IllustrationCONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT VIBRATION. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED.*AK
1999 Toyota 4 Runner
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota 4 Runner do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 96.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 25 of 110 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
18 crash reports3 fire reports10 injury reports
What owners actually said
110 reportsWIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. FRONT END STRUCK THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNING A RED LIGHT. TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT TAKEN. CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND EXPLAINED INCIDENT. NO ACTION TAKEN AS OF YET FROM MANUFACTURER. PLEASE FILL IN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE SERVICED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LEFT TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING. *CJ
TWO BLOWOUTS ON FRONT TIRES, REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, I WOULD LIKE FOR THESE WILDERNESS AT II TIRES INVESTIGATED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
REAR TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, NOT ONLY ONE BUT ALL TAIL LIGHTS. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TAIL LIGHTS 3 TIMES IN LAST YEAR. *AK FOG LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED MORE THAN THREE TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH
I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR FIVE HOURS WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. GOODYEAR HAS EXAMINED THE TIRE AND FOUND NO EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR THE BLOWOUT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND CAN E-MAIL THEM TO YOU IF YOU WANT. ALLISON@BDANIELS.COM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: MK72 TIRESIZE: 265/70R16)
THERE WAS A SPLIT DOWN THE TREAD ABOUT 12" LONG.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )
FUEL GAUGE GIVING INCORRECT READINGS.*AK
DEALER FAILED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE FRONT DISC BRAKE PARTS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AVAILABILITY FROM TOYOTA. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED DOWNHILL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL LINE FAILED. APPROX. 7 GALLONS OF GASOLINE SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM THE HOOD AND STREAMING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE. THANKFULLY, NO FIRE! TIM'S BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC, TOYOTA, 1006 COMMERCE DR., PRESCOTT, AZ 86304, REPLACED THE HOSE AND PLAC…
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WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL LINE FAILED. APPROX. 7 GALLONS OF GASOLINE SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM THE HOOD AND STREAMING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE. THANKFULLY, NO FIRE! TIM'S BUICK, PONTIAC, GMC, TOYOTA, 1006 COMMERCE DR., PRESCOTT, AZ 86304, REPLACED THE HOSE AND PLACED ADDITIONAL RUBBER HOSE AROUND THE FUEL LINE AT THE POINT OF WEAR.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.