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1991 Toyota 4RUNNER

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1991 Toyota 4RUNNER do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 58.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 58

1Recall campaigns

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4Investigations

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Inspection summary

1991 Toyota 4RUNNER

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 43 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 4 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 20 reports
  • Power Train: 5 reports
  • Steering: 5 reports
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 4 reports
  • Tires: 4 reports

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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198978
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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
20Power Train
5Steering
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Tires
4
All reported categories
Wheels
2Equipment
1Fuel System, Other
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 43 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.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

Parking Brake complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Mar 28, 2000
Parking Brake

PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED TWICE--WHERE CABLE ATTACHES TO HAND LEVER (TO ACTUATE BRAKE, DRIVER PULLS LEVER OUT AND ROTATES 90 DEGREES TO LOCK, APPARENTLY TWISTING CABLE AND FATIGUING IT)--SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN NOV 90. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. FAILURE IS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE AND WITHOUT ANY WARN…

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PARKING BRAKE HAS FAILED TWICE--WHERE CABLE ATTACHES TO HAND LEVER (TO ACTUATE BRAKE, DRIVER PULLS LEVER OUT AND ROTATES 90 DEGREES TO LOCK, APPARENTLY TWISTING CABLE AND FATIGUING IT)--SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN NOV 90. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. FAILURE IS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, RENDERING PARKING BRAKE INOPERABLE. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE PARKED, IT COULD ALLOW VEHICLE TO ROLL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #720696

Recall campaigns

1

05V389000 · Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting

Sep 6, 2005

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

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Defect investigations

4

DP02002 · Rear Seat Belt Routing

Opened Mar 26, 2002 · Closed Aug 26, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:rear/other

No summary supplied.

SQ99003 · Corroded Brake Lines

Opened Jan 27, 1999 · Closed Apr 22, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

TOYOTA IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA 98-253. CORRODED BRAKE LINES COULD FAIL RESULTING IN A PARTIAL BRAK SYSTEM LOSS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES

EA92011 · Loss Of Brk Effectiveness

Opened Mar 24, 1992 · Closed Jan 21, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available

PE91147 · Loss Of Brake Effectivenes

Opened Nov 6, 1991 · Closed Mar 24, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.