Structure Related Problems of the 1996 Toyota 4Runner

Table 1 shows six common structure related problems of the 1996 Toyota 4Runner. The number one most common problem is related to the frame rust (17 problems). The second most common problem is related to the body (eleven problems).

Table 1. Structure related problems of Toyota 4Runner


Recently reported Structure problems of the 1996 Toyota 4Runner

The Frame Rust problem

Frame rust, a fair amount of rust is causing concern and makes me question how trustworthy vehicle is. The date listed isnt the date of the incident its roughly around the time the extent of the rust had been noticed.   Read details...

The Body problem

My 1996 Toyota 4runner suffers from excessive rust that caused me to be have a horrible loss of vehicle control due to the frame excessively cracking. The cracking was due to what an independent research company stating that the right-rear frame rail cracked and separated from the frame due to   Read details...

The Underbody Shield problem

Due to a tremendous amount of rust the frame broke while the vehicle was in motion. Luckily the breakage did not cause an accident, but it did cause the vehicle to swerve side to side uncontrollably. If the breakage had occurred at a higher rate of speed or if the breakage (causing increased   Read details...


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