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2006 Toyota 4RUNNER brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 36 complaints for the 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
36 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 46% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Driving in rain on freeway connector road , 25 MPH, required to use brakes due to another driver illegally swerving from slow lane of freeway adjacent to connector road, across two solid lines, in front of a car that hit their brakes, and was rear-ended by a second car, which was in front of me. I had plenty of distance to stop, but when I stepped on my brakes, they instantly locked up and my 4runner immediately began to slide...no control at all to slow down, and it felt like I actually increased speed.

Reported at 120,000 miles, November 2012 CrashInjury

I recently purchased a new 2006 toyota 4 runner. I have had nothing but motor transmission, electrical failures. I have only had my vehicle for 1 month and anything and every thing has gone wrong. I even had to give my daughter cpr on the side of the road due to carbon monoxide inhalation. She went into respiratory failure do to this she has severe asthma.

Reported at 1,200 miles, March 2006 Injury

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