2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER Structurebody Problems

UPON VISUAL INSPECTION FRAME FOUND RUSTED THROUGH ON RIGHT SIDE JUST FORWARD OF REAR AXLE AND APPEARS TO HAVE RUSTED FROM INSIDE. SUSPECT LOW QUALITY STEEL WAS USED. EXCESSIVE RUST ON ENTIRE FRAME. BODY AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE WITH 120,000 MILES. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AS FRAME SHOULD LAST FOR 20 YEARS.

FRAME RUSTING BADLY. FRONT CROSS MEMBER ALREADY COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH.

2004 4RUNNER. FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND TRUCK WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO OPERATE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. NO BODY RUST OR OTHER ISSUES. 100,500 MILES.

THE FRAME OF THE 4RUNNER IS RUSTING THROUGH AND HAS CRACKS, AND HOLES. IT IS BECOMING UNSAFE. THIS IS NOT SURFACE RUST, BUT THE FRAMES ARE LITERALLY RUSTING AWAY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE FRAMES AS THEY DID THE TACOMA'S FROM THE SAME YEAR THAT WERE A SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL FRAME.

FRAME AND REAR AXLE HOUSING RUST - CAUSED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, WHICH PREVENT ROTATION OF THE REAR AXEL, TO DISCONNECT FROM THE HOUSING/FRAME. ALSO, STEERING HAS BECOME STIFF AND BUMPY AS YOU TURN THE WHEEL. THIS MAY BE DUE TO FRONT CROSSMEMBER RUST OR RUST ON THE STEERING UNIVERSAL JOINT.

FRAME RECALL NEEDED. I HAVE BAD RUST IN MY FRAME DESPITE REGULAR WASHINGS AND CARE TAKEN. IS IT A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP!

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME. HOLES DEVELOPING IN MAIN FRAME MEMBERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE VIEWING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 202,000.

EXTENSIVE RUST ALL OVER THE UNDER-BODY AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, DESPITE REGULAR CAR WASHES TO RINSE OFF ANY SALT.

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST ON FRAME AND PERFORATION OF AT LEAST ONE CROSSMEMBER. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS THAT SHARE THIS FRAME HAVE BEEN RECALLED (TACOMA, SEQUOIA).

THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK.

I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS FRAME RUST IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. I WAS INFORMED OF THE TACOMA, SEQUOIAS AND TUNDRA RECALL AND SINCE THE 4RUNNER IS THE SAME FRAME NOT SURE WHY THE 4RUNNER WAS NOT INCLUDED.

PREMATURE HEAVY RUSTING ON FRAME RAILS AND CROSSMEMBERS

MY 2004 4RUNNER, WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES, HAS SIGNIFICANT AND OVERWHELMING UNDER CARRIAGE RUST. THERE IS A FRAME ROT HOLE. ONE OF THE TRAILING ARM BRACKETS ON THE AXLE HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRAILING ARM WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED. THIS IS ONE OF THE POINTS WHERE THE AXEL IS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE AND KEEPS THE AXEL FROM ROTATING. THERE ARE FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT MY VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER RECEIVE A SUCCESSFUL FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THESE ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES DUE TO UNBELIEVABLE RUST.

HEAVY FRAME RUST AND CORROSION OCCURRING IN A GARAGED 4RUNNER WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES TO DATE. VERY ADVANCED FOR MILEAGE, AND SOON TO BE A STRUCTURAL AND SAFETY CONCERN. CROSSMEMBERS, FRAME, AND SUSPENSION ATTACHMENTS. TWO EXHAUST SHIELDS HAVE HAD TO BE REATTACHED. ALSO, MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING DESPITE BEING GARAGED, AND MY SECOND SET OF FACTORY ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE HAD THE CLEARCOAT AND FINISH CRACK OFF AND ARE VERY UNSIGHTLY.

THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE SAFETY RECALL THEY DID ON 2004 4RUNNERS TOYOTA. I CALLED OVER A YEAR AGO AND NO ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE RECALL WAS OVER THE GAS PEDAL AND DASHBOARD, I ALSO HAVE A CASE NUMBER AND HAVE CALLED MANY TIMES AND THEY ONLY TELL ME TO WAIT. THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK THE CAR AND I ALSO WENT IN PERSONALLY SO THEY COULD ORDER THE PARTS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN, THE GUY TOLD ME TO GIVE IT SIX MONTHS AND NOW IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALL. I KNOW THIS RECALL WARRANTY ENDS THIS YEAR 2017 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE TOYOTA DON MCGILL IN HOUSTON DEALERSHIP IS WAITING FOR THE YEAR TO END SO ONE CAN PAY FOR THE CHANGES TO BE MADE, WHICH IS...

FRAME HAS WAY TOO MUCH RUST FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD TICKING NOISE. BOTH ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL YEAR....

THE REAR SWAY BAR HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THE FRAME. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ON THE FREEWAY. RUSTED HEAVY ON FRAME AND UNDERBELLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED MULTIPLE FRACTURES ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE MELTING, WHICH CAUSED A GLARE THAT HINDERED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THERE IS LOT OF RUST ON FRAME, UNDER CARRIAGE AND ITS ALSO IN THE SUSPENSION. ITS ALSO CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY DUE TO RUST. I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS CERTIFIED USED FROM PRESTIGE TOYOTA OF NJ WITH ONLY 5000 MILES IN AUGUST OF 2005, I PURCHASED THIS TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THEIR STELLAR REPUTATION IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY BUT I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE LESS THAN 109,000 MILES AND AT THE WAY THIS RUST IS PROGRESSING, I WILL HAVE TO JUNK THE CAR VERY SOON. I CANT RISK BEING ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY AND HAVE THIS RUST BUCKET FALL APART ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL BUT HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING COME THROUGH YET. PLEASE INCLUDE MY CAR IN ANY VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS, OR CLASS ACTION SUITS...

FRAME BADLY RUSTED, DURING TIRE CHANGE LIFTED CAR WITH TOYOTA JACK AND IT WENT INSIDE FRAME, FRONT TOW HOOKS RUSTED OFF AND FELL OFF, HALF OF BAR SUPPORTING OIL HOSES RUSTED OFF.

THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK.

RUST EROSION OF THE FRAME RESULTING IN DANGER IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED KEPT FOR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AND MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. FRAME IS NOW NEAR DETERIORATION.

FRAME VERY BADLY RUSTED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE?

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FREEDOM TOYOTA IN HAMBURG, PA TO GET SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME MY FRAME WAS RUSTED THAT BAD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 12 YEARS OLD. I HAVE A 1998 TOYOTA 4RUNNER PREVIOUSLY AND THAT WAS 14 YEARS OLD BEFORE I GOT RID OF IT WITH 324,000 MILES. THE BUMPERS WERE KNOWN TO RUST OUT ON THOSE, AND THE FRAME WAS RUSTED ON THAT ONE ALSO, BUT NOT AWARE OF THE EXTENT. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL REPLACE MY FRAME, OTHERWISE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA AGAIN. THE SERVICE GUY, NICKY AT FREEDOM TOYOTA SAID THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 04 TOYOTA 4RUNNERS OR NOT. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND I ONLY HOPE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY CHILDREN...

WE HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THE UNDERSIDE AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT, WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. WE LIVE YEAR-ROUND IN NC WHERE WE GET VERY FEW SNOWFALLS WITH SUBSEQUENT SALT USED ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE RUST IS PREVALENT AND COMPREHENSIVE. WE ARE TAKING IT TO DETERMINE THE EXTEND OF THE DAMAGE AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR.

VA STATE SAFETY INSPECTOR TODAY POINTED OUT EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME, PARTICULARLY PASSENGER SIDE RAIL WITH MOST SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN RIGHT IN FRONT OF REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. RUST IS FAR BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE NORMAL GIVEN LIFE OF THE TRUCK AND MILEAGE ONLY AT 117K. RESEARCHING AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH 4RUNNER (AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS) OF THIS AGE. TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR THESE FRAMES AS THEY WILL START PRESENTING SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS.

CROSS MEMBER UNDER RADIATOR THAT THE TOW HITCHES CONNECT TO ARE COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT AND FALLING APART AS WELL AS THE SKID PLATE NOTICED THIS HOOKING UP ROPES TO SECURE MY KAYAKS. THE PAINT ON THE TIRE RIMS ARE PEALING AND CORRODING

RUST ROT ON FRAME OF BODY, WILL PROBABLY NOT PASS NEXT IN INSPECTION NOTED BY THOMPSON DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA FIXED OTHER MODELS, BUT AM IGNORING MY MODEL.

FRAME RUST - FRAME REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM HAS FULLY RUSTED THROUGH, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL CAN BE LOST AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. TOYOTA DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR FRAME DUE TO VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. FOUND OUT RUST AFTER REPLACING SHOCKS. WELDED EXTRA MATERIAL AND PAINTED AS AN INTERIM ACTION.

THE ENTIRE FRONT FRAME ON MY 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ROTTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER GOING IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. SHAMEFUL SINCE THE BODY WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE CAR RAN GREAT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THESE FRAMES. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RID OF IT.

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE INTERIM G1C. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT THE FRAME ON MY VEHICLE WHICH IS RUSTED VERY BAD. THE REAR PASSENGER ARM MOUNT HAS ALREADY BROKEN. THERE ARE ALSO HOLES IN THE TRAVE AND THE LONG PIECES OF METAL ON THE FRAME. THE SKID PLATES ARE ALSO RUSTED. ALSO THE TOW RING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS GETTING READY TO SNAP. I HAVE BEEN LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME TOYOTA VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM RIDING IN A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS, SINCE TOYOTA IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH RUST. WHEN THE ARM MOUNT BROKE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT SCARED US ALL BECASE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED RUST AND HOLES ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

HAVE SEEN EXTREME RUST ON MY FRAME, SO BAD I CAN PICK OFF CHUNKS WITH MY HAND. I KNOW TOYOTA IS IN DENIAL BUT WHAT IS REALLY BEING DONE OVER THIS ISSUE.

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION.

RUST EAT MY FRAME INTO

BOUGHT 4TH GENERATION 4RUNNER IN 1-15 FROM DEALER AFTER OWNING 4 PRIOR 3RD GENERATION ONES AND THIS ONE IS PLAGUED WITH EXCESSIVE RUST BEYOND NORMAL WEAR IN FRAME (SOME HOLES), SUSPENSION, STEERING RACK AND SHAFT, BRAKE COMPONENTS, VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING STEEL UNDER THE BODY HAS RUSTED EXCESSIVELY WHILE BODY REMAINS RUST FREE. I KNOW 95-03 TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS WERE UNDER FRAME AND BRAKE LINE RECALL DUE TO SAME ISSUE BUT FROM THE HUGE NUMBER OF POSTINGS ON INTERNET OF PROBLEM BEING JUST AS BAD IF NOT WORSE IN 3RD AND 4TH GENERATION 4RUNNER. YES THE FRAMES WERE A DIFFERENT STYLE BUT THE FRAMES IN THESE 4RUNNERS ARE EVEN WORSE AS PROBLEMS WITH RUST DUE TO DESIGN ARE EATING THEIR WAY FROM INSIDE OUT MAKING IT MORE OF A SILENT KILLER AS IT GOES UNNOTICED UNTIL RUST BREACHES ALL THE WAY THRU FRAME AND BY THAT POINT IT IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE...

THESE VEHICLES ARE PLAGUED BY RUST ON THE FRAME AND COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAMES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS CAN CAUSE A HAZARD DUE TO FAILURE OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FRAMES DEGRADE JUST LIKE THE ONES ON THE TACOMA YET NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF 4RUNNER OWNERS.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST/CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE SKID PLATES COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF THE TRUCK IN 2010. THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND RADIATOR SUPPORTS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THE EXHAUST RUSTED OFF THE TRUCK IN 2010 AS WELL. CURRENTLY THERE IS EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK AND THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THESE ISSUES APPEARED IN 2010 AND I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THEM EVER SINCE. MECHANICALLY THE TRUCK RUNS GREAT, NEVER A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S FRAME IS DISINTEGRATING DUE TO CORROSION.

FRAME HAS RUST HOLES IN FRONT CROSS MEMBER THAT RUNS UNDER RADIATOR. TOW HOOK IS UNUSABLE. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION OF ENTIRE FRAME INDICATED THAT FRAME HAS NUMEROUS RUST SPOTS THAT ARE UNSAFE. ALL FRAME ATTACHED UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS ARE SO RUSTED THAT REMOVAL OF PARTS IS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CANNOT FIND ANY WELDING SHOPS THAT ARE WILLING TO WELD THE FRAME TO KEEP IT FROM TOTAL FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. THE BODY PANELS ARE RUST FREE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE'S FRAME SHOULD HAVE LASTED A LOT LONGER THAN 11 YEARS . DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE OR WARRANTY THE EXCESSIVE RUST PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA.

EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION TO THE POINT WHERE MY SKID PLATE CAME OFF AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES BROKE APART, LEADING TO MAJOR LEAK AND FIX - LUCKILY IT CAME OFF IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON HIGHWAY WHERE SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY INJURED. SHOCKS HAVE HOLES IN THEM FROM RUST AND CORROSION, AS DO SUPPORT BARS AND FRAME. CAN BREAK OFF PIECES OF THE FRAME IN MY HAND WITHOUT EFFORT. CONCERNED THAT FRAME COULD CRACK, SUPPORT COMPONENTS COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF CORROSION. OTHER TOYOTA MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR RUST, USING THE SAME COMPONENTS BUT ASSEMBLED IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES THAN THE 4RUNNER AND LAND CRUISER MODELS, TO MY UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS BEFORE ANYONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

SUV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF FRAME AND ALL OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE METAL PARTS. FRAME INTEGRITY IS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED. RUST IS EXPONENTIATING OVER TIME. RUST LEACHING TO OTHER MAJORS PARTS LIKE THE EXHAUST. TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, AC, WHEELS, BRAKES, EXHAUST, STEERING, ETC ALL ARE COMPROMISED AND FAILING DUE TO RUST. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. RADIATOR REPLACED. AC LEAKING. OCT 2011 HEAT SHIELD RUST NOTED BY TOYOTA. FEB. 2014 HEAT SHIELDS WERE REMOVED BY TOYOTA. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRUCK DOESN'T NEED THE HEAT SHIELDS. THEY DID NOT MENTION THE FRAME RUSTING OR THE LIFETIME EXHAUST RUSTING. THEY DID NOT MENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 4RUNNERS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THAT SERVICE DEPT. BUT THE ONLY OTHER TOYOTA IS WORSE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS SERIOUS RECALL ASAP. I THINK THESE TRUCKS WILL START FAILING AND CAUSING DEATHS SOON. NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS...

MY 2004 4RUNNER WITH $144K MILES WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED TO HAVE A SIX INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME DUE TO RUST, AND BASED ON MD SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, THIS VEHICLE PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN NOT BE REGISTERED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE REPAIR WOULD BE A COMPLETE FRAME REPLACED AT A COST OF $18-20K. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE METICULOUSLY THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE WITH MOSTLY DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE AND AT NO TIME DID ANY MECHANIC OR SERVICE DEPARTMENT MENTION EXCESSIVE RUST OR HOLES IN THE FRAME. I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RECALL PROGRAMS FOR TACOMA AND SEQUOIA VEHICLES DUE TO SIMILAR FRAME RUSTING PROBLEMS, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY FLAW EXISTS WITH EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE 4RUNNER MODELS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT TOYOTA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS GENERATION OF 4RUNNERS, AND SINCE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO...

THE FRAME OF MY 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS CONSIDERABLE RUST THAT EXCEEDS NORMAL WEAR AND AGE. CONSIDERING THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE TACOMA OF THE SAME YEAR IT SEEMS PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR TOYOTA TO STAND BY THEIR RELIABILITY SLOGAN AND REMEDY THIS SITUATION, AS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS MINE.

FRAME HAS STARTED RUSTING NEAR WELDS AND HOLES. VERY POOR PREVENTION OF RUST BY TOYOTA. SKID PLATES TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND FUZED BOLTS. REAR DIFF HOUSING IS ALSO RUSTY. CAR WILL PROBABLY FALL APART IN A YEAR OR TWO.

TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR INPSECTION AND MAINTENANCE. LEFT DEALER THINKING TRUCK WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. WHEN CHANGING BRAKES, NOTICED AN CV JOINT BOOT WAS TORN SO TOOK THE TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE AXLE REPLACED (SINCE THEY DON'T JUST REPLACE THE BOOT ANYMORE). THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AS SOON AS HE PUT THE TRUCK UP ON A LIFT AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SERIOUS RUST ISSUES DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME THAT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE WELD ALONG THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME SEEMS TO HAVE RUSTED OUT AND THERE IS A HOLE THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE FRAME. THERE ARE ALSO ADDITIONAL HOLES TOWARD THE FRONT THAT ARE RATHER LARGE IN SIZE. CALLED TOYOTA, NOT THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY...

EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST. UNSAFE BODY STRUCTURE. MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE FRAME DUE TO RUST ISSUE.

DASHBOARD COVER DEVELOPED HAIRLINE SURFACE CRACKS. DASHBOARD COVER WAS STILL SOFT TO TOUCH AND RETAINED A SPONGE TYPE FEEL. THE THIN SKIN OF OVER THE SPONGE-LIKE CORE IS WHAT CRACKED. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ARE REPORTED ON TOYOTA OWNERS FORUM WEB PAGES. THE DASHBOARD COVER IS DEFECTIVE. *JS

THE DASH BOARD OF THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE COVER OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I AM CONCERNED WHETHER THIS WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF IT SHOULD NEED TO DEPLOY. *TR