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2004 Toyota 4RUNNER cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 34 complaints for the 2004 Toyota 4RUNNER, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
34 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota 4RUNNER Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota 4-runner. The contact was driving 2 MPH uphill when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The contact was injured but there was no police report filed. The vehicle was inspected but no technician was able to explain what caused the crash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was approximately 110,000 and the failure mileage was 87,643.

Reported at 87,643 miles, August 2009 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota 4runner. The contact stated that the floor mat became trapped under the accelerator pedal and caused the vehicle to unintentionally accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 11v113000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The dealer did not perform the recall because the contact wanted the vehicle floor mat replaced.

Reported at 170,000 miles, August 2011

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