There are 5 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2010 Toyota 4Runnerin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
03/04/2019- I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DRY ROAD IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN, AND I STRESS GRADUAL, CAME UP AND UPON TURNING THE WHEEL TO TAKE THE SLIGHT CURB THE VSC/ ANTI SLIP BRAKING KICKED IN AND THE COMPUTER 'SENSED' I LOST CONTROLLED AT WHICH POINT IT TOOK OVER AND LOCKED THE BRAKES UP. THIS ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMPUTER TOOK AWAY ALL OF MY CONTROL, STRAIGHTENED MY CAR OUT SENDING ME OFF THE ROAD INTO A DRIED UP RIVER BED TOTALLING MY TRUCK COMPLETELY. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FRONT END DESTROYED, THANK GOD I WASNT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY IT COULDVE BEEN MUCH MUCH WORSE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IVE READ MULTIPLE, ALMOST IDENTICAL STORIES INVOLVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS LEFT ME VEHICLELESS IN A FINANCIAL BIND. I WILL ALSO MENTION THIS WASNT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED UNWARRANTED. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE FIRST TIME IT CAUSED SERIOUS ISSUES.
WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ENGINE SEEMS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 5SEC THEN IT COMES ON AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/16/10*JB
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 OCCURRED TWICE, ENGINE COOLANT TEMP. JUMPED 10 DEGREES F., WENT FROM 192 TO 202 F. SECOND TIME OUTSIDE TEMP. DIC, (DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER) MONITOR REPORTED "ICE CONDITION", 32 DEGREES IS NEEDED FOR THIS TO COME ON, 5 DEGREE MINUS JUMP, 37 TO 32 F., FROM MASSACHUSETTS, INTERSTATE 495 TO ROUTE 3, TEMP WAS 36 TO 37 F., THE ENTIRE TIME. MANCHESTER AIRPORT IS IN LINE OF SITE FROM HIGHWAY, ROUTE 3 NORTH, AT THIS LOCATION, FAA CONTROL CENTER NEAR BY. PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE RELATED TO CELL PHONE, REPEATER TOWERS. HAVEN'T COME ACROSS ANY EMI, RFI TESTS DONE ON NEW CARS, 2005 AND UP. MY CHEVY HHR HAS NO SHIELDING FOR THIS PROBLEM, NO SHIELDED CABLE THAT I CAN FINE, ON COMM. SYSTEMS. MY BACKGROUND, 20 YEARS MILITARY ELECTRONICS, RETIRED MSGT, AIR FORCE RESERVE, 30 YEARS COMMERCIAL ELECTRONICS, PRESENTLY WORKING FOR BAE IEWS MERRICMACK, NH. PROPIETARY INFORMATION, MILITARY AND COMPANY (BAE) STATUS. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSION, WITH OUT, GOVERNMENT OR COMPANY APPROVAL. *TR
FEBRUARY 22, 2010, MY 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ACCELERATED FIERCELY, MY HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE HEADREST. I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT THE CROSSWALK; IF A PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE CROSSWALK I WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM. THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS SUDDENLY AS IT ACCELERATED. TERRIFYING! MY HEAD STILL ACHES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND REPORTED INCIDENT. THE MANAGER TOOK A FLASH LIGHT AND LOOKED AT THE GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT AND SAID 'IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY YOU HAVE THE ??? NEW PEDAL, BUT OUR MECHANIC CAN CHECK IT OUT IF YOU LIKE.' LEFT CAR AT DEALERSHIP AND RECEIVED A CALL LATER THAT DAY THAT MY CAR WAS READY AND THE MASTER MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE MY ISSUE AND I CAN PICK UP MY CAR. SENT EMAILS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE; RECEIVED A CALL FROM PETER, SENIOR REP AND HE SAID I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION AT ANOTHER DEALER. I EXPLAINED I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH THE CROSSWALK; HE ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING SOMEONE FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WOULD PICK UP THE CAR AND CHECK IT OUT AGAIN. FEBRUARY 25TH A MANAGER FROM TOYOTA CAME TO MY HOME AND PICKED UP MY CAR TO RUN MORE TESTS. MARCH 1, 2010, MY CAR REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR
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