Two problems related to door latch have been reported for the 2003 Toyota 4Runner. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota 4Runner based on all problems reported for the 2003 4Runner.
The door locks on front-right and rear-left sides are malfunctioning. The dealer at bell Toyota indicates that there are bad actuators. Considering that the front-right and rear-left locks are not operable, I'm very concerned about the ability to escape the vehicle in an emergency situation. Also, the front-right and rear-left doors are sparingly utilized indicating that there is a quality issue associated with the malfunction.
All four of my door locks have stopped working with the automatic system. Each required a new lock actuator to be installed on each door. The failures occurred at 26,598 (7/16/04) - front driver, 50,327 (6/10/05) - rear right, 67,878 (12/30/05) - front right, 81,435 (05/2006) - rear driver. If a user does not notice the failure, the potential exists for children in the backseat to open the door - as the driver believes that the door is locked, but it is not.
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