6 complaints reported

1994 Toyota 4Runner Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
6
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Feb 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA FORERUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO MAKE A TURN OR STEER THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT HAD THE STEERING COLUMN FIXED. THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT AND KEPT GETTING WORSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 83000. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 1994
Oct 2006 Crash Injury

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT ABOUT 8:00 AM AND THE SUV SLID TO THE LEFT ON ICE, SHE THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WOULDN'T STRAIGHTEN UP AND AS A RESULT SHE WENT DOWN AN INBANKMENT AND THE SUV ROLLED ALL THE WAY OVER AND BACK ON ITS WHEELS. THE VEHICLE SINCE HAS BEEN TOTALED AND PARTED OUT BUT I'M THINKING THIS RECALL MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2005
Jan 2006

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 1994 4-RUNNER STEERING ROD. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V389000 REFERENCING A STEERING ROD. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THE RECALL ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS FATHER, WHO ALSO OWNED A TOYOTA 4RUNNER, WAS KILLED FOUR YEAR AGO WHEN HIS VEHICLE VEERED OFF A FREEWAY. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 1901
Jun 2001 Crash Injury

VEHICLE SKIDDED AND ROLLED RESULTING IN DRIVER'S DEATH DUE TO CHEST INJURIES AND SUFFOCATION FROM BEING TRAPPED UPSIDE DOWN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2001
Oct 1999 Crash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND SHE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IN BACK OF HER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A SEVEN CAR COLLISION. CONSUMER'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 1999
Nov 1997 Crash

STEERING BOX EXPLODED, RESULTING IN COM[PLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CRASHED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1994 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 1997

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1994 Toyota 4Runner has 6 Steering complaints on file. 4 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.