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2000 Toyota 4 Runner

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

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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104Owner complaints

Model-year median: 96.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
122
1997120
1998110
1999104
200031
200132
2002168
2003
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
27Tires
14Air Bags
10Power Train
10Fuel System, Gasoline
8
All reported categories
Visibility
8Engine And Engine Cooling
6Fuel System, Other
6Suspension
5Vehicle Speed Control
4Steering
3Unknown Or Other
3Equipment
2Exterior Lighting
2Wheels
2Electrical System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 20 of 104 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

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

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2003
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION GAS PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, FORCING CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE BRAKES WERE STILL DEPRESSING. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10037615

Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2002
Vehicle Speed Control

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM ON OTHER OCCASIONS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. *TT

NHTSA ODI #8007976

Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE WAS MOVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR INTO A PARKING SPOT WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING PRESSED , ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN INSTANT ENGINE SURGE WHICH PROPELLED THE VEHICLE OVER THE PARKING LOT MEDIA AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #751132

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control

THEIR IS A KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #877900

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.