Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Toyota 4RUNNER

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
78
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
29
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

78 filed
10
Crashes
6
Fires
8
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    26
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    5
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    5
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
06E049000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2006-05-24

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

RiskWITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

FixCK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

05V389000·STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING2005-09-06

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.

RiskIF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
DP02002·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2002-03-26 → 2002-08-26

REAR SEAT BELT ROUTING

SQ99003·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1999-01-27 → 1999-04-22

CORRODED BRAKE LINES

EA92011·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1992-03-24 → 1993-01-21

LOSS OF BRK EFFECTIVENESS

PE91147·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-11-06 → 1992-03-24

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENES

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