Toyota 4Runner
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THIS IS FOR TIRE SIZE P265 75 16. To start, I've seen multiple other complaints describing the same scenario and type of incident. Driving along the h...
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated while pulling the door handle to unlock the doors, the auto unlock function failed to unloc...
Frame rot
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that while inspecting underneath the vehicle, he noticed that there was a hole in the subfr...
Premature rusted frame throughout, vehicle is garaged and well maintained 117,000 miles on my 2002 Toyota 4Runner. Auto body specialist estimates $3k-...
frame rust saftey hazardous? midas mechanic pointed out to me while work being done on exhaust march 2022
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH through a slight right curve, the vehicle independently shifted f...
Frame rusted through from the inside out. There isnt even any surface rust where the hole started. Its just a hole in the middle of clean metal. The r...
Frame is excessively rusted. The recall that already exists for this issue only covers certain frames from Japan made with this steel. However, the sa...
Frame and rear passenger control arm bracket, rotted out .only there, 2 nd time this has happened, same spot but on my previous 2001 4runner
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Summary
The 2002 Toyota 4Runner has 224 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Structure. 19 crash-related incidents have been reported.