2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

THE VEHICLES FRAME IS SUFFERING FROM SEVER RUSTING WITH HOLES AND SECTIONS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT.

CAR STARTED DRIVING FUNNY AT SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTY THAT IT CRACKED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO NO FUNCTION AS ENGINEERED.

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND ROT. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP AND/OR PARTS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION MAY POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION LINE FAILURE. UPDATED 11/26/18*JB

MY FRAME ON A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND ROT. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP AND/OR PARTS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION MAY POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY CLEAN AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF, YET THE FRAME CONTINUES TO RUST LIKE CRAZY. I'VE EXPERIENCED BROKEN BOLTS, LOSE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, ETC. THE CAR HANDLES EXTREMELY POOR NOW, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT ISN'T WORTH IT TO REPLACE ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SINCE THE MOUNTING POINTS ARE SO RUSTY.

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 OWNED MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER V8 FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. ALWAYS WANTED ONE THROUGH THE YEARS OF MY DRIVING. I BOUGHT IT AT 85K MILES AND NOW IT SITS AT 96K MILES. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, I DIDN'T CHECK THE FRAME FOR ANY ISSUES.I CHECKED COSMETIC AND PERFORMANCE ISSUE. EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTH. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER MY OWNERSHIP, I STARTED TO REALIZED THE FRAME OF HOW RUSTED IT WAS. I DID MORE INVESTIGATION ON IT AND IT IS ALL OVER THE WHOLE FRAME. LITERALLY, ROTTING. DISAPPOINTED AT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WHO DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE UNDER BODY AND AT THE QUALITY OF THE FRAME. AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES OF CONSUMERS, I MIGHT HAVE TO JUMP SHIPS. AS MUCH AS I LOVE THIS RUNNER AND WANT TO RUN IT TILL IT DIES, I MIGHT HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE. AFTER SEEING THE ISSUE OF THE FRAME ROTTING CAUSING STEERING ISSUE FROM THE SUSPENSION, I DON'T THINK I WANT TO RUN INTO THAT SINCE I TRAVEL A LOT ON THE WEEKENDS. ANY OTHER SMALL RECALL I AM OKAY WITH, BUT DEALING WITH FRAME ISSUES IS A BIG NO IN MY BOOK. IF TOYOTA COULD MAKE THIS INTO A RECALL, I WOULD RECONSIDER ON KEEP THE RIG. BUT, AS OF NOW, IT'S NOT CONVINCING. IT'S JUST SAD TO SEE A 4RUNNER AT 96K MILES, THE FRAMES ALREADY ROTTING AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME BRACKETS ON THE REAR AXLE WERE RUSTED AND LOOSE, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH, THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM MOUNT BROKE OFF THE FRAME AND ALMOST CAUSED MYSELF, MY WIFE, MY 2 YEAR OLD, AND MY 11 MONTH OLD SON TO CRASH. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. AFTER INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT IM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. IM NOW PAYING A CAR PAYMENT ON A VEHICLE THAT IS USELESS. I LIKE TOYOTA'S BUT WILL NOT LIKELY PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS TYPE OF AND YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE TOYOTA, DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE WILL BE STUCK WITH A CAR PAYMENT AND A VEHICLE THAT IS VIRTUALLY UNUSABLE.