHEN I DESCRIBED...

Mileage: 119,000

WHENEVER I ACCELERATE ON THE UPHILL OR HIGH ACCELERATE THEN ODOR BECAME REALLY HORRIBLE, HARSH SMELL, SMELL LIKE TNT FIREWORK, EITHER MATCHES THEN EGG ROTTEN. I SUSPECT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEEM FAULTY. I WENT MULTIPLE AUTO SHOP THEY MENTION IT COULD BE RELATED TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BUT WHEN I DESCRIBED...

Mileage: 119,000

FRAME RUST IS SO PERVASIVE ON MY 2008 4RUNNER THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I "WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE", CITING FUTURE RUST-RELATED PROBLEMS WITH CALIPER REPLACEMENT AND OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. RUST ON DIFFERENTIAL AXLE LED ...

Mileage: 128,000

FRAME RUST IS SO PERVASIVE ON MY 2008 4RUNNER THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I "WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE", CITING FUTURE RUST-RELATED PROBLEMS WITH CALIPER REPLACEMENT AND OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. RUST ON DIFFERENTIAL AXLE LED ...

Mileage: 128,000

FRAME RUST IS SO PERVASIVE ON MY 2008 4RUNNER THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I "WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE", CITING FUTURE RUST-RELATED PROBLEMS WITH CALIPER REPLACEMENT AND OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. RUST ON DIFFERENTIAL AXLE LED ...

Mileage: 128,000

BACK HATCH UNLATCHES ITSELF WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND FLIES OPEN. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, OBSERVED BY SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS.

Mileage: 147,000

I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE CARWASH. AS I INCHED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND WHEN I BRAKED IT DIDN'T STOP. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATING, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE CAR PULLING...

Mileage: 155,000

MY FRAME BRACKETS THAT HOLD MY SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS LIKE MY FUEL TANK AND DRIVELINE ARE RUSTING OFF AND MY MECHANIC SAYS DON'T BOTHER BECAUSE IT'LL COST MORE THAN THE TRUCK IS WORTH. IT NEEDS A FULL FRAME CHANGE!! IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT WHEN THE LAST PART BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED INSTEA...

Mileage: 154,000

MY FRAME BRACKETS THAT HOLD MY SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS LIKE MY FUEL TANK AND DRIVELINE ARE RUSTING OFF AND MY MECHANIC SAYS DON'T BOTHER BECAUSE IT'LL COST MORE THAN THE TRUCK IS WORTH. IT NEEDS A FULL FRAME CHANGE!! IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT WHEN THE LAST PART BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED INSTEA...

Mileage: 154,000

HISSING SOUND LIKE PRESSURE LOSS FROM GAS REFILL POINT AND LIMITED ABILITY TO USE GAS PUMPS DUE TO BACK PRESSURE THAT SHUTS DOWN THE PUMP NOZZLE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT MOBILE, SPEEDWAY AND IRVING STATIONS. NONE RESPONDED TO PUTTING FUEL IN THE TANK WITHOUT NUMEROUS BACK PRESSURE SHUTDOWNS AT THE...

Mileage: 93,463

TOYOTA ISSUED A SHORT TERM WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, EXPIRING MARCH 2018, FOR A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THE POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS OPPOSED TO A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. THE DEFECT IS IN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; USE OF THE ...

TOYOTA ISSUED A SHORT TERM WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, EXPIRING MARCH 2018, FOR A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THE POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS OPPOSED TO A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. THE DEFECT IS IN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; USE OF THE ...

TOYOTA ISSUED A SHORT TERM WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, EXPIRING MARCH 2018, FOR A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT THE POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS OPPOSED TO A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. THE DEFECT IS IN THE REAR WINDOW SEAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; USE OF THE ...

ENGIENE/POWERTRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE CHECKED. HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOUR TIMES BY THE DEALER AND CONTINUES TO GIVE THE SAME FAULT IN THE CAR. THE FAULT IS THE FOLLOWING AS IT RUNS AND BRAKES THE SECOND BEAUTIFULNESS OF THE TRASMISSION IS LEFT. AND WHEN HE RELEASES THE BRAKE A LITTLE, THE THROAT IS THRO...

Mileage: 119,266

ENGIENE/POWERTRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE CHECKED. HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOUR TIMES BY THE DEALER AND CONTINUES TO GIVE THE SAME FAULT IN THE CAR. THE FAULT IS THE FOLLOWING AS IT RUNS AND BRAKES THE SECOND BEAUTIFULNESS OF THE TRASMISSION IS LEFT. AND WHEN HE RELEASES THE BRAKE A LITTLE, THE THROAT IS THRO...

Mileage: 119,266

MY TRUCK HAS HAD A SULPHUR SMELL FOR A LONG WHILE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. T-SB-0346-09. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND RECEIVED A CASE # FROM SUSAN ON AUGUST 28,2017. THAT # IS 1708280670. SHE ADVISED ME THAT I AM 3,000 MILES PAST THE MILAGE THAT TOYOTA ACCEPTS. THIS IS ...

Mileage: 83,000

TAKATA RECALL WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND GOING UP A HILL, ENGINE JOLTS AND ACCELERATES. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2012.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND GOING UP A HILL, ENGINE JOLTS AND ACCELERATES. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2012.

ON 6/15/2017, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING A FRONTAL, 35 TO 40 MPH COLLISION. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH ON A FOUR-LANE STATE ROAD. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A TWO-LANE STATE ROAD. I COULDN'T STOP AND RAN INTO THE DRIVER...

Mileage: 119,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTS ON FRAME WITH CONCENTRATIONS AROUND MOUNTINGS OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE SUSPENSION, GAS LINES, BRAKE LINES ETC.

Mileage: 120,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTS ON FRAME WITH CONCENTRATIONS AROUND MOUNTINGS OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE SUSPENSION, GAS LINES, BRAKE LINES ETC.

Mileage: 120,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTS ON FRAME WITH CONCENTRATIONS AROUND MOUNTINGS OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS LIKE SUSPENSION, GAS LINES, BRAKE LINES ETC.

Mileage: 120,000

REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH FAILURE. THE HATCH RELEASE HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF. INITIALLY I THOUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT QUICKLY FOUND THERE ARE MAN...

Mileage: 18,900

IN MY OWN WORDS, I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 WITH ONLY 27,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND THE CHASSIS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, WITH HUGE BIG HOLES ON THE CHASSIS. TOYOTA USED SOME VERY CHEAP METAL AND DIDN'T SPRAY ANY CHASSIS PRETECTION FROM RUST. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY THA...

Mileage: 26,400

IN MY OWN WORDS, I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 WITH ONLY 27,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND THE CHASSIS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, WITH HUGE BIG HOLES ON THE CHASSIS. TOYOTA USED SOME VERY CHEAP METAL AND DIDN'T SPRAY ANY CHASSIS PRETECTION FROM RUST. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY THA...

Mileage: 26,400

IN MY OWN WORDS, I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 WITH ONLY 27,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND THE CHASSIS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU, WITH HUGE BIG HOLES ON THE CHASSIS. TOYOTA USED SOME VERY CHEAP METAL AND DIDN'T SPRAY ANY CHASSIS PRETECTION FROM RUST. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED COMPLETELY THA...

Mileage: 26,400

HEAVY CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR TORSION BAR TO DISCONNECT FROM THE REAR END WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN OCT. 2015. THE FRAME AND FRONT END SUSPENSION IS NOW VERY CORRODED. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,400 MILES ON I...

Mileage: 61,000

HEAVY CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR TORSION BAR TO DISCONNECT FROM THE REAR END WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN OCT. 2015. THE FRAME AND FRONT END SUSPENSION IS NOW VERY CORRODED. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,400 MILES ON I...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER WHO REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP FOR PICTURES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 92,000

SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A STOP I FEEL A BUMP AS THOUGH I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS STARTED FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. IT WAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STARTING OUT FROM STOPPED POSITION AS WELL AND HAPPENING MORE F...

Mileage: 30

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAILGATE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN BRAKING, ANY BUMP OR POTHOLE WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO LOSE BRAKE POWER FOR ABOUT ONE (1) SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE AT THE SAME SPEED FOR TENS OF FEET FURTHER THAN EXPECTED. HIDDEN POTHOLES BY STANDING WATER CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO AN INTERSECTION OR OTHER VEHICLE. T...

Mileage: 163,000

BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT 684 11 TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED AT LOW SPEED, ONLY 1 PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. SIDEWALLS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM RIM TO TREAD ON SAME SIDE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER. SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 AT THE TIME ON A CITY STREET. ALSO TIRE HAD 23000 MILES AND DATE CODE OF 1114.

Mileage: 83,000

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDOW. I HAD THE VEH AT THE SHOP TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1,000 AND THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF AND THEY STILL COULD NOT GUARANTEE A FIX. I HAVE READ A LOT ON LINE ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THIS PRO...

Mileage: 94,500

WE BOUGHT 4 NEW SUMITOMO TOUR PLUS LXT TIRES FOR OUR 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER IN JUNE OF 2013. TWO YEARS AND 50,000 MILES LATER, WE FELT A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE TIRES AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP. THE TWO REAR TIRES HAD SEPARATING BELTS AND WERE REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE TWO FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED T...

Mileage: 132,000

FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE VARIOUS SMALL PIN POINT RUST SPOTS ALL OVER THE 4RUNNER ON THE PAINT.

Mileage: 90,000

UNACCEPTABLE, INTOLERABLE BAD SULFUR SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS. WELL KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF IT'S THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THEN THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE WIPER SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 115,000

DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT TO EAST COAST TOYOTA OF CARLSTADT, NJ AN "UPDATE" TO THE ECU COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THIS "UPDATE" I NOTICED THE ENGINE STALLING, THEN RECOVERING AND AUTO THEN SURGING FORWARD. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BY TOYOTA AS "SMART TECHNOLOGY" TO MODIFY ENG/ECT SYSTEM. IN ...

DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT TO EAST COAST TOYOTA OF CARLSTADT, NJ AN "UPDATE" TO THE ECU COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THIS "UPDATE" I NOTICED THE ENGINE STALLING, THEN RECOVERING AND AUTO THEN SURGING FORWARD. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BY TOYOTA AS "SMART TECHNOLOGY" TO MODIFY ENG/ECT SYSTEM. IN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER FOLLOWED BY A GARBAGE CONTAINER. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW...

Mileage: 80,900

WON'T ENGAGE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 4 WHEEL DRIVE.THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ALONG WITH THE WHEEL STABILIZER INDICATOR. DRIVING IN SNOW, STEERING BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DEALER SEEMS TO REFUSE TO HONOR. STATEN ISLAND TOYOTA SERVICE CLAIMS SOMEONE E...

Mileage: 65,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S 30,000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES SHY OF THE REQUIRED SERVICE. THEY ROTATED THE TIRES ALONG WITH THE OTHER SCHEDULED SERVICES. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS (LESS THAN 2 WEEKS) I NOTICED THAT IT SHIMMIED ON THE HIGHWAY,...

Mileage: 28,201

AFTER HAVING TIMING BELT REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER BOB TYLER OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA; WHILE DRIVING BELT CAME APART LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER, CONTROL, AND MAKING EMERGENCY STOP. TOYOTA FEELS THAT FAILURE IS NORMAL IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

AFTER HAVING TIMING BELT REPLACED BY TOYOTA DEALER BOB TYLER OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA; WHILE DRIVING BELT CAME APART LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER, CONTROL, AND MAKING EMERGENCY STOP. TOYOTA FEELS THAT FAILURE IS NORMAL IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT METAL FRAME FOR THE SUN ROOF GLASS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13...

Mileage: 130,000

2008 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE THRUST BEARING BEHIND THE FRONT PLANETARY FAILED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT PLANETARY GEAR. THE DAMAGE FROM THE PLANETARY CONTAMINATED THE UNIT WITH METAL, CAUSING THE N...

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF ENGINE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. HIGH SPEED, TURNED OFF ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF ENGINE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. HIGH SPEED, TURNED OFF ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF ENGINE WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. HIGH SPEED, TURNED OFF ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I AM TRYING TO GET RESOLUTION FOR RECALLS THAT NEED TO COMPLETED MY TRUCK. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA RECALL CENTER ON 30 JANUARY, 13 MAY, AND ONE OTHER DATE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER ABOUT THE STATUS OF GETTING MY TRUCK FIXED. MY TOYOTA RECALL CASE # IS [XXX]. I AM STATIONED IN GERMANY SERVING IN THE AR...

2008 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID IN FACT EXPERIENCE AN ISSUE, WITH THE ACCELERATOR JAMMING. PART OF THE REASON WAS ONE OF THE LITTLE PLASTIC HOOKS, THAT SECURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT HAD BROKEN OFF, AL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF BUTTON ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE ABS LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE WARNING LIGHTS NOT...

Mileage: 92,000

THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS. THERE IS PITTING, RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE FRAME UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENTS. THIS BARELY 4YR OLD VEHICLE IS A SOUTHERN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS CORROSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE LET ALONE IN A 4RUN...

Mileage: 18,000

THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS. THERE IS PITTING, RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE FRAME UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENTS. THIS BARELY 4YR OLD VEHICLE IS A SOUTHERN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS CORROSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE LET ALONE IN A 4RUN...

Mileage: 18,000

THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS. THERE IS PITTING, RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE FRAME UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENTS. THIS BARELY 4YR OLD VEHICLE IS A SOUTHERN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS CORROSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE LET ALONE IN A 4RUN...

Mileage: 18,000

THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS. THERE IS PITTING, RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE FRAME UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENTS. THIS BARELY 4YR OLD VEHICLE IS A SOUTHERN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS CORROSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE LET ALONE IN A 4RUN...

Mileage: 18,000

THERE IS CORROSION IN THE FRAME AND DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS. THERE IS PITTING, RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE FRAME UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENTS. THIS BARELY 4YR OLD VEHICLE IS A SOUTHERN VEHICLE. REGARDLESS, THIS CORROSION IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY VEHICLE LET ALONE IN A 4RUN...

Mileage: 18,000

WHEN ENGAGING DRIVE FROM REVERSE THERE IS A DELAY OF 3-5 SECONDS AND A THUMP WHEN IT FINALLY ENGAGES DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND HAS CAUSED SOME SCARES WERE MY WIFE THOUGHT THE CAR ENGAGED DRIVE, PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAR DID NOT MOVE AND THEN SUDDENLY CAR JUMPING FORWARD SINCE SHE HAD...

Mileage: 59,000

DRIVING 45 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) ON DRY PAVEMENT, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. LEFT SIDE FRONT BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT 684 II 265/65R17 110S TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE, REMAINDER OF TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS AND BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF 2008 TOY...

Mileage: 95,000

I PURCHASED 4 SUMITOMO ALL TERRAIN 110 TIRES ON 3/04/2011. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 THE DRIVER REAR TIRE EXPLODED CREATING A VISIBLE HOLE. *TR

Mileage: 44,615

MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS A CONSISTENT AMMONIA SMELL THAT LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR A MONTH AND HATCH TOYOTA DENIES IT'S A PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I FEAR FOR OUR HEALTH BECAUSE OF THIS ODOR. THE FORUMS REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS FAR BACK AS 2003, BUT TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM...

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN NOVEMBER, 2008. BY THE SPRING OF 2009 I NOTICED A SPORADICALLY OCCURRING DELAY IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, LASTING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 8 SECONDS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER S...

Mileage: 3,200

A STEERING VIBRATION OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 MPH TO 80 MPH. A NEW SET OF TIRES WHERE INSTALLED AND BALANCED PROPERLY AT DISCOUNT TIRE BUT THE STEERING VIBRATION WOULD NOT GO AWAY. THEN I HAD THE STORE CHANGE THE TIRES AND INSTALL ANOTHER SET OF FOUR THINKING BAD TIRES WHERE INSTALLE...

Mileage: 40,000

A STEERING VIBRATION OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 MPH TO 80 MPH. A NEW SET OF TIRES WHERE INSTALLED AND BALANCED PROPERLY AT DISCOUNT TIRE BUT THE STEERING VIBRATION WOULD NOT GO AWAY. THEN I HAD THE STORE CHANGE THE TIRES AND INSTALL ANOTHER SET OF FOUR THINKING BAD TIRES WHERE INSTALLE...

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4WD. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER, 2008. BY THE FALL OF 2009 I NOTICED A SPORADICALLY OCCURRING DELAY IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, LASTING APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE BACKIN...

Mileage: 11,327

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT THEN RELEASED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN WITH EXTREME PRESSURE UNTIL THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE DEALER W...

Mileage: 32,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN...

Mileage: 53,000

APPROX 1 WEEK PRIOR TO 6/15 I STARTED HEARING AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAK WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. I TOOK MY 4 RUNNER IN TO HAVE TOYOTA LOOK AT IT, 2 DAYS LATER THEY DETERMINED IT "MUST BE" THE BRAKE PUMP. MY CAR IS 4,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. NO ONE CAN TELL ME IF IT IS SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING UNTIL I GET IT FI...

Mileage: 40,870

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE SITTING IN A TURN LANE, FOOT ON BRAKE, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED POWER DRAMATICALLY ON ITS OWN. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. IT CONTINUED FORWARD FOR ABOU...

Mileage: 21,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRES...

Mileage: 21,000

STARTED MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY TO AROUND 7-8000 RPM AND SHUDDERED TERRIBLY. IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TRIED IT AGAIN. DID SAME THING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS...

Mileage: 9,422

STARTED MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE RACED UNCONTROLLABLY TO AROUND 7-8000 RPM AND SHUDDERED TERRIBLY. IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TRIED IT AGAIN. DID SAME THING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS...

Mileage: 9,422

I WAS IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS IN DEC 2009-JAN 2010 WHERE THE TEMPERATURES WERE VERY LOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUTDOORS. TEMPS WERE MID 20S IN THE DAY TIME AND MID TEENS AT NIGHT. NO ICING WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER INTO A PARKING SPACE SLOWLY AROUND 2 PM GETTING READY TO APPLY ...

Mileage: 10,166

INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON JANUARY 28, 2010. I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA FOUR RUNNER SR5 WITH 13 K MILES, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NO ONE HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE BUT ME. VEHICLE PURCHASED AT LEGACY TOYOTA. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I PLACED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR TO DRIV...

Mileage: 13,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. I KNOW IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT A YEAR AGO I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUDDEN ACCELLERATION. NO ONE AT THE TIME BELIEVED ME WHEN I SAID THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG, THAT THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. IN FEBRUARY 2009 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT A...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2008 4RUNNER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THIS MORNING I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE POST OFFICE WHERE THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT A ND IN BACK OF YOUR VEHICLE. I SHIFTED INT...

Mileage: 22,356

2008 TOYOTA RAV4 BEGAN RACING BADLY, TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE TOYOTA DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING INTO OUR GARAGE, WAITED FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN THE CAR STARTED RACING VERY BADLY. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CAR, WHAT CAN WE DO? *TR

Mileage: 13,677

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 40MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 90MPH. THE CONTACT STATED SHE JAMMED HER FEET ON THE BRAKES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN...

Mileage: 8,236

MY FIANCE HAD PURCHASED A 2008 4 RUNNER FROM A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO . WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH HAVWE3 BEEN LOOKED AT, AND SUPPOSIDLY "FIXED" BEFORE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS "FIXED" WAS ABOUTN 6 MONTHS AGO. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE RIDDEN , FO...

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT - WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE. ESTIMATE ABOUT 15-20% FAILURE. FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. IF I DO NOT REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND APPLY GAS, WHEN IT FINALLY ENGAGES, THE CAR DANGEROUSLY LURCHES ...

Mileage: 13,250

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, SR5, 4WD. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIES WHAT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 30-50 MPH ON D...

Mileage: 31,000

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO DRIVE. YOU PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SA...

Mileage: 18,500

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO DRIVE. YOU PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AS A RESULT OF THE PEDAL STICKING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ...

Mileage: 24,000

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO DRIVE. YOU PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SA...

Mileage: 18,500

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER CHANGING GEARS. FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE GEARS. JUST YESTERDAY NOT ONLY DID THE VEHICLE NOT ENGAGE, BUT WHEN I WENT FROM RE...

Mileage: 17,871

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 100 MPH WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION HE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, A...

Mileage: 7,380

2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER CLUNK FELT AND HEARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKES TO GO. AFTER RESEARCHING IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DRIVESHAFT SLIP JOINT IN THE TOYOTA. THE LEXUS GX470 IS IDENTICAL YET LEXUS CUSTOMERS CAN HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THERE IS A ...

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH SUCH FORCE THAT SHE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH SUCH FORCE THAT SHE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN YOU REMOVE THE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BEFORE YOU STEP ON THE GAS, AT TIMES THE CAR MAKES A THUMPING SOUND WHICH YOU CAN FEEL. POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM AND CANT RECREATE THE THUMPING. IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS A CLUNKING SOUND AS I AM ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I CAN TELL WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE WHEN I AM ALMOST STOPPED, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT SURGES FORWARD. I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PRETTY HARD TO KEEP IT FROM DOING THIS. THEN WHE...

Mileage: 34,637

MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS A CLUNKING SOUND AS I AM ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I CAN TELL WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE WHEN I AM ALMOST STOPPED, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT SURGES FORWARD. I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PRETTY HARD TO KEEP IT FROM DOING THIS. THEN WHE...

Mileage: 34,637

WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO DRIVE. YOU PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE...

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DAYTIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND HIM A $300 VOUCHER FOR THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE ONLY WANTS THE ISSUE REPAIRED SO THAT HE CAN SEE THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT ...

Mileage: 6,000

EVERY TIME I TAKE A TIGHT LEFT U TURN, WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, A METAL TO METAL THUMPING SOUND OCCURS. MY TOYOTA SERVICE MAN SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THAT TOYOTA NO LONGER PROVIDES A RUBBER PIECE BETWEEN THE TWO OFFENDING METAL PARTS LIKE IT DID IN THE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF 4 RUNNERS. *TR

Mileage: 3,800

NEW, FROM 15,000- 25, 000 MILES, 2008 TOYOTA FOUR RUNNER, JERKING WHEN ACCELERATED ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS AS IF THE SHIFT GEAR OR TRANSMISSION IS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE 15, 000 MILE SERVICE. FIRST DEALERSHIP WORKERS STATED NOTHING WRONG. CURRENT DEALERSH...

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN WEARING SUNGLASSES (POLARIZED) THE VEHICLE'S RADIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL DISPLAYS CANNOT BE READ. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO TAKE OFF OR LOWER THEIR PRESCRIPTION OR REGULAR SUNGLASSES IN ORDER TO READ THE DISPLAYS. DOING THIS WHILE DRIVING SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS ADDITIONAL DISTRA...