1999 Toyota 4Runner complaints

AFTER DRIVING OUT OF TOWN HEARD NOISE COMING FROM TIRES, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITHOUT A REASON. THEN, AT SECOND TIME RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITHOUT A NAIL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. PULLED VEHICLE AND TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P225/75/R15 *MW

ON JUL. 21, 2000, I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON HWY 25 AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX 64 MPH WITH MY CRUISE SET AT 64. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS WROTE OFF AS A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION INTO THE INVESTIGATION OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES PEELING OFF THEIR CASINGS. I THINK THAT 21 DEATHS AND 193 PROBLEMS SHOULD WARRANT A CALL BACK IMMEDIATELY. I'AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHEN A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE INVOLVES DEATHS. *AK

TIRES EXPLORED WITH NOTHING LEFT ONLY THE RIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ? )

GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATE. THE LOW LIGHT COMES ON MUCH TOO EARLY AND AHS CAUSED ME GREAT INCONVIENENCE

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE SOME PEDESTTRIANS ON SIDE ON THE SHOULDERS . THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN-FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. DUAL AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF, AND SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RETRACT. HER DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD AND INTO STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *AK

THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN ACTUALLY IT STILL MAY HAVE 3.5 GALLONS OF GAS LEFT.*AK

BRAKES VIBRATE BADLY BUT ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE REAR AXLE OR REAR END CLUNKS BADLY WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKES, TIRE HAVE CUPPED PREMATURELY EVEN THOUGH BALANCED AND ALIGNED, GAS GAUGE WORKS MOST OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES IS INCORRECT BY AS MUCH AS 50%. ABS KICKS IN EVEN WHEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W@HH TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WAS STRUCK IN REAR WHILE AT RED LIGHT. ESTIMATE SPEED OF CAR STRIKING TOYOTA WAS 25 MPH. TOYOTA'S DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND LAID DRIVER DOWN IN RECLINED POSITION.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING FROM 18,000 MILES UP TO THE PRESENT 22,000 MILES AT 25 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD VEHCILE SPUN OUT OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DURING BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON VARYING ROADS SURFACES AND HILLS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT IT FEELS AS IF THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL. AUGUST 1999 TOOK TO AUBURN TOYOTA AND THEY STATED FRONT ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FIRST BEING NOTICED THE NEXT DAY. AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 1999 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE, THIS TIME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. AGAIN THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT--YOU COULD LITERALLY BRAKE FEEL THE VIBRATION, LET OFF, APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN AND FEEL NO VIBRATION. OTHER TIMES IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE PERSISTENT. MOST OF THE TIME THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT AT TIMES THE FRONTEND VIBRATES SOMETHING FIERCE. THAT ALSO VARIES. SOMETIMES IT IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION, AND OTHER TIMES IT VIBRATES UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL QUITE SEVERELY. THE SIMPLE ANSWER FROM TOYOTA IS IT MUST BE THE ROTORS OR WE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE ARRIVE AT A MORE UNDERSTANDABLE EXPLANATION AND HOPEFULLY A SOLUTION. CAN ABS CREATE A VIBRATION IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT PULSATING LIKE IT SHOULD? *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WON'T RESTART AFTER 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN WHICH THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TIRES PUT ON BY MANUFACTURER PERFORMED VERY POORLY. TIRES FORCED VEHICLE TO GO FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, EXTREME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER NOTHING WOULD HELP. *AK

TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE ARE WORN OUT AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED HAD REPLACED THREE SET OF TIRES ALREADY. *AK

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CLUNKING IS STILL. THE GAS SMELL IS ELLUSIVE. TAIL LIGHTS = FRUSTRATING!!!

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES WHEN THE CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR SWERVED SEVERELY LEFT AND THERE WAS NO FUNCTIONING OF THE BRAKES OR STEERING. I WAS THEN HIT DRIVER SIDE BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILOR WHO KNOCKED ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED. THE MECHANICAL EXPERT REPORT SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN AND IT APPEARED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELLERATE ALTHOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON AT THE TIME. MY CONCERNS RELATE TO THE INABILITY TO STEER THE CAR OR INITIATE THE BRAKES IF IT WAS IN FACT A TIRE BLOW-OUT AND ALSO I AM CONCERNED AT TO WHY THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS ACCELLERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF MY UTILIZING THE GAS PEDAL. IN CONCLUSION, I AM NOT CERTAIN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, HOWEVER, IF IT WAS A TIRE BLOW-OUT, I THINK THAT IT WAS UNBELIEVABLY UNSAFE TO NOT BE( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER SMELLS GAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WERE OF THE INCORRECT SIZE WHICH CAUSED SPEEDODMETER TO REGISTER INCORRECT SPEEDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INCORRECT READING OF GAS LEVEL IN TANK. BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DEALER WANTS VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS TO REPAIR IT WHICH IS EXCESSIVE

REAR VIEW MIRROR LOCATION CAUSES A REFLECTION THAT OBSTRUCTS VIEW, THE REFLECTION IS OF THE OVER HEAD CONSOLE. MJS

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GAS GAUGE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. CONSUMER UNABLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS/QUITS WHEN BRAKING, USUALLY BETWEEN 0 AND 10 MPH. STARTED AFTER HAVING VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS. DEALER FIRST VISIT, THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. SECOND VISIT, CHANGED THROTTLE BODY, DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. SAID IT WAS PART OF A GROUP THAT NEEDS NEW COMPUTER, THAT DID NOT HELP EITHER, SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. TOYOTA TECH LINE TOLD THE LOCAL DEALER IT MUST BE A FLUKE JUST GIVE IT BACK TO THE CUSTOMER (ME). I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL, THEY TOLD ME THIS AND TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ARE WORKING THE PROBLEM AND GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, AT FIRST IT WAS OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW IT IS STILL INTERMITENT, BUT WILL OCCUR NUMEROUS TIMES A DAY, IF YOU DRIVE IT. *AK

THE FOLLOWING WORK ORDER WAS GIVEN TO ME. FOUND DCT # PO420 INEFFECIENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TESTED A/F SENSOR IT WAS GOOD, IT MEASURED 1.8 OHMS. TESTED 02 SENSOR IT MEASURED 19.0 OHMS N@ 1800 DEGREES. DIAGNOSED SWITCHED GROUNDS AT E.C.U. E10 # 8 AND # 17 . REMOVED AND SWITCHED WIRES TO THE CORRECT POSITIONS. ERACED CODE IN ECU MEMORY.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. STALLING OCCURS DURING DECELERATION (E.G. APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH) AND ACCELERATION (E.G. ACCELERATING AFTER MAKING A FULL STOP). FAILURES ARE SPORADIC AND RANDOM (3X/MONTH). DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE 4 TO 5 VEHICLES (SAME MAKE AND MODEL) WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS INABILITY TO FIX PROBLEM UNTIL SPECIAL TECHNICAL TEAM ARRIVES FROM MANUFACTURER.