2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

NOT UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE ON YAHOO (INSIDE WASHINGTON MISSED SIGNS IN TOYOTAS RECALLS) DID I REALIZE I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. MY 4RUNNER CONSTANTLY LURCHES FOWARD AS I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN A STOPPED POSTION. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE TRUCK WAS MADE SINCE IT WAS MY FIRST TOYOTA. NOW I REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. BUT HOW DO I GET IT FIXED? I DO NOT SEE THE 4RUNNERS AS HAVING THE RECALL ON THEM. *CN

MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHEN HITTING AN UNEVEN SURFACE- IE- POLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND RELEASED. THE WHEEL SPUN FREELY WITHOUT CONTROL. THE BRAKE DID NOT ACTIVATE. *JB

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE: 2006 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER LIMITED. IN FEB. 2009, I WAS DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED, MY BRAKES LOCKED, AND THE CAR SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP. INSTEAD OF HITTING THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME I VEERED OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A SNOW BANK. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER ~100FT THROUGH 8" OF SNOW. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (CAR WAS DRIVABLE AFTERWARDS). THE POLICE DID RESPOND AND A TOW TRUCK WAS NEEDED TO TOW MY CAR BACK ONTO THE ROAD. MY ORIGINAL TRAVEL SPEED WAS ~ 40MPH (BEFORE BRAKING). I SPED UP AFTER BRAKING, BUT I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THE SPEED WHEN I HIT THE BANK. TOYOTA RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND RECEIVED SEVERAL ERRORS. THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE RELATED TO A LOW BATTERY I HAD 6-12 MONTHS EARLIER. THE LOW BATTERY SOMEHOW DEACTIVATED COMPONENTS OF THE ABS. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS EVEN POSSIBLE. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A LOW OR DEAD BATTERY COULD RESULT IN ABS FAILURE I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LOW BATTERY INCIDENT. TOYOTA FIXED THE ABS; HOWEVER, I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE CAR IS AT REST, BUT NOT IN PARK, IT WILL SOMETIMES LUNGE FORWARD (NOTHING LIKE YOU HEAR ABOUT ON TV, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TYPE OF POWER SURGE), THERE IS ALSO AN OCCASIONAL BUZZING NOISE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED (EVEN IN PARK). FINALLY, I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL SUVS AND SMALL TRUCKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT WILL LOOSE TRACTION AS EASILY AS THIS VEHICLE LOOSES TRACTION. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. I PLAN TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE ABS ONCE AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO REPORT THESE ISSUES TO THE NHTSA OR I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM A YEAR AGO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER - DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE TOOK IT IN THREE TIMES AND TOLD THEM THAT WHEN WE ARE AT A STOP THE SUV WOULD SHIFT FWD WHILE STILL APPLYING THE BRAKE. WE TOOK IT BACK AGAIN THE 2ND YEAR, STILL WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. EACH TIME THEY HAD NO ANSWER AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE THEY COULD NEVER GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT. TO DATE THE SUV STILL DOES IT AND WOULD SAY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO DAYS SO MUCH SO WE HAVE JUST BECOME USED TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER (MILEAGE 66, 476 MLS). I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE VSC TRAC, CHECK ENGINE, AND CAR ANTI SKID LIGHT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY ON MY DASH. IT IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I AM BEGINNING TO HEAR ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. *TR

I WAS COMING INTO DEWITT ARKANSAS ON HIGHWAY165 ON 12/13/09 AT ABOUT 12:30PM WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO AN EXXON MINI MART. MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. AS I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES I HEARD THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES CLICKING AND SUDDENLY THE 4RUNNER LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING A LARGE POLE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THE REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING WILDLY AND THE BACK END WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. THE 4RUNNER WAS BOUNCING TO THE SIDE AND I SLAMMED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK. THE POWER TO THE BACK WHEELS STOPPED. I SAT BACK AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. I REACHED UP AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MAT AND IT WAS IN ITS NORMAL LOCATION WITH NO CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE TWO HOOKS WERE ATTACHED HOLDING THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE. THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. TWO EMPLOYEES CAME OUT AND ASKED IF I WAS OKAY. I TOLD THEM I WAS OKAY, BUT SCARED TO DEATH. I TOLD THEM I HAD HEARD ABOUT TOYOTAS HAVING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE INVOLVED IN ONE. I HAD TO WALK AROUND A WHILE TO CALM DOWN. I GOT THE EMPLOYEES NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS IN CASE I NEEDED THEM. I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND STARTED THE 4RUNNER UP AGAIN AND IT RAN NORMAL. I DROVE IT TO MY DAD'S AND LEFT IT THERE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THEM COME PICK IT UP. THE DEALER HAD A LOCAL TECHNICIAN CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID I SHOULD COME AND GET IT. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY HAD A REGIONAL SPECIALIZED FIELD TECHNICIAN EVALUATE IT. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY HAZARD WITH MY 4RUNNER. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO COME AND GET THE VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED OR REPAIRED.*TR

2006 4 RUNNER SPORT EDITION, V8 WITH 30,000 MILES HAS CLUNKING SOUND WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING FROM STOP. ALSO, WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (RUNNING) WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED. VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ACROSS STREET, OVER CURB, AND DOWN A STEEP RAVINE HITTING A TREE. BROACHED LOCAL DEALER CONCERNING ANY SAFETY ISSUES OR VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND THEY INDICATED NONE HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THEM OR YOUR WEBSITE AND QUESTIONED CIRCUMSTANCES AS REPORTED. CUSTOMER PAID FOR ALL DAMAGES AND REPAIRS. *TR

HIGHWAY MERGE RAMP AT ALMOST FULL THROTTLE TWICE, ONCE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT ALSO HIGH THROTTLE USAGE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK OPEN VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED BUT WASN'T. I STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP, I THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND THE PEDAL WENT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY 2006 4RUNNER V8 4WD I WAS PULLING MY BOAT AND NOTICED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND BRAKING THAT THE ENGINE WAS INCREASING IN RPM AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HAD THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME NOT BEEN CLEAR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, OFTEN WHEN PULLING THE BOAT BUT NOT ALWAYS. I LATER REALIZED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE PROXIMITY OF THE GAS AND BREAK PETALS. WHEN I PULL THE BOAT, AND SOMETIME OTHER TIMES, I WEAR FLIP-FLOPS WHICH ARE FAIRLY WIDE AND FLAT. THE FLIP-FLOPS ARE WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCIDENTALLY BRIDGE THE TWO PETALS WHILE DRIVING. MY 2001 4RUNNER NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE RECUR SINCE I STOPPED WEARING FLIP-FLOPS WHEN DRIVING THE 4RUNNER. THE ONLY REASON I AM REPORTING THIS IS THAT I HAVE READ OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH TOYOTA'S AND THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION MIGHT HELP THE INVESTIGATION. THIS PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE THE RPM'S WENT UP AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER TOYOTA'S HAVE THE SAME PROXIMITY ISSUE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PETAL AND GAS PETAL. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE ON OUR 2004 SIENNA. *TR