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2006 Toyota 4RUNNER body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 144 complaints for the 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER, 28% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
144 28% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
127,000 miles 96 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 127,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 15 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 16 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 14 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 127,000 miles
Based on 96 complaints that include mileage. 10% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles15
140k to 160k miles16
160k to 180k miles14
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 96 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 127,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

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

On my way to my nieces birthday I drove over to a local park. On my way there I drove over a pot hole as I was cut off by another driver and couldn't avoid it I hear a loud noise from the rear and the vehicle began to sway left and right as I drove. I didn't feel to safe driving it and I was a short distance away from my home I drove back with the hazard lights on. I then proceeded to inspect the rear of the vehicle and found that my upper right control arm bracket had ripped off the frame !!!!

Reported at 76,000 miles, June 2019

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