2016 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT BLEW THE DOOR AJAR. THE A PILAR WAS MOVED AND WEATHER STRIPPING MIS LODGED. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROX 15MPH AT THE TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V005000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED SERVCO TOYOTA HONOLULU AT 808-564-1100 (LOCATED AT 2850 PUKOLOA ST #200, HONOLULU, HI 96819) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I AM LIVING IN KOREA WITH THE US MILITARY. I JUST RECEIVED THIS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 1 WEEK AGO AND MOVE TO THE USA IN 1 MONTH. THE LOCAL DEALER STATES THEY NEED 2-3 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE PARTS. I WILL BE MOVED BEFORE THAT DATE.

I WAS GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS HIT IT. IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND THERE WERE FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS NOT IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT TO THE SUNROOF OR BODY/ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS BULGING OUTWARD, AS IF SOMEONE PUNCHED IT FROM THE INSIDE BUT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE SUNROOF SHADE CLOSED. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS JUST LIKE THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S SUNROOF AS WELL, SO THIS WAS NOT JUST A ONE RANDOM OCCURRENCE. THERE NEEDS TO BE HIGHER SAFETY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR SUNROOFS IN THE FUTURE. LUCKILY, IN MY SUDDEN SHOCK AND PANIC, I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHILE PIECES OF GLASS WERE FLYING OFF AND INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER I OPENED THE SHADE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD, IT'S EASY TO CRACK. I HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY 6 MONTHS AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AFTER A ROCK HIT IT. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN AFTER A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I WAS HEADED ONTO 85 SOUTH OFF OF EXIT 93 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO THIN OR MADE WITH CHEAP MATERIALS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE WINDSHIELDS. BECAUSE IT CAUSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO THIN AND CRACKS EASILY.

DRIVING HOME, ON US 1, ABOUT 60-65MPH, I HAD TO SUDDENLY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP,AND YANKED ME TO THE RIGHT , PULLING ME OFF ROAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT AND MOVE BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE ABS, ACTIVE HANDLING AND BRAKE LIGHTS WITH WARNING BUZZER BEGAN. I HAD NO BRAKES FOR A FEW MOMENTS, PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, MOMENTARILY. THEN, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED, BUT LIGHTS AND WARNING SOUNDS STILL ACTIVATED. I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF HOME. I OPTED TO CONTINUE AT SLOW SPEED TO THE HOUSE, WHERE I PULLED IN AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I HAVE 25000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT'S JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. GOING ONTO THE FORUM, I FOUND THIS ISN'T A RARE PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN BESIDE ME AT THE TIME MY BRAKES FAILED I PU

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH (CONSTANT SPEED W/O ACCELERATION) IN 2WD IN A 75 MPH ZONE ON HWY 29 SOUTHBOUND WHEN THE REAR TIRES LOST TRACTION (W/O AUDIBLE SKIDDING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO THE LEFT LANE AT AN ANGLE EXCEEDING 40 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WEREN'T USED AND I REMOVED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE INCIDENT WHILE GENTLY TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR STRIKE ANYTHING AND TRACTION WAS ABRUPTLY REGAINED (W/O WARNING) BEFORE HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN NEEDED DESPITE ALMOST GOING SIDEWAYS INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE TIRES FAILED TO OPERATE IN MANNER CONSISTENT FOR AN ALL-TERRAIN TIRE. THE TIRES EXCEED 75% TREAD LIFE WITH NO IMPERFECTIONS FOUND. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT AND TESTING ON A DIFFERENT ROAD, 30-40% OF THE TREAD WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED EVEN ON CLEAR ROADS DUE TO DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS PRIOR. THIS PARTICLE TREAD PATTERN DESIGN FAILS TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE TREAD GROVES TO ALLOW SNOW TO CLEAR. THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD AS AN ALL-TERRAIN TIRE AND HAS A DESIGN FLAW MAKING IT CLEARLY UNSAFE TO USE IN SNOW. DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, THE TIRES CONSTANTLY FAIL TO PROPERLY PROVIDE TRACTION TO THE POINT WHERE LOW SPEED TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS BECOMES A CHALLENGE FOR SAFE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CLEARLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW PREVENTING ACTIVATION DURING A SCENARIO IN WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAS (4) TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A/T II TIRES SIZE P265/70R17, (10 32NDS TREAD REMAINING). OUTSIDE CONDITIONS AS FOLLOWS: TEMP, 1 DEGREE F, ROAD CONDITIONS, CLEAR, FLAT AND NO ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATION, WIND SPEED, 5-10 MPH N TO S AND WAS HITTING VEHICLE PARALLEL TO ITS TRAVELING DIRECTION, LOCATION, NORTH DAKOTA.

WHILE DRIVING FROM AUSTIN, TX TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TX AND AS WE WERE ENTERING THE CC-CITY LIMITS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH ON IH 37 SB (CENTER LANE) WITH TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT LANE, WE HEARD A LOUD "POP" LIKE A GUN SHOT THEN WE HEARD GLASS RATTLING AROUND OVERHEAD. QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO A SAFE SPOT TO CHECK THINGS OUT. THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, DRY AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 65-DEGREES. FORTUNATELY, THE SUNROOF AND THE INTERNAL SLIDING ROOF WAS CLOSED OTHERWISE THE SHATTERED GLASS WOULD HAVE SEVERELY IMPACTED THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGER AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT SAID SPEED THUS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT/INJURY. CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR RECOURSE - ACTION PENDING. LATER, WE LEARNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS ARE BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITHOUT REMEDY FROM THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY.

REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUTE 200 ICC) AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME AND WHEN I WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY VEHICLE STARTED MISFIRING ALL THE CHECKS ENGINE LIGHTS WERE LIGHTED UP EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON MY PANEL LIT UP. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. COME TO FIND OUT THAT ALL MY WIRING UNDER THE HOOD HAD BEEN EATEN OR CHEWED UP BY RATS. IT COST ME $500.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED (TAPED) LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN . AND LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT IT HAPPENED AGAIN! I READ SOMEWHERE THAT YOUR VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO ATTRACT RATS AND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY CUSTOMER TO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ANY TIME SOON ? IT'S BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME .