9 complaints reported

2017 Toyota 4Runner UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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

Reports
9
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2025

I was driving on the highway with no one around me. Temperature was around 60 degrees at 7:15am. My sunroof glass shattered as if it was a gunshot and the glass was pointed outward. It terrified my special needs child and myself and took a while for her to calm down. I drove it home later and opened up the sunroof to shattered glass everywhere. I have looked online and it is a known defect. I have a dash cam as well.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2025
Dec 2022

Car Theft Brentwood

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2022
Dec 2020

WEIR SOUND ON PASSENGER SIDE (UNDER THE HOOD )WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST MOVING . ONLY ONE TIME BUT IT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER VEHICLE PARKED AND TURN OFF ENGINE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Mar 2020 Fire

I WAS DRIVING MY 4 RUNNER DOWN THE THREE LANE CITY ROAD DOING ABOUT 40-45 MPS WHEN MY NAVIGATION SCREEN SHUT OFF AND TRIED TO RECONNECT TO MY PHONE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A MATTER OF 5-7 MINUTES. SINCE I WAS DRIVING, I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH EITHER MY PHONE OR MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM. IT ACTED AS IT IF WAS JUST TRYING TO RECONNECT TO MY PHONE WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY TURNING OFF AND REBOOTING AS IF I WAS JUST STARTING THE CAR .THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO A VERY BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN IN MID TURN, IT FELT LIKE I HAD LOST POWER STEERING. I CHECKED THE DASHBOARD FOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS NO POWER OF ANY SORTS TO MY 4 RUNNER NOR WAS THERE ANY WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT SMELT LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR WHEN TRAFFIC PERMITTED AND WENT TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN MY 4 RUNNER STARTED SMOKING VERY HEAVILY FROM UNDER THE HOOD WITH IN A TWO TO THREE MINUTE TIME FRAME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND THEY DISPATCHED A FIRE TRUCK AND POLICE TO THE SCENE WHERE , UPON ARRIVAL, THE FRONT OF MY 4 RUNNER WAS COMPLETELY COVERED IN FLAMES WITHIN A MATTER OF 5-7 MINUTES SINCE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BLOCKED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT OUT THE VEHICLE FIRE. THE FIREMAN SAID THAT HE BELIEVED FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE WHERE IT APPEARED THE FIRE STARTED AND HOW IT BURNED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2020
Jun 2019

AC BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2019
Apr 2018

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL SOMETHING TO ADD SUPPORT TO MAYBE GRILL OF THE VEHICLE ON 21ST OF APRIL. SAT IN WAITING ROOM FOR 2 HOURS, SERVICE GUY, BRANDON(VERY NICE GUY AND THIS IS NOT HIS FAULT), CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED TO PRICE ME A NEW GRILL, BECAUSE ONE I HAVE DON'T SUPPORT THE RECALL. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL. WHEN YOU GET A RECALL IT'S TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE IF MY CAR NEEDS A NEW GRILL TO SUPPORT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, THEN DEALERSHIP SHOULD PAY FOR WHATEVER IT IS TO FIX THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS IS FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2018
Mar 2018

CANADA HAS RECALLED THESE VEHICLES (DOT CANADA SAFETY RECALL 2017363) DUE TO FIRE HAZARDS FROM ENGINE BLOCK HEATERS. AS MANY NORTHERN LATITUDE VEHCILES IN THE US HAVE THESE SAME BLOCK HEATERS (AND HAZARDS) IT IS NECESSARY FOR A FORMAL RECALL TO REPLACE THEM, AS WAS DONE IN CANADA.TRIED TO UPLOAD A .DOC DOCUMENT WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT YOUR SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW. SADLY YOU DO NOT ALLOW .DOC OR .DOCX DOCUMENTS AS UPLOADS, YOUR LOSS ....

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2018
Mar 2018

ON THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2018, MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW, AND I HADN'T HIT A POTHOLE OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THERE ALSO WAS NO EXTREME CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES ' IT JUST EXPLODED INTO MANY PIECES INCLUDING SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS. THE GLASS WENT ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY CAR INCLUDING BOTH FRONT AND BACK SEATS AND FLOORBOARDS. THE ENTIRE WINDOW EXPLODED SO THAT THERE WAS NO WINDOW LEFT IN THE OPENING. I BELIEVE IT WAS FAULTY GLASS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SUNROOFS EXPLODING, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS ISSUE IS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE SUNROOF. I DID SAVE THE RECEIPT FROM HAVING THE GLASS REPLACED, BUT I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SCAN AND ATTACH IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2018
Jan 2018

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FROM DALLAS TO HOUSTON AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WE HEARD AND EXPLOSION. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING HIT OUR TRUCK, BUT WHEN WE OPENED THE SUNROOF COVER IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. SOME PIECES HIT THE CAR BEHIND US, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. LUCKILY THE INTERIOR COVER WAS CLOSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2017

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Quick Summary

The 2017 Toyota 4Runner has 9 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.