Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2004 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
611
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
195
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover

Consumer complaints

611 filed
23
Crashes
3
Fires
18
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    260
  • Unknown OR Other
    114
  • Suspension
    106
  • Service Brakes
    57
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    29
  • Steering
    25
  • AIR Bags
    25
  • Structure
    22

Recalls

2 campaigns
16V065000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2016-02-05

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.

RiskIf the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

FixToyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

11V113000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2011-02-24

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.

RiskA STUCK OPEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN VERY HIGH VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

FixTHE REMEDY IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN EARLY APRIL 2011. THE REMEDY WILL INVOLVE MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ANY TOYOTA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP18002·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2018-08-17 → 2022-03-18

Frame corrosion

RQ10003·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2010-02-16 → 2011-03-01

Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration

Led to recall11V112000

RQ10003·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2010-02-16 → 2011-03-01

Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration

Led to recall11V112000

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