IllustrationDRIVER'S OUTSIDE MIRROR IS WAVY AND DISTORTED. MAKES YOU SOMEWHAT DIZZY TO LOOK AT IT. REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER WITH EXACT SAME RESULTS. DEALER FINALLY TOLD ME THAT ALL 4RUNNER MIRRORS WERE COMING THAT WAY. WHEN ASKED THE SOLUTION, HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME "DON'T LOOK AT IT". I TOLD HIM I CONSIDERED IT A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
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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Mileage at the reported incident
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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
Visibility complaints
8 reportsTHE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR IS WARPED, MAKING IT DIFFUCULT TO FOCUS ON OBJECTS. THERE ARE 2 IMAGES OF OBJECTS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT DIFFUCULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE APPEARS TO BE TWICE AS MANY HEADLIGHTS AS THERE ACTUALLY ARE. I'VE HAD THE MIRROR REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *AK
VETILATION SYSTEM IS EMITTING SOME TYPE OF ODOR WHICH GIVES THE PASSANGER IN THE FRONT SEAT A HEADACHE AND CAUSES DIZZINESS. DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS FROM A CHEMICAL REACTION IN THE PLASTIC IN COMBINATION WITH THE HAET AND THE CHEMICALS USED AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE VENTS SHOULD BE SPRAYED WITH SOME TYPE OF…
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VETILATION SYSTEM IS EMITTING SOME TYPE OF ODOR WHICH GIVES THE PASSANGER IN THE FRONT SEAT A HEADACHE AND CAUSES DIZZINESS. DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS FROM A CHEMICAL REACTION IN THE PLASTIC IN COMBINATION WITH THE HAET AND THE CHEMICALS USED AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE VENTS SHOULD BE SPRAYED WITH SOME TYPE OF FRESHENER THEY USE ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO ELIMINATE THE ODORS. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE CONTACTING US SO THEY CAN CHANGE THE MATERIAL USED IN THE VENTS TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM ALL TOGETHER. *AK
ORIGINAL DRIVER'S DOOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS BAD, IMAGE WAS DISTORTED, EYES COULDN'T FOCUS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MIRROR AND/OR ENTIRE ASSEMBLY 3 TIMES, STILL NOT FIXED. I'M WORKING ON GETTING IT REPLACED AGAIN....
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS WARPED. I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS REPLACED AS A WARRANTY ITEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT WAS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. A NEW MIRROR WAS ORDERED, AND IT WAS WARPED JUST AS BADLY AS THE ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED (THE THIRD WAS NEVER INSTALLE…
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SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS WARPED. I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND IT WAS REPLACED AS A WARRANTY ITEM, BUT THE REPLACEMENT WAS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. A NEW MIRROR WAS ORDERED, AND IT WAS WARPED JUST AS BADLY AS THE ONE THAT WAS INSTALLED (THE THIRD WAS NEVER INSTALLED). THE DEALER SAID TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED, AND NOW REFUSES TO TAKE ANYMORE ACTION TO REPLACE THE MIRROR, OR TELL ME IN WRITING WHAT IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS WARPED. REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED AND IT WAS WARPED AS WELL. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WARPED CAUSING DISTRACTION. REPLACED 3 TIMES, STILL WARPED. CALLED TOYOTA CANADA, SAYS IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NO FIX EXISTS. INTERNET SHOWS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLASS IS WARPED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON LOT HAD SAME PROBLEM. BBS FEEDBACK INDICATES OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ORDER A RECALL. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED AND GOT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS/GLASS HAVE FOUND SAME PROBLEM (WARPAGE) EXISTS ON REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. IMAGE I…
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DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLASS IS WARPED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON LOT HAD SAME PROBLEM. BBS FEEDBACK INDICATES OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ORDER A RECALL. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED AND GOT REPLACEMENT MIRRORS/GLASS HAVE FOUND SAME PROBLEM (WARPAGE) EXISTS ON REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. IMAGE IN MIRROR IS DISTORTED AND IS A NUISANCE IF NOT ALSO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. PROBLEM IS UNIQUE TO DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR- PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS FINE. *AK
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.