1993 Model Year

Toyota 4Runner

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
52
Recalls
0
Crashes
4
Severe
10

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Latest owner reports

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 2018

FUEL PRESSURE DAMPER FAILED SPILLING FUEL ONTO EXHAUST CROSSOVER. I HAD AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH. UNABLE TO LOCAT...

Seat Belts
Jun 2013

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT OF MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK WILL NOT EXTEND. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, AND IF SO, WOULD IT ST...

Electrical System
May 2013

DESERT TOYOTA IN TUCSON LOCATED AT 7150 E. 22D STREET, TUCSON, AZ 85710 SOLD US THIS CAR AND MALICIOUSLY HID THE TRUE ODOMETER READING... BY 85,000 MI...

Power Train
Mar 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDE...

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fire
Jun 2011

AFTER TRAVELING 1/4 MILE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO GAS LEAK IN FUEL LINE. BASED ON THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK IS APPROXIMATELY BEHI...

Engine
Jun 2010

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THEN A MONTH AGO. IT HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD I...

Electrical System
Dec 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER STATED...

Engine
Nov 2008

MY 1993 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER HAS GONE THROUGH FOUR HEAD GASKETS IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AND NOW IT NEEDS A FIFTH! TOYOTA ACTUALLY REPLACED THE FIRST TWO...

Suspension Crash
Jul 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROX...

Engine
Jan 2008

93 4RUNNER HEAD GASKET BLOWN AGAIN. THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME IN 2001, BUT THE DESIGN OF THE GASKET WAS STILL FLAWED. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO RE...

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Summary

The 1993 Toyota 4Runner has 52 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 4 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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