Worst 2004 Toyota 4runner Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
STRUCTURE:BODY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUSPENSION
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2004 Toyota 4runner.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 260 | 5 | 1 | 137,579 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 114 | — | — | 139,807 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 106 | 2 | — | 144,579 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 57 | 4 | — | 128,491 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 29 | 4 | — | 109,609 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 25 | 6 | — | 114,299 mi | |
| STEERING | 25 | 2 | — | 133,263 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 22 | — | — | 89,385 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 | 1 | 1 | 658,379 mi | |
| ENGINE | 18 | — | — | 136,668 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 18 | — | — | 113,984 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 17 | — | 1 | 87,057 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 15 | — | 1 | 115,796 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 13 | — | — | 125,577 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 13 | — | — | 143,811 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 9 | 7 | — | 69,056 mi | |
| SEATS | 7 | — | 1 | 1,262,167 mi | |
| VISIBILITY | 7 | — | — | 59,900 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 | — | — | 51,933 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 | — | — | 72,825 mi | |
| WHEELS | 5 | 1 | — | 44,667 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 4 | — | — | 36,500 mi | |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 4 | — | — | 100,840 mi | |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 4 | — | 1 | 2,470,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 | — | — | 60,167 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 | — | — | 93,077 mi | |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 3 | — | — | 40,000 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 | — | — | 24,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 2 | — | — | 34,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | 2 | — | — | 46,500 mi |
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Recalls for 2004 Toyota 4runner
2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,683,653 vehicles.
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.
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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