2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 AND I AM HAVING VIBRATION PROBLEMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. I HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED, HAD THEM BALANCED TWICE IN ONE WEEK, AND STILL HAVE THE VIBRATIONS. THE VIBRATIONS BEGAN BEFORE I INSTALLED MY NEW TIRES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES WE STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ADDRESSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND AT THE TIME THEY DIDN?T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED FROM A ONCE AND AWHILE ISSUE TO DOING IT EVERY TIME. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD A V8 AND THE SAME PROBLEM, TOYOTA FIXED HIS VEHICLE BY INSTALLING A NEW LEXUS DRIVELINE. ONCE I TOLD THE SERVICE CENTER ABOUT THEM FIXING A VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY EXPLAINED THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVELINE AND THE YOKE ON THESE VEHICLES. THEIR FIX WAS TO LUBE THE DRIVELINE ZERK FITTING. THIS WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY LURCH FORWARD AND EITHER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A V6 THEY CAN?T SWAP THE DRIVELINE LIKE THEY DID WITH THE V8. I DON?T WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR A HITTING SOMEONE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. MY VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I CAN?T GET ANYONE TO SAY THEY WILL HONOR THIS ISSUE AFTER I PASS MY WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

2006 4RUNNER SPORT EDITION 4WD -TOYOTA- 38K MILES ON VEHICLE. ALL THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS RUSTING OUT TO THE POINT THAT THE COMPRESSOR WILL COME APART DURING DRIVING AND DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS AND PROBABLE CAUSE ACCIDENT. THIS WAS NOTICE AT ~24K AND IT'S GETTING WORST. PRESENTLY, ALL THE BOLTS HEAD IS ALMOST GONE AND APART FROM THE RUSTING BOLTS THERE IS A SECOND PART ON THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLE THAT IS ALSO RUSTING. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACCEPT IT UNDER THERE WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES, SIZE P265/65/R17. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TOO SENSITIVE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY IF I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING OR IF THE ROAD IS WET, THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING POWER (WHILE BRAKE CALIPERS OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY) THEREBY DRASTICALLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STOPPING FROM 35 MPH IN OVER 200 FEET. I WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MORE RECURRING. LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER AND CITED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. CERTAINLY, DANGEROUS ENGINEERING CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL IN THIS DAY AND AGE. INCIDENTALLY, THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON OTHER MAKE VEHICLES WITH 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. THIS SYMPTOM HAS OCCURRED OVER 100 TIMES, BUT THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS TO BE NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING AND DETERIORATED ENOUGH TO CAUSE A CRACK IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

WE WERE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC IN OUR 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WE WERE SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND BY A CAR TRAVELING AROUND 45MPH. THUS WE SLAMMED INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF US. OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE PASSENGER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP, THUS CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. THERE IS AROUND $11,000 DAMAGE TO OUR TRUCK. *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS CRACKED TWICE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND UNSAFE. I HAVE SEEN SCATTERED INTERNET REPORTS OF 4RUNNER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

EVERY TIME I STOP AND START DRIVING I GET A CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IM BEING REAR ENDED. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE TIME I STOP AND TAKE OFF FROM TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE CONTACT STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CHILD RELEASED THE GEAR SHIFT TO REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE , ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY MECHANISM ON THE GEAR SHIFT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,500. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB