general problems of the 2013 Toyota 4Runner

At about 28000 miles, without warning the brake pedal went almost to the floor during a routine stop. The brake pedal has been soft like that ever since. The dealer said that it might be fixed by a brake fluid flush and replace. I had ithat done at the dealer and if anything, it's slightly worse. Apparently the mechanic told the service writer that it's just a flaw in the vehicle andnot a fluid change or anything else would help that he was aware of, but they did it anyway and charged me of course. The brakes function but they are substandard to what is expected in a 2013 automobile. The brakes almost feel as if there is no power assist.

1) the guy who complained about the brake pedal being too close to the gas pedal is right. My foot gets caught under the brake pedal when I'm trying to take my foot off the gas and go for the brakes. I guess I'm still used to my '99 4runner. He also complained that the brake pedal depresses so far that he sometimes also hits the gas. He's right on that too. The dealer says for some reason after a while the brake pedal just goes really soft, pretty dramatically, in my case from the previous day. I have about 27000 miles. Dealer says only remedy is a $125-$150 brake fluid change. 2) the outside temperature gauge doesn't work, so don't expect to be alerted in a timely manner if the roads are ready to freeze over and become icy. Dealer checked it and said it was fine, its not fine. It seems to be usually off by 10 degrees and otherwise reacts so slowly to changes in temperature so as to be useless. Soft brake pedal started in early 2017. Temperature gauge has never worked well.

I have experienced on multiple occasions, upon breaking, having sudden unexpected acceleration. This occurs when I am braking for a stop on city streets, stopping in traffic, stopping in a driveway. I suggest the cause is the proximity of the break pedal to the accelerator pedal. When the brake is depressed, the level of the pedal is below that of the accelerator level. So, I find my foot at times has a slight overlap, causing my foot to apply both pedals, resulting in both acceleration and braking. This has resulted in numerous frightening instances, such as braking for a pedestrian crosswalk, I occasionally find myself nearly striking a pedestrian! to compensate for this, I actually shift the transmission to neutral as I slow down coming to a stop (e. G. Stopping for a traffic signal, or stop sign). Thus preventing any unexpected acceleration. This has never happened to me in 50 years of driving experience with numerous manufacturers of automobiles or pickup trucks, both domestic or foreign autos. I am a licensed professional civil engineer in the state of California. I suggest that the pedal is 1) too close laterally to the accelerator pedal, and 2) the level of the depressed brake pedal is below that of the nearby resting accelerator pedal. I feel that if the brake pedal was positioned at a higher level relative to the accelerator pedal, the depressed brake would not accidentally actuate the accelerator. I have made Toyota aware of this, by 1) a phone call to their 800 number (years ago), and 2) at many of my scheduled services with Toyota of orange in so CA. Steven jones, pe,.

The vehicle was purchased used in June 2014. On 6 occasions starting several months after the purchase, the most recent on 04/09/2016 the brakes have seized when applying firm pressure on the peddle. Not a panic stop, but just trying to loose speed quickly. On each occasion the vehicle skidded. On each occasion the speed was greater than 30 mph but less than 45 mph. I took the vehicle to the Toyota dealer in wilsonville or but they were unable to duplicate the problem or identify the cause. This was on 08/14/2015. The mileage at the time was 40902. The incidents have all been on city streets. My greatest concern is that this brake incident will occur on wet pavement or snow while entering a curve. As this is a SUV with high center of gravity I'm concerned the vehicle will roll over. I have installed a dash mount camera to try and obtain video evidence of the event. Repair invoice is attached.

I have always felt that something was wrong with the breaking on my 2013 Toyota 4runner sr5. My first experience was that when approaching a corner in which the road may not be smooth the abs system completely disengaged and the brake pedal became useless and the vehicle kept going. The second incident was when my wife was driving she was approaching another vehicle that stopped abruptly, she applied the brakes and she reported that the vehicle would not stop and starting sliding into the back of a Lincoln navigator, no damage to the Lincoln, however my vehicle suffered under 2500 dollars of damage. In both incidents the vehicles brakes did not stop the sliding vehicle at low speed due to the degraded road and abs system not functioning appropriately.

The anti lock braking system is too sensitive, and engages wat to easily,and causes the tires to lock up and the vehicle to stop and surge. This has happened to me on multiple occasions. I took my vehicle to the dealer 2 weeks ago complaining about the issue, ans they sais it is a known issue for this vehicle and the Toyota tundra pick up truck. They said that there was no fix. This is unacceptable, and is the reason why I am filing a complaint.

When accelerating up to speed on an onramp to the freeway at about 40 mph traffic came to a halt and I had to brake quickly. I did not push the brakes much harder than normal and what felt like all 4 tires locked up and the abs did not kick in. It also was duplicated in the same manner multiple times. Additionally, when I took it into the dealership, they were able to duplicate the lock-up, but they said it was the rear tires. When they contacted Toyota national service they were told it is normal and it is working as designed. I feel that this slows down the vehicle slower than abs and in a very unsafe manner as it makes the SUV unpredictable to control. Additionally, I was able to duplicate it at slower speeds @25 mph when accelerating and moving quickly to the brake pedal it will lock up the tires. Each time, it does not take much more pressure than standard braking to cause this issue which was duplicated at the local dealership.