2006 Toyota 4Runner Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,584.

I AM ASKING FOR YOU TO CANCEL THE SALE OF THE 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER THAT I PURCHASED ON 3/22/2017 AND RETURN MY CASH DEPOSIT OF $2,000 AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE GAS IT TOOK ME TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THE EXTRA KEY I PURCHASED. I AM ACTUALLY AFRAID TO TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR DEALERSHIP, BUT IF I HAVE TO I WILL. THE FACTS ARE BELOW PURCHASED CAR IN BOULDER 3/22/2017 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER RUST DAMAGE / DEALER STATED RUST WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS FROM NY, BUT WOULD NOT GET WORSE AND WAS JUST SUPERFICIAL RUST. PURCHASED CAR AND SET AN APPT. WITH PUEBLO TOYOTA 3/24/2017 TO MOUNT SPARE TIRE AND DO AND INSPECTION TOYOTA COULD NOT MOUNT SPARE TIRE AND STATED VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR SEVERE RUST DAMAGE AND MAY COST DOUBLE TO DO REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE. TOOK CAR TO PRO-MASTERS ON 3/24/2017 AND THEY INFORMED MY SON THAT THE RUST WAS SEVERE AND THEY WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, BUT ESTIMATED COSTS TO REPAIR THE REAR END TO BE $6,000 TO $7,000 REVIEWED ON INTERNET AND THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUST DAMAGE ON 4-RUNNERS, TUNDRAS, AND TACOMA?S FROM N.E. STATES. COMMENTS WERE ALSO MADE THAT THE VEHICLE WITH SEVERE RUST DAMAGE COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOOK CAR TO INDIVIDUAL WHO RESTORES CARS AND HE SAID THE RUST WAS SO SEVERE AND CAR WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING AND UNSAFE AND HE WOULD NOT LET HIS WIFE OR FAMILY DRIVE IT. TOOK CAR TO CUSTOM CARE REPAIR SHOP TO REVIEW RUST AND INSTALL SPARE TIRE AND THEY CONCURRED THAT THE RUST WAS SEVERE AND UNSAFE AND COULD NOT INSTALL SPARE TIRE. I CALLED PRO-MASTERS TO CONFIRM WHAT THEY HAD INSPECTED AND IF I COULD GIVE HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER IF ASKED. HE INFORMED ME THAT RUST WAS SO SEVERE THAT IF HE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE SPARE TIRE, THAT THE FRAME HOLDING IT WAS SO THIN HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT FALL OFF & HE INFORMED ME THAT AS THE VEHICLE GETS WET THE FRAME BECOMES WORSE

?PURCHASED CAR IN BOULDER 3/22/2017 ?2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER VIN # [XXX] ?RUST DAMAGE / DEALER STATED RUST WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS FROM NY, BUT WOULD NOT GET WORSE AND WAS JUST SUPERFICIAL RUST. ?PURCHASED CAR AND SET AN APPT. WITH PUEBLO TOYOTA 3/24/2017 TO MOUNT SPARE TIRE AND DO AN INSPECTION ?TOYOTA COULD NOT MOUNT SPARE TIRE AND STATED VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR SEVERE RUST DAMAGE, COULD NOT INSTALL SPARE TIRE, AND INFORMED ME THAT IT MAY COST DOUBLE TO DO REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE. ?TOOK CAR TO PRO-MASTERS AUTO BODY SHOP ON 3/24/2017 AND THEY INFORMED MY SON THAT THE RUST WAS SEVERE AND THEY WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, BUT ESTIMATED COSTS TO REPAIR THE REAR END TO BE $6,000 TO $7,000 ?REVIEWED ON INTERNET AND THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUST DAMAGE ON 2006 TOYOTA 4-RUNNERS, TUNDRA?S, AND TACOMA?S FROM N.E. STATES. COMMENTS WERE ALSO MADE THAT THE VEHICLE WITH SEVERE RUST DAMAGE COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ?TOOK CAR TO INDIVIDUAL WHO RESTORES CARS AND HE SAID THE RUST WAS SO SEVERE AND CAR WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING AND UNSAFE AND HE WOULD NOT LET HIS WIFE OR FAMILY DRIVE IT. ?TOOK CAR TO CUSTOM CARE REPAIR SHOP TO REVIEW RUST AND INSTALL SPARE TIRE AND THEY CONCURRED THAT THE RUST WAS SEVERE AND UNSAFE AND COULD NOT INSTALL SPARE TIRE. ?I CALLED PRO-MASTERS AUTO BODY SHOP TO CONFIRM WHAT THEY HAD INSPECTED AND IF I COULD GIVE HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER IF ASKED. OHE INFORMED ME THAT RUST WAS SO SEVERE THAT IF HE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE SPARE TIRE, THAT THE FRAME HOLDING IT WAS SO THIN HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT FALL OFF. OHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT AS THE VEHICLE GETS WET THE FRAME BECOMES WEAKER AND COULD START TO CRUMBLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING TO WORK ON 3-6-17. IT WAS 34 F AT 8:15 AM. TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ABOUT ONE MILE FROM HOME. DROVE ANOTHER 0.5 MILES AND STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. ABOUT 15 SECONDS INTO THE RED LIGHT MY REAR WINDOW IMPLODED AND FELL INTO THE REAR CARGO AREA. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NO OTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME. DROVE BACK HOME AND CLEANED UP THE GLASS AND SAW NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK OR PELLET OR BULLET WITH THE GLASS OR IN THE VEHICLE. ONLINE DISCUSSIONS INDICATE THE REAR DEFROSTER MAY HAVE OVERHEATED AND SHATTERED GLASS. I HAVE 3 PHOTOS ON FILE IN COMPUTER, BUT NOT IN CORRECT FORMAT. TRIED TO UPLOAD, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO.

4RUNNER HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, AND THE EXTERIOR LOOKS PERFECT, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID, MECHANIC PUT ON LIFT AND FOUND LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND THEN POINTED OUT THAT THE FRAME IS SEVERLY RUSTED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. TRAILER HITCH, WILL FALL OFF IF I TRY AND USE IT. BOX FRAME IS RUSTED OUT ON THE BOTTOM FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TO THE VERY BACK. MY WIFES 2000 LEXUS SUV HAS NO RUST ON FRAME AND DRIVES THE SAME COMMUTE EACH DAY AS ME.

RUSTING OF THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK.

TAKATA RECALL ..... AFTER RECEIVING TOYOTA'S OFFICIAL U.S. POSTAL NOTICE, I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (AUTONATION ON W SAHARA, LAS VEGAS, NV) TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. AFTER NOT HEARING BACK FROM THE PERSON WHO PROMISED TO RETURN MY CALL, I CALLED AGAIN SIX HOURS LATER AND WAS GIVEN SOME B.S. STORY, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS BEING ORDERED AND WOULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM MY DEALER, AUTONATION, THAT I NEED TO CALL THEM TO MAKE AN APPT. TO FIX THE RECALL ISSUE. THE PERSON I SPOKE TO (NOT THE SAME ONE AS EARLIER IN THE DAY) SEEMED TO NOT UNDERSTAND. I REPEATED THE ISSUE (SCENARIO AS WRITTEN ABOVE) TO WHICH THIS WOMAN, AGAIN, DIDN'T COMPREHEND. I TOLD HER I WOULD READ WHAT WAS SENT TO ME ABOUT MAKING AN APPT. AS I WAS READING TO HER WHAT WAS SENT TO ME, SHE HUNG UP ON ME. I THEN CALLED AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE GM OF THE DEALERSHIP. I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR HIM TO CALL ME BACK. NO SUCH CALL-BACK HAS HAPPENED. IS THIS A TACTIC THAT'S EMPLOYED ON A REGULAR BASIS? I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE REP AND GAVE THAT PERSON THE ACTIONS I WENT THROUGH. SHE SAID SHE'D FORWARD THIS ISSUE TO THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP. I, AGAIN, DOUBT I WILL BE CONTACTED. IF I DO, I'M SURE I'LL GET SOME B.S. TO PROTECT THAT EMPLOYEE, AS IS DONE BY POLICE TO PROTECT THEIR OWN. I WANT SOME ACTION AND I'M HOPING THIS MESSAGE WILL FIND ITS WAY TO A SOURCE WHICH WILL LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

1/21/17 APPROX NOON I WAS DRIVING WHEN I BEGAN SMELLING BURNING WIRES. I LOOKED AROUND, THE BACK-HATCH AND CARGO AREA WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE BACK-HATCH DOOR AND THE TWO RIGHT PASSENGER DOORS. I BEGAN OPENING THE HOOD WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE IMPACT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I RAN TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE BACK-HATCH WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. BROKEN GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE IN THE STREET AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR STANDING BEHIND IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. 1/23/17 I WAS CONTACTED BY SOUTH COAST TOYOTA. TOYOTA'S TECHNICIAN OBSERVED BURNED WIRING AND ELECTRICAL MOTOR IN THE REAR HATCH DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 1900 FOR REPAIRS TO REPLACE ECO, MOTOR AND GLASS. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED THE CONTACT INFO FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ABNORMAL RUSTING OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER VEHICLE ID # MILEAGE IS 150.000.THE TOYOTA WAS PURCHASED THIS YEAR FROM ROYAL PALM TOYOTA OF FLORIDA ADDRESS: 9205 SOUTHERN BLVD, ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL 33411. THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ON 11/23/2016 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN ARE DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE WAS JUST TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AT THAT TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS STILL IN THE IN THE SUV WHEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED COMPLETELY.FOR NO APPARENT REASON.WE REPORTED TO ARE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ADVISE OF A REPAIR COMPANY PLEASE SEE FILE.AND I HAVE REPORTED TO TOYOTA OFFICE IN TEXAS REPORT NUMBER# THANK YOU PRODUCT_OR_SERVICE: 08/01/2016 ORDER_NUMBER: [XXX] ACCOUNT_NUMBER: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON MY 2006 4RUNNER, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST BUILD-UP ON THE FRAME AND MANY OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS. THIS 4RUNNER HAS SPENT IT'S WHOLE LIFE IN COLORADO, WE DON'T SEE RUST PROBLEMS HERE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE HAVE THIS KIND OF RUST. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF IT!

I TOOK MY TOYOTA TACOME 2006 TRUCK TO THE DEALER FROM SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA. A FEW WEEKS AGO MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME UP ON THE FRONT WHERE THE MILEAGE IS.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 TOYOTA FOUR RUNNER THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A TOYOTA RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE RUST. MY VEHICLE IS AT A TOYOTA DEALER, A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA HAS BEEN FILED, AND PICTURES OF DAMAGE ARE BEING TAKEN PER MY CLAIM. I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THAT MY TOYOTA IS NOT UNDER RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE EXCESSIVE ROT (NOT RUST) THAT HAS EATEN THROUGH MY VEHICLES REAR CROSSMEMBER. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS UN DRIVABLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE, MY REAR AXLE IS ONLY HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE BY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR ANCHOR POINTS THIS POSING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF THE REAR AXLE BECOMES SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE FRAME. THE FRONT TWO MOUNTS (THAT ARE WELDED TO THE REAR CROSSMEMBER) ARE TORN COMPLETELY FROM THE REAR CROSSMEMBER, TOYOTA SAYS THE BODY OF THE TRUCK WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CHASSIS IN ORDER TO SLIDE THE NEW CROSSMEMBER IN BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS REPAIR. AS I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE BUT THE 2004-2010 TOYOTA TACOMA ARE CURRENTLY UNDER RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND THE FOUR RUNNER SHARES THIS TYPE OF FRAME, AND MANY OTHER PARTS BECAUSE IT IS ASSEMBLED ON A TACOMA FRAME, BUT BUILT IN JAPAN NOT IN THE US. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERS US MADE VEHICLES AND JAPANESE BUILT UNITS LIKE THE FOUR RUNNER, ARE NOT COVERED. PLEASE ADVISE AS I CURRENTLY OWN A VERY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT AT THIS TIME AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE UNITS INTEGRATED INTO THE TACOMA RECALL PROCESS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE IS NO FIX YET

WENT TO THE TOYOTA SHOP AFTER GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THEY NOTED "CUST NOT FRONT FRAME CORE SUPPORT IS RUSTED OFF FOUND A HOLE IN THE LEFT FRAME RAIL". THEY ALSO HAD TO USE NEW BOLTS FOR TRANSMISSION DUE TO CORROSION ON UNDERCARRIAGE. WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL FIXED. THE FRAME IS WASHED OFF CONTINUOUSLY AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO SALT IN WINTERS.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING EXCESSIVE RUST FLAKING ON THE REAR AXLE HOUSING,BRAKE COMPONENTS, FRAME AND REAR SUSPENSION COMPONETS.WE HAVE HAD WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO AND THE MECHANICS AT TOYOTA STATED THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR VARIOUS TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE THEY WOULD RETURN THE VEHICLE TO MY WIFE. I ASKED THEM WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO ABOUT ALL THE RUST PROBLEMS AND THEY REALLY DIDNT HAVE A ANSWER AND SAID I NEED TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WAS NOT THERE AT THE TIME. I HAVE MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO RADICATE THIS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW AS WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MYSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOW TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY FEAR IS THAT WE ARE ON A TRIP AND HAVE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS AND GETTING IN A ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT YET.

TAKATA INFLATORS,ABS. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED 08/12/2016 THE FOLLOWING MIL CODES WERE CLEARED BY SELLING DEALERSHIP. C1223, P0456, B1150, CR123, C1241, B1152. NEEDED REPAIR IMMEDIATELY, PASSED STATE INSPECTION EVEN NEEDING THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS, BOTH FRONT AXLES, SERP BELT, SWAY BAR LINK AND REAR BRAKES.08/24/2016 VEHICLE REPAIRED BY SELLING DEALER AND RETURNED WITH FLAT TIRE, I HAD IT TOWED TO TIRE GARAGE BECAUSE SPARE WAS TOO OLD AND INCORRECT SIZE. AFTER I PICKED UP FROM TIRE REPAIR I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN UNREPAIRED SAFETY RECALL FROM 2012 ON THE ABS AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO SERVICE APPOINTMENT I WAS DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER BUMP, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE(I HAVE RECEIPT FOR TOW) A COUPLE DAYS LATER DEALER SAID RECALL WAS COMPLETED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION FOR REPAIRS. THAT DEALERSHIP BROKE A LUG STUD ON THE FRONT TIRE IN BUT DID NOT REPAIR IT. THEY SAID ITS OK TO DRIVE ON 5 LUGS ITS A 6 LUG RIM. I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS ON INCLINES AND NOT ACCELERATING. VERY SCARY BECAUSE I ALMOST ROLLED BACK INTO CARS, ALSO TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON BUT ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED. THEY HAD IT FROM 09/12/2016-09/26/2016. UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN BUT DID REPAIR THE LUG STUD, TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND RECALIBRATED THE ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHT(I WAS NOT INFORMED UNTIL PICKED UP ABOUT THE AIRBAG). I ALSO HAD AN OIL CHANGE. VEHICLE HAVING ISSUES AS OF TODAY RIGHT TURNS I HEAR A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. THE BALL JOINTS MIGHT BE BAD. I CAN SEE THEM COVERED IN GREASE AND HAVE PLAY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND WAS IN AN UNDISCLOSED MAJOR ACCIDENT PRIOR TO PURCHASE. NEXT APP IS NOT UNTIL 10/24. *TR

1.) WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE LASTEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WAS CONSTANTLY SWAYING AND PULLING TO DIRECTION FORCING ME TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL ; PULLING IT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION SO TIGHTLY THAT MY WRIST WERE THROBBING. ONCE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALMOST 180 DEGREES BY ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO A SEARS SERVICE CENTER AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PRIOR TO MY ROAD TRIP, I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND OUT OF SORTS. THIS AS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. 2.) MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED. IT WILL ALSO LOOSE POWER IF THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE OPEN, EVEN IF THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO GET A "JUMP START" OFTEN. I'VE HAD MY BATTERY REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AT THE MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST ME AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I PULLED INTO THE SERVICE AREA, WAITING FOR THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. IT COULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE THE REPRESENTATIVE GOT IN MY TRUCK AND TRIED TO START IT; BUT IT WAS DEAD. IT HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED , AS IT USUALLY IS WHEN THIS OCCURS; AND IT HAD FULL POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,762.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERBODY COMPONENTS OF MY VEHICLE. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS RUST WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO FAILURE OF KEY FRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.

FRAME ROT EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME, COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY AND PUTTING THE PASSENGERS LIVES AT RISK IF THE FRAME SHOULD FAIL. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY INFORMED ME THAT NO RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FRAME ROT ON 4RUNNERS, HOWEVER TACOMAS, SEQUOIAS, AND TUNDRAS HAVE HAD FRAME ROT RECALLS. VERY UNHAPPY AS TO HOW THIS MATTER IS BEING TREATED ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE OTHER FRAME ISSUES FROM TOYOTA VEHICLES.

DRIVER WAS MANEUVERING AROUND A VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LEADING TO THE INCIDENT.

TIMING BELT COVER IS LEAKING OIL WITH 36000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT NOW. THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 1900.00 TO REPLACE GASKET AN WATER PUMP. LEAKS OIL WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY '06 TOYOTA 4RUNNER IS ON AND WON'T TURN OFF EVEN AFTER LETTING IT IDLE FOR "6 SECONDS" AS RECOMMENDED BY THE RECENT LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT I RECEIVED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT AN OFFICIAL FIX/RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2016. THE TAKATA AIRBAGS HAVE KILLED AND PERMANENTLY MAIMED PEOPLE THUS FAR. FINGERS CROSSED THAT I CAN MAKE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER WITHOUT BEING KILLED/INJURED BY MY CAR.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I WAS GOOGLING WHY THIS HAPPENED AND CAME ACROSS A FORUM TALKING ABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I WAS READING THAT AFTER THE LIGHT APPEARED MOST OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL THE AIRBAGS ARE EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I ALSO READ THE AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED FOR 4RUNNERS. PLEASE I NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK. THANK YOU! *TR

EXCESSIVE VEHICLE VIBRATION. FROM REVIEW OF WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM FORUMS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURENCE WITH 2ND GENERATION TACOMAS (2005 TO 2015). IT SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE SPLIT DRIVESHAFT MODELS (PRERUNNERS AND 4X4S). IN SOME CASES IT HAS RESULTED IN VEHICLES DROPPING THE DRIVESHAFTS. IN MY TRUCK, IN ONE DAY IT WENT TO FINE TO WHAT FELT LIKE THE WORST WHEEL IMBALANCE I HAD EVER FELT. I IMMEDIATELY HAD MY WHEELS BALANCE AND THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT. THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO THE FORUMS. ALSO, HTTP://WWW.TACOMAHQ.COM/3392/TOYOTA-TACOMA-DRIVELINE-VIBRATION-TSB-2005-2014/

THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WENT OFF AROUND 145K MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WENT TO A FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA CHARLESTON, SC AND THE ADVISOR STATED THAT IT WAS JUST THE LAMP AND THAT THE AIRBAG IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. APPROXIMATELY AFTER 200 MILES, THE LIGHT REAPPEARED, BUT AS THE TOYOTA ADVISOR STATED IT WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL, I IGNORED IT. AT MY NEXT CHECK UP AT LEITH TOYOTA RALEIGH, NC. (153,953 MILES) THE ADVISOR AT THAT TIME TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAILED SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. COME TO FIND OUT THERE ACTUALLY HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. AS STATED IN THE TOYOTA RECALL ("THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY IN THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CONTAINS A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE THAT COULD BECOME DAMAGED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. IF THIS OCCURS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG COULD BECOME DEACTIVATED, CAUSING IT TO NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH"). I JUST WANT THIS TO BE REVIEWED PROMPTLY CONSIDERING THAT THE RECALL THAT WAS MADE DID NOT REACH OUT TO MY MODEL. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION THAT HAS TO BE SOLVED IMMEDIATELY AND THIS CALLS FOR A RECALL! THESE TWO URLS CONTAIN THE EXACT SITUATION THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. HTTPS://TECHINFO.TOYOTA.COM/TECHINFOPORTAL/STATICCONTENT/EN/TECHINFO/HTML/PRELOGIN/DOCS/CP/E1MTOFAQ.PDF HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM453341/RCDNN-14V168-1650P.PDF

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FTOM TOYOTA IN TORRANCE CA INFORMING US OUR MATRIX HAD A FAULTY AIR BAG AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. A FURTHER NOTE CAME ON 8/18/2017 TO CONTACT WWW.AUTOAIRBAGSSETTLEMENT.COM

BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZE OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 12 DIFFERENT CALIPERS IN 160K MILES. THE FRAME HAS AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF RUST FOR A VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF.

SITTING STOPPED TO PULL ONTO A VERY BUSY ROAD. CAR ENGINE WENT CRAZY, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE ALREADY. CAR ENGINE RPM OFF THE CHART. OUR CAR WAS SHAKING AND BOUNCING. NO THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT STUCK NO FOOT ON GAS. IT WAS SCARY! MY HUSBAND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL KEEPING HIS FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE. NO CHANGE, HE SHIFTED TO PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. IN A FEW MINUTES WE STARTED THE CAR SEEMED FINE DROVE STRAIGHT TO TOYOTA RENTED A CAR AND SAID FIX IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. I THANK GOD WE WERE PARKED. JUST FYI OUR AUTO HAS ABOUT 67000 MILES AND IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. WE HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALER AND LAST YEAR DID EXTRA REPAIRS COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS OF RECOMMENDED WORK, STRUTS ANYTHING THEY SAID NEEDED. THEN WE THOUGHT THE LEATHER LOOKED A LITTLE WORN SO WE HAD IT REPLACED. CONSUME R REPORTS SAYS 4RUNNER IS ONE THAT YOU COULD GET 200,000 MILLES. WE WERE HOPING FOR MAYBE ONE HUNDRED. DON'T CARE HOW OLD OUR WELL MAINTAINED AUTO IS THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!

THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF MY 4RUNNER HAS A SEVERE AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TREATING THE RUST WITH RUST CONVERTER AND WIRE BRUSHING TO NO AVAIL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUSTED OUT COMPONENTS AND THE EFFECT IT WILL HAVE ON THE VEHICLE.

PURCHASED A TCUV IN 2012 AND LIVE IN EASTERN NC. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THAT FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. WAS NOT MADE AWARE WHEN PURCHASED. CALLED TOYOTA AND AWAITING A CALL BUT REP SAYS THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT ASSIST. VEHICLE CAN'T GO FROM FINE TO SEVERE IN 3 YEARS AND WAS CERTIFIED BY TOYOTA TO BE FINE OR "LIKE NEW". SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND A RECALL HAS TO BE ISSUED. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUES THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPERIENCING AND A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG ON THE FREEWAY. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE AND IT WOULD BE IN POOR TASTE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS COMPLAINT MOVES FROM ITS CURRENT STATUS TO INVESTIGATION BY OUR GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT US FROM COMPANIES LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

REAR AXLE DETACHED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST. SEVERE FRAME RUST - DEALER DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE KEPT THIS VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS MORE INVOLVED TUNE-UPS. I HAVE ALSO WASHED THIS VEHICLE REGULARLY INCLUDING THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO CLEAN OFF ROAD SALT. THERE ARE NO EXISTING MECHANICAL OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CAN POTENTIALLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. HOWEVER, DURING A ROUTINE VISIT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE EXISTS A LARGE PERFORATION ON THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. I WAS FURTHER TOLD THAT THIS FRAME PERFORATION MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT COULD RESULT IN A DEADLY SITUATION FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE IF THE FRAME BROKE (WHICH I WAS TOLD WILL HAPPEN) WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOW UNABLE TO USE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I CALLED TOYOTA HQ TO COMPLAIN, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ME AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NOTICED RUST ON GARAGE FLOOR,HAD DEALER INSPECT THE FRAME WAS TOLD THAT , ONLY FOUND SURFACE RUST NO HOLES. AT WHAT POINT DOES THIS TURN INTO A SAFETY PROBLEM, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE VERY CONCERNED ! THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WAS ALWAYS PARKED IN A INSULATED ATTACHED GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES, THE BODY IS IN GOOD SHAPE.TOYOTA HAD PREVIOUS FRAME RUST ISSUES,WE WOULD HOPE TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME OR BUY THIS VEHICLE FROM US ,IF WE TRADED IT IN WHO WOULD WANT TO BUY IT WITH THIS RUSTY FRAME AND ,WHAT WOULD WE GET FOR IT?

The Frame and Suspension Components of the vehicle have corroded or rusted badly and prematurely even though the rest of the vehicle is in excellent condition. This is a known and common occurrence with the 4th Generation Toyota 4Runner Vehicles such as this 2006 model. - Currently the upper Rear Differential Stabilizer Arm has completely rusted off causing handling problems with the vehicle. Many areas of the frame are rusted through making it difficult to jack up or raise the vehicle on a hoist. - Problem has been observed and reported by Dealer(s) and Independent Shops I have visited. - This has NOT as yet been inspected by manufacturer representatives other than dealers. - This first appeared in late 2012 when I purchased the vehicle used with approx. 75,000 miles. - In May 2015 I struck a deer with the vehicle travelling on a US Trunk Hwy and the rust problem was reported as being severe by the body shop who repaired the front end damage. Note: The corrosion, in my opinion, did NOT cause the accident with the deer.

WHILE DRIVING LAST EVENING, MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED.

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD MOVE ONLY SLOWLY. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, TRIED ENGAGING 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND OTHER DRIVE FUNCTIONS, TRIED ACCELERATING, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE SLOWLY. AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON ONE MORE TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE AS NORMAL BUT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE GOING SLOWLY. MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT THIS RESULTED FROM A FAILURE OF THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR VALVE, WHICH APPARENTLY FOR SOME REASON TURNS OFF TRACTION CONTROL. THIS IS A COMMON ENOUGH PROBLEM ON TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS THAT THERE IS AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" OFFERED ON THESE VEHICLES. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR VALVES ON 4 RUNNERS ARE THE SAME DESIGN OR SAME MODEL, BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 4 RUNNERS AS FOR TUNDRAS. *TR

THE FRAME RUST ON MY 2006 4RUNNER IS BECOMING EXTENSIVE AND THE AMOUNT FOR THE YEAR THAT CAN BECOME POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS INEXCUSABLE QUALITY AT BEST. THERE ARE AREAS ON THE FRAME THAT I AM ABLE TO PUSH IN WITH MY FINGERS BECAUSE OF THE RUST. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER PARTS WHERE OTHER PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN BOLTED ON TO THE FRAME OR WELDED ON HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. I AM ABLE TO IN SPOTS PEEL THE FRAME APART PIECE BY PIECE LIKE AN ONION ONLY EXPOSING THE RIDICULOUSLY THIN AMOUNT THAT IS LEFT. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY PICKUP THAT DRIVES IN SAME CONDITIONS AS THE 4RUNNER AND LOOKS YEARS NEWER UNDERNEATH THAN THE 4RUNNER THAT IS ACTUALLY THE NEWER OF THE TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT FRAME RUST FROM OTHER RESEARCH REGARDING THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS MY OWN IS SOMETHING WORTHY OF A TOYOTA RECAL OR BUY BACK PROGRAM SUCH AS WHAT WAS DONE WITH OTHER GENERATION TACOMAS.

YESTERDAY I TOOK MY 3YR OLD TO PRE-SCHOOL, I DID LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING AS I USUALLY DO WHEN I DROP HIM OFF, MY HEATER WAS GOING AS WELL AS MY DEFROST AS IT WAS A COLD MORNING. WHEN I CAME OUT APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MINUTES LATER I SEE THAT MY BACK WINDOW IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I AM COMPLETELY SURPRISED AND A LITTLE FREAKED OUT SINCE MY CHILD WAS JUST SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE I ALSO FOUND GLASS. AS I AM CLEANING UP THE GLASS ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF MY CHILD'S PRE-SCHOOL I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING IN THE REAR WINDOW IN THE INSIDE. TURNS OUT MY ELECTRICAL UNIT THAT POWERS MY DEFROSTING HEATER IN THE REAR WINDOW WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP. THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP THAT REPLACED MY WINDOW SO I COULD AT LEAST DRIVE MY CAR SAID THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WORST AS THERE LOOKED TO BE A SMALL FIRE IN THE BACK PANELING WITHIN THOSE WIRES (THE CONNECTORS WERE FRIED). I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, SO THIS IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING AND SCARY. I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO TOYOTA SO THEY CAN REVIEW THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PEOPLE THAT THIS MAY NOT BE A COVERED PROBLEM UNDER MY WARRANTY. WHY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING I HAD NO CONTROL OVER?? WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING AND THIS HAPPEN, MY 3YR OLD AND MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT AND OR SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND US. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A VERY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FOR POSSIBLE RE-CALL AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST.

THE 4RUNNER FRAME HAS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HOLES AND RUST IN THE FRAME, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANY MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, OR FURTHER UPKEEP OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE YEARS, COMPLETED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE 4RUNNER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE OTHER TOYOTA RUSTED FRAME RECALLS, SINCE IT IS BUILT ON A TACOMA FRAME. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN EXCEEDINGLY WORSE.

THE FRAME BROKE ON MY 4 RUNNER WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AND FRONT TIRE FELL INWARD. THE TRUCK HAD JUST UNDER 100,000 MILES. I SPENT APPROXIMATELY $7,000 FOR A BODY SHOP TO REPLACE THE BROKEN FRAME WITH A USED FRAME. TOYOTA MUST NOT HAVE USED A SUFFIENTLY HARD ENOUGH METAL OR DID NOT TREAT THE METAL WITH THE PROPER FINISH FOR FRAME TO BREAK AT SUCH AN EARLY MILEAGE. I HAVE THE RECEIPT AND DETAIL FOR THE WORK DONE BY THE BODY SHOP.

THE SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION PUMP (AIP) AND SWITCHING VALVES FAILED ON MY 2006 4RUNNER LIMITED WITH V8. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS SEEN ON TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND TUNDRAS. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SYSTEM ON THOSE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ON THE 4 RUNNERS, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEMS / PARTS ARE THE SAME. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CASE # 1409160408. THIS IS A > $2000 REPAIR TO BASICALLY CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE CODE AND ALLOW ME TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM OR AT LEAST HAVE TOYOTA COVER ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM, NOT JUST CERTAIN HIGHER-VOLUME MODEL YEARS. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH TOWARDS HOME AND REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN M80 IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. HAD WINDOW REPAIR GUYS COME AND THEY SHOWED ME DEFROSTER CONNECTORS WERE BURNT OUT. I DID HAVE DEFROSTER SETTING ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. I CALLED TOYOTA BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST. MY CONCERN WAS IF MY DOGS WERE IN THE BACK, AS WE USUALLY TAKE THEM TO THE PARK, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DID HAVE A MAJOR ANXIETY ATTACK. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH TOWARDS HOME AND REAR WINDOW EXPLODED, SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN M80 IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. HAD WINDOW REPAIR GUYS COME AND THEY SHOWED ME DEFROSTER CONNECTORS WERE BURNT OUT. I DID HAVE DEFROSTER SETTING ON AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. I CALLED TOYOTA BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST. MY CONCERN WAS IF MY DOGS WERE IN THE BACK, AS WE USUALLY TAKE THEM TO THE PARK, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DID HAVE A MAJOR ANXIETY ATTACK. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR