2004 Toyota 4runner Problems

Severe Issues

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2004 Toyota 4runner. Part of Generation 4 — 2003–2009.

20032005
Complaints
846
Crashes
33
Fires
6
Injuries
21
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2004 Toyota 4runner Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1260 complaints

STRUCTURE:BODY

Avg mileage:137,579 mi
Crash-related:5
Fires:1
#2114 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:139,807 mi
#3106 complaints

SUSPENSION

Avg mileage:144,579 mi
Crash-related:2
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2004 Toyota 4runner.

STRUCTURE:BODY
260
complaints
Crashes
5
Fires
1
Avg Miles
137,579
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
114
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
139,807
SUSPENSION
106
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
144,579
SERVICE BRAKES
57
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
Avg Miles
128,491
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
29
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
Avg Miles
109,609
AIR BAGS
25
complaints
Crashes
6
Fires
Avg Miles
114,299
STEERING
25
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
133,263
STRUCTURE
22
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
89,385
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
658,379
ENGINE
18
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
136,668
POWER TRAIN
18
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
113,984
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
17
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
87,057
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
115,796
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
13
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
125,577
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
13
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
143,811
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9
complaints
Crashes
7
Fires
Avg Miles
69,056
SEATS
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
1,262,167
VISIBILITY
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
59,900
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
51,933
SEAT BELTS
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
72,825
WHEELS
5
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
44,667
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
36,500
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
100,840
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
2,470,000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
60,167
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
93,077
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
40,000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
24,000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
34,000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
46,500

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Recalls for 2004 Toyota 4runner

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,683,653 vehicles.

16V065000AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
~320,409 affected

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

11V113000VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
~1,363,244 affected

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 LEXUS LX570, 2003 THROUGH 2009 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, AND 2006 THROUGH 2010 RAV4 VEHICLES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN GET STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION DUE TO ITS BEING TRAPPED BY AN UNSECURED OR INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT.

Other Toyota 4runner Years

Wider context: See the full Toyota 4runner reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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