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2000 Toyota 4 Runner

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Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota 4 Runner do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 96.5.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

21 crash reports0 fire reports12 injury reports

Equipment complaints

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560 miles · Mar 19, 2004
Equipment

I BOUGHT MY 4-RUNNER 6-00 ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WE NOTICED AND TERRIBLE ODER COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SPRAYED IT WITH SOMETHING TO KILL THE MOLD. JUST 2 MONTHS LATER THE ODER WAS BACK SO I BROUGHT IT BACK, THEY DID IT SPRAYED IT AGAIN AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLIMA…

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I BOUGHT MY 4-RUNNER 6-00 ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WE NOTICED AND TERRIBLE ODER COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SPRAYED IT WITH SOMETHING TO KILL THE MOLD. JUST 2 MONTHS LATER THE ODER WAS BACK SO I BROUGHT IT BACK, THEY DID IT SPRAYED IT AGAIN AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE CLIMATE I LIVE IN AND I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT OR PAY TO HAVE THE ODER REMOVED FROM NOW ON. THE ALSO TOLD ME EVERYONE DOWN SOUTH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WELL, I HAVE ONLY FOUND ONE PERSON WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE. SO, I WROTE TO TOYOTA AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO FIX MY PROBLEM. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SMELL AN AWFUL ODER EVERY TIME WE NEED THE A/C OR HEATER. BUT WHAT UPSETS ME NOW IS THAT MY COMPLAINT IS NOT EVEN IN THE SYSTEM TO LET OTHERS READ ABOUT IT, MAYBE SO OTHERS MAY THINK THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM AND SHUT UP LIKE I DID. I SENCERLY HOPE MY LETTER IS POSTED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS SO I DON'T SUSPECT TOYOTA TO BE TRYING TO COVER UP THIER CUSTOMERS PROBBLEMS. IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE TO HERE FROM SOMEONE CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10062604

Mileage unknown · Jan 15, 2004
EquipmentUnknown Or Other

WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEN WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE THERE WERE MORE MILES ON IT THEN STATED ON THE PAPER WORK I FILLED OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONE THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS OVER 100 MILES AWAY, TH…

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WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEN WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE THERE WERE MORE MILES ON IT THEN STATED ON THE PAPER WORK I FILLED OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONE THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS OVER 100 MILES AWAY, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SO I HAD A TOYOTA SPECIALIST LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND HE HOOKED UP A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO IT AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND THEY WERE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

NHTSA ODI #10071072

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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