2000 Toyota 4RUNNER

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most 4RUNNER years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Toyota 4RUNNER are substantially higher than the model-year median of 58.

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379Owner complaints

Model-year median: 58

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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

What owners reported most

255Suspension

97 Unknown Or Other

All reported categories

Engine And Engine Cooling

7 Fuel System, Gasoline

6 Vehicle Speed Control

4 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

3 Electrical System

3 Fuel System, Other

3 Fuel/propulsion System

2 Visibility/wiper

2 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Service Brakes

1 Service Brakes, Electric

1 Traction Control System

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

5

0–25K

4

25–50K

6

50–75K

19

75–100K

127

100–150K

147

150K+

308 reports with mileage · 71 unknown

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.

Structure. Review the 255 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Suspension. Review the 97 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Seats complaints

1 reports

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147,000 miles · Mar 23, 2017

Seats

THE DRIVER SEAT BOLTS WHERE THE MOUNTS ARE LOCATED ARE COMPLETELY STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT WHICH WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE WELDING REPAIR. NO ACTIVE RECALLS ARE FOUND. 3 OUT 4 BOLTS ARE STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DRIVER SEAT ON VERGE OF DISLODGING OUT, CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT. VERY COMMON 4RUNNER PROBLEM, OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RES…

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THE DRIVER SEAT BOLTS WHERE THE MOUNTS ARE LOCATED ARE COMPLETELY STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT WHICH WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE WELDING REPAIR. NO ACTIVE RECALLS ARE FOUND. 3 OUT 4 BOLTS ARE STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DRIVER SEAT ON VERGE OF DISLODGING OUT, CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT. VERY COMMON 4RUNNER PROBLEM, OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURER DEFAULT.

NHTSA ODI #10967953

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.