1990 Toyota 4RUNNER problems
The 1990 Toyota 4RUNNER has 95 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (40%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (9%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 150,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 150,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 35th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data (7 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driver hit the brakes and ABS brakes failed toyota truck, 4-runner lost control/rolled over, a baby and adult driver fell out of the car, resulting in 2 injuries and a fatality.
Consumer was driving 40 to 45 MPH the rear passenger side rear axle came off causing the truck to rollover truck was totoaled . Tt
While driving about 50 MPH, switching lanes the vehicle wobbled and spun out of control, causing the vehicle to rollover, injuring the driver.
I was locked inside this vehicle and unable to get out. I ended up smashing the window after 45 minutes and crawling out of the vehicle. The door locks were "energized" and holding the lock levers down. Mechanic is unable to understand what happened and the lock solenoids are still in this same situation. The lock arms have been disconnected.
Dt*: the contact stated there was a problem with the rear end of the vehicle. The welds on the rear subframe of the vehicle popped and fractured which caused the read end to fall off. The weld did not fracture, but instead popped away from the rear end which held the rear sway bar onto the axle. The welds popped on both sides. The truck had never had a hitch or carried a heavy load on the vehicle.