2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
206
Owner Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
The 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER has received a total of 206 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. The most commonly reported problems involve the Structurebody (53 complaints), Unknown Or Other (22 complaints), and Suspension (21 complaints).
Recalls for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, potentially affecting up to 857,499 vehicles.
Recall 06E049000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 27,176 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
View full details →Recall 06E026000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 61,944 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
View full details →Recall 05V225000 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
| 768,379 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BALL OF THE JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LOOSENESS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.
Consequence: THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
206 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2001 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, there was a thumping and clicking sound coming from the front of the vehicle before the front passenger’s side of the vehicle unintendedly lowered. The vehicle was stopped and inspected, and the ball joint was touching the ground. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the lower ball joint had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 275,000.
I bought my 4Runner in 2021 and am just now getting ready to sell it. Did a carfax report and it shows a possible odometer rollback that the previous owner did in 2020. When I bought the vehicle it was my understanding that the vehicle had only 160,000 miles on it but it apparently had 236,900 miles. Because of this I’ve had to make countless repairs as I was under the impression that the vehicle had much less wear. Was researching what to do in this scenario and learned that this was the best place to report the incident.
Rusted Frame Cracked by back driver side tire
Frame has rotted out along with a lot more rust problems
Safety Rating for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the TOYOTA 4RUNNER
- 1996 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 92 complaints
- 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 200 complaints
- 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 168 complaints
- 1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 312 complaints
- 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 520 complaints
- 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER (current)
- 2002 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 261 complaints
- 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 718 complaints
- 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 846 complaints
- 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 550 complaints
- 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — 518 complaints
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