Electrical System Related Problems of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner

Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner. The number one most common problem is related to the electrical system (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the starter solenoid (one problem).

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Toyota 4Runner


Recently reported Electrical System problems of the 2005 Toyota 4Runner

The Electrical System problem

I was driving my 4runner and the rear glass exploded and shattered. This is a known issue with Toyota and documented in t-sb-0189-17 and warranty enhancement zg7. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the glass shattering.   Read details...

The Starter Solenoid problem

The vehicle rpms would go up but the car would barley move, or while driving going to accelerate the vehicle would not go faster to engage in traffic, corrosion of pins in the transmission wiring harness that connects to the engine wiring harness.   Read details...

The Instrument Panel Speedometer/odometer problem

Odometer fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Toyota 4runner. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 217,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 342,912.   Read details...


Electrical System related problems in other Toyota 4Runner model year vehicles:



4Runner Service Bulletins
4Runner Safety Recalls
4Runner Defect Investigations