2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

EXHAUST SYSTEM. CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SMELL OF SULFUR/ROTTEN EGGS WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY GOING UP A HILL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT SEEMS NOW IT DOES THIS MORE OFTEN. *TR

AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES MY TRUCK STARTED TO FEEL AS IF IT HAD BEEN REAR ENDED WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. AT FIRST IT WAS VERY LIGHT, BUT IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY LUBED THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE DRIVE SHAFT IS SEALED, SO I ASKED HOW THAT COULD POSSIBLY HELP AND HE HAD NO ANSWER OTHER THAN TO SAY JUST SEE IF IT FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND GETTING WORSE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY LURCH FORWARD AND BUMP THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IF I AM CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND LOOSE MY FOOTING ON THE BRAKE. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATION EVEN BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK 3 TIME ON THE 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. *TR

I AM CANADIAN RESIDENT A BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5, WHICH IS A US VEHICLE IMPORT. WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE 2 DAYS AGO THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING. I WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES AWAY FROM DRIVING INTO MY HOUSE. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STOP AS I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD DUE TO IT STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

OUR 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER WITH A V8 ENGINE HAS LOST ACCELERATOR RESPONSE ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE OWNED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR INPUTS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JULY 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3800 MILES ON IT. THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2007 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 9800 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FROM FEBRUARY UNTIL AUGUST 2007. TOYOTA REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE AGAIN, THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER, ALL OF WHICH DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE WIRE HARNESS IN AUGUST 2007 WHICH HAS THE VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN. WE HAVE ASKED TOYOTA TO RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM US BECAUSE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS LOSS OF POWER WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO RE-PURCHASE OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHER TOYOTA 4 RUNNER OWNERS AND FUTURE OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4WD V8. FRONT SEAT MOVEMENT. THE FRONT SEAT IN MY 4RUNNER MOVES, POPS, RATTLES LIKE ITS FALLING APART. *TR

VEHICLE IS A POLARIS SPORTSMAN 800 THAT OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE LATER IN THIS FORM SO I PUT TOYOTA. ON AUGUST 4 2007 I BEGAN AN ATV RIDE/CAMPING TRIP WITH TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WAS PLANNED TO GO THROUGH 8/11. WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH ON DAY 1 AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I HEARD A STRANGE HISSING SOUND COMING FROM MY ATV. I REMOVED THE GAS CAP AT WHICH TIME LARGE VOLUME OF FUEL WAS EJECTED (LIKE A GEYSER) ABOUT 12-18" STRAIGHT UP. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL WEARING EYE PROTECTION BECAUSE THE FUEL SPRAYED MY FACE, HAND, ARMS AND TORSO. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THE VENT HOSE LEADING FROM THE GAS TANK MUST BE CLOGGED OR PINCHED ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO OVER PRESSURIZE. I CHECKED THE VENT HOSE AND IT WAS CLEAR AND THEN POSITIONED IT SO IT COULD BE OBSERVED. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP THE GAS TANK CONTINUED TO HISS AND BUILD OF PRESSURE AND FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY LEAK, BUBBLE, SHOOT OUT OF THE VENT HOSE BOTH WHEN THE ATV WAS MOVING OR NOT. WHEN THE ATV WAS IDLING AND PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP, I WOULD SLOWLY RELEASE PRESSURE IN THE TANK BY SLOWLY OPENING THE GAS CAP THE ATV WOULD DIE. BROUGHT THE ATV TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT FIX IT. I RELATED TO THE AUTHORIZED POLARIS DEALERSHIP THAT MY ATV IDLING IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT FAIRLY REPLICATE THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CAUSED THE FUEL PROBLEM. I AM PREPARED TO PROVIDE YOUR AGENCY WITH SWORN STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES, PHOTOS, MORE DETAILED DATES, TIMES AND NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS I ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH AT THE POLARIS DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT CONSIDERING HOW MY CONCERNS WERE BRUSHED ASIDE BY THE MANUFACTURE UNDER THE GUISE OF BEING "UNABLE TO REPLICATE" IT COULD BE WIDE SPREAD. IT GOES WITHOUT QUESTION THAT THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS A VERY REAL DANGER TO CONSUMERS. THANK YOU, IN ADVANCE, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH A CLUNG IN THE DRIVELINE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, ESPECIALLY THE LONG ONES. YOU THINK A CAR HAS BUMPED YOU IN THE REAR BUT NO ONE IS THERE. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. INITIALLY THE DEALER THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING. THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO ACTIVATE UNDER 3 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF ABOUT 2 OR 2 1/2 MPH SO THE BRAKES PROBABLY THOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN IT WAS SITING STILL. MORE RECENTLY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SO THEIR OFFICIAL POSITION WAS THAT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT THE SISTER VEHICLE WITH LEXUS, THE GX470, HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT. IT HAS HAPPEND FROM THE PURCHASE DATE ON 9/1/06. IT NOW HAS A LITTLE OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER: VISION PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN VIEWING LIGHTS, I.E. HEADLIGHTS, STREET LIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. THROUGH WINDSHIELD. ALL LIGHTS HAVE A DOUBLE, OR GHOST, IMAGE THAT EXISTS ABOVE THE ACTUAL LIGHT SOURCE. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IS MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT WITH A DARK BACKGROUND. I HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OR THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER. THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ALL THREE WINDSHIELDS (ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENTS) EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 OTHER 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNERS AND ALL OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR