2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

THE 4RUNNER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING; AS IF SOMEONE WAS SUDDENTLY TURNED THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. ALL DASH LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTATION, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, ETC... SHUT DOWN AND THEN IT RESTARTS AUTOMATICALLY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. IT OCCURS BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK OR REVERSE OR DRIVING USUALLY BELOW 555MPH SINCE MUCH OF MY COMMUTE IS CITY VS. HIGHWAY. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO HEAD UNIT ONLY THEN THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED TO THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD LEAD TO INJURY.

FOUND WATER IN THE ADD ACTUATOR. 4RUNNER WAS 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUE CAME UP. 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD BLINK ENDLESSLY. COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE MUDDY ROAD TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE THE 4WD WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS UNABLE TO USE ANY OF THE 4WD FUNCTIONS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BOTH WANTED 360$ JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY COULD GIVE IT BACK TO ME. I REFUSED BEING THAT THEY WANTED TO REMOVE THE MAIN COMPUTER AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IN THE END I DUG INTO IT MYSELF AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. WHEN I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD ACTUATOR I FOUND THAT A 32RA FINISH WAS NOT HELD ON THE HOUSING IN MY LINE OF WORK THAT'S BASIC STANDARDS FOR ORING SEATS. I TOOK THE PART BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART IS NOT MADE BY TOYOTA SO THEY COULDN'T WARRANTY IT. SEE PHOTO FOR HOW THE ACTUATOR LOOKED WHEN OPENED.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I AM SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB OR WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM INSIDE THE CAR.

AT 20,202 THE SUV'S STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, GLAZED AND HAD HEAT SPOTS. VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FRONT ONLY. SINCE REPAIR, THE FRONT WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AGAIN - DEALER SAID TO GET NEW TIRES TO SOLVE PROBLEM. GOT NEW TIRES AT ~47,000. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, AND TOOK TO DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND TO ADDRESS BRAKE PULSATION WHEN APPLYING PEDAL. THE DEALER, NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA, DECLARED THAT "THE PULSATION IS A WEAR OR DRIVING PATTERN ISSUE" REFUSING TO FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. RECOMMENDING THE SAME ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $660.00. MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT IMPACT OR WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM HUDSON TOYOTA AT (803) 407-5678 (LOCATED AT 970 COLUMBIANA DR, IRMO, SC 29063) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NEEDED TO USE MY HORN WHEN SOMEONE DRIFTED INTO MY LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. I COULD NOT HONK TO INFORM THAT DRIVER TO STAY IN HIS/HER LANE. AFTERWHICH, I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED AND DISCOVERED THE SPIRAL CABLE HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THEY REPLACED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER THEY TOLD ME THIS CABLE ASSEMBLY CARRIED WIRING FOR CRUISE CONTROL, AIR BAGS, HORN AND SOMETHING ELSE. I DO NOT RECALL THE FOURTH ITEM.

CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL NOT WORKING.NO HORN, NO AIRBAG .I CALLED TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 TALKED TO DOMINIC HE SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME.

2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER - DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. AT AROUND 36,000 MILES THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS IT FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE SAME PROBLEMS. AT 40,000 MILEAGES ALL OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A NON-PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.

THE DRIVER DOOR ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING. $700 TO FIX. APPARENTLY THEY ALL WILL GO AT SOME TIME. COST WILL BE $2800.00! APPARENTLY THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL!

DOOR ACTUATOR LOCKING OUT DRIVER, TO WHERE KEY DOESN'T EVEN WORK. EITHER THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, OR UNLOCK. THE FOB IS FINE AND SENDS THE SIGNAL AS YOU CAN HERE THE ACTUATOR TRYING TO MOVE. AND WHEN IT DOESN'T UNLOCK, YOU CAN'T EVEN UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON A VARIETY OF SITES SUCH AS BELOW, THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE? IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL? SUPPOSE ALL OF THE ACTUATORS DIDN'T WORK AND THERE WAS A KID IN THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD OF 4 BAD ACTUATORS, SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/4RUNNER/2014/ELECTRICAL/AUTO_DOOR_LOCKS_NOT_WORKING.SHTML