2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACCELERATING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SULFUR SMELL EMITTING FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND STATED THE FAILURE HAD RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,200.

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT, 4.0L 4WD. VIBRATION FELT VIA STEERING WHEEL, WHICH OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION/DECELERATION AND ACROSS WIDE SPEED RANGE. HIGHER FREQUENCY, LOW AMPLITUDE QUALITY. FELT WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING IN STRAIGHT LINE, BUT HAS CHANGED SPEED AND IS FELT WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER AS IN SMALL COURSE CORRECTIONS. WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THERE SEEMS TO BE RESONANT FEEDBACK FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF THERE IS DIRECTING CONTACTING THE STEERING ROD. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH AN ALIGNMENT OF THE FRONTEND AND ROTATION AND BALANCE OF THE TIRES/WHEELS. THE RESULT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL SENSATION IS STILL PRESENT AND THE CORRECTIVE ATTEMPT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. AT STOPLIGHT PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE. TOLD IT WAS A MASTER CYLINDER. THIS IS A $1500+ JOB. DEALER TOLD ME THIS NEVER FAILS BUT OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEIR DEFECT IS MY LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE STEERING WAS ABNORMALLY VEERING TO THE RIGHT INSTEAD OF BEING CENTERED. WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO OVER STEER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED EACH TIME. AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS STILL OFF BUT WAS NOT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,998 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,105.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PUT THE SEATS DOWN ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, THE SEAT BELT FELL APART AND THE CENTER ARM REST NEXT TO THAT SEAT BELT FELL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED HER TO SPEAK WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WHO ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL IT AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER OFFERED A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND RE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLES DRIVE TRAIN MAKES A "CLUNKING" NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS BEEN LUBRICATED FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE NOISE GETS LESS NOTICEABLE FOR A WHILE AND THEN RETURNS AFTER THE LUBRICATIONS. THE NOISE IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY CAN OFFER NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. RD THE CURRENT MILEAGE 30,000. RD

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HER GARAGE, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW OR RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHIP HAD BURNED OUT; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 128,000. UPDATED 06/17/10.*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS ACTUATOR AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 10/05/10

RE: 2006 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER. ON MAY 5, 2010, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT FULL THROTTLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE OVER A CURB, A MEDIAN AND ANOTHER CURB. IT THEN CRASHED THROUGH A WROUGHT IRON FENCE, A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE CEMENT BASE OF A BASEBALL FIELD LIGHT POLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE CEMENT BASE, THE FRONT AXLE WAS BENT, SPILLING THE AXLE FLUID AND STOPPING THE ENGINE. THE CAR THEN REARED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. POLICE REPORT CITES BRAKE AND OTHER DEFECTS. COMPLETE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.CI.PHOENIX.AZ.US/PHXSSLB/TARS/HOME.JSF (REPORT NUMBER [XXX]) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ACCELERATED ON OWN. RAN OFF ROAD, ACROSS MEDIAN AND CURBS, CRASHED. TOW DRIVER STARTED ENGINE AND ENGINE RACED, BUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN NORMAL POSITION. *TR