1991 Toyota 4RUNNER problems
The 1991 Toyota 4RUNNER has 55 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (38%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (18%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 164,000 miles 11 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 | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 164,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 32nd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data (20 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.
My daughter with two granddaughters were driving in a 91 toyota 4 runner on a well maintained log road when they lost steering and went over a 30 ft cliff. The steering knuckle broke the tilt steering and plastic.
Pe00 020; consumer was traveling 65MPH on the highway and right rear tire exploded. Consumer felt a vibration coming from steering. Lost control, vehicle slid and went into an enbankment.
1991 toyota 4runner steering failed when turning wheel. ** answer required*** the consumer received a recall notice regarding the steering linkages two months after the accident.
Oem standard tires are 225/75r15 on toyota steel wheels. Oem factory option tires are w/31x10.5 on toyota brand aluminum wheels. The factory official sticker shows the option tires as factory-installed. The driver door pillar sticker shows the factory-installed tire as 225/75r15. The pillar sticker is wrong due to defect in the manufacturing process. In reliance on the pillar sticker, a tire technician installed replacement tires based on the standard size.
While driving in the street at 40 MPH, it accelerates for no reason. I could not stop, the brake put hard, did not respond to any change and engine speed increased to more than 5000. I had to turn it off still running. To turn it back on, it will not do so again.