Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2010 Toyota 4Runner.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
I own a 2010 Toyota 4runner VIN # [xxx]. I bought the vehicle late last year and found that the vehicle paint was peeling. I took my 4runner to the one and only dealer here in laredo, texas. They told me to take it to their company body shop. The body shop looked at my 4runner, took pictures and submitted everything to Toyota. This was late November or early December 2021. I called the body shop back in January. The body shop manager told me it had been approved to paint all the metal panels on the truck, but that I would have to wait until may of 2022. In may of 2022 I physically went back to ask the body shop manager about the truck getting painted. He said that it would not be painted until August, but that if I did not want to wait I could “take it somewhere else”. After waiting all of this time I did not want to start all over again somewhere else, so I told him that I would leave it there. Sometime in late June or early July 2022 I physically went to check with the to see if my truck could be painted, and the body shop manager told me that he did not know when but I was the "fourth one in line". I did not want to lose all my “wait time” and have to start all over again. I am very concerned that my 2010 4runner will not get the paint job that Toyota already knows it needs before the expiration date of December 11, 2022. I have reached out to Toyota brand engagement center and have spoken to them to exhaustion about the fact that it appears that my truck will not get painted (case# [xxx]). Toyota refuses to provide me with documentation that the claim for paint was submitted and approved (documentation I can use to protect myself should the expiration date come and go without getting painted). Toyota also refuses to extend the expiration date of the paint program to allow for paint job approvals that have not been completed. I have tried to make a claim on my own insurance which was subsequently denied. They said to contact Toyota. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5.
I was driving down the road at 70 mph with no one in front of me. All of a sudden my sunroof exploded and glass was everywhere.
Passengers are falling while using the foot step installed on the vehicle when loading and unloading due to the improper design and insufficient surface provided by the foot step to secure proper footing. Several incidents involving front and back passengers, worse under wet conditions. Foot step too narrow and I am not sure that meets federal safety requirements.
This complaint concerns the new 2010 Toyota 4runner. There is an issue with the braking system and handling for this vehicle. Upon depressing the brakes, the pedal travels a considerable distance sounds squeaky and notchy and delays in stopping. The anti-lock brakes do not interact quickly and often times engaged at the very end of the brake distance and creates a very uncomfortable and unsettling feeling. The height clearance is also a concern because when cross winds hit the vehicle it creates a very unsettling feeling and causes the vehicle to sway and get under the vehicle making prone to loss control. That wind does not have to be excessive; the mildest of winds will cause a disruption. Several measures have been taken to have a local Toyota dealership review and address the issue and they have come back and stated that it operates according to specifications. No one other than Toyota knows of those specifications and they will not disclose them until enough people highlight this issue by complaining. To add further insult to injury, Toyota has placed an administrative hold on any repairs unless they sanction it. In one of the latest uses, I had a deer cross my path and I tried to stop and the vehicle kept moving along and the brakes grabbed after 12 feet. I missed the deer but I was forced to relive the issue of how faulty the brakes are for this vehicle. It reinforced the issues with the braking system. We need for Toyota to own up to this hidden defect. The electrical systems in these vehicles seem to control every operating aspect of the vehicle and that appears at issue as well. Updated ivoq 01/20/11 the consumer would like a response to his complaint updated ivoq 03/01/11.